Intermittent fasting

leejoyce31
leejoyce31 Posts: 794 Member
edited November 13 in Health and Weight Loss
Quick question:

I started 16:8 IF 8 weeks ago, and I have kept to my eating window every day. Some days, I fast longer.

I may need to break that for one day and eat a few hours before my window at 11:00 a.m. instead of 2 p.m. Do those who use IF as their form of eating find it easy to just get back within the fasting period the next day? I really have enjoyed being able to wait at least 16 hours before eating.

I was just wondering if I go off for one day, will it be pretty easy to just pick back up the next day. Just curious. I know everyone is different, but I thought I'd ask.

Thanks!

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  • gwhizeh
    gwhizeh Posts: 269 Member
    To me, nothing wrong with going off for a day or even being exactly rigid 100% of the time. Some guys recommend you don't get stressed over the window or the days. Sounds like you're doing great, but some flexibility will totally be ok when needed.

    With 8 weeks in, I also believe it will be no problem picking it back up the next day.
  • leanjogreen18
    leanjogreen18 Posts: 2,492 Member
    I intermittently IF during the week and I have no trouble getting back to 16 and 18 hrs. Some times I want breakfast but most days I don't.

  • leejoyce31
    leejoyce31 Posts: 794 Member
    leanjogreen18 wrote: »
    I intermittently IF during the week and I have no trouble getting back to 16 and 18 hrs. Some times I want breakfast but most days I don't.

    So this means you don't do it every day during the week. Just some days, right? Okay, thanks for the response!
  • leejoyce31
    leejoyce31 Posts: 794 Member
    gwhizeh wrote: »
    To me, nothing wrong with going off for a day or even being exactly rigid 100% of the time. Some guys recommend you don't get stressed over the window or the days. Sounds like you're doing great, but some flexibility will totally be ok when needed.

    With 8 weeks in, I also believe it will be no problem picking it back up the next day.

    Oh, I'm not stressed at all. It's actually pretty easy to me. I just don't want to get off track because of eating outside my window.
  • Resistive
    Resistive Posts: 212 Member
    I have no problem jumping back to my normal routine. I am mostly 16:8. I change to 20:4 when I know that I may be going out with friends or on Christmas day as an example. There tends to be a lot of food around so I eat what I want in a shorter window and then just return to my regularly routine the next day.

    I find it rather easy. Keep up with it, the results are fantastic. Good luck
  • Resistive
    Resistive Posts: 212 Member
    ^ IF for the win!

    Great job!
  • Shaylyn1986
    Shaylyn1986 Posts: 164 Member
    You shouldn't have trouble. I've been doing it for 8 months and my Saturdays are always cheat days but I go right back on Sunday or Monday to a 16:8.
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    Some days I eat hourly all day, others I fast for 23 hours. It makes no difference from a biological stand point. Just do what you can do
  • H_Ock12
    H_Ock12 Posts: 1,152 Member
    I try to stick closer to a 18:6 ratio with a 24 hour fast once a week. Social obligations sometimes result in modification of hours or days, but I haven't had an issue jumping back on schedule the next day.
  • bigfroth74
    bigfroth74 Posts: 3 Member
    I've been doing 20:4 fasting for 5 weeks now it's been pretty easy to maintain. I'm seeing good results
  • kaimemo
    kaimemo Posts: 13 Member
    I know this isn't my post but i just started IF, Im 4 days in. When you all first started was there any queasy/weak feeling? Do you all stick to the calorie allowance set by MFP?
  • leejoyce31
    leejoyce31 Posts: 794 Member
    Resistive wrote: »
    I have no problem jumping back to my normal routine. I am mostly 16:8. I change to 20:4 when I know that I may be going out with friends or on Christmas day as an example. There tends to be a lot of food around so I eat what I want in a shorter window and then just return to my regularly routine the next day.

    I find it rather easy. Keep up with it, the results are fantastic. Good luck

    Thank you
  • leejoyce31
    leejoyce31 Posts: 794 Member
    MotherOfSharpei wrote: »
    I try to stick closer to a 18:6 ratio with a 24 hour fast once a week. Social obligations sometimes result in modification of hours or days, but I haven't had an issue jumping back on schedule the next day.

    Thanks. It's a social obligation. Glad to hear that others have no problems.
  • leejoyce31
    leejoyce31 Posts: 794 Member
    edited December 2016
    kaimemo wrote: »
    I know this isn't my post but i just started IF, Im 4 days in. When you all first started was there any queasy/weak feeling? Do you all stick to the calorie allowance set by MFP?

    I didn't feel queasy or weak. If so I would have stopped. How many hours do you fast?
  • crzycatlady1
    crzycatlady1 Posts: 1,930 Member
    I do IF a few times a week now, I have no problem going in and out of it :)
  • jmp463
    jmp463 Posts: 266 Member
    I have IF for years - most days I go 16 hrs then eat a small late lunch and then dinner at normal time. The IF in and of itself did nothing for me. If I ate too much the scale went up. When I ate well - it went down. I found no magic in the IF - it just happens to be what it is I like to do. I would rather sleep then get up early to eat breakfast - once I am at work - I dont eat till lunch.
  • therealdanscottmfp
    therealdanscottmfp Posts: 4 Member
    I think from personal experience it's ok once in a while to break fast by a few hours if you need to as long as the majority of your days you break your fast on time. I have been doing fasting for 20hours with my 4 hour window but there are times that I need to break fast a little early like if there is an event or function.
  • kaimemo
    kaimemo Posts: 13 Member
    leejoyce31 wrote: »
    kaimemo wrote: »
    I know this isn't my post but i just started IF, Im 4 days in. When you all first started was there any queasy/weak feeling? Do you all stick to the calorie allowance set by MFP?

    I didn't feel queasy or weak. If so I would have stopped. How many hours do you fast?

    I fasted for 16 hours.
  • Flybeetle
    Flybeetle Posts: 387 Member
    @kaimemo:
    Yes, when I first started I felt weak and queasy quite a bit, and I do now when I fast longer than 16/8. It's just my body adjusting from my usually routine, it seems. Then after a few days I'm fine. Good luck, I hope you'll enjoy IF as much as I do!
  • kaimemo
    kaimemo Posts: 13 Member
    Flybeetle wrote: »
    @kaimemo:
    Yes, when I first started I felt weak and queasy quite a bit, and I do now when I fast longer than 16/8. It's just my body adjusting from my usually routine, it seems. Then after a few days I'm fine. Good luck, I hope you'll enjoy IF as much as I do!

    I couldn't take it. I tried for 4 days and the queasy feeling wouldn't go away. I also couldn't get my feeding window/fasting window to work with my work schedule. I may give it another shot but not now.

    Thanks for your feedback.
  • blambo61
    blambo61 Posts: 4,372 Member
    I usually have a cheat day on Sat but am back on it Sunday. I will gain a couple lbs of food weight but in 2 or 3 days will be back to where started from and lose for the rest of the week.
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    kaimemo wrote: »
    Flybeetle wrote: »
    @kaimemo:
    Yes, when I first started I felt weak and queasy quite a bit, and I do now when I fast longer than 16/8. It's just my body adjusting from my usually routine, it seems. Then after a few days I'm fine. Good luck, I hope you'll enjoy IF as much as I do!

    I couldn't take it. I tried for 4 days and the queasy feeling wouldn't go away. I also couldn't get my feeding window/fasting window to work with my work schedule. I may give it another shot but not now.

    Thanks for your feedback.

    It doesn't work for everyone. Some people are better suited to eating more regular meals. It seems like you're one of them. The main advantage to IF for the people who practice it is that it helps us control our appetites/food intake. It wasn't of any benefit to you, so no sense in you doing it.

    To the OP, as others have already said, there's no problem going outside your window every now and then.
  • missteena88
    missteena88 Posts: 153 Member
    I usually do 16:8 but over Christmas and New year's I didn't do anything because we were on other people's schedules. We came back and jumped right back into 16:8 without issues. So if we can walk away for several weeks and come back without skipping a beat, you'll be fine.
  • Hermie123451982
    Hermie123451982 Posts: 190 Member
    edited January 2017
    I'm on day 6 of 16/8 fasting and absolutely loving it. Can't believe I never came across this earlier. It's helped me so much with stopping me snacking and eating for the sake of it late at night and I feel better already. Good luck to you all on your journeys.
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