Intermittent faster

I eat that way normally...you know, don't eat at first in the morning, don't eat right before bed. Pretty common, I'd say. 16:8 is how a lot of the world eats naturally - they just gave it a name.

What kind of IF are you doing? If you are hoping it will help with weight loss, make sure to log all your food as accurately as you can. It's still all about calories.

I use a 14/10 approach on my non work days, a 12/12 on my work days. I get up at 0430 on work days and don't get off work until 8 at night, so a 16/8 or even a 14/10 can be hard. I work 3 on 4 off. As the good members above stated, its not magic, its calories. For me, its helps in some appetite control, allows for bigger meals, some higher calorie, well I hate to say treat food, but it the only way I know to put it, and actually makes me more sociable in higher calorie environments. Makes it easier to go out for a meal if you know you have a 1000 cals left for the day or have shaved enough off for a couples days prior. In my case that is. Everyone's calorie needs are different, so my approach may not work for you. I think we all have to find our own way.

I usually do leangains style IF (4-6hr feeding window). However, I only use it as an adherence tool, so I'm not super strict about it (I don't think the science on the other claimed health benefits is quite there yet).

I do 20 hr fast & 4 hour eating window.
I love it. I am more focused fasting and have better cognitive and physical results.
I honestly kill my workouts fasted.
I think could go longer, been considering the 24 hr fasts but I haven’t decided to trial it yet.
I don’t get hungry anymore, it’s great.
I’ve been doing it for 2 months & can say it got really easy 1 month in. It’s just a way of life and I love what it does for my energy and mood.
Everything is much clearer, no brain fog or heavy feeling. I haven’t been tracking calories, I just eat healthy & work out. I don’t track my weight anymore because I’m petite & I’m trying to lose fat and gain muscle. A scale can’t really show that. But I’ve lost 3 inches between my stomach & hips in the past month & quarter inch each bicep since I started measuring so it’s doing something right. Unfortunately my thighs are the same but I think that’s all the darn squats and HIIT & sprinting I do. So now I’m tracking calories this month to try to really cut fat while gaining muscle hopefully. I fully recommend it. I really enjoy it. I will never go back to a typical eating pattern.

IGOTTHIS4800 wrote: »

Is there anyone that is doing the intermittent fast?

What is the difference between intermittent fasting and intermittent eating?

So if I eat 6 small meals all day and a snack I am an intermittent faster?

I was pulling your chain by asking you. By definition everyone who eats and then stops for any period of time is intermittently fasting. People who eat the traditional 3 meals are fasting between meals and then after dinner until when they eat in the morning.

No, I get too hungry but whatever works, right!