Intermittent Fasting

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  • blambo61
    blambo61 Posts: 4,372 Member
    edited March 2018
    Lynn5707 wrote: »
    Do most of you eat low carb or keto during your eating phase? Or just count calories? I would like to lose 40#, have started to skip breakfast, but not watching much what I eat rest of day. Thanks!

    I eat ad libitum but I also do a 20-hr fast. I can lose that way and I don't count and typically don't do LC. If I tried that on a 16:8 type of IF, I would gain weight unless I made my lunch LC like a big salad in which I would just be able to maintain weight. With eating ad libitum, I need a smaller eating window. You can experiment and see where it gets you. Most likely, you will either need to shorten your eating window, eat LC (helps reduce appetite), count cals, or a combination of those things to stay within a calorie level that will result in weight loss.
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    alexandravictoria88 wrote: »
    Well im on my 3rd week of IF and excercising at home with full body hardcore workouts. Im on the 18 hour fast and im finding it very difficult..the hunger pangs are so strong. Unfortunately haven't lost any weight apart from a couple of inches off legs and arms:/

    You know “a couple of inches” is huge, right?
  • MaryBethHempel
    MaryBethHempel Posts: 513 Member
    nowine4me wrote: »
    alexandravictoria88 wrote: »
    Well im on my 3rd week of IF and excercising at home with full body hardcore workouts. Im on the 18 hour fast and im finding it very difficult..the hunger pangs are so strong. Unfortunately haven't lost any weight apart from a couple of inches off legs and arms:/

    You know “a couple of inches” is huge, right?

    a couple of inches is huge!
  • MaryBethHempel
    MaryBethHempel Posts: 513 Member
    Lynn5707 wrote: »
    Do most of you eat low carb or keto during your eating phase? Or just count calories? I would like to lose 40#, have started to skip breakfast, but not watching much what I eat rest of day. Thanks!

    I do both low carb and calories, but make sure I get increased protein....
  • MaryBethHempel
    MaryBethHempel Posts: 513 Member
    120 LBS. YAY! Haven't been this weight in years! 5 more pounds to 115!!! I am getting my self back!!! :)
  • DmaMfz
    DmaMfz Posts: 125 Member
    fb47 wrote: »
    What I learned about Intermittent Fasting???? Nothing other than the fact that I am able to do it. I only use it as a tool, I never thought of it as magic, I haven't noticed any difference with any other diet for cutting (aka fat loss phase), I just used it as a tool. I am a type of guy who prefers to have 2-3 big meals opposed to 5-6 small meals....but wether I do one or the other, it doesn't change anything, I still get the results. I only chose IF as a personal preference and I don't make it a big deal like people do with their diets (wether it's keto, vegans, paleo or other IF users). Diets are only tools, CICO is the key.

    This!!!! Such an important message and for some reason soooo many people skim right passed it.

  • MaryBethHempel
    MaryBethHempel Posts: 513 Member
    DmaMfz wrote: »
    fb47 wrote: »
    What I learned about Intermittent Fasting???? Nothing other than the fact that I am able to do it. I only use it as a tool, I never thought of it as magic, I haven't noticed any difference with any other diet for cutting (aka fat loss phase), I just used it as a tool. I am a type of guy who prefers to have 2-3 big meals opposed to 5-6 small meals....but wether I do one or the other, it doesn't change anything, I still get the results. I only chose IF as a personal preference and I don't make it a big deal like people do with their diets (wether it's keto, vegans, paleo or other IF users). Diets are only tools, CICO is the key.

    This!!!! Such an important message and for some reason soooo many people skim right passed it.

    Yes, I am finding that Intermittent Fasting is a tool I use also. It has helped me have control over several aspects of my daily routine. I have changed my timing as of yesterday to decrease my fasting time and allow for 3 meal times to be able to take my supplements and meds with, so I can space them out more.

  • RawMomma10
    RawMomma10 Posts: 89 Member
    Lots of info here!! Tyfs!!!
    I’m on week four of 16:8 if myself. Found this cool tracker if anyone is interested. I have found it helpful ...

    Now off to read thru all the info above!!

    https://lifefastingtracker.app.link/lu9hXjj1hO
  • MaryBethHempel
    MaryBethHempel Posts: 513 Member
    I am back on after I lost 45lbs and have been off MFP for summer months and stopped fasting in the early Spring. I need to lose the 4 lbs I gained and I want to do it quickly. So back on fasting....probably the 19:5....I am eager to feel better. I seemed to have much more energy when I did that before. :)
  • Psychgrrl
    Psychgrrl Posts: 3,177 Member
    anubis609 wrote: »
    h1udd wrote: »
    I just drink ... anything without calories, so black Coffee, diet drinks, water, herbal, black and green teas ... dont bother with bcaa's .. thats for 20/4 and 18/6

    You actually don't need to bother with bcaa's at all if you're getting enough protein for the day. But, if someone feels that they help and can afford supplementing it constantly, then go ahead and use them.

    I know the research on their benefits/lack thereof is definitely mixed, but I buy these powders online and I LOVE the flavors--helps me with my daily water intake because--yummy!
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