Intermittent fasting

The perfect diet that will work for everyone is not going to happen. Clearly IF works for posting and others post other WOE's that work for them. Recently Dr. Layne North quoted studies that 95% of all diets fail by the end of year three because only 5% have not had full or greater regains by that time.

Finding a Way Of Eating that works and that is used continually seems to be the key. Just cutting calories again and again he talks about sets one up that losing weight just gets harder and harder because the yo-yoing reduces our our metabolism more each time we just cut calories for a while then go back to our old WOE.

Since it has worked well for me for the past 4 years I am going to stick with ketones which is what IF gives one on IF days.

Hope everyone learns a WOE that self manages their weight over time.

this is such an inspirational post - i have just started dong 16:8 and im so excited about it, i too have done all the diets under the sun

pierinifitness wrote: »

leahcollett1 wrote: »

this is such an inspirational post - i have just started dong 16:8 and im so excited about it, i too have done all the diets under the sun

“Budget” 5-7 days to reprogram your gut and brain to IF, afterward, you’ll be fine, I promise.

Drink a big glass of water during your week moments and keep your mind and body occupied. Your hunger and weak moments will pass.

Good luck.

you arent programming your gut and brain to do IF. some people cant do IF. some people have done it all their life. as for hunger passing it doesnt work that way for everyone.IF is just a window of time in which to eat your calories. Ive done it for more than 3 decades. I do better fasting because I am not a breakfast eater never really was. now if someone has insulin issues it may help with craving things or not being as hungry. but IF isnt for everyone.

Great topic. Ive been toying with the topic myself. Have been eating 5-6 times a day for like 30 years. Started young to feed workout recovery and it became a habit. I was having trouble shedding fat at any calorie level and i was ALWAYS hungryl. Self diagnosed that i has some kindof metabolic syndrome or insulin resistance

The last few weeks ive been reading abiut intermittent fasting and decided to get all my foods in 3 meala with zero snacking. My hunger went away the first day and my carb cravings have gone away completely. Fat is starting to visibly come off my face and upper chest area in just first. Month. This is with minimal exwrciae too. Dont usually post but if it can help somebody with a similar iasue had to share.

Imho dont have to starve yourself 20 hours to get some benefits from the IF concept. But everybody has to do what works for them. 3 square and no snacks has had profound e impact for me albeit in a short month tome period.

I began seeing an RD early in November. I wanted help with losing weight and advice on eating as healthy as possible. Based on my history of high sugar consumption (basically my whole live, major sweet tooth) and difficulty losing weight, she suggested I have developed insulin resistance. We started out with cutting out sugar (ruthlessly) and limiting carbs. Next she had me eating 3 meals a day with 2 snacks, still limiting sugar and carbs, and starting to ramp up fiber. Then we cut out snacks. Finally, she encouraged me to to 16:8 IF a couple of days a week, continuing to avoid sugar and limit carbs with lots of fiber. All this took place over a 5 week period. After 2-3 years of not only failing to lose weight but slowly gaining weight, I am finally seeing success and have lost 15 pounds over the now 6 week period. I am not hungry except right before meals. Most of the time I don't crave sugar or carbs like I used to. Apparently this method is what works for me now that I am older, since all of the things that used to work don't seem to any more. She has suggested that we reevaluate my progress at 20 weeks, and possibly start adding back some healthy carbs at that time. At that time I will probably get my blood pressure and cholesterol checked to see what effect this change has had on my health.

I have never been a breakfast person either, and have forced myself to eat it based on the popular advice that breakfast is the most important meal. So far, it seems I can live without it quite nicely, LOL.

trdrsix0s wrote: »

Great topic. Ive been toying with the topic myself. Have been eating 5-6 times a day for like 30 years. Started young to feed workout recovery and it became a habit. I was having trouble shedding fat at any calorie level and i was ALWAYS hungryl. Self diagnosed that i has some kindof metabolic syndrome or insulin resistance

First, you should never self diagnose. Second, you weren't losing weight because you weren't in a calorie deficit. One thing I noticed about eating later in the day is that it can really suppress the appetite of some people, especially if you go to that from eating 5-6 times a day which helps you stay in a calorie deficit. Other than that, there is no magic to IF. To lose weight, no matter how or when you eat, calories are king.