Intermittent fasting

I love IF, for me it has helped change how I look at food and control my cravings. I eat between 11 am- 12 pm and stop eating by 8 PM at the latest. I'm always in my calorie goal without issue, and I don't even get hungry in the morning. If I do feel hungry, I drink a ton of water and it goes away.

Steve25k wrote: »

EmmaCottrellluv wrote: »

It's 2diffrent people there's not the same tattooon the arm what's up with that

kpk54 wrote: »

EmmaCottrellluv wrote: »

It's 2diffrent people there's not the same tattooon the arm what's up with that

Could be but also may have gotten a nice tattoo anytime after the "before' pic was taken.

No way it's the same person - In the first picture the person is inside, in the second one the person is at the beach - how do you explain that?

atmmassage wrote: »

What is the purpose of IF?

I suppose it depends. There are a lot of benefits from fasting. Most people who do intermittent fasting (IF) typically do 16/8: 16 hours of fasting followed by 8 hours of feasting. :-) So your first meal could be at 12:30 pm (lunch), then you eat again around 7-8pm (dinner). Perhaps with a bit of snacking in between those meals. Then nothing again until lunch. You can drink a lot of water during the fasting period. Sparkling water is especially filling. Black coffee is also allowed.

I recommend doing a YouTube search, you'll find lots of good info. If you're trying to lose weight, it's great. You can have two big meals instead of 3 medium/small meals, so long as you can last until lunchtime.

I started by accident, after the hectic pace of a new job forced me to go without breakfast each day until around 1pm. After a difficult first week, I found that I really didn't miss breakfast at all. Now I don't get hunger pangs until around 11:30 or so. Oftentimes later. I eat huge meals and in fact need to force myself to eat to make sure I get enough calories at each meal!

I'm by far the most productive in the mornings, since I don't need to waste time on breakfast, other than making 2-3 espressos. I'm also super alert and active at work in the mornings. I found that no breakfast really suits me in so many ways. Apparently there are also health benefits from IF beyond the ease of reducing caloric intake. Your body starts to feed on those fatty deposits when it thinks it's not going to get food for a while.

Had you asked me months ago if this was right for me, I would have said no. But now I'm convinced it's what's best for my body. I've gone from 106 kg to 85 kg in 5 months, although I only started IF 2 months ago. That's almost 50 lbs down... Now I'm 6'3" and 185 lbs, exactly where I was when I graduated from HS.

And like the OP, I'm also 50 years old, and my birthday was also in October... :-) Small world.

atmmassage wrote: »

What is the purpose of IF?

Basically by fasting for 12 hours or more, your body is forced to access your fat cells for energy, as there is no glucose left in your blood. This means burning excess body fat without trying. Then paired with a healthy eating plan during your feeding times, you can be healthy and kick start your body to burn more fat for energy therefore lose fat/weight. Its not as hard as you would think either. lots of people eat 2 big meals per day starting early afternoon.
There are proven health benefits as well such as reducing risk of cancer, improving your brain's function and reducing risk of Alzheimer's and depression.

I remember that my aunt- who lived to be 99 years old would eat this way every day. She would wake up and finally would bunch around 11:30- 12:00 which would oatmeal, banana an some type of drink- tea coffee etc. then she would not eat anything until evening which was 5- 6:00 pm when she would eat a nice dinner around 7:30 or so would always eat a dessert such as cake, slice or pie or some other goody.