Question about Intermittant Fasting
Susabella627
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Hello, almost all the Keto literature and research I read discusses the benefits of IF. With a decrease in appetite after only 10 days I have been having my first meal around 12 noon, maybe a snack at 3 if I feel hungry and dinner by 6. Nothing after dinner and nothing (except coffee) until I eat around 12 noon the next day or when I feel hungry. Is this IF?
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Yup. You are pretty much on a 18/6 eating IF schedule. This is same version I do with coffee/tea.4
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Thanks @qweck - thought I missing something, the literature made it seem much more confusing lol !0
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When you say coffee, you mean black coffee right?0
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I just started drinking only water between my 2 meals.0
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I do coffee/tea and can get away with 1-2 servings of whole earth monk fruit/stevia without any issue during a fast. Not so much with Aspartame.0
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I have a cup or two of coffee whipped with 1/2 tablespoon of coconut oil. I wasn't intentionally fasting so I'm not sure if that is Ok. I'm really just not hungry but do enjoy my bullet coffee.2
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That coconut oil is fuel and your body would burn it instead of the stored fat if you drink it during a fast and would more then likely break your fast. I've watched multiple Dr.s on youtube who say black coffee won't break a fast but put something in it and it will.3
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Coconut oil will provide fat for fuel in the form of ketones, but it won't trigger an insulin response, and some of the benefits of fasting are based on the reduction of insulin and increased sensitivity to insulin which would still be realized with fat only consumption.3
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wouldn't 120 calories break a fast? You don't need fuel during a fast your body is doing that to produce plenty of ketones from stored fats. And that is weight you aren't losing while burning the coconut oil.2
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wouldn't 120 calories break a fast? You don't need fuel during a fast your body is doing that to produce plenty of ketones from stored fats. And that is weight you aren't losing while burning the coconut oil.
It evens out in the long run. And 120 calories isn't that big of bump.2 -
So my MCT oil powder from dr colbert divine health wouldn't break my fast in coffee? It has carbs and fiber or should I use heavy whipping cream or mct oil?0
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2 meals ...faints!!!1
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tcunbeliever wrote: »Coconut oil will provide fat for fuel in the form of ketones, but it won't trigger an insulin response, and some of the benefits of fasting are based on the reduction of insulin and increased sensitivity to insulin which would still be realized with fat only consumption.
Thank you,I will put coconut oil or MCT in my coffee in stead of cream .I only drink water during my IF.0 -
The real question is - are you doing IF to induce autophagy? If so, most of the studies say that autophagy doesn't really kick in until after 16 hours of fasting, so having the coconut oil in your coffee will defeat the purpose of the fast.
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Dr Berg You Tube recommends IF with meals at noon & 4 pm, but I'm not normally hungry till 6-7 pm so that's what I have been doing. Also, coffee with a bit of cream is fine...he says keep it to one cup but I do two. He says it could create an insulin response but you'll know if it stalls weight loss. I think he said oil in your coffee is fine also, but may not be for some people....it's worth watching his videos...informative.0
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Hi...new to MFP! So one cup of coffee with a tablespoon of heavy whipping cream is a no go either???😬 This is all I have in the morning and then eat my first meal at 1, maybe nuts at 3 or 4, dinner between 6-7 and that’s it. I do this almost daily. I’ll have breakfast only on Sundays (Keto bread, eggs, spinach, hollandaise sauce).0
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Mct oil and coconut oil do break a fast and affect insulin.0
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Damienriven wrote: »Mct oil and coconut oil do break a fast and affect insulin.
True.....kinda
They do break a fast in my opinion but they do not affect insulin.
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Damienriven wrote: »Mct oil and coconut oil do break a fast and affect insulin.
True.....kinda
They do break a fast in my opinion but they do not affect insulin.
Breaking a fast is nothing more than consuming something which spikes blood glucose.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LftmhASRlEc Friendly video, falls on the no-gos0 -
Internet dont ya love it.
https://support.naturalforce.com/hc/en-us/articles/115008096528-Will-MCT-Oil-break-my-fast-1