Intermittent Fasting for Serious Weight Loss!!! Has anyone tried it?
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derick337
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Does it work and do you recommend?
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It works if it helps keep you in a deficit, since you have a smaller time frame that you consume calories in8
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I did alternate day IF for my weight loss phase and it worked well for me, because it made it easier for me to achieve the calorie deficit I needed to hit my weight loss targets. Since then I've used 16:8IF as part of my maintenance plan.
For some people it's a great tool, but it's not for everyone.4 -
Calorie deficit works for weight loss. IF might work for you if it works for you - how do you feel when you don't eat for hours at a time?3
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I find the idea of not eating for hours and hours at a time quite unpleasant, but then, plenty of people would probably find my "eat every hour or two" pattern completely unsustainable. Whatever works, works.6
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It works great for me because I was a very bad night eater, eating the wrong stuff after im Suppose to be in bed. Cereal. Cookies. If there was cake, a bite of cake everytime I got up to pee. Half asleep and id wake up to have fudge mint cookies, chewing, half asleep in my bed ,Oh man I was bad lol.This gives me structure. I like to feel like im able to stay focused on the plan. I usually eat between 9-10:30. But the earlier I eat ,the earlier I stop eating. It used to be 10:30 -7:30. But now school for the kids started, so im eating a bit after 9am and stopping about 6 pm. For me since I wasn't very active, i have a bit more of a chance to burn some calories off, by cleaning up the toys , doing dishes ,laundry, going downstairs to take out the daily trash or check the mail. Sorry rambling. I just really love intermittent fasting for the structure of it. Makes you feel in control of your life. Sort of . hope you're doing well.4
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Eating one hour, one meal, fasting 23 hours is very satisfying for me.2
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I eat only 2 times a day and have snack of cut veggies between those meals. I can not imaging to prepare and eat 4,5 or 6 times a day. How much time people have? But with 2 meals a day I have time for work, play, visiting places, talk to freinds, do exercise. How in a world u can exercise after meal?
My work out can happen only on empty or almost empty stomach.3 -
@livingleanlivingclean I normally eat 2 meals a day but I also snack because I hear it's good to keep your metabolism going. When I snack its normally fruit or vegetables.12
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@livingleanlivingclean I normally eat 2 meals a day but I also snack because I hear it's good to keep your metabolism going. When I snack its normally fruit or vegetables.
Your metabolism is going 24/7/365 until you die15 -
I would try three meals with no snacks in between for a while before trying IF. For a lot of people, giving up snacks is really difficult. I'm not saying 3 meals is ideal for you or for everyone, but if you want to do IF, it would be a way to ease into it.0
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@malibu927 I know that. What I meant is that I heard that snacking in between meals can boost metabolism. Is this true or just a myth?6
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@livingleanlivingclean I normally eat 2 meals a day but I also snack because I hear it's good to keep your metabolism going. When I snack its normally fruit or vegetables.
Your dietitian wife should nip that myth in the bud
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@christine_72 childish but what ever floats your boat. You know you don't have to comment on my post.1
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Which protocol are you using? 16:8 & other "window" types aren't really weight loss centered, they are merely a schedule. One can gain, maintain or lose depending on their food intake.
5:2 and ADF are more focused as a weight loss protocol. If you can adhere to them, they will work. I think 5:2 is a great tool for weight loss using a fasting strategy.5 -
@malibu927 I know that. What I meant is that I heard that snacking in between meals can boost metabolism. Is this true or just a myth?
Malibu answered your question.3 -
IF is an eating style, nothing more. it wont magically mean you lose weight, you just need a calorie deficit for that.9
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IF is definitely recommended based on my experience. Calorie deficit isn't quite enough for some people (like me) who struggle for various health reasons. IF is a way to get more than just CICO which is too simplistic an approach for me personally.
But give it a try. You have to find out what works for YOU as people can be a bit different. What works for one might not work as well for another.
And also try to do more research yourself (For example medical studies that have been published) rather than just rely on what I or anyone else on here says
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@malibu927 I know that. What I meant is that I heard that snacking in between meals can boost metabolism. Is this true or just a myth?
Personally I avoid snacking as there are other side effects that go with it, so on balance I avoid it. But others may argue otherwise. Again, try it for yourself and see what works best for you.3 -
I eat only 2 times a day and have snack of cut veggies between those meals. I can not imaging to prepare and eat 4,5 or 6 times a day. How much time people have? But with 2 meals a day I have time for work, play, visiting places, talk to freinds, do exercise. How in a world u can exercise after meal?
My work out can happen only on empty or almost empty stomach.
You can state your eating frequency preferences without having to subtly put down those who eat more frequently. For the record, I only eat two to three times per day for the most part but those who choose to eat more frequently probably aren't preparing elaborate meals 4-6 times per day.
For them, their first meal may be coffee and oatmeal, second baby carrots with hummus, third greek yogurt with fruit, fourth a protein bar, fifth a formal dinner like chicken breast, broccoli, and potatoes, then the sixth is two cookies and some tea. Smaller meals more frequently. It doesn't work for everyone but some people prefer to eat this way or need to for blood sugar management.
None of that is really time consuming. I'd imagine for people working desk jobs it's easy to eat while working. I often have to multitask when eating which is why it can take me an hour to even finish a meal sometimes. Every person is different.14 -
Maxematics wrote: »I eat only 2 times a day and have snack of cut veggies between those meals. I can not imaging to prepare and eat 4,5 or 6 times a day. How much time people have? But with 2 meals a day I have time for work, play, visiting places, talk to freinds, do exercise. How in a world u can exercise after meal?
My work out can happen only on empty or almost empty stomach.
You can state your eating frequency preferences without having to subtly put down those who eat more frequently. For the record, I only eat two to three times per day for the most part but those who choose to eat more frequently probably aren't preparing elaborate meals 4-6 times per day.
For them, their first meal may be coffee and oatmeal, second baby carrots with hummus, third greek yogurt with fruit, fourth a protein bar, fifth a formal dinner like chicken breast, broccoli, and potatoes, then the sixth is two cookies and some tea. Smaller meals more frequently. It doesn't work for everyone but some people prefer to eat this way or need to for blood sugar management.
None of that is really time consuming. I'd imagine for people working desk jobs it's easy to eat while working. I often have to multitask when eating which is why it can take me an hour to even finish a meal sometimes. Every person is different.
Exactly this ^
I eat 3 meals + snacks and have plenty of time for running a self-employed business, running a social club, blogging, socialising and working out. I don't exercise after a meal, I eat late. For me that's easily done with a couple of hours meal prep on a Sunday morning.
Like @Maxematics said we are all different, just because that wouldn't suit you, doesn't mean it won't suit other people.4
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