FASTING, love it or hate it?
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I would hate it - I can only eat small amounts at a time because I fill up easily.0
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Penn seriously under ate, which is sad. He learned nothing on how to eat like regular people for the rest of his life. He must be fun to hang out with now.7
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Nutrionalists freak if you dont break-the-fast and eat with 30 seconds of waking up (6am).....but they cant seem to answer if it is ok to then not eat again until 6pm at night.14
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I only fast overnight (around 12 hrs. between dinner and next day breakfast), or if I have a medical procedure or a test the next day. Personal preference in my opinion.
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It's a gimmick some people use to eat in a deficit. It's not necessary, nor is there anything magic about it, but it may work for you. I see no need for it.6
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I don't love it or hate it.
I started 16:8 IF because my wt spiked 10#; 5# over by maintenance level. Lost 5# gross wt back to my maintenance level in 2wks after starting IF. Will stop IF l when my trend weight catches up to my gross wt which should be w/in another couple of wks.
IF is not a gimmick or a panacea but simply a method to control your food intake by restricting when you eat to a limited period of time.
It's working for me and may or may not work for others depending upon their particular needs and ability/willingness to restrict their food intake in this manner.
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Kevin_Hassenpflug wrote: »Nutrionalists freak if you dont break-the-fast and eat with 30 seconds of waking up (6am).....but they cant seem to answer if it is ok to then not eat again until 6pm at night.
You made a weird attack on nutritionists in another thread as well. What gives?6 -
ArtsieSarah wrote: »What is everyone's opinion on fasting? It's something I've never tried before, do y'all love it or hate it? Why or why not??
Depending on the type of fasting you're considering, how you'll fare will be affected by the low-energy intervals within your active hours.
I'm used to fasting (Church calendar & Judaica) and I have circumstantially fasted at times over the years for convenience, however personally, I'd really rather not.2 -
Love it! It is teaching me that my “need” for fuel every few hours is all in my head, it is helping me learn not to grab things mindlessly, it is satisfying for me to eat a larger amount of calories in a 2-4hoir window instead of spreading it out through the day. I find sometimes I eat in a larger window as occasionally I am genuinely hungry and need food earlier in the day, but for the most part it is easy for me to stick to and simplifies my day.
ETA: I never really notice the dreaded “energy lag” that other people use for an argument against. If anything I am more energetic as my digestion sucks and if I eat earlier in the day I end up in pain.1 -
L1zardQueen wrote: »Penn seriously under ate, which is sad. He learned nothing on how to eat like regular people for the rest of his life. He must be fun to hang out with now.
What he calls "easy" would be very insulting if I cared what he thought.4 -
I love it and follow it for many years. Before people found the name of this diet. How about 25 years?? already....
I love skip breakfast, I do 18/6 4 days a week, then I fast 20/4 2 days a week; also 24 hrs 1 time a week. Surprisingly, I feel my best at my 24 hr fast. Smallest hunger feeling comes on 24 hrs fast too.
(OMAD) one meal a day diet have been practiced by many followers all around the world. It is only a matter of your body to get accustomed to feed on the fat instead of carbs in your diet. After meal my body seamlessly transfers it's energy burning to the internal fat sources, that's why I never feel hungry. The body can be trained and perfectly adopted to the fat consumption instead of carbs. Thankfully, the fat sources of the body almost endless.18 -
jenigennrich wrote: »I do intermittent fasting. The 16/8 schedule didn't work for me, so I do a 13/11 schedule. It has helped my stomach and I sleep much better.
13/11? Isn’t that just... life? I eat dinner around 7:30 - 8, often don’t eat anything after dinner, go to bed around 11:30, get up at 5:30, work out in the morning, take conference calls from home till 8-8:30, get to work around 9 and usually have coffee and breakfast then.
I had no idea I was an intermittent faster....
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I find that intermittent fasting, with some modifications, works best for me. My modifications are that I have creamer with my coffee in the morning, and I don't have an exact eating window. I have a protein bar around 4:00 pm, dinner around 6:00 or 7:00, and a treat later, anywhere from 10:00 to midnight. I find it's an effective means to control my tendency to eat when I'm bored.3
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WinoGelato wrote: »jenigennrich wrote: »I do intermittent fasting. The 16/8 schedule didn't work for me, so I do a 13/11 schedule. It has helped my stomach and I sleep much better.
13/11? Isn’t that just... life? I eat dinner around 7:30 - 8, often don’t eat anything after dinner, go to bed around 11:30, get up at 5:30, work out in the morning, take conference calls from home till 8-8:30, get to work around 9 and usually have coffee and breakfast then.
I had no idea I was an intermittent faster....
Well, by that definiton we are nearly all intermittent fasters - I do something like 10/14 (if I have understood this numerical system correctly??) - my last food is around 10 pm, and then coffee/breakfast usually around 8:00 next morning.
I mean, unless you eat absolutely last thing before sleeping and absolutely first thing on waking, (or wake up and eat in middle of night, I suppose) wouldn't most people do something similar?
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I like it and find it helpful, but I neither love nor hate it, tbh.1
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I'm just starting out on IF (16/8) and finding it works quite well for me so far. I wondered if people had any recommendations for good articles or apps for it?0
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I'm just starting out on IF (16/8) and finding it works quite well for me so far. I wondered if people had any recommendations for good articles or apps for it?
I use the Zero Fasting Tacker app and like it. It’s free with thus far no extra-paying premium version. I like it.
Do a search and you’ll easily find it.
Here’s a screenshot of my yesterday.
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pierinifitness wrote: »
I use the Zero Fasting Tacker app and like it. It’s free with thus far no extra-paying premium version. I like it.
Do a search and you’ll easily find it.
Here’s a screenshot of my yesterday.
Great, thanks for the recommendation - just downloaded it!0 -
paperpudding wrote: »WinoGelato wrote: »jenigennrich wrote: »I do intermittent fasting. The 16/8 schedule didn't work for me, so I do a 13/11 schedule. It has helped my stomach and I sleep much better.
13/11? Isn’t that just... life? I eat dinner around 7:30 - 8, often don’t eat anything after dinner, go to bed around 11:30, get up at 5:30, work out in the morning, take conference calls from home till 8-8:30, get to work around 9 and usually have coffee and breakfast then.
I had no idea I was an intermittent faster....
Well, by that definiton we are nearly all intermittent fasters - I do something like 10/14 (if I have understood this numerical system correctly??) - my last food is around 10 pm, and then coffee/breakfast usually around 8:00 next morning.
I mean, unless you eat absolutely last thing before sleeping and absolutely first thing on waking, (or wake up and eat in middle of night, I suppose) wouldn't most people do something similar?
We ARE all intermittent fasters which is why it is such a stupid name. Unless you sleep walk and eat you are definitely fasting at some point.12 -
I love it. I've now progressed to a 20/4 window and it works the best for me (I am inclined to night binge when I consume most of my calories during the day).1
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