Intermittent fasting?

I do it and love it. Reaserch and make your own opinion.

Good luck

I wish it wasn't called intermittent fasting. That word apparently makes people think you are starving yourself for weeks.

And fasting for 12 hours? That's called "skipping breakfast". It's not dangerous ffs.

And fasting for 12 hours? That's called "skipping breakfast". It's not dangerous ffs.

Or sleep

I did the 16/8 IF for about a month and a half. I lost about 10 lbs with very little effort, but then I stalled. I found that I was actually eating below my BMR after a time. I had also stopped logging my food. When I pushed by fast back a bit (more a 14/10 now) and I started logging again, the weight began to drop off again. I need at least 1750 calories per day, and I easily get those now. I was probably not even breaking 1000 calories in the last couple weeks of doing IF. I do not eat unless I am truly hungry, and I drink plenty of water to keep bloating and water retention down. I read somewhere that 14/10 is better for women, and it seems to be working well for me. Most of the fasting time is sleeping anyway, and a cup of green tea an hour or so before I break my fast really tastes good!

I would say just be sure you're eating above BMR. Only eat when you're hungry, and eat plant-based foods as much as possible. Also, drink plenty of water. These all seem like common-sense things, but they're all things I neglected to do for years. I am more focused, I sleep better, my skin has cleared up, my hair has stopped falling out in huge chunks, and I really enjoy eating whole foods. I think IF is wonderful for many reasons, and I am sad that there are so many misconceptions out there. It is not starving oneself; on the contrary, it is being mindful of what you eat, and I think it results in greater enjoyment of nutritious food.

Good luck!!!

Some people do it and love it. Some people hate it.

I like eating food in large quantities. If I don't I feel miserable. Having long periods without food and short intervals of NOMNOMNOM makes me happy (note I'm not on a proper IF schedule, this is just what I do because I like it). I eat either 1 large meal a day (usually breakfast) or 2 (usually breakfast and dinner). My feed window is usually about 6-10 hours.

My fiancee gets dizzy and light headed if she goes for too long without a snack. While she probably could get used to IF, the time it would take for her to do so and the misery she'd go through just isn't worth it. She eats 3 square meals a day and 2 snacks, all spaced approximately 3 hours from each other.

There is research out there suggesting benefits of different diets, but I happen to believe (there's no science behind this, just my thoughts based on what I've read) that the benefits of choosing a healthy and balanced program that you can comfortably stick with far outweigh any benefits of healthy program A over healthy program B and vice versa. I would strongly suggest going with what YOU are more likely to stick with.

AMEN!!

I think for a male bodybuilder on a bulk it would be pretty hard to IF purely from a practical POV. Trying to get all those cals in a small window would be tough. That being said if I were allowed 4000 cals I wouldn't need to IF because I'd be able to eat a satisfying breakfast, lunch and dinner

I have no idea if it works and am only commenting because I was just watching this video on intermittent fasting last night. http://youtu.be/rz06vept5r8

Fasting has done wonderful things FOR ME. I'm not a doctor and wouldn't tell anyone in the world how to eat or not eat, as the case may be. On days I fast, I double my water intake (which is already high ) and I always feel completely refreshed. I probably fast longer than most people - closer to 36 hours than 24 - once every other week. My doctor is completely fine with this, I am not hurting myself in any way, and I am benefitting from the emotional gain of having control over what goes in my mouth.

How can your body go into starvation mode when you have excess amounts (obviously I'm referring to obese people) of body fat? Your body has food and fuel. I wouldn't go off not eating for a week or anything, but it seems almost ridiculous to me that I should worry about my body "holding on to fat". I have about 150 lbs of the stuff that's just chillin' out and makin' me look bad, I don't think my body's too worried about not having any! :P

When you talk intermittent fasting, or fasting for 24 hours is that completely with no water even? Or is it just 24 hours of nothing but water? Thanks

Tons of water. That helps with hunger. Nothing else, though, just water for a true fast.