Intermittent Fasting

bpaolina
bpaolina Posts: 36 Member
edited November 16 in Challenges
Anyone interested in doing a 21 day challenge? I'm going to start an Intermittent Fasting program tomorrow and do at least 3 weeks to see if I like the results. I will post before and after pics as well as 4 weigh ins.

I'll be working out at 4:30am daily and consume all calories in 2-3 meals between the hours of 11:30am and 7:30pm.

Feel free to let me know if you are interested!

I've lost 80lbs using this app and love this community!
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  • My2BoyzMom
    My2BoyzMom Posts: 4 Member
    I'm in too... I have read about intermittent fasting but I have never been able to stick to it. Maybe some extra support here will help!
  • DeeDiddyGee
    DeeDiddyGee Posts: 601 Member
    I'm in....I just started 16:8 today! My feed time is 12pm-8pm. Good luck to us all!
  • alexaroberts
    alexaroberts Posts: 1 Member
    I would love to join this challange too. I will have 2 meals a day, one at 12 and one at 6pm
  • Lcerio
    Lcerio Posts: 1 Member
    I'm in too!
  • hgott81
    hgott81 Posts: 21 Member
    I'm in
  • SilkeDury
    SilkeDury Posts: 2 Member
    Hope you guys succeed! Just want to give a little warning: if you suffer from migraines (and especially if hunger is a trigger for you) don't fast or start out with only 13-14hours. I've tried it a couple of times in the past, but unfortunately always got horrible migraines.
    Anyhow, good luck!
  • DeeDiddyGee
    DeeDiddyGee Posts: 601 Member
    SilkeDury wrote: »
    Hope you guys succeed! Just want to give a little warning: if you suffer from migraines (and especially if hunger is a trigger for you) don't fast or start out with only 13-14hours. I've tried it a couple of times in the past, but unfortunately always got horrible migraines.
    Anyhow, good luck!

    Thanks for the "heads up." No pun intended. ;)
  • NYCDutchess
    NYCDutchess Posts: 622 Member
    Has anyone had any success with this and KEPT it off after going back to eating on a regular basis?
  • DeeDiddyGee
    DeeDiddyGee Posts: 601 Member
    NYCDutchess wrote: »
    Has anyone had any success with this and KEPT it off after going back to eating on a regular basis?

    The several people that I know do it as a lifestyle. They always use 16:8; however, if they do not want to lose any more weight, they just up their calories. Don't know if this helps you...
  • My2BoyzMom
    My2BoyzMom Posts: 4 Member
    Day one in the books. No headaches (yet). This is my first real attempt at intermittent fasting, but a friend of mine has done very well keeping with it and maintaining.
  • eelwahs0422
    eelwahs0422 Posts: 1 Member
    edited March 2017
    I started today after doing some research and hearing ampollo (IG) talk about it on her YouTube page. My eating times are 1-9 and my calorie goal is between 16-1700 calories.
  • Barbs2222
    Barbs2222 Posts: 433 Member
    I've been 18:6 for a couple years now. I lost 30 pounds the first year and 8 the 2nd year. Gained a couple back over the holidays. I'm hoping to finally make it to my goal sometime this year. I love I.F. and I'll never go back to eating 1st thing in the morning. The thing that helps me the most in the winter is a bit of broth in the afternoon, and in the summer I like some iced tea or some lemon water. Good luck on your challenge everybody :)
  • nikitasamone
    nikitasamone Posts: 1 Member
    I'm in this will work for me. I work 11-7 and can leave work and do my hour workout. And do my meals.
  • aknelson04
    aknelson04 Posts: 10 Member
    I am in. Yesterday was the hardest but today it wasn't too bad.
  • VainMommy
    VainMommy Posts: 46 Member
    Tuesday (day 2) didn't go as planned. I ended up eating at 1130-12am instead of 1-2. But I within my calorie goal. Today I'm shooting for 16/8
  • DeeDiddyGee
    DeeDiddyGee Posts: 601 Member
    aknelson04 wrote: »
    I am in. Yesterday was the hardest but today it wasn't too bad.

    For me, it gets easier by the meal, and I hope it does for you, too! ;)
  • kaleiangel
    kaleiangel Posts: 23 Member
    I think I'm going to join you guys. I am going to try 16:8 and eat between 10:30-6:30. The hard part is that my two favorite meals are split: breakfast and dinner. I may start having breakfast foods for lunch to make it workable. And then a regular dinner.

    Todays weight was 198.

    I'll start tomorrow, so my weigh in dates will be:

    Starting weight: 198

    3/15-
    3/22-
    3/29-
  • kayysmalls
    kayysmalls Posts: 10 Member
    edited March 2017
    I would advise you all that intermittent fasting in no manner means that you should starve yourself. When I first started doing intermittent fasting I limited my calorie intake to 1200, 2 meals a day and ate in the window of 7:30 - 4:30. I did this for 4 months. I would go to bed starving and I lost no weight, in fact I gained! All while working out twice a day, 30 mins cardio on lunch and an hour of strength after work. I was beyond frustrated!

    Now, I eat 5 meals a day, still in the same 7:30-4:30 window (breakfast is my favorite meal of the day). I adjusted my calorie intake 2 weeks ago to 1800-2000. It sounds like and feels like a lot of food in a small window, but I trust in the process and am never hungry or craving anything. I was 4 months into the habit of intermittent fasting so I didn't want to stop. So I didn't. Since making this calorie adjustment I have dropped 4lbs. Without changing anything else at all.

    So, moral of the story is - Intermittent Fasting is awesome! But it only benefits you if you eat enough food during your window!

    I started December 26th @ 206#
    Today I am 193#

  • DeeDiddyGee
    DeeDiddyGee Posts: 601 Member
    If anyone is adding friends, please add me! I want to surround myself with people who are doing intermittent fasting. THANK YOU!
  • PeeshaPi
    PeeshaPi Posts: 30 Member
    I've been doing 16/8 IF now for an entire week without really knowing that's what I was doing! Now that I know the term and the benefits, I'm in! I'm tracking calorie intake and I'm about at 1300 or so cal/day on a goal of zone ratio 30p/30c/40f. I dropped a little over 5lbs in the first week, but I'm going to guess most of it is inflammatory loss. I'll update everyone weekly!
  • DeeDiddyGee
    DeeDiddyGee Posts: 601 Member
    kayysmalls wrote: »
    I would advise you all that intermittent fasting in no manner means that you should starve yourself. When I first started doing intermittent fasting I limited my calorie intake to 1200, 2 meals a day and ate in the window of 7:30 - 4:30. I did this for 4 months. I would go to bed starving and I lost no weight, in fact I gained! All while working out twice a day, 30 mins cardio on lunch and an hour of strength after work. I was beyond frustrated!

    Now, I eat 5 meals a day, still in the same 7:30-4:30 window (breakfast is my favorite meal of the day). I adjusted my calorie intake 2 weeks ago to 1800-2000. It sounds like and feels like a lot of food in a small window, but I trust in the process and am never hungry or craving anything. I was 4 months into the habit of intermittent fasting so I didn't want to stop. So I didn't. Since making this calorie adjustment I have dropped 4lbs. Without changing anything else at all.

    So, moral of the story is - Intermittent Fasting is awesome! But it only benefits you if you eat enough food during your window!

    I started December 26th @ 206#
    Today I am 193#

    Excellent points....it relates to the adage, "Eat More to Weigh Less" (good name for a book...lol ;)
  • happysherri
    happysherri Posts: 1,360 Member
    I practiced intermitten fasting a couple of years ago and just started back within the last 3 weeks. I fast about 2-3 times a week - eat dinner by 6pm and then break the fast about 10-11am (about 16 hours). It has worked for me, to break past weight loss plateaus but not something I can do too long. I will probably only be doing this for the next week or 2 (since I broke through my plateau).

    -Also through trial and error I found this hard to do on training days because I do seem to feel more tired on fasting days.

    Goodluck
  • sfa90
    sfa90 Posts: 105 Member
    I want to start saturday, but I still thinking what time window i should eat, because I really love my breakfast.
  • kaleiangel
    kaleiangel Posts: 23 Member
    sfa90 - I do 10:30 - 6:30 and I just had bacon and egg casserole for lunch because there is no way I can give up breakfast foods. So, basically I am skipping lunch food and eating breakfast at lunch time. That was the only way I could see committing to this.

    Question- I have been doing WW points the past few weeks. Should I switch to calorie counting while I am doing IF? Or will it still work if I eat my points during my 8 hour window? I don't want to under eat.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,415 Member
    kaleiangel wrote: »
    sfa90 - I do 10:30 - 6:30 and I just had bacon and egg casserole for lunch because there is no way I can give up breakfast foods. So, basically I am skipping lunch food and eating breakfast at lunch time. That was the only way I could see committing to this.

    Question- I have been doing WW points the past few weeks. Should I switch to calorie counting while I am doing IF? Or will it still work if I eat my points during my 8 hour window? I don't want to under eat.

    Pick one. Personally, I've heard too many stories about WW not giving enough calories to people. That said, I wouldn't pay for WW, and calories are indisputable, unlike points.

    I do IF 16:8, and it works for the way and times I like to eat naturally. It's not a diet plan, it's just a way to put some parameters around when I eat and how much. I also don't snack. I eat one largish meal 3-4 hours after I get up. I have a 200-300 calorie snack midday, and have a largish late afternoon meal and then go to bed four hours later. My food all falls within an eight hour window. The kitchen is closed at other times.
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