Intermittent Fasting ?

I just push my first meal 4-8 hours after waking up. Nothing too fancy

I was doing 16:8 and will return to it after I have my second baby this summer.

I really liked it. It was MUCH easier for me to stick to my calories because rather than have 4-6 small meals, I just have 2 really big ones and a snack. I LOVE feeling full until my next meal. For me, it helps me to stop thinking about food 24/7 which is what I did with eating every 2-3 hours.

I also feel like I have more freedom. Once in awhile after going to the city to shop all day we would get pizza. Now there isn't anything wrong with eating over your calories, however, normally I would have had 3-4 meals, then either try to make pizza fit and be hungry, or eat the pizza and be over. This way, I likely only ate one of my meals and can easily fit pizza into my day without going over or being hungry.

I normally had a window of 1:30-9:30. I would workout fasted mostly. Some days though I really did need to eat first and if that was the case I would workout 2-3 hours after my first meal, then eat my snack.

I was losing fat and inches a lot better than before -- I don't think it was because of IF, but because I was being very consistent. Its just easier for me.

My mom and sister are both very lean naturally. And I noticed a little bit before starting IF that they tend to only eat 2 large meals a day, skipping breakfast. Thats just how they eat. I never used to eat breakfast until I heard it was the "most important meal of the day" blah blah. I just feel better without it.

I am currently doing 16:8, I start eating at noon.

I've found it helps with compliance for my calorie intake, and that's really all it's doing. I would say that I wake up a little less bloated in the morning. It keeps me from having a sugary, calorie laden coffee, so that's a good thing. I typically make very bad food choices after about 9 pm. I get really tired and then my decision making becomes suspect (hello, BBQ chicken stuffed crust pizza... get in my belly!) so if I c an avoid eating then, in less likely to eat an entire bag of chips, or a huge pizza or whatever.

I currently work out in the morning, which is fasted. I do use BCAA's although the science isn't necessarily there to support the useage. It just makes me feel better (in my head, my body doesn't give a crap). I do know that I feel slightly less motivated/alert when I lift fasted, but it is my life right now, and I'm not willing to change my feeding window in order to accommodate my early morning workouts. So it is what it is.

I'm on an 18/6 right now. I have 6 more lbs for a tournament at the end of August. The weight is pealing off and I have no doubt I will make weight. Weight might be even be coming off too fast right now. IF helps keep me on calorie goals and I actually feel satisfied between 2pm and bed. Totally unlike that vague unsatisified feeling when spreading calories out over smaller meals and longer hours. I crept up about 12lbs during the holidays and was having more problems than normal taking it off. Starting IF was the kickstart I needed. Wondering now if I will make it a permanent thing.

I don't strictly follow and hourly split but I do find that pushing back breakfast and minimizing the time of day I eat works well for me. I didn't discover it was a "real" technique until later.

I use IF for meal timing. It sure does help me knowing I have set meal times, and its only X number of hours till the next meal. Has completely eliminated my snacking and solved most of my hunger problems. Once in a while its a pain to have to wait 6 hours after I wake up to eat, but been doing it since January and its working.

For exercise I ride my bike 5 miles and walk the dog first thing while its cool and it doesn't seem to bother me at all. If anything helps keep me busy. But I work my weight lifting after my first meal and time it so that I can eat very shortly after. Breakfast at 11:00 Work out from 12:45 till 1:30. Lunch at 2:00, small snack at 4:30, then dinner at 6:30.

I love IF !!! I usually have my window between 10a-6p. I work out about 5am ( hiit or weight lifting) still fasted and havnt lost lean muscle and my workouts havnt suffered but i make sure to take my bcaa's before and after workouts.
Definitely feel super lean in the morning and not hungry really until it's time to break my fast. I also drink ACV diluted at night and in the morning during fast to help with appetite suppressant.

I have been doing 16/8 for 93 days and am down 30lbs. Loving the simplicity of it and it helps me meantally not to bi he late at night after work as I have reached my cut off point. I tend to workout fasted in the morning when work schedule allows me to. Add me if anyone wants to as it's always good to read about people following the same woe

Just tried my first one yesterday. I'm eating between 11am and 7pm. We will see how I do.

I've never had any kind of 'hormonal issues' from IF. I think if you have hormonal issues in the first place, maybe talk to your doctor.

As a teenager I fell into IF (before it was a thing), because I realized that I didn't get cramps in the morning if I didn't eat. I later fell into this way of eating naturally. (The thought of eating in the morning made me nauseous)

I think fasting between meals is what most people throughout history have done, and is more 'normal' for our metabolisms than the constant grazing people do today.

I have lost 17lbs this year by starting IF. and I am not strict with it.

My favorite part is being able to still eat what I want. I didnt give anything up, and I still lost weight.

Is the purpose of this just so you can save up calories for 2 big meals vs smaller meals throughout the day? I am always so hungry in the morning I feel like it would be really difficult to skip breakfast. Would I get used to it ?