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I did my diet time longer. I dieted for 6 months and lost 60lbs. Then I took a 3 month break at maintenance. Now I'm back on and have lots and additional 17lbs. I actually do 1300 calories Monday-Friday, and maintenance on the weekends now. This still puts at a pace to lose about 1.5 lbs a week. But soon my rate of loss…

I honestly do not sync my fitness trackers with MFP. I use an online TDEE calculator to determine my goals based on my activity level and eat those calories every day. I average 15,000 steps a day and do pilates four days a week. I use moderately active on the TDEE calculator and manually update my calorie goals in MFP. I…

For me, intermittent fasting makes a calorie deficit the easiest. I can enjoy larger meals while still adhering to my calories goals because I only eat across a short window of time.

It's very individual. I am in a group of over 50, 000 IFers and everyone will answer something different. Experiment with a few and see which one allows you to best adhere to your goals. For me that's 4:3. I eat maintenance 4 days a week and up to 600 calories 3 days a week. I just do very lean protein and green steamed…

Most of the benefits of IF are the same benefits one gets from a calorie deficit regardless of the style of eating. There haven't been a great deal of human studies, but those that have been done show no advantage to IF vs all day eating when caloric deficit and protein intake are similar.

PSMF doesn't do anything special for fat burning. It's a very low calorie crash diet. Most followers even recommend multiple meals per day instead of the one or two that most IFers have per day because it can be difficult to take in that much lean plain protein at one time.

Insulin does not cause fat gain or prevent fat loss in a calorie deficit. Insulin spikes only matters if you're diabetic. There are people who "cheat" on IF and use 50 or so calories of creamer/milk/sugar in their morning coffee and still lose weight just fine.

The original creator of the diet actually says that zero calories are better but he chose a random low percentage because he felt it would be better for long term adherence.

Then you have been eating in a deficit. IF is nothing more than a timing tool. Your body is always burning and storing fat regardless of fasted or fed state. If it's not you need medical attention. Studies have also proven that a IF has no weight loss advantage over a normal all day eating pattern when caloric consumption…

IF is nothing more than a timing tool. If you want to change your shape or lose weight you will still need to achieve a calorie deficit. A progressive lifting routine will help with shape as well.

I don't think you understand intermittent fasting at all. Intermittent fasting is a timing tool that allows people who enjoy larger meals an easier means of adhering to their calorie goals by limiting the amount of hours they eat per day. That's it. People use it for losing weight, maintaining weight, and gaining…

I do intermittent fasting. I have lost 70lbs in 7 months. The important thing to note is that IF is nothing more than a timing tool that allows people who enjoy bigger meals an easier means of adhering to their calorie goals by shortening their feeding window. It does zero for fat loss. Fat loss comes from a calorie…

This! I am super far from a keto fan. My thyroid doesn't respond well to it and I love carbs. But I can attest to no keto flu with proper electrolyte balance when I did try it. And if I did start to feel a little off, I immediately had some pickles, pickle juice, or broth. Felt just fine shortly after.

I average 1.5 lbs a week loss on 1650 at 5ft tall. It depends on your personal stats. The bigger, younger, and more active you are, the more calories that are needed to sustain basic body function. The more you can eat and still lose the better. Excessive long term deficits increase muscle loss.

Just because you feel okay doesn't mean its advisable. Excessive deficits increase the chances of muscle loss. No one wants to lose more lean mass than they have to when dieting. Its a hard and slow process for females to regain muscle mass.

Your body is always burning and storing fat. IF is nothing more than a timing tool that allows people who enjoy bigger meals an easier means of adhering to their calorie goals. You don't burn extra fat during your fasting window. If weight loss is your goal, that comes strictly from the calorie deficit. People also use it…

I've never researched all the differences between the two, but I cannot drink diet pepsi products. I can drink regular pepsi products and diet coke products, but diet pepsi products give me hives. I just stay away from diet pepsi stuff. I don't drink much soda though anyways.

Yeah still no. Again if there's so much scientific evidence. Please provide it. I've studied it for years and I've never seen a legit case that remotely proves anything you claim.

Your body is always burning and storing fat. If it isn't you need to go to hospital. Please share your ample evidence. Peer reviewed controlled studies on humans, not internet blogs.

It really is awesome. I no longer have a thyroid. So my caloric output is naturally lower than others with similar stats. But IF lets me enjoy larger meals within my goal range without feeling too deprived.

Some people prefer many small meals and some prefer two large meals. Whether many small meals make you hungrier or not, as long as you don't continue to add calories to your day, you get the same result. The fasted state time doesn't do anything. IF doesn't naturally give you less calories unless you choose to lower your…

Why would I be against it if I admin a group for it and follow it myself? Why would I say its great that you found something that works for you? My point was your "comments about it training your body to only eat when it needs to" or " you still eat your same calories but give your body a digestive break" or " while your…

Yeah doctors get extremely limited nutrition training. But regardless, your doctor's woo claims on IF don't change the basic laws of science. If IF were the magic that you claim it is, people couldn't gain weight on it. Trust me. I admin a group of over 50, 000 intermittent fasters. Some are bulking, some are maintaining,…

Google is not a scientific resource. I recommend you do some research on Google scholar and focus on peer reviewed scientific data with controlled studies. They will show that there is no additional benefits to fasting over eating multiple meals all day as long as caloric intake is the same. Don't get me wrong, I've been…

On Smart Points I barely get 1100 calories on my points. I can cut on 1600. So that's 500 calories for fruits and veggies. For me that will never happen in one day. Now I don't follow WW, I just experiment with the points a bit on some of the free apps because I like comparing data. But fruits and veggies put into recipes…

WW still encourages you to eat back you activity points and your weekly extra points. Plus they make all fruits and veggies free. So its not that hard to add 200-400 calories of green veggies and fresh fruit to your day to up your calories.

I'm allergic to blueberries and yes they do give me hives. I'm also anaphallactically allergic to bananas and would have died as a child if my parents didn't already have an epi-pen that was issued after I had a reaction to penicillin.

To lose weight while following IF plan, you still have to be in a calorie deficit. Cutting your eating window down a few hours does not magically void the laws of thermodynamics. I know people who lose, maintain, and gain on IF all by manipulating their caloric intake.

I eat rice or pasta at least 5 days a week. I do practice intermittent fasting so I have one small meal or snack around 200-400 calories and then my main meal of 1100 calories. So its super easy to fit it in my day. I also order rice or pasta out quite often. I just make it fit my macros. If rice and pasta were bad for…

It's 5:2. It's barely a 3000 calorie a week deficit if followed properly and aiming for maintenance on your non fast days. You will not crash your metabolism. This way of eating is super popular in the UK. I actually follow Alternate Day Fasting which is every other day at 500 calories and every other day at slightly above…