IF is exaggerated ?
wderwich1
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Started IF since 25 days , can't notice any changes in my weight only 0.4 lb , note that im fasting 20 hours and im so strict with my food and the CICO , i know it's a rookie question , should i continue or what ? (im okay with fasting 20 hours)
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During your eating window what is your calorie amount?7
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MarieRosekenji85 wrote: »During your eating window what is your calorie amount?
This. There’s nothing magical about fasting. What matters is that you’re in a calorie deficit for weight loss.
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1550 calories probably sometimes less , eating 950 calories than i go to train for about 1hour and a half , when i comeback home i eat again , i think it doesn't work with me cuz im eating a big amount of calories during a short period ..7
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Are you weighing your solids with a food scale?5
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1550 calories probably sometimes less , eating 950 calories than i go to train for about 1hour and a half , when i comeback home i eat again , i think it doesn't work with me cuz im eating a big amount of calories during a short period ..
it sounds like you are really guessing on the calories.
weight loss is about calories in calories out. you need to get a food scale, weigh your food and log accurately
IF helps some people manage how much they eat by limiting the window they eat in. that's it. make the window work for you, no bonus points for making it smaller.8 -
A big amount in a short period is NOT a problem if you weigh your food properly and account for every gram and remain within your calorie budget.
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What’s an IF? Is there an appendix? Or dictionary? For all the short hand?6
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Actually i don't weigh my food , but i suppose an excessive weight for everything i eat , per example when i eat an apple weighs 100g i put 120g in MFP ..3
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Actually i don't weigh my food , but i suppose an excessive weight for everything i eat , per example when i eat an apple weighs 100g i put 120g in MFP ..
But that apple may really weigh something else entirely. You don't know since you did not weigh it.
What made you choose 20 hour fasting? There are other IF protocols that use a broader eating window like 16:8, 17:7 but you still need to be in a calorie deficit... Buy a food scale, guesstimating your intake will only prove frustrating just like it is now.6 -
ginagurl79 wrote: »What’s an IF? Is there an appendix? Or dictionary? For all the short hand?
Intermittent fasting. Soupdjour
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L1zardQueen wrote: »ginagurl79 wrote: »What’s an IF? Is there an appendix? Or dictionary? For all the short hand?
Intermittent fasting. Soupdujour
Why thank you0 -
Actually i don't weigh my food , but i suppose an excessive weight for everything i eat , per example when i eat an apple weighs 100g i put 120g in MFP ..
when you are not losing as expected then you need to do more work. if you were losing weight then i'd say fine don't bother weighing the apple. but you posted saying you are not getting predicted loss, so it's very likely (assuming it has been more than 2 weeks) the issue is you are eating more than you think you are.
Logging food SOUNDS stupidly easy. but it isn't. there is a learning curve. we've all gone thru it. We've all found errors as we went along.5 -
Actually i don't weigh my food , but i suppose an excessive weight for everything i eat , per example when i eat an apple weighs 100g i put 120g in MFP ..
You need to weigh all solids and semi-solids (peanut butter, mayo, etc.) and measure all liquids except water. Guessing really does not work, you need to know how many calories you are taking in. Once you start logging accurately you can see where you are.
Intermittent fasting is nothing more than a fancy name for meal timing. It is one of many tools which can help people stay in a calorie deficit but it is the calorie deficit that will result in weight loss.4 -
are you eating in a deficit?
that is what causes weight loss1 -
ginagurl79 wrote: »L1zardQueen wrote: »ginagurl79 wrote: »What’s an IF? Is there an appendix? Or dictionary? For all the short hand?
Intermittent fasting. Soupdujour
Why thank you
And, as a more general answer, this:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1069278/acronyms-and-terms-for-new-mfp-members-v-6
For future reference, it's in the "Most Helpful Posts" section of the "Getting Started" forum topic.
Really, folks, read those "Most Helpful Posts", or at least go see what's there. Excellent, helpful info!6 -
Actually i don't weigh my food , but i suppose an excessive weight for everything i eat , per example when i eat an apple weighs 100g i put 120g in MFP ..
If you're not losing weight then you are underestimating instead of overestimating. If you were eating too little you would be losing very fast.5 -
Thanks guys i'ill weigh my food for sure next time , @RoxieDawn actually i started with 16:8 the first day but i can't notice that im doing an effort , it was kind of easy for me so i decided to go with 20:43
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i weighed PB this weekend. and nearly cried (what i actually did was change up my meal plans haha)
i must have put 3 tablespoons on my bread back in the day calling it 1 tablespoon :O13 -
Thanks guys i'ill weigh my food for sure next time , @RoxieDawn actually i started with 16:8 the first day but i can't notice that im doing an effort , it was kind of easy for me so i decided to go with 20:4
Being "easy for you" is the goal of IF for some folks. It may not be as easy once you start weighing all your foods and eating at your real deficit.
IF works great for me as it is the best way for me to do CICO without any hunger.
To be honest, I wish they never started calling it IF.
Play around with your eating window til you find what's best for you. Remember, try to accurately measure and log your intake.
Good luck!6 -
Actually i don't weigh my food , but i suppose an excessive weight for everything i eat , per example when i eat an apple weighs 100g i put 120g in MFP ..
If this was working the way you want it to, you would have lost more weight this past 25 days.
Get a food scale and come back and let us know what you learned.2 -
I follow IF per my terms just so I feel satisfied and don't binge. It's definitely different for everyone. Per example I go to bed early and get up early. I try to only eat between 10:30-7pm. Good luck0
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FWIW I don't know the last time I had an apple that small, they're all monsters these days. I eat a lot of apples, I weight them after I core and slice them and the edible portions as such are almost always over 150g, last night was a 200g beast. Just to say that, your logging is most definitely to blame.5
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MelanieCN77 wrote: »FWIW I don't know the last time I had an apple that small, they're all monsters these days. I eat a lot of apples, I weight them after I core and slice them and the edible portions as such are almost always over 150g, last night was a 200g beast. Just to say that, your logging is most definitely to blame.
Agreed, I do the same and am usually close to 225g... love Lady Alice and Envy varieties.4 -
Thanks guys i'ill weigh my food for sure next time , @RoxieDawn actually i started with 16:8 the first day but i can't notice that im doing an effort , it was kind of easy for me so i decided to go with 20:4
It doesn't have to feel hard to be effective. When did you start your workout routine?4 -
MelanieCN77 wrote: »FWIW I don't know the last time I had an apple that small, they're all monsters these days. I eat a lot of apples, I weight them after I core and slice them and the edible portions as such are almost always over 150g, last night was a 200g beast. Just to say that, your logging is most definitely to blame.
FWIW, the last apple I logged, quartered and cored, but with skin, was 114g. I got it at Panera, as my side instead of the baguette. (No, I didn't weigh it at Panera. I get the apple so I can bring it home and eat it some other time; I don't need a side with dinner.) I guess they have pathetic little apples, or something. Others from there that I've logged haven't been far off that.
Maybe regular apples are now supersized, like commercial muffins.
That said, I'm also nonplussed at the idea of someone who doesn't use a food scale saying "when i eat an apple weighs 100g i put 120g in MFP". If one didn't weigh it, how would one know it was 100g in the first place?
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Want to add to the cries of "buy thee a food scale". You can find them reasonably priced on Amazon. Accurate logging and following MFP's calorie recommendation for an appropriate rate of loss is your primary directive when it comes to weightloss. Intermittent Fasting cannot fix any problems caused by not logging intake accurately. I say this as someone who does 16:8 IF and likes it.2
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im curious as to what your TDEE, or BMI, or whatever....how much do you weigh and what is your height? Maybe you are tapped out and at a healthier weight0
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ginagurl79 wrote: »What’s an IF? Is there an appendix? Or dictionary? For all the short hand?
That was what I was wondering too, but yeah.
I think IF (I feel so trendy now using abbrevs.) is great if it works for your and your energy needs in a day. I like a bunh of smaller things to eat in a day, but I do have days I have a big meal and I am fine through the rest of the day. Never felt a need to skip a whole day though.1 -
Started IF since 25 days , can't notice any changes in my weight only 0.4 lb , note that im fasting 20 hours and im so strict with my food and the CICO , i know it's a rookie question , should i continue or what ? (im okay with fasting 20 hours)
There's nothing magical about IF...you can lose weight, maintain weight, and gain weight doing IF as it all comes down to calories.0
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