Intermittent fasting
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Anyone else out there doing intermittent fasting? I’ve been having great success over the past few weeks and would love to share tips and insights. Feel free to add me.
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I have been doing IF for a couple of weeks so far, still learning and am beginner's with keto as well. I was surprised of how somewhat satiated I am and not starving during the fasting periods. I think I'm undereating though, as it can be a challenge to not go over the 5-10% carb limit.7
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I’d love to learn more about IF. Any websites you’d recommend? Thanks much!2
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There is so much great information on YouTube for IF I gravitate towards https://www.youtube.com/user/EVMysterious .3
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i am in love with it. I have been going for 20:4, and so my cheat days, which are often, are 16:8. I went on a trip to Miami on the second week of doing this and I just had coffee/teas for breakfast, i bought a pastry that I shared with a friend one morning, but otherwise my lunches were all half sized portions, and then i did the same at dinner, and boom....losing awesome weight. I overcomplicate calorie counting after doing it for so many years. Giving myself a window to eat in....way easier.14
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I’ve recently started doing IF properly as I wasn’t strict enough with it. This month I’ve had good results. I was doing 16:8 until two days ago, which I’m now doing 18:6. In jan I lost 4.5 lbs - which was decent. But want a better loss per month as I want 30lbs off (did want it for the end of March but that won’t happen) x2
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I’ve recently started doing IF properly as I wasn’t strict enough with it. This month I’ve had good results. I was doing 16:8 until two days ago, which I’m now doing 18:6. In jan I lost 4.5 lbs - which was decent. But want a better loss per month as I want 30lbs off (did want it for the end of March but that won’t happen) x
With just 30lbs to lose you should certainly not losing faster as you'd lose a lot of muscles along with fat. Muscles are good! They keep you strong, prevent you from looking skinny fat, work against osteoporosis and lots of other things. Oh, and your heart is a muscle too. Plus if you lose too fast you will probably lose hair, look pale and unhealthy. Is it really worth this?14 -
Everyone alive is intermittently fasting since nobody eats 24 hours a day.43
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I’ve recently started doing IF properly as I wasn’t strict enough with it. This month I’ve had good results. I was doing 16:8 until two days ago, which I’m now doing 18:6. In jan I lost 4.5 lbs - which was decent. But want a better loss per month as I want 30lbs off (did want it for the end of March but that won’t happen) x
With just 30lbs to lose you should certainly not losing faster as you'd lose a lot of muscles along with fat. Muscles are good! They keep you strong, prevent you from looking skinny fat, work against osteoporosis and lots of other things. Oh, and your heart is a muscle too. Plus if you lose too fast you will probably lose hair, look pale and unhealthy. Is it really worth this?
I don’t think I’d lose that much in that time to be honest. Plus I do a lot of strength training. And defo don’t want to lose hair or muscle xx7 -
I fast from 7pm-noon and have done this for 6 months now. It seems to really help in shedding weight. It takes some getting used to but once you are in the routine...easy peasy.15
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I’ve recently started doing IF properly as I wasn’t strict enough with it. This month I’ve had good results. I was doing 16:8 until two days ago, which I’m now doing 18:6. In jan I lost 4.5 lbs - which was decent. But want a better loss per month as I want 30lbs off (did want it for the end of March but that won’t happen) x
With just 30lbs to lose you should certainly not losing faster as you'd lose a lot of muscles along with fat. Muscles are good! They keep you strong, prevent you from looking skinny fat, work against osteoporosis and lots of other things. Oh, and your heart is a muscle too. Plus if you lose too fast you will probably lose hair, look pale and unhealthy. Is it really worth this?
I don’t think I’d lose that much in that time to be honest. Plus I do a lot of strength training. And defo don’t want to lose hair or muscle xx
Strength training will not offset muscle used as an energy source once your body has metabolized all the fat it can for a day.
Unless you are in an imminent risk of death there are zero good reasons to hurry through the weight loss process.13 -
As everyone says, it’s all about calories in and out. But it does help me to stay more disciplined about eating and is another barrier to preventing me from over eating.24
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Do you all take days off from Intermittent fasting or do you stay on it everyday? I've been doing for acouple day? But just wondering if it's more affective for weight loss to change it up?2
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I’ve recently started doing IF properly as I wasn’t strict enough with it. This month I’ve had good results. I was doing 16:8 until two days ago, which I’m now doing 18:6. In jan I lost 4.5 lbs - which was decent. But want a better loss per month as I want 30lbs off (did want it for the end of March but that won’t happen) x
With just 30lbs to lose you should certainly not losing faster as you'd lose a lot of muscles along with fat. Muscles are good! They keep you strong, prevent you from looking skinny fat, work against osteoporosis and lots of other things. Oh, and your heart is a muscle too. Plus if you lose too fast you will probably lose hair, look pale and unhealthy. Is it really worth this?
I don’t think I’d lose that much in that time to be honest. Plus I do a lot of strength training. And defo don’t want to lose hair or muscle xx
Strength training is good. But when your body needs a minimum amount of fuel and is not getting that fuel.......muscle becomes the fuel.13 -
contento25 wrote: »Do you all take days off from Intermittent fasting or do you stay on it everyday? I've been doing for acouple day? But just wondering if it's more affective for weight loss to change it up?
IF itself doesn't do anything for weight loss, it's just timing. The only thing that leads to weight loss is a calorie deficit. Some people find IF makes it easier to stay in a deficit, but that's a personal preference.
If 1600 calories is a deficit for you, it makes no difference to weight loss if you eat those calories across 1 hour, 6 hours or 16 hours.21 -
I would love some info on 16:8 IF. I just started lifting heavy, about 20-30 lbs of fat to lose and I've been at a plateau for 6 months.
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Candikickbutt wrote: »I would love some info on 16:8 IF. I just started lifting heavy, about 20-30 lbs of fat to lose and I've been at a plateau for 6 months.
Mosey on over to the IF sub-forum and you’ll find what you’re looking for.
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I’ve recently started doing IF properly as I wasn’t strict enough with it. This month I’ve had good results. I was doing 16:8 until two days ago, which I’m now doing 18:6. In jan I lost 4.5 lbs - which was decent. But want a better loss per month as I want 30lbs off (did want it for the end of March but that won’t happen) x
With just 30lbs to lose you should certainly not losing faster as you'd lose a lot of muscles along with fat. Muscles are good! They keep you strong, prevent you from looking skinny fat, work against osteoporosis and lots of other things. Oh, and your heart is a muscle too. Plus if you lose too fast you will probably lose hair, look pale and unhealthy. Is it really worth this?
I don’t think I’d lose that much in that time to be honest. Plus I do a lot of strength training. And defo don’t want to lose hair or muscle xx
Strength training is good. But when your body needs a minimum amount of fuel and is not getting that fuel.......muscle becomes the fuel.
This is my concern, I've been doing IF for about the last month, about a 14:10 ratio. I work in a hospital 12 hr shifts, so if I work out before work, I'm working out at 5 am, stopped eating at 7 pm the night before, but then don't eat breakfast until about 9 am or so. What is my body using to fuel that workout? Am I losing ground instead of gaining ground?0 -
Your workout performance and strength progression, as measured by loads lifted, will be an indicator. I've done fine training fasted but it did a little getting used to. Get your calories in, one way or the other, each day.1
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IF and Keto have zero benefit physically. They're mental placebos.
Anybody who tells you IF is the way to lose those last stubborn pounds etc is not looking out for you.18 -
gmhester74 wrote: »I’ve recently started doing IF properly as I wasn’t strict enough with it. This month I’ve had good results. I was doing 16:8 until two days ago, which I’m now doing 18:6. In jan I lost 4.5 lbs - which was decent. But want a better loss per month as I want 30lbs off (did want it for the end of March but that won’t happen) x
With just 30lbs to lose you should certainly not losing faster as you'd lose a lot of muscles along with fat. Muscles are good! They keep you strong, prevent you from looking skinny fat, work against osteoporosis and lots of other things. Oh, and your heart is a muscle too. Plus if you lose too fast you will probably lose hair, look pale and unhealthy. Is it really worth this?
I don’t think I’d lose that much in that time to be honest. Plus I do a lot of strength training. And defo don’t want to lose hair or muscle xx
Strength training is good. But when your body needs a minimum amount of fuel and is not getting that fuel.......muscle becomes the fuel.
This is my concern, I've been doing IF for about the last month, about a 14:10 ratio. I work in a hospital 12 hr shifts, so if I work out before work, I'm working out at 5 am, stopped eating at 7 pm the night before, but then don't eat breakfast until about 9 am or so. What is my body using to fuel that workout? Am I losing ground instead of gaining ground?
What's important is your overall calories for the day and for the week. You don't have to eat food right before your body needs to use it - it is constantly digesting food, transporting fuel around to your cells, burning fat, etc. The danger would be under-fueling over a longer period of time. I'm not knowledgeable enough to know how long, but we're not talking about less than 24 hrs. Just monitor your energy level and performance. Some people do fine working out on an empty stomach, others find their workouts suffer without eating a little something.10
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