16:8 New to this

char0603
char0603 Posts: 2 Member
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Hi
Im doing the 16:8 (fast 16 hrs) (eat in an 8hr window) anyone else done it? Tips would be welcomed please :p

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  • jcoey67
    jcoey67 Posts: 1 Member
    Have done this diet before and has worked well for me in the past. It's all about consistency the first few days and dealing with the hunger pangs. Once u get used to it then you're flying. Good luck, hope it works out
  • char0603
    char0603 Posts: 2 Member
    Thanks hope so first fast 8pm til 12pm today. So now in the eating state going well so far
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    I'm doing it. My tip would be to not do it unless you like to eat that way.
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    I do 16:8 and sometimes 18:6 but I have always ate this way without even trying. I do better not eating early in the day. the thing to remember is that its not a special way to lose weight(not saying thats what you are doing it for but some do it because thats what they believe). if it helps you to adhere to your calories then great. but its just a window of time to eat and I havent noticed any difference in fasting that not fasting at least in my experience.
  • fuzzylop72
    fuzzylop72 Posts: 651 Member
    I usually eat this way. However, it's not a diet, and i'd only recommend it if you aren't really that hungry during the times of your fasting period, and really like bigger meals during the times of your feeding period.

    There's nothing particularly special about it, though, other than being able to have larger meals and/or more treats.
  • BIGFNROB
    BIGFNROB Posts: 996 Member
    Try to eat mostly nutrient dense foods drink a lot of water and just keep in mind the smallest grain of sugar or sugar substitute during your fast window breaks your fast.
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    Curious why or how the smallest grain of sugar breaks the fast?

    I'm assuming with reference to sugar, it's an insulin thing, or you would have mentioned other macros.

    In which case, why would sugar substitute matter since it does not effect insulin?

    Just curious about the limits you are placing on it.

    What if your body continues to convert some slow digesting protein to carb's and that keeps insulin elevated outside your ending window of the fast?
  • BIGFNROB
    BIGFNROB Posts: 996 Member
    I can dig it.This is just how I learned to do it just my tips that worked for me.(Thomas Delauer) and (Fledge Fitness) two YouTube channels that can break it down way better then I can they really dig into it.

    If you don't mind could you give me your source for fasting I would love some new info.
  • Kane68
    Kane68 Posts: 14 Member
    The reason why Intermitting fasting works is because of insulin. Your body will not metabolize (burn) fat while you have insulin in your body, insulin is a hormone that manages the food you eat, it either breaks it down to glycogen for immediate energy source, or stores is as fat. It takes around 4 hours for you insulin levels to drop. Once this happens and your fasting your body will start to access your stored body fat. There are some excellent videos on YouTube explaining it far better that I can.
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    Kane68 wrote: »
    The reason why Intermitting fasting works is because of insulin. Your body will not metabolize (burn) fat while you have insulin in your body, insulin is a hormone that manages the food you eat, it either breaks it down to glycogen for immediate energy source, or stores is as fat. It takes around 4 hours for you insulin levels to drop. Once this happens and your fasting your body will start to access your stored body fat. There are some excellent videos on YouTube explaining it far better that I can.

    Well, the insulin stops fat release from fat cells - it doesn't prevent the body metabolizing fat that came in the food or was already in the blood available, or around the muscle cells for use.

    It does metabolize fat still with insulin elevated. You can look at results of metabolic tests after eating to see that proof. You won't get accurate reading for RMR calorie burn because of having eaten, but still what is being burned.

    Also - insulin causes the blood glucose to be stored in muscle glycogen and liver stores. It obviously can be used for immediate energy source, but that is not hardly the only thing.
    The time taken for gluconeogenesis to convert glucose to fat is way out there and rarely reached while in a diet. Probably could hit it if doing 1 huge meal daily, unless you just managed to really clear out those glucose storage areas.

    In fact, it's that mechanism of glycogen storage that makes diets work in general - you are always short for filling up those stores on average - meaning the insulin drops after eating sooner than it would not in a diet.
    Which means you've gotten back to mainly fat burning mode sooner than you would otherwise.

    Those increases in fat-burning mode time, whether many meals a day or 1 big huge one, whether high-carb or keto eating - is what causes extra fat to be burned slowly but surely.

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