Fasting

andreadsteen1216
andreadsteen1216 Posts: 6 Member
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Who all fasts? Thinking about starting! How often and for how long?
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  • nancym30
    nancym30 Posts: 27 Member
    I do. For the past couple of years I’ve been doing longer fasts, ie 5 to 7 days each, two or three times per year. My biggest reason: I belief it’s a good way to let my body repair itself and to build my immune system. I also have wanted the weight loss benefit, which I’ve gotten.
    I’m not sure whether I’ll keep fasting like this, I don’t know.
  • nancym30
    nancym30 Posts: 27 Member
    I’m thinking of switching to short mini fasts, ie two days week of under 500 calories.
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,943 Member
    Nope. I like food, and I like food so much that I prefer to spread it out over the day. Also, my body doesn't like fasting.

    Why do you consider this?
  • mizzpfft
    mizzpfft Posts: 8 Member
    I just started a 5 day fasting mimicking protocol to see if it will help with my chronic gut issues/IBD (reading Dr. Valter Longo, it appears it helps even more than strict water fasts). The weight loss--which appears to pull from visceral fat-- is a bonus, though I'm not expecting much actual weight loss. So far so good, but I'm only on day 1!

    I am also interested in the research that suggests alternating lower and high calorie periods is better for optimizing metabolism. According to Dexa scan, my BMR is almost 20% lower than it should be given age, muscle mass, etc. I think years of disordered eating via caloric restriction plus high cardio may have impacted my metabolic functioning and I'd like to optimize if possible.

    I generally practice 'time restricted' eating (essentially eat lunch and dinner plus coffee in the am), because I've never been a breakfast person and given my maintenance calories are around around 1350, I prefer two actual meals to three meagre meals. It hasn't resulted in weight loss for me, but again this is how I've eaten most of my life.
  • FrenchAtlanticGirl
    FrenchAtlanticGirl Posts: 5 Member
    I think fasting can be a very personal thing. Some do it for religious/cultural reasons while others do it for health/weight loss. In reality, our bodies were built for physical activity (hunter/gatherer) and fasting (lean winter months/less food). It isn’t natural or good for our bodies to be sitting at a desk all day. Our postures have become terrible and we suffer from aching joints and muscles and poor flexibility.

    Personally, I starting fasting (16:8 - 18:6) to help reduce portion sizes. I’ve noticed that I feel full faster and I have much more energy. I use “LIFE” app to track my fasting. It’s extremely user friendly.
    My husband won’t use an app but he recently did a 36 hr fast. He felt great and plans on doing a 2 or 3 day fast next month.
  • DarkFaerieQueen86
    DarkFaerieQueen86 Posts: 1 Member
    I generally do OMAD (one meal a day), with allowances for collagen/splash of cream in my morning coffee/tea. I'd like to work in some 48-72 hour fasts, but I find the daily fasting is pretty manageable for now.
  • Thewonderofitall
    Thewonderofitall Posts: 98 Member
    Intermittent Fasting worked great for me! I was doing 16:8 five days a week. (Monday to Friday) I would finish diner by 8:00pm and wouldn't eat again until lunch at 12:00pm the next day. I lost the last 30 lbs or so that I was looking to lose. On Weekends I would eat breakfast to create a "Zig-Zag Diet". This way your metabolism doesn't become complacent. Then I started doing a 23 hour fast on Wednesday hoping to achieve "Autophagy". It's debatable whether 23 hours is long enough, but it seemed to work for me.

    Now that it's gotten colder and I have reached my target weight I am having a Pea protein Shake for Breakfast and just added it to me daily calorie count as I as looking to maintain weight.
  • Xerogs
    Xerogs Posts: 328 Member
    edited February 2022
    I usually don't eat breakfast unless I am hungry. I try to not eat past 6pm and then I don't typically eat until after 11am the next day. Sometimes I don't feel hungry until well into the afternoon so I just use my hunger as a gauge. I just make sure to be well hydrated until I eat again. I will have a decent sized lunch and then try to have a light dinner.

    I lost 40+lbs doing IF, low carb, and moderate exercise in the past so I am going back to that this week since I gained back 20+lbs this winter.
  • Xellercin
    Xellercin Posts: 924 Member
    My neurologist prescribed IF for me, so I started with 18:6 and now I'm anywhere from 23:1 to 16:8 depending on the day, but typically eat between 2-5 hours a day, but only one meal, maybe a snack, and some tea and milk. The slow sipping of tea with milk in the evenings is the main thing that extends my eating time.
  • kimbaker40
    kimbaker40 Posts: 5 Member
    edited February 2022
    I do alternate day fasting, high calories (1700 ish) one day and btw 500-600 the next day. I also walk on the treadmill and drink lots of water. I have lost 15 pounds in 4 months and I’m at goal. I love it 🥰 and it works well for me!!
  • hestiamoon3382
    hestiamoon3382 Posts: 5 Member
    I do ADF now. If you have over 20 lbs to lose IF won’t work because your body will adapt and slow your metabolism unless you really vary it A LOT. ADF is easier. Zero calories one day, 2 meals the next. There’s no thinking, tracking, counting.
  • kittensden72
    kittensden72 Posts: 30 Member
    andreadsteen1216 wrote: »
    Who all fasts? Thinking about starting! How often and for how long?

    I do. I should say that I'm a beginner. I go 16:8. This means I can eat within an 8-hour window and fast for 16 hours.
  • hestiamoon3382
    hestiamoon3382 Posts: 5 Member
    edited February 2022
    @ccrdragon You should take up your disagreement with Dr Jason Fung. I’m sure he’ll appreciate your well researched peer reviewed results.
  • hestiamoon3382
    hestiamoon3382 Posts: 5 Member
    @JarheadSFMF If you varied it than you varied it. If every day you ate from only noon to 8 that’s not varying it.
    Please feel free to tell Dr Jason Fung he’s incorrect in his findings because of your personal feelings.
  • hestiamoon3382
    hestiamoon3382 Posts: 5 Member
    Thewonderofitall wrote: »
    Intermittent Fasting worked great for me! I was doing 16:8 five days a week. (Monday to Friday) I would finish diner by 8:00pm and wouldn't eat again until lunch at 12:00pm the next day. I lost the last 30 lbs or so that I was looking to lose. On Weekends I would eat breakfast to create a "Zig-Zag Diet". This way your metabolism doesn't become complacent. Then I started doing a 23 hour fast on Wednesday hoping to achieve "Autophagy". It's debatable whether 23 hours is long enough, but it seemed to work for me.

    Now that it's gotten colder and I have reached my target weight I am having a Pea protein Shake for Breakfast and just added it to me daily calorie count as I as looking to maintain weight.

    Good for you! Ignore the haters and deniers. They’re just jealous.
  • hestiamoon3382
    hestiamoon3382 Posts: 5 Member
    JarheadSFMF wrote: »
    I have done IF now for 2 years varying the times but mostly 16:8. I lost 87lbs, didn't slow my metabolism it helped.

    If you varied it than you varied it. If every day you ate from only noon to 8 that’s not varying it.
    Please feel free to tell Dr Jason Fung he’s incorrect in his findings because of your personal feelings.
  • chonkyaltbabe
    chonkyaltbabe Posts: 29 Member
    I do a variety of fasts depending on whatever is going on. I enjoy it a lot.
  • goldenxbeauty
    goldenxbeauty Posts: 154 Member
    I do 16:8.
    Usually between 1pm-9pm or 2pm-10pm depending on if I work that day or not.
  • ChiefBaba
    ChiefBaba Posts: 29 Member
    58 years old and went from 299 to 190. I started fasting 12 hours a day, now its 136 hours a week. My BP and weight are what they were in my 20s and diabetes is in remission. 3fahh2hnc7zt.jpg
    Love this fasting lifestyle!
  • age_is_just_a_number
    age_is_just_a_number Posts: 631 Member
    I have a colleague who swears by IF. I’ve been slowly moving my breakfast later and my lunch later. But I’m still having afternoon snack and dinner. The longest ‘fast’ I’ve done is 15 hours from 7pm to 10am.
    I’m eating the same amount, just over less time.
    I’m finding I’m not hungry in the morning. I feel good.
  • AnabellaAveline21
    AnabellaAveline21 Posts: 12 Member
    I think what I do is fasting but I'm not quite sure... but ever since I was 16 I always missed breakfast and barely ate lunch or i'd miss is completely.
    I went 7 years of not doing it and hated it. Then during lockdown I went back to doing this routine and lost lots of weight (i would do loads of walks as well)...
    It's not a struggle for me and never has been... my body is very accustom to not having much food once I get used to it again.... I'm back to doing this again and i will just listen to my body.
  • capgordon1293
    capgordon1293 Posts: 149 Member
    Am starting it on Monday let's go

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