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Are short fasts really helpful for burning fat?
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Here is a thought. While fasting your insulin goes down to your fasting level. (Unless you are type 1 diabetic you always have some insulin in your blood.) The lower this level the easier it is for your body to use fat stores. By increasing the hours without comsumig food, maybe the fasting insulin goes lower over time allowing for more fat to be used.
Anyway that seems to be a common claim.
To address this.
In a standard eating pattern your body will cycle between lipolysis and lipogenesis, depending on when you eat a meal. So you eat foods, your body breaks down the nutrients, insulin and ASP upregalate, inhibits HSL and lipogenesis occur. After insulin downregulates BG, your body will be able to enter lipolysis, and HSL will not be suppressed.
If you modify this eating pattern, to have 1 or 2 meals (pending calories are equal), your body will have longer periods in those areas for digestion and increase insulin/ASP/GIP during those periods. Essentially, you are going from 3 small mountains to 1 or 2 larger mountains.3 -
I am a diabetic so I find it impossible to fast. But it is taking me a long time to find some healthy snacks to curb my appetite. Waiting too long to eat just makes me eat more. And if I fasted I might as well just pull a chair up to the refrigerator when the fast is over0
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Are you intending to debate between the link of fasting with people with IR issues or without? There is some evidence that fasting is beneficial in those with IR, but not so much in individual without IR issue.
Also, to point out, even with very low levels of insulin, you can still gain weight. There is more than one anabolic hormone besides insulin. Just look up Acylation Stimulating Protein and Glucose-dependent Insulinothropic Peptide.
It seems you only discuss the negative of insulin, but you should also know that it stimulates muscle protein synthesis and other hormones to build muscle. So if your goal is solid body composition during a cut, you should have a training program to support that, including nutrition to support muscle growth or even muscle sustainment.
Yes insulin has gotten a bad rap. I think what people most of the time miss is that it's not elevated insulin that has to be looked out for, but chronically elevated insulin.
IMO, it boils down to a basic misunderstanding of human physiology and majoring in the minors...
Yes, chronically elevated insulin is a much better description.
The problem though is insulin isn't easy to measure and it is probably even harder to verify insulin resistance. Those require medical lab tests and probably a doctor to help with. So there is a good amount of estimation with what is really going on.
Blood glucose is easy to measure though, so maybe that is something I should focus on more. While it doesn't tell one how much insulin is required to manage the blood sugar, it does give an indication of how well your body is managing blood sugar. If it blood glucose tends to be higher than it should be, it probably does mean there is some insulin resistance.0 -
I am a diabetic so I find it impossible to fast. But it is taking me a long time to find some healthy snacks to curb my appetite. Waiting too long to eat just makes me eat more. And if I fasted I might as well just pull a chair up to the refrigerator when the fast is over
Well I'm not a doctor but there are a few doctors using fasting with type 2 diabetics to cure their patients. I'm sure that type of fasting should only be done under a doctor's supervision and it probably isn't for everyone. https://intensivedietarymanagement.com/category/patient-testimonials/
Some of those fasts used were very extreme, not even close to what I would consider a short fast.0 -
Are you intending to debate between the link of fasting with people with IR issues or without? There is some evidence that fasting is beneficial in those with IR, but not so much in individual without IR issue.
Also, to point out, even with very low levels of insulin, you can still gain weight. There is more than one anabolic hormone besides insulin. Just look up Acylation Stimulating Protein and Glucose-dependent Insulinothropic Peptide.
It seems you only discuss the negative of insulin, but you should also know that it stimulates muscle protein synthesis and other hormones to build muscle. So if your goal is solid body composition during a cut, you should have a training program to support that, including nutrition to support muscle growth or even muscle sustainment.
I absolutely agree, insulin is only part of the story. With IR people have consistently too much insulin which is a different problem that more normal levels of insulin. As you point out, normal levels of insulin is beneficial and even necessary to good health.
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Here is a thought. While fasting your insulin goes down to your fasting level. (Unless you are type 1 diabetic you always have some insulin in your blood.) The lower this level the easier it is for your body to use fat stores. By increasing the hours without comsumig food, maybe the fasting insulin goes lower over time allowing for more fat to be used.
Anyway that seems to be a common claim.
To address this.
In a standard eating pattern your body will cycle between lipolysis and lipogenesis, depending on when you eat a meal. So you eat foods, your body breaks down the nutrients, insulin and ASP upregalate, inhibits HSL and lipogenesis occur. After insulin downregulates BG, your body will be able to enter lipolysis, and HSL will not be suppressed.
If you modify this eating pattern, to have 1 or 2 meals (pending calories are equal), your body will have longer periods in those areas for digestion and increase insulin/ASP/GIP during those periods. Essentially, you are going from 3 small mountains to 1 or 2 larger mountains.
As far as fat loss goes, I'm finding that lower levels of exercise seem to be causing me to burn more fat when that exercise is done in the fasted state vs doing much harder exercise in the non-fasted state. Sometimes I skip supper and that does seem to enhance the fat lost.
As far as building muscle I'm unsure. I have an elbow injury that is limited my upper body workouts right now. Well I don't seem to be losing any muscle mass, I'm clearly not building a large amount right now. While my running while fasted has been improving a lot, it is still below my bests. However, running isn't really strength related and it doesn't promote much muscle gains.0 -
Here is a thought. While fasting your insulin goes down to your fasting level. (Unless you are type 1 diabetic you always have some insulin in your blood.) The lower this level the easier it is for your body to use fat stores. By increasing the hours without comsumig food, maybe the fasting insulin goes lower over time allowing for more fat to be used.
Anyway that seems to be a common claim.
To address this.
In a standard eating pattern your body will cycle between lipolysis and lipogenesis, depending on when you eat a meal. So you eat foods, your body breaks down the nutrients, insulin and ASP upregalate, inhibits HSL and lipogenesis occur. After insulin downregulates BG, your body will be able to enter lipolysis, and HSL will not be suppressed.
If you modify this eating pattern, to have 1 or 2 meals (pending calories are equal), your body will have longer periods in those areas for digestion and increase insulin/ASP/GIP during those periods. Essentially, you are going from 3 small mountains to 1 or 2 larger mountains.
As far as fat loss goes, I'm finding that lower levels of exercise seem to be causing me to burn more fat when that exercise is done in the fasted state vs doing much harder exercise in the non-fasted state. Sometimes I skip supper and that does seem to enhance the fat lost.
As far as building muscle I'm unsure. I have an elbow injury that is limited my upper body workouts right now. Well I don't seem to be losing any muscle mass, I'm clearly not building a large amount right now. While my running while fasted has been improving a lot, it is still below my bests. However, running isn't really strength related and it doesn't promote much muscle gains.
One would not really be able to tell if they lost muscle or not. In all reality, loss of lean body mass (more than just muscle) is inevitable during weight loss. And if one is not resistance training (LISS is not resistance training) and eating adequate protein (~.8 to 1g per lb of lean body mass during an energy deficiency), then you will have a greater chance of not only losing lean body mass, but muscle as part of that.
I suspect that since you are skipping dinner, even occasionally, and reduced exercise (which can also reduce hunger induced by hard exercise), I would fully suspect that this approach as made it easier for you to sustain a deficit. Just make sure you aren't averaging several pounds a week, especially as you get lean; I would also recommend, higher levels of protein.
Unfortunately, many people tend to be very short sighted when it comes to their goals. More often than not, do people only look at weight loss as a goal. Not until they are within a normal range do they think of what is next. Ideally, your dietary approach should not only address your medical requirements (if any), but also your end state goals.
As an aside, I did 16:8 for several month until I had to give it up. I never seemed to get passed the crazy hunger and bad breath. I have found that 3 big meals are much better towards my eating needs. I also noticed that I didn't see any increased fat loss or better results as compared to a traditional 3 meal approach per day. But one thing I did learn... there is no way in hell I can workout fasted. Holy crap on a cracker did that almost kill me.0 -
I started working out before breakfast (in a fasted state) because of time pressures. I took a major hit in my performance but over the past few months that gap has been closing and I'm slowly starting to do HIIT and even work in resistance training. It is easy to believe that working out hard in a fasted state would be difficult. Since I mostly do body weight calisthenics for resistance it is easy to slip some of that in later in the day.
As far as lean body weight, it isn't that hard to estimate. You don't know to the gram, but one can tell if they are gaining or losing ground. I did have a DEXA scan and it turned out my estimates weren't bad, maybe a little low for lean body mass. For body fat I was mostly use BIA scale and had estimated my total body fat at 24.5%. The DEXA scan measured 24.1% for total body fat. Anyway a good BF measurement makes it pretty easy to see if one is gaining or losing lean body mass.
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I made the best progress after I had adopted an intermittant fasting style of eating. I still chose vegetable and lean meat heavy meals, but they were condensed into the span of 4-6 hours instead of 12 (or more). I would wait to eat until lunchtime and I loved having a big bowl of braised greens, fried eggs, and roasted sweet potatoes. The meal was larger and more caloric than a typical "diet" meal and left me so satisfied. I would have a healthy snack in the afternoon and eat my last meal, with dessert if I wanted at around 5, no eating past 6. I didn't count calories every day because I think it's a pain. Yes, if you have the right food personality IF works well!2
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I'm finding skipping dinner sometimes to be working well. Pushing three meals into two isn't much of a sacrifice. Short term though I've lost too much weight too fast. Now I need to just try and hold the weight loss.1
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I'm finding skipping dinner sometimes to be working well. Pushing three meals into two isn't much of a sacrifice. Short term though I've lost too much weight too fast. Now I need to just try and hold the weight loss.
When I was IF'ing, I was a breakfast skipper. I tried skipping lunch, I also tried skipping dinner. Neither worked well for me as all I did was think about food. Breakfast was easy. I have tried IF'ing again and could not do any of the meals. Possibly because I am at my ideal weight and my body knows it does not need to, or could I just be out of practice? Who knows...3 -
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BreezeDoveal wrote: »I'm finding skipping dinner sometimes to be working well. Pushing three meals into two isn't much of a sacrifice. Short term though I've lost too much weight too fast. Now I need to just try and hold the weight loss.
When I was IF'ing, I was a breakfast skipper. I tried skipping lunch, I also tried skipping dinner. Neither worked well for me as all I did was think about food. Breakfast was easy. I have tried IF'ing again and could not do any of the meals. Possibly because I am at my ideal weight and my body knows it does not need to, or could I just be out of practice? Who knows...
I read someone on here mention how every human being is different (I think it was about how much of calories come from fat at rest) so you can't say things will work for everyone. Maybe IF'ing is one of those things can't be beneficial for everyone one, and you're one of those people?
Could be. Though when I did it, it worked, and was easy (breakfast that is) when I "needed" it.0 -
I probably can't add much value to this thread. I've never been tempted to fast. I love food and get cranky if not fed regularly. Not eating for 24 hours on purpose seems like a punishment to me.1
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When I was IF'ing, I was a breakfast skipper. I tried skipping lunch, I also tried skipping dinner. Neither worked well for me as all I did was think about food. Breakfast was easy. I have tried IF'ing again and could not do any of the meals. Possibly because I am at my ideal weight and my body knows it does not need to, or could I just be out of practice? Who knows...
A similar thing happen to me. Once I got to my ideal body size I had to extend my eating window.
When I had more body fat I could naturally IF and do light/moderate fasted workouts easier.
I still IF naturally since I'm not hungry in the early morning or after dinner, but instead of eating all of my calories in 4 - 6 hours, it's more like 8 or 9 hours most days.
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I've heard of Intermittent Fasting (IF) and have tried it myself, mainly because I would eat my regular dinner at night, then get up in the morning, work out all morning and by the time I got home from the gym, took my shower and then cooked something healthy, it was already 1:00pm. So my first meal of the day wouldn't be until 1:30 or so (so figure about a 17 hour fast). What I've found speaking just for myself is that I was so hungry after the fast and exercising so vigorously, that even after I ate a regular "lunch", I had a tendency to just want to keep on eating. A lot of the time I would end up snacking on things like Skinny pop, peanuts, etc throughout the rest of the day, which led to a calorie surplus. So I feel that I undid the benefits of fasting by gorging the rest of the day due to the feeling of hunger. Having said that, IF works very well for some people and can help support their weight loss goals. However, it doesn't work for my body and my exercise schedule.0
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rainbow198 wrote: »When I was IF'ing, I was a breakfast skipper. I tried skipping lunch, I also tried skipping dinner. Neither worked well for me as all I did was think about food. Breakfast was easy. I have tried IF'ing again and could not do any of the meals. Possibly because I am at my ideal weight and my body knows it does not need to, or could I just be out of practice? Who knows...
A similar thing happen to me. Once I got to my ideal body size I had to extend my eating window.
When I had more body fat I could naturally IF and do light/moderate fasted workouts easier.
I still IF naturally since I'm not hungry in the early morning or after dinner, but instead of eating all of my calories in 4 - 6 hours, it's more like 8 or 9 hours most days.
I am similar. If I am not hungry, I'll push a meal back if I want to with no fear anymore...1 -
you don't need to fast to burn fat, no eating will leave you low on energy and make you feel low and grumpy to, maybe eat smaller healthier meals, your body does need fat, switch to brown foods as in wholegrain bread and rice etc, when you train, do core training, burpees and situps, do 60 second bursts with 30 second rest in between regardless of how many, do at least 3 sets in one go each day, it will take about 4 weeks for you to start noticing your body tighten up, hope this helps, look after your body doesnt mean starving it...0
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The body will only be affected by a fast after 2-3 days. So other then messing with your weekly calorie goal, it doesn't do anything useful. In fact it probably does more harm then good because you don't get the nutrients you need for the day.
I would say that the research on fasting, and by that I mean real fasting where not calories are consumed during the fasting period, does have benefits. A good read on it is Brad Pilon Eat, Stop, Eat. In terms of weight loss, it can be a very easy way to establish a calorie deficit simply by not eating for one or two 24 hours periods a week and starting back eating as you normally would. I have done it, and for me it was not too difficult. In the end I found I prefer calorie counting, but if I got tired of logging and needed a break, something like Eat, Stop, Eat approach would be what I use to maintain a calorie deficit. In terms of nutrients, unless a person is eating food completely void of nutrition, it is highly unlikely they will have nutritional deficiencies arise from 24 hours of fasting spread throughout the week one or two days.0 -
LexZeAgent2016 wrote: »you don't need to fast to burn fat, no eating will leave you low on energy and make you feel low and grumpy to, maybe eat smaller healthier meals, your body does need fat, switch to brown foods as in wholegrain bread and rice etc, when you train, do core training, burpees and situps, do 60 second bursts with 30 second rest in between regardless of how many, do at least 3 sets in one go each day, it will take about 4 weeks for you to start noticing your body tighten up, hope this helps, look after your body doesnt mean starving it...
I don't think you understand how intermittent fasting works. It isn't starving oneself at all it is just moving your calories. Also my experience with working out has been completely different than what you describe. When I skip dinner I feel great in the morning and energy isn't an issue. I lost ground for a while on doing HIIT, but that is no longer true and it was really only a desire not to push. I probably have a bit less in the bursts but my endurance seems better. In fact in longer runs I don't even get side aches and don't feel the desire to stop running. It did take a couple of weeks to be completely comfortable working out fasted, but I never experienced a lack of energy problem.
I'm not against core training although I prefer bodyweight calisthenics, such as pullups, pushup, planks and dips. Situps aren't a good exercise but windshield wipers are brutal hard. I'm not knocking your method as it has advantages too. I have a damaged elbow that wouldn't have happened if I was doing what you suggest.
When I started this thread I wasn't sure fasting was worth the effort, however my body fat seems to be melting away. Even my wife stated I seem to be shirking too fast. There is really something with the short fasts that is helping me. That doesn't mean it is for everyone though. A year ago I couldn't have done it as I just had too much hunger all the time.0 -
rainbow198 wrote: »When I was IF'ing, I was a breakfast skipper. I tried skipping lunch, I also tried skipping dinner. Neither worked well for me as all I did was think about food. Breakfast was easy. I have tried IF'ing again and could not do any of the meals. Possibly because I am at my ideal weight and my body knows it does not need to, or could I just be out of practice? Who knows...
A similar thing happen to me. Once I got to my ideal body size I had to extend my eating window.
When I had more body fat I could naturally IF and do light/moderate fasted workouts easier.
I still IF naturally since I'm not hungry in the early morning or after dinner, but instead of eating all of my calories in 4 - 6 hours, it's more like 8 or 9 hours most days.
Interesting ... Since my body fat is around 24% (less now) I guess I have a ways to go. At what level body fat are people calling it an ideal weight? My target is 15%.0 -
LexZeAgent2016 wrote: »you don't need to fast to burn fat, no eating will leave you low on energy and make you feel low and grumpy to, maybe eat smaller healthier meals, your body does need fat, switch to brown foods as in wholegrain bread and rice etc, when you train, do core training, burpees and situps, do 60 second bursts with 30 second rest in between regardless of how many, do at least 3 sets in one go each day, it will take about 4 weeks for you to start noticing your body tighten up, hope this helps, look after your body doesnt mean starving it...
I don't think you understand how intermittent fasting works. It isn't starving oneself at all it is just moving your calories. Also my experience with working out has been completely different than what you describe. When I skip dinner I feel great in the morning and energy isn't an issue. I lost ground for a while on doing HIIT, but that is no longer true and it was really only a desire not to push. I probably have a bit less in the bursts but my endurance seems better. In fact in longer runs I don't even get side aches and don't feel the desire to stop running. It did take a couple of weeks to be completely comfortable working out fasted, but I never experienced a lack of energy problem.
I'm not against core training although I prefer bodyweight calisthenics, such as pullups, pushup, planks and dips. Situps aren't a good exercise but windshield wipers are brutal hard. I'm not knocking your method as it has advantages too. I have a damaged elbow that wouldn't have happened if I was doing what you suggest.
When I started this thread I wasn't sure fasting was worth the effort, however my body fat seems to be melting away. Even my wife stated I seem to be shirking too fast. There is really something with the short fasts that is helping me. That doesn't mean it is for everyone though. A year ago I couldn't have done it as I just had too much hunger all the time.
Yea, IF is a great way to maintain a deficit.1 -
LexZeAgent2016 wrote: »you don't need to fast to burn fat, no eating will leave you low on energy and make you feel low and grumpy to, maybe eat smaller healthier meals, your body does need fat, switch to brown foods as in wholegrain bread and rice etc, when you train, do core training, burpees and situps, do 60 second bursts with 30 second rest in between regardless of how many, do at least 3 sets in one go each day, it will take about 4 weeks for you to start noticing your body tighten up, hope this helps, look after your body doesnt mean starving it...
I don't think you understand how intermittent fasting works. It isn't starving oneself at all it is just moving your calories. Also my experience with working out has been completely different than what you describe. When I skip dinner I feel great in the morning and energy isn't an issue. I lost ground for a while on doing HIIT, but that is no longer true and it was really only a desire not to push. I probably have a bit less in the bursts but my endurance seems better. In fact in longer runs I don't even get side aches and don't feel the desire to stop running. It did take a couple of weeks to be completely comfortable working out fasted, but I never experienced a lack of energy problem.
I'm not against core training although I prefer bodyweight calisthenics, such as pullups, pushup, planks and dips. Situps aren't a good exercise but windshield wipers are brutal hard. I'm not knocking your method as it has advantages too. I have a damaged elbow that wouldn't have happened if I was doing what you suggest.
When I started this thread I wasn't sure fasting was worth the effort, however my body fat seems to be melting away. Even my wife stated I seem to be shirking too fast. There is really something with the short fasts that is helping me. That doesn't mean it is for everyone though. A year ago I couldn't have done it as I just had too much hunger all the time.
Yea, IF is a great way to maintain a deficit.
Well it probably would be if I didn't add an extra 400kc of nuts to my breakfast and a few hundred more calories at lunch! However I'm well aware that a lot of people use IF to create a caloric deficit. My workouts are getting harder though so that might be having more impact than I realize too. Especially the runs tends to rack up the calories. My point though is that I'm not starving myself and I don't feel like I'm starving myself. However I'm also only doing IF a few times a week right now. Fasted workouts are most days I workout though.0 -
LexZeAgent2016 wrote: »you don't need to fast to burn fat, no eating will leave you low on energy and make you feel low and grumpy to, maybe eat smaller healthier meals, your body does need fat, switch to brown foods as in wholegrain bread and rice etc, when you train, do core training, burpees and situps, do 60 second bursts with 30 second rest in between regardless of how many, do at least 3 sets in one go each day, it will take about 4 weeks for you to start noticing your body tighten up, hope this helps, look after your body doesnt mean starving it...
I don't think you understand how intermittent fasting works. It isn't starving oneself at all it is just moving your calories. Also my experience with working out has been completely different than what you describe. When I skip dinner I feel great in the morning and energy isn't an issue. I lost ground for a while on doing HIIT, but that is no longer true and it was really only a desire not to push. I probably have a bit less in the bursts but my endurance seems better. In fact in longer runs I don't even get side aches and don't feel the desire to stop running. It did take a couple of weeks to be completely comfortable working out fasted, but I never experienced a lack of energy problem.
I'm not against core training although I prefer bodyweight calisthenics, such as pullups, pushup, planks and dips. Situps aren't a good exercise but windshield wipers are brutal hard. I'm not knocking your method as it has advantages too. I have a damaged elbow that wouldn't have happened if I was doing what you suggest.
When I started this thread I wasn't sure fasting was worth the effort, however my body fat seems to be melting away. Even my wife stated I seem to be shirking too fast. There is really something with the short fasts that is helping me. That doesn't mean it is for everyone though. A year ago I couldn't have done it as I just had too much hunger all the time.
Yea, IF is a great way to maintain a deficit.
Well it probably would be if I didn't add an extra 400kc of nuts to my breakfast and a few hundred more calories at lunch! However I'm well aware that a lot of people use IF to create a caloric deficit. My workouts are getting harder though so that might be having more impact than I realize too. Especially the runs tends to rack up the calories. My point though is that I'm not starving myself and I don't feel like I'm starving myself. However I'm also only doing IF a few times a week right now. Fasted workouts are most days I workout though.
Yea, I workout fasted. Doesn't bother me at all.
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I'm finding skipping dinner sometimes to be working well. Pushing three meals into two isn't much of a sacrifice. Short term though I've lost too much weight too fast. Now I need to just try and hold the weight loss.
When I was IF'ing, I was a breakfast skipper. I tried skipping lunch, I also tried skipping dinner. Neither worked well for me as all I did was think about food. Breakfast was easy. I have tried IF'ing again and could not do any of the meals. Possibly because I am at my ideal weight and my body knows it does not need to, or could I just be out of practice? Who knows...
When i tried 16:8 IF, i struggled a lot. I never got past the hunger pains and had really bad breath. I am a huge breakfast person, so it just didnt fit my lifestyle. 3 large meals is much better for me.
But i agree it can be very beneficial to create a deficit.0 -
rainbow198 wrote: »When I was IF'ing, I was a breakfast skipper. I tried skipping lunch, I also tried skipping dinner. Neither worked well for me as all I did was think about food. Breakfast was easy. I have tried IF'ing again and could not do any of the meals. Possibly because I am at my ideal weight and my body knows it does not need to, or could I just be out of practice? Who knows...
A similar thing happen to me. Once I got to my ideal body size I had to extend my eating window.
When I had more body fat I could naturally IF and do light/moderate fasted workouts easier.
I still IF naturally since I'm not hungry in the early morning or after dinner, but instead of eating all of my calories in 4 - 6 hours, it's more like 8 or 9 hours most days.
I am similar. If I am not hungry, I'll push a meal back if I want to with no fear anymore...
Exactly! Just today I went out for Mexican for lunch and had a good time (lol).
Come dinner time I wasn't hungry so I didn't eat and I'm still not hungry.
I used to think I had to eat breakfast, a snack, lunch, a snack and dinner. I don't! Now I eat when I am hungry and I'm the smallest I've never been in my entire adult life.
Feels really good to be in control of my eating.
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I'm finding skipping dinner sometimes to be working well. Pushing three meals into two isn't much of a sacrifice. Short term though I've lost too much weight too fast. Now I need to just try and hold the weight loss.
When I was IF'ing, I was a breakfast skipper. I tried skipping lunch, I also tried skipping dinner. Neither worked well for me as all I did was think about food. Breakfast was easy. I have tried IF'ing again and could not do any of the meals. Possibly because I am at my ideal weight and my body knows it does not need to, or could I just be out of practice? Who knows...
When i tried 16:8 IF, i struggled a lot. I never got past the hunger pains and had really bad breath. I am a huge breakfast person, so it just didnt fit my lifestyle. 3 large meals is much better for me.
But i agree it can be very beneficial to create a deficit.
Why would you have bad breath? I do a16:8 which is perfect for me! Gosh, I hope my breath doesn't stink! Lol0 -
queenliz99 wrote: »I'm finding skipping dinner sometimes to be working well. Pushing three meals into two isn't much of a sacrifice. Short term though I've lost too much weight too fast. Now I need to just try and hold the weight loss.
When I was IF'ing, I was a breakfast skipper. I tried skipping lunch, I also tried skipping dinner. Neither worked well for me as all I did was think about food. Breakfast was easy. I have tried IF'ing again and could not do any of the meals. Possibly because I am at my ideal weight and my body knows it does not need to, or could I just be out of practice? Who knows...
When i tried 16:8 IF, i struggled a lot. I never got past the hunger pains and had really bad breath. I am a huge breakfast person, so it just didnt fit my lifestyle. 3 large meals is much better for me.
But i agree it can be very beneficial to create a deficit.
Why would you have bad breath? I do a16:8 which is perfect for me! Gosh, I hope my breath doesn't stink! Lol
Well when your body is burning fat what happens to it? Some of it goes out your breath, especially things like acetone. There is a cure, just get to the point where you don't have to burn so much fat. Anyway my wife does complain about that at times, it is pretty hard to control. 0 -
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