Intermittent Fasting Results PICS?

Tretop76 · February 2017

I want to know if anyone has been doing IF long term and if so please share your before and after photos, as well as stories.
Also, has anyone alternated IF for one day then normal eating for the next day, with success and etc? How'd that work for you?
I'm just curious because my doctor keeps telling me IF would be good for me. I've had a VERY slow metabolism because of different health issues. I'm kind of scared to really follow through with IF.

killindafat · February 2017

I havent done it myself but i have heard of great results from the people that have done it. Dont be scared, i say give it a shot. Everybody is different and it could really work for you. Youll never know until you try!

TeaBea · February 2017

Intermittent fasting is just calories in vs. calories out. Meal timing doesn't effect weight loss but it does help some people be more consistent. If one on the IF protocols helps you stay within goal then it will help you lose weight.

Here are a couple groups for more info

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/49-intermittent-fasting

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/100058-5-2-fasting

JoanaTR · February 2017

I have started IF 2 months ago. Have lost 15lbs and am now starting exercising too. I have noticed that after 3 days my body started getting used to go without eating and now I feel a lot less hunger and have less cravings. First week I did 8/16 hours now I do 5 or 6 sometimes even 4 and feel great. I am 254lbs currently and was on a diet eating 5 smaller meals a day and exercising for 1 hour everyday but it wasn't working. I actually gained 2lbs for those 2 months and after much research I decided to try IF. So happy I did. I feel more energetic as well (very surprised about this after years hearing that if u don't eat breakfast you won't have energy to exercise). I started HIIT (high intensity interval training) because one of my friends been doing it for 2 months and she lost quite a bit of weight. Hiit is very good for speeding up the metabolism (I have very slow metabolism).

go_fast · February 2017

I like the theory behind IF or 5-2 which is what I'm doing. 5 days of responsible eating (i.e.-calorie counting) then 2 days of "fasting" which involves only eating 25% of your daily recommended calories, I know, not really fasting.
The theory is that early man only ate what he could kill or cultivate. In winter there was not much food and man basically went through long periods of fasting.
Whatever, all I know is it's working for me.

Tretop76 · February 2017

go_fast wrote: »

I like the theory behind IF or 5-2 which is what I'm doing. 5 days of responsible eating (i.e.-calorie counting) then 2 days of "fasting" which involves only eating 25% of your daily recommended calories, I know, not really fasting.
The theory is that early man only ate what he could kill or cultivate. In winter there was not much food and man basically went through long periods of fasting.
Whatever, all I know is it's working for me.

I think I'm actually accidentally doing the 5/2 ratio now lol. I barely got 1000 calories yesterday.

Thanks everyone for your input, really helps. Even the cons

Tretop76 · February 2017

killindafat wrote: »

I havent done it myself but i have heard of great results from the people that have done it. Dont be scared, i say give it a shot. Everybody is different and it could really work for you. Youll never know until you try!

That's so true! Thank you for the encouragement.

IremiaRe · February 2017

I have eaten IF for most of my life - I have always hated breakfast! Not the food - but the idea of eating first thing in the morning is kind of revolting to me. And I hate using up calories on a meal that I have to force down...

I have been doing IF in a more structured way since joining MFP in March 2016. I eat in an 8 hour window starting in early afternoon. I have lost 50 lbs - without giving up every food that I love.

I like IF because it means I get to eat two "normal" meals - not trying to scramble around and find some low-cal alternative for three meals.

For instance - I get 1400 calories a day - you can eat a pretty respectable meal for 700 calories. I generally eat a smaller lunch and a larger dinner. On the weekends, I fast all day and just eat one meal at dinner.

My hubby and I usually eat out - and that means I need every one of my 1400 calories on the one meal.

It's working for me... Here is me in March 2015 2 yrs ago - I was actually 275 in this shot - so, this shows a 65 lb loss - but you get the idea.

This is me, about a couple of weeks ago... 212 (then)

IF is good - so long as it doesn't affect you in such a way that you inhale everything in sight when you do get to eat. You could always try it for a while and see how it goes...

Edited to add: I do eat a lot of protein and I don't go low fat on anything - I think that helps... and I do get regular exercise, including weight lifting and cardio.

Good luck!

Tretop76 · February 2017

Omg!!! Wow! That's awesome! Thank you for sharing your story @IremiaRe!

elisa123gal · February 2017

I've been doing 16:8 and love it. I don't count calories.. i'm slowly getting smaller.. the biggest plus for me; food cravings stop..and you have control over your appetite and thoughts about food. It is freeing. Why this is? I dunno. When i counted calories.. my day was spent like crossing a river jumping from rock to rock.. planning my next bite of food hoping I could make it to the other side.. i.e.: end of the day within my calories.

I say give it a shot. yet . I'd never do the more extreme versions..but some like those very much too.

also..for me it took three weeks to adjust to easily making it till 12:30 to eat (my choice of eating time 12:30- 8:30)

Tretop76 · February 2017

Sounds just like me! I hate anilyzing my food. It breaks you down mentally. Thanks for the insight!

howatjake · February 2017

IF is good if you do it right. You don't have to go crazy with the hours, eat less, or any of that. I'm 18 now and I just do it because it's easier with my morning class schedule (in college). I fast from when I wake up to about lunch time (anywhere from 6-9 hours of fasting) and then I eat a high carb and high protein lunch or something of that matter to fuel my body before I worked out. I would then swim for about 2-3 hours (I'm a swimmer), and then go home and have a high protein meal with other stuff that I think is healthy. One tip I recommend is that you don't fast for a crazy amount of time and then workout on an empty stomach. I have done this before and nearly ruined myself. I would say that just doing what you can for now will be the best for you. But in the end, I do recommend IF. I end the days eating less calories so I burn fat and I'm used to it now so I'm not even hungry until right around my first meal.

lavender51 · February 2017

When I first heard about intermittant fasting and "eating windows" it was on a TV programme where a doctor recommended it to someone who was overweight, unfit and prediabetic I think. He advised them to gradually lengthen the time inbetween supper on one day and breakfast on the next and to eat a healthy diet.

It worked for them and they lost weightand felt better. Since breakfast time is the only time of day that I don't crave food I decided to try it. Nowadays I don't eat before 11 or 12 and finish eating by 7. Not set in stone, but I've found it helps me keep within my calorie allowance.

Previously I used to eat breakfast because I thought it was the healthy to do so not because I wanted it.

Thank you for sharing your story too @IremiaRe! You've done great!

broseidonkingofbrocean · February 2017

I don't do IF anymore but when I did it worked. Not because its better than say a normal caloric deficit but when I first started I was an over eater. The thing that helped me with that was the feeling of being full. So if I timed my calories to be complete around the end of the day it gave me that full feeling. However try it out and see if its a diet you believe you can stick with.

"Take home messages
-Intermittent fasting is a dietary approach heavily promoted to the athletic community to achieve and maintain a very lean, strong physique. However, there is currently no scientific evidence supporting these claims.
-In the scientific literature, intermittent fasting with caloric restriction often yields equivalent benefits as traditional low-calorie diets in regard to changes in fat mass, alleviating discomfort due to low energy, improving insulin sensitivity, and improving blood lipid profiles.
-The most effective weight loss plans and healthy life styles are ones that can be maintained, and these habits are not the same for everyone. If intermittent fasting is appealing, give it full effort for a few weeks before evaluating success or failure of that approach.
-There are numerous webpages promoting different diet plans online (see “More information”). These are good places to get information about what has worked for other people and to get community support."

From http://easacademy.org/trainer-resources/article/intermittent-fasting

Not too many studies done on IF and this isn't the best piece of literature on the subject, just something I found quick using googlefu.

Melemur · February 2017

I do fast like 2 days a week but I do mostly low carb meals the rest of the day

Tretop76 · February 2017

Thanks for all that info fiends! You have helped me out tremendously! Muah!

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