Anyone else doing internment fasting?

chrissymoore06
chrissymoore06 Posts: 123 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
This is my second day doing a 14 hour fast. I started with a 10 hour fast then 12 and now 14. Ive lost about 3 pounds in the past three weeks. Just wanted to know if anyone else is doing this and their progress and their thoughts on it.
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  • Spartan_Gingi
    Spartan_Gingi Posts: 194 Member
    I'm currently doing this too. About a week now. I really like that I'm not hungry outside of my feast window. And it's super nice to not have to worry about hauling snacks around with me. I'm on a 18/6 window. I feast from 2pm to 8pm, and run at about 6am in the morning with no problems. :)
  • chrissymoore06
    chrissymoore06 Posts: 123 Member
    Thats awsome! I also feel better. Now if I try to eat a big meal i feel sluggish. My goal is to work up to the 16 hour. I have more energry and eat less. Im glad others are having good progress with this.
  • ludds
    ludds Posts: 40 Member
    I guess I do it accidentally. I've never called it IF. But 9 days out of 10 I only eat between 12 and 7. Works for me. I wouldn't not eat outside of those times if I felt hungry tho.
  • derlejamem
    derlejamem Posts: 1 Member
    Have been since kicking glipizide to the curb last May. Have done 16/8 and dinner-to-dinner multiple days a week.
    Run several miles and do Orange Theory while fasting without incident, only eat when hungry, feel great!
  • chrissymoore06
    chrissymoore06 Posts: 123 Member
    I've just herd so many conflicting ideas about it. Im glad that others support it. It seem like everyone is different and react different to it. I dont think anyone should just jump into a 16 hour fast. Ive been trying to do it slowly.
  • NEOHgirl
    NEOHgirl Posts: 237 Member
    I do it incidentally. I take morning meds that require me to wait at least an hour before breakfast, so on work days I am eating at the office. I often get busy and cannot eat until 10am. Dinner is usually around 7 or 7:30. On weekends, I will also get distracted (or oversleep), and end up eating only 2 meals, brunch around 11:30-noon, and then dinner around 6pm. I/F is not my primary WL strategy, though, it just often happens that my eating patterns fit the I/F model. As long as you get the proper calories in a day to achieve your goals, it doesn't matter when you ingest them. If the I/F helps, go for it.
  • debtay123
    debtay123 Posts: 1,327 Member
    I am doing 12:12 for now- just because it helps with my schedule- I want to work my way to 14:10 window over time.
  • Old_Cat_Lady
    Old_Cat_Lady Posts: 1,193 Member
    edited July 2017
    12:12 is easy to stick to for life. Pretty much means I eat dinner and then stop eating for the night.
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »
    I skip breakfast. Is this what you mean?

    Same here.
  • jdog022
    jdog022 Posts: 693 Member
    I am lean bulking on IF so let that sink in a second. I define IF as an appetite strategy vs wieght loss or gain. It also is a great strategy for diet flexibility. Still comes down to total daily cals to lose wieght.
  • chrissymoore06
    chrissymoore06 Posts: 123 Member
    Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »
    I skip breakfast. Is this what you mean?

    Yes. You stop eating at lets say 8 pm then go at least 12 hours till you eat again.
  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,753 Member
    chrissymoore06 wrote: »
    Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »
    I skip breakfast. Is this what you mean?

    Yes. You stop eating at lets say 8 pm then go at least 12 hours till you eat again.

    I don't need to eat until noon and eat dinner at 6 or 7 the night before. I usually eat only two meals a day. I like eating bigger meals.
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »
    Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »
    I skip breakfast. Is this what you mean?

    Same here.

    Aaaaand same here. There is not weight loss benefit to IF. I can help you manage calories though.
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    jdog022 wrote: »
    I am lean bulking on IF so let that sink in a second. I define IF as an appetite strategy vs wieght loss or gain. It also is a great strategy for diet flexibility. Still comes down to total daily cals to lose wieght.

    QFT
  • More2Life17
    More2Life17 Posts: 14 Member
    Seasoned faster here. I've been following an IF protocol for the last 6 years. I can't praise it enough. My eating window is anywhere from 3pm - 7/8pm. I use to eat much further into the night as I'm predominantly a night eater, however I've found my stomach doesn't digest food so well overnight if I've just at eaten an hour or two before sleep. Stopping eating by 7/8pm has proved to be a game changer for me. Also I enjoy waking up "emptied" so to speak. It's a wonderful feeling.

    It's so simple to stick to my designated calories with this protocol it's ridiculously easy. You learn to love fasting as the years roll by.
  • BelAug2010
    BelAug2010 Posts: 30 Member
    Ok if I have coffee does that mean I'm not fasting? I stop eating at 7-8 pm then I skip breakfast and have lunch after 1. But I have coffee about 8am so I think it's not fasting because of the coffee. What do you think?
  • More2Life17
    More2Life17 Posts: 14 Member
    edited August 2017
    BelAug2010 wrote: »
    Ok if I have coffee does that mean I'm not fasting? I stop eating at 7-8 pm then I skip breakfast and have lunch after 1. But I have coffee about 8am so I think it's not fasting because of the coffee. What do you think?

    If the coffee contains milk or sugar yes, the fast is technically. broken. If you can take your coffee black take it black. If not, you can continue to drink your coffee as normal providing it's a small dose of milk. In the overall scheme of things this isn't a deal breaker to your weight loss by a long shot. If however your appetite comes alive after the coffee, definitely take it black.
  • fuzzylop72
    fuzzylop72 Posts: 651 Member
    I do 16/8(ish) just because i'm only really hungry at night so it seemed to make more sense for me to eat 100% of my calories then instead of 33% of my calories.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    edited August 2017
    18/6 here...it's my happy way of managing eating, long term.
  • MikeEsko
    MikeEsko Posts: 81 Member
    mmapags wrote: »
    GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »
    Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »
    I skip breakfast. Is this what you mean?

    Same here.

    Aaaaand same here. There is not weight loss benefit to IF. I can help you manage calories though.

    How is there no benefit? That doesnt add up.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,189 Member
    chrissymoore06 wrote: »
    Thats awsome! I also feel better. Now if I try to eat a big meal i feel sluggish. My goal is to work up to the 16 hour. I have more energry and eat less. Im glad others are having good progress with this.

    Doesn't narrowing your eating window mean that your meals have to be bigger, in order to hit your calories in the smaller time period?
    chrissymoore06 wrote: »
    I've just herd so many conflicting ideas about it. Im glad that others support it. It seem like everyone is different and react different to it. I dont think anyone should just jump into a 16 hour fast. Ive been trying to do it slowly.

    I don't deliberately fast but quite often do a 16 hour window without eating, it's only having dinner at 8 then skipping breakfast. I'm not a breakfast eater and that would be my preferred way of eating if I didn't have to take meds with food every 12 hours.
  • kokonani
    kokonani Posts: 507 Member
    I do 23:1. OMAD. There's an awesome group if interested in learning about one meal a day. Its great for me because I'm a constant snacker and grazer. Eating one huge satisfying meal keeps me so full for 23 hours.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,189 Member
    kommodevaran wrote: »
    Sorry, but - I just noticed - internment fasting :D Don't lock yourself up to stop yourself from eating :p

    I had a giggle over that too. Damn autocorrect!
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    My days vary: 18:6. 20:4. 16:8.
    IF fits into my work day and my years long predilection of not eating anything in the morning.

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