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Intermittent Fasting?

samandheatherdover
Posts: 20 Member
I've heard this a lot lately. How does it work? Does it speed up weight loss?
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I recently heard about this and decided to give it a try during the 2 weeks. I started fasting 12 to 16 hours on my nights off from work. Very doubtful at first that this would work but I've stuck with it and battled my "stress-related food cravings." So far 8 lbs lost in 15 days. According to Mayo Clinic, fasting helps trigger more burning of fat stores. Try it, good luck! Wishing you the best,
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t works for me in the sense that it helps me to be less obsessed with eating/food.
I do 16/8, so I only eat between noon and 8pm give or take. So basically no more snacking after dinner and I skip breakfast. This means my daily calories are spread out over a shorter time than normal, which I like, as it feels like I can eat more during lunch and dinner and surprisingly enough I don't miss breakfast.
As far as I'm concerned it's about calorie deficit and whatever time of day you consume these calories is probably irrelevant, but like I said, this plan helps me control my mind better.7 -
There's another thread opened above this one, with several comments that have some useful info...for me anyway2
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I've spent most of the morning googling and watching you tube videos on IF. It's an interesting concept which I'm going to try out, I dont tend to eat late at night anyway and dont have breakfast till after 10 so dont think it will be a difficult adjustment for me.... watch this space1
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