intermittent fasting..thinking about it

What's your reason for fasting?

I don't believe it creates any faster weight loss.

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ok so i want to do the 24 hr once a week fasting. drinking as much water as i can that day. meaning get and don't eat til i get up the next day. and do that on my rest day obviously....i currently don't do any lifting as i don't have my weights nor can i afford to buy more or go to a gym. so i do mostly cardio. a few strenghtening excercises for my core...and some yoga. but mostly i dance/walk/jog. so i'm wondering if it will work for my. and for my non fasting days will eating between the bmr and tdee still work? any info would be great.

That sounds like ESE, a 24hr fast once a week. People get good results with that method. So yes you should do it. Would it make you lose weight any faster?? I don't know. For health benefits, do it.

I do ESE maybe once or twice a month.. Puts a nice dent into your caloric average deficit.

I also say DO IT - I can't because I have no self control but I know it has good spirtual as well as health benefits.

Good luck - it'll be a tough 24 hours.

I do IF everyday and get all my calories from 1 pm to 8pm. It work for my lifestyle. It is not a way to cut your calories.... I still eat 1700 calories a day but in a shorter window.

If you fast for a day make sure you distribute the calories you do not eat to other days.

Good luck

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^ Be sure to check out this site for alternative I.F. methods.

For those of you saying 'I don't think'...please, do...it's harmful to yourself and others when you don't.

I didn't say no, or I don't think.... how is it harmful to them and others? if they eat or not?

Umm...it's harmful to yourself and others when you don't think.

IF is the best thing to have happened to me regarding Diet and lifestyle, any doubters should, should check out
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Or check out my transformation pics, in my profile

For those of you saying 'I don't think'...please, do...it's harmful to yourself and others when you don't.

Back to topic...IF is great...and the benefits are real. I've yet to see someone who actually tried it NOT have excellent results. As an example...I have a friend who is an RN. I sent her my copy of Eat, Stop, Eat. She was somewhat critical...but ended up giving it a try. Her first week she lost an inch on her hips, half on her waist, and has maintained lean mass by her calculations. This was her greatest loss in months. My inbox has been full of bubbly messages all day.

Which makes me smile lol.

It works. It's healthy. I've been doing it for a year...and I love it.

I was one of those "ZOMG -- NO DON'T DO IT! YOU'LL STARVE AND YOUR METABOLISM WILL STOP!!!" when I had no information about it. So glad I didn't listen to myself!

I hated eating every 3-4 hours. It drove me nuts and I was constantly hungry and thinking only about food all day long. Basically while I was still consuming a previous meal, I'd be planning other meals. So I did some research and it made a lot of sense for me. I get to sleep in instead of preparing 4 meals, I only prepare 1. Now I know I eat at noon, or if I do a 24 fast once in a while, I eat at 6pm and can sleep in super late cause no making lunch! And, best of all, I can eat a real meal at lunch and dinner if I have plans and not have to try to stick within 300 calories.

thanx guys....that helped a bunch....do i really need to eat the calories i miss for a day or is it gonna hurt? i want to make sure i do it right.

I didn't find that the 24 hour fast ever really "hurt". First time was weird, because I had just stopped the "eat every few hours" mindset, but I was fine. I'd usually do it after a real bender -- like the day after an all-you-can-eat buffet, so I had already consumed most of the next day's calories the day before anyways.

I always avoid cardio (other than my fast walking to and from work), and just lift weights on a fast day, mainly because cardio makes me hungry. :happy: