Intermittent fasting anyone??
bitsyybabyy
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Hi! So next week Im going to start intermittent fasting. Kind of nervous but I have been reading up on it a lot! Anyone who is doing this or have done this? I will take all the tips and suggestions I can get!
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I do a bastardized version in that I only skip breakfast and don't follow a window but I advise you to fast when you are least hungry vs filling an arbitrary timeline.2
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Thank you! @mrsnattybulking0
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Yep. 4-5 years now1
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@Ironandwine69 how did you start out? What do you eat? Do you do the full 8 hrs w/o food? I have so many questions!0
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I do mostly 18:6. I eat noon to 6pm. But I change it sometimes based on what's going on. Yesterday I had all my calories noon to 2 pm so I fasted until 11am today. But most days I fast 6pm to noon. I don't remember how I started to be honest. Add me. I am the worst food logger but my diary is open.3
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I've been doing 5:2 for the past 6 weeks. I noticed that fasting had negative impact on training so I've started taking BCAAs capsules to compensate and changed a fasting day. It's working well though. I eat dinner 6pm the night before then fast for 16 hours, have 800 calories (usually eggs, fish, greens, oats, protein drink, fruit) during an 8 hour window, then fast again for another 16 hours.1
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@kimothy38 hows your body handling the fasting? Have you seen results?0
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I do 5:2 and follow my colories very carefully on the non fast days. it works for me. Since you have been reading up on it then you probably have some good tips in your toolbox. Protein and green veggies is the way to go. I have to skip coffee on fast days because even a tiny bit of milk will suck up precious calories. Stock up on shritaki noodles (tofu). They are a godsend on fast days. Just make sure you rinse them befor you add them to your veggies or protein. It smells awful but they don't taste like they smell at all.2
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I do 16:8, been on intermittent for a few years. Love it--helps me sleep, makes it easier for me to manage my calorie intake. I stop eating at 8pm, start back up at noon. It's easy breezy, IMO. I just drink a ton of water, tea, black coffee. The first week I had headaches, now it just doesn't phase me. I run and/or lift early morning, it's still good.5
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Ironandwine69 wrote: »Yep. 4-5 years now
Same-been doing IF in its various forms for around 5 years now (through the weight loss phase and now in maintenance).1 -
^^Agreed0
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I use an app called zero to track my fasting. I started with a 10 hr feeding window and now I usually eat in a 6-7 hour window. I love it. It actually makes me feel less hungry cause I get to eat big meals0
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@RedheadedPrincess14 thank you! Will def be checking that out.0
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I tried it for three weeks ( I ate only between 12:00noon to 8pm). No results. So I went back to eating 5 smaller meals per day and it's working for me. I guess it all depends on an individual's body.1
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I have done a 12 hour IF (eat 11 am, post workout, to 10 or 11 at night) for a few years. Great for me.1
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@jovacheresse were you incorporating workouts as well?0
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Hi! I started at a new gym in November, I met with a trainer for the first time...he gave me a program to do but I didn't embrace the way of eating he recommended. Fast forward to now...I had lost 12 pds but then stalled...and believe me...I have way more to lose! So I met with him again...I am vegetarian so his protein/veggie plan is a learning process! I am ready to listen to him...he has 6% body fat right now...he might know a thing or two...0
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bitsyybabyy wrote: »@kimothy38 hows your body handling the fasting? Have you seen results?
I recommend the blood sugar diet book by Michael Mosley - very inspiring. I'm doing it not just for weight loss but I also have a sibling with type 2 diabetes.
What I didn't anticipate was the negative effect on training. I do 30 mins circuit at 6am the day after fasting (don't break fast yet till mid morn) and I'd feel so weak it was a real struggle. So now I take BCAA powder and it's really helped with endurance.1 -
Unless you are doing 5:2, intermittent fasting isn't a weight loss protocol unless you are consciously eating fewer calories. Many people can adjust as needed to lose, maintain or gain weight while IF. especially the 16:8 form and it's variations. I have been following it for years now and love it for the simplicity, but make no mistake, just eating within a certain window isn't going to make you magically lose weight.4
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