Fasting
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I do 5:2 fasting.. I have lost 26 pounds since New Years..... and my joints don't hurt anymore.
In fairness, the improvement in your joints is most likely due to the weight loss and probably some other improvements you've made if you've also started working out or making other lifestyle changes.
Being fasted isn't likely to have an affect on joints.17 -
I have used a few day fast to get past a weight loss plateau and I do intermittent fasting every day. I also eat low carb (less than 20g carbs) per day. I'm rarely hungry and my weight loss is moving along nicely. But I don't think I'd want to fast three days a week consistently. I love to eat too much5
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Carlos_421 wrote: »In fairness, the improvement in your joints is most likely due to the weight loss and probably some other improvements you've made if you've also started working out or making other lifestyle changes.
Being fasted isn't likely to have an affect on joints.
I and many others have noticed not eating sugar can have a noticeable effect on joint pain. While fasting you aren't getting sugar so indirectly it can help with joint pain.
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Carlos_421 wrote: »In fairness, the improvement in your joints is most likely due to the weight loss and probably some other improvements you've made if you've also started working out or making other lifestyle changes.
Being fasted isn't likely to have an affect on joints.
I and many others have noticed not eating sugar can have a noticeable effect on joint pain. While fasting you aren't getting sugar so indirectly it can help with joint pain.
So you stayed the same weight, but reduced sugar and noticed your joints felt better, with no weight loss involved?12 -
OK, I'll throw this out there. I had lost 40 lbs and was stalled at 200lbs. I went to a dietitian who told me to eat 1800 calories a day, but have 2 days a week of 800 cal fasting days with 5 60 minute HIIT workouts a week.
It did seem to help, for a bit, but then I stalled again. So I don't know.
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OK, I'll throw this out there. I had lost 40 lbs and was stalled at 200lbs. I went to a dietitian who told me to eat 1800 calories a day, but have 2 days a week of 800 cal fasting days with 5 60 minute HIIT workouts a week.
It did seem to help, for a bit, but then I stalled again. So I don't know.
A dietitian? Or a nutritionist?
ETA: I'm pretty skeptical of the 5 60 minute HIIT workouts. HIIT will gas an athlete in much less than 60 minutes (after 20 minutes, I'm close to passing out) and due to being high intensity, requires longer recovery periods (2 to 3 days) than steady state cardio.
You're more likely just doing regular interval training, not high intensity interval training.10 -
If any “trainer” or “coach” belched out a suggestion of five HIIT workouts a week, that would be the last time they’d have my ears in a fitness discussion.4
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Did the OP ever come back to clarify what kind of fasting she was interested in? There are so many kinds and I'd hate to overwhelm anyone with advice that doesn't match their specific needs.0
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Pro tip: Don't.0
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