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Intermittent Fasting
Qryche2
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I just started doing this on Sunday evening this week. Here is my schedule so far.
Day 1 of Intermittent Fasting was 4 on 20 off, Day 2 it was 6 on and 18 off. Day 3 yesterday it was 4 on and just ate so roughly 21 off. My window for eating will be 9 hours until 7:30pm.
Down 4 lbs so far most has to be water but I feel great and only had hunger pangs this morning but they went away after drinking coffee.
Day 1 of Intermittent Fasting was 4 on 20 off, Day 2 it was 6 on and 18 off. Day 3 yesterday it was 4 on and just ate so roughly 21 off. My window for eating will be 9 hours until 7:30pm.
Down 4 lbs so far most has to be water but I feel great and only had hunger pangs this morning but they went away after drinking coffee.
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That's great! Finding an eating schedule that keeps you from struggling with hunger while eating the right calories is a win
. Those 4 lbs are definitely mostly water as it's not possible to lose fat that fast, but stick to your calories and you'll see your progress over time. Good luck! 7 -
IF is just an eating style, not a diet. If you're losing weight it's because you're in a calorie deficit.4
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My IF diet is going well as it has always been my diet to skip dinner so I only eat 2 meals1
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I eat from noon until 8pm. I have also swapped to a mainly plant based diet. By doing this I have lost 3 and half stones since January. Initially the fasting was a bit difficult but my body is used to it now and I feel so much better for it!2
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This is my second day, I'm down 2 pounds. I'm doing the 16/8. I eat 9 to 5. While eating I'm following the Adkins diet also. Too much? I feel good though.0
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I’m trying it. I like it so far. 10-6. Except I can’t give up my coffee ☹️0
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I eat from noon until 8pm. I have also swapped to a mainly plant based diet. By doing this I have lost 3 and half stones since January. Initially the fasting was a bit difficult but my body is used to it now and I feel so much better for it!
This is what I do except my schedule is more like 1:30 to 9 PM. I do it to more calorie restrict rather than for IF reasons but it works well for me. I workout every day at lunch and don't eat until after my workout. I eat a solid lunch, no snacks ideally or if I do, a few nuts/seeds or some fruit and then a healthy (and pretty high calorie dinner) and then, perhaps one snack at night. IF, for me, isn't about losing weight. It's more about eliminating snacks, breakfast that I never really crave and more efficient fat burning when I row.2 -
Angela49andHolding wrote: »This is my second day, I'm down 2 pounds. I'm doing the 16/8. I eat 9 to 5. While eating I'm following the Adkins diet also. Too much? I feel good though.
Have you looked in to a whole foods Ketogenic Diet? They are similar, but Keto is much more in line with current research.7 -
WholeFoods4Lyfe wrote: »
Have you looked in to a whole foods Ketogenic Diet? They are similar, but Keto is much more in line with current research.
The current research is the same as the old research... you lose weight by eating in a calorie deficit. Are some of you getting paid for signing people up for Keto?8 -
The current research is the same as the old research... you lose weight by eating in a calorie deficit. Are some of you getting paid for signing people up for Keto?
Yup. Just one of my many income streams. It's actually not a diet, it's a cult. Won't you come join us too?8 -
Incorporating IF with Keto, is even more effective to the weight/fat loss. As for IF, I do 20/4; 4-hr eating window of 2p-6pm.
But since I incorporate Keto with IF. I’m able to remain satiated till the next day. That’s another topic of discussion since this is thread is on IF.5 -
Incorporating IF with Keto, is even more effective to the weight/fat loss. As for IF, I do 20/4; 4-hr eating window of 2p-6pm.
But since I incorporate Keto with IF. I’m able to remain satiated till the next day. That’s another topic of discussion since this is thread is on IF.
Please post links to studies that support that assertion. I've done IF for years. It is just an eating schedule. If it help a person hit their calorie target, great. But it doesn't have any special properties for fat loss.6 -
Thank you. I'll read up on keto!1
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Hi my friends
I'm 48 yo man and today is Day 5 of intermittent fasting (IF). I'm doing 20/4 IF and really like it.
I started IF on monday 6th, i was 186 lbs, today i'm 184 lbs
I lost 2 lbs so far in 4 days. No hunger, not tired and i feel very well. Yesterday i had to work at my office late until 6:30PM so i did 22,5 / 1,5 instead of 20/4.
see you
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Please post links to studies that support that assertion. I've done IF for years. It is just an eating schedule. If it help a person hit their calorie target, great. But it doesn't have any special properties for fat loss.
I don’t have links to scientific studies, this is based on personal experience and others who follow similar IF. I’m sharing my experience to help/encourage others. We all have different body structures, metabolisms, health related concerns, goals, etc. My initial response wasn’t intended to be scientifically proven. Many of us here aren’t nutritionist, scientists, etc. Sharing info and experience is what helps each other. I appreciate your insight though. 👍
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I don’t have links to scientific studies, this is based on personal experience and others who follow similar IF. I’m sharing my experience to help/encourage others. We all have different body structures, metabolisms, health related concerns, goals, etc. My initial response wasn’t intended to be scientifically proven. Many of us here aren’t nutritionist, scientists, etc. Sharing info and experience is what helps each other. I appreciate your insight though. 👍
So, I can see by your post count that you have been around for awhile but don't post often. The whole "my personal experience and that of people I know" thing doesn't hold much water.
There is lots of research on IF. Search PubMed of you want to see what I mean. These claims of greater fat loss are not demonstrated in studies and fat/weight loss generally track with CI being less that CO.
I would disagree on the sharing personal experience being beneficial. There is too much confirmation bias and subjective judgement. That is why people look more to studies and meta analyses for proof sources. It represents evidence as opposed to interpretation or feels. Just sayin'...4 -
I don’t have links to scientific studies, this is based on personal experience and others who follow similar IF. I’m sharing my experience to help/encourage others. We all have different body structures, metabolisms, health related concerns, goals, etc. My initial response wasn’t intended to be scientifically proven. Many of us here aren’t nutritionist, scientists, etc. Sharing info and experience is what helps each other. I appreciate your insight though. 👍
Saying that everyone is so different and then offering your own experience as advice to someone go counter to each other. If everyone is so different, then your own experience is useless to anyone but yourself.7 -
So, I can see by your post count that you have been around for awhile but don't post often. The whole "my personal experience and that of people I know" thing doesn't hold much water.
There is lots of research on IF. Search PubMed of you want to see what I mean. These claims of greater fat loss are not demonstrated in studies and fat/weight loss generally track with CI being less that CO.
I would disagree on the sharing personal experience being beneficial. There is too much confirmation bias and subjective judgement. That is why people look more to studies and meta analyses for proof sources. It represents evidence as opposed to interpretation or feels. Just sayin'...
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So, I can see by your post count that you have been around for awhile but don't post often. The whole "my personal experience and that of people I know" thing doesn't hold much water.
There is lots of research on IF. Search PubMed of you want to see what I mean. These claims of greater fat loss are not demonstrated in studies and fat/weight loss generally track with CI being less that CO.
I would disagree on the sharing personal experience being beneficial. There is too much confirmation bias and subjective judgement. That is why people look more to studies and meta analyses for proof sources. It represents evidence as opposed to interpretation or feels. Just sayin'...
Yep, most of us are crappy at sussing out cause and effect. People make lots of big and small changes, some oft hem even subconscious, and then allow personal experience, bias, and emotion to give all the credit to one thing. "Different things work for different people" because there are lots of ways to get into a calorie deficit, whether you are trying to or not. A person will stop snacking between meals, start walking on their lunch break, and cut out diet soda, and when they lose weight they'll give the credit to cutting out diet soda because someone else told them it worked for them. It doesn't make it right or useful, it's just coincidence and confirmation bias.3 -
Yep, most of us are crappy at sussing out cause and effect. People make lots of big and small changes, some oft hem even subconscious, and then allow personal experience, bias, and emotion to give all the credit to one thing. "Different things work for different people" because there are lots of ways to get into a calorie deficit, whether you are trying to or not. A person will stop snacking between meals, start walking on their lunch break, and cut out diet soda, and when they lose weight they'll give the credit to cutting out diet soda because someone else told them it worked for them. It doesn't make it right or useful, it's just coincidence and confirmation bias.
Exactly! I'm a software quality engineer. I know how to trouble-shoot one variable at a time. And I still address problems in real life by making a bunch of changes, observing that the problem resolves, and picking one change as the reason. (And 9 times out of 10 the problem returns somewhere down the road because I didn't actually address the root cause.)
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I don’t have links to scientific studies, this is based on personal experience and others who follow similar IF. I’m sharing my experience to help/encourage others. We all have different body structures, metabolisms, health related concerns, goals, etc. My initial response wasn’t intended to be scientifically proven. Many of us here aren’t nutritionist, scientists, etc. Sharing info and experience is what helps each other. I appreciate your insight though. 👍
How sure are you that someone following Keto and an IF protocol will lose weight regardless of how much they eat? If you are not sure, and you shouldn't be, then you could easily be doing more harm than good. Maybe not in every case but are you willing to risk someone gaining weight because of your experience?
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Today was my first day doing this(16:8). I’m hoping to get into a groove. I also follow a pescatarian lifestyle. I’m hoping this gets off the last 20 pounds 😊.1
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