anyone else in here doing if(intermitted fasting).

My son does this yearly for his wrestling team. He does 1 whey shake a day with a banana and peanut butter. He has the shake right after working out. He has inspired me to get back into shape and now I fast occasionally as well. Seems to be working.

I have heard a lot about IF but not really sure what it consists of...can someone please explain?

i would like to know more about it. ive heard eating only 500 calories a day twice a week is one plan. not sure if that would make a big difference.

Fasting?

Well, no.

I did this a few years ago and had great results! Am thinking about starting again...

i would like to know more about it. ive heard eating only 500 calories a day twice a week is one plan. not sure if that would make a big difference.

I sort of do both. Twice a week I eat 400-500 calories. Its on my super busy errands days, so I'm not sitting around focusing on food too much. Then the rest of the week I eat a "normal" amt of calories, but I save most of them for evening, since my husband and I love to eat when we hang out. I haven't done this long-term yet, but when I do follow that closely for even just a short time, I notice significant results.

I have heard a lot about IF but not really sure what it consists of...can someone please explain?

Please, I too would like to know more, the more info the better, thanks
Pat

I have dabbled with the 5/2 programme and also the 16/8 programme. They get me results but I find I get really tired if I try any sort of training on the days I am fasting.

I would love to hear if anyone has come up with a method that allows the dieting and training without leaving you feel totally drained?

I'm a shift worker so I'm lucky enough to be able to work my training around my fasting. Usually I'll eat at 11am then go to the gym for around 2pm. I have done fasted training before with no real setbacks, but once in awhile I would feel drained...I have a feeling that was more sleep related than food though.

Check out the link I posted above from leangains

I'm finishing up my third week of IF doing 16/8 and so far, so good. Thought it'd be more difficult, especially at the start but starting was easier than expected.

May consider doing 18/6 or even 20/4 in future depending on how things go but for now 16/8 is going well

I was trying 5:2, but I stopped after reading that the health benefits weren't so pronounced for women. I did lose weight while doing it, but as another poster said, I thought about food constantly on the fasting days! It felt obsessive. I didn't overeat, but I did find myself looking up recipes, shopping for food, etc. I also felt a little tired on the fasting days, and tended to get dizzy easily - nothing excessive, but it was a relief when I stopped.

I did IF leangains 16/8 for a few months lost a good bit initially, i get measured with biosignature method, (callipers on different sites of the body) I lost on all body fat sites except one, it was the supra site which can show insulin sensitivity, my trainer noted that my eating must be sporadic (didn't tell him I was doing IF) so this was v interesting to me.

Have to say I did enjoy not having to eat all day at certain times and it has taught me that I'm not going to die/lose muscle/lower my IQ without food for a day!!!! Although I still was slightly preoccupied about food, as in what nice big feed I was planning for later and also the macro breakdown, juggling carb v fat days!

So for the moment, as I've a goal I wanta reach in 16 days, I've decided to add in a small breakfast again, lower by carb intake and moderate my protein, now this fat site is moving in the downward direction, but it could be because I'm being more strict. A typical day now I would eat at 8am finish 7pm so it's not too bad but I obviously don't get the total regenerating effects of a true fast does. When I reach my goal I may well go back to 16/8 for the convenience it gives me but think I'll set my own macros...

i love it, food tastes so much better when your not eating from the second you wake up, and also makes counting calories easier, never again will i go back to small frequent meals and also helps stay fuller which sounds weird since your aren't eating for most of the day

I have been doing the 18/6 intermittent fasting and the fat is just falling off. Im still eating the same ammount of calories I normally would but just in a 6 hour window. I'm kind of new to mfp. I used it for two weeks a while back and starting to use it again today. In just three days I've lost 5lbs and I'm very happy . just to note I wasnt eating very healthy leading up to 3 days ago :-/

Tomorrow will make it a week that I've been doing IF and so far I feel great. I'm happy to read that it's working for everyone. Make sure to add me I'd like to have a couple IF friends on my list.

I recently started IF……adjusting to a different mindset and food…any suggestions would be appreciated.