Intermittent fasting

Pitbull said:
I fast between breakfast and 10, then fast from 10 till about 12. Then again I fast till about 15, and again till 18. If I'm up a bit late I also fast from 18 till about 23. Then a long fast till around 6.
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I've always eaten a large evening meal for the day when possible so intermittent fasting to me either means the above, or what I do which is take a couple days off eating every couple months, been doing that for years. It's not really a weight loss thing though I guess that happens.

This whole 16/8 10/6 blah blah hooha regime appears to be a fancy way of saying "I skip breakfast, sometimes lunch too." :D

PS Can an OP inb4 a thread? Isn't that like a driver calling shotgun?
 
I'm doing IF for about 6 month now and I lost 25kg since then.
I eat plenty of everything I like, incl. lots of carbs, but almost no sugar ( also no other sugars like honey or agave nectar and crap like that, because all contain fructose and I discovered that I lost easy weight if I stay away from fructose; I have fructose limited to 15g/day = 30g sugar)
Its the first time that I loose weight even with pizza ( although I found that I cant eat pasta to loose weight )
 
I try to fast twice a week. Use to it.

Recently, I've been suffering from a lack of appetite. I can easily go from the time I get up till around the next evening with no food:wtf:

I do drink lots of water in the evening thou.
 
How do you guys get past the initial hunger pains (assuming they go away eventually)?
 
Wikkels88 said:
Does it make a difference whether you train during your fast or only afterwards, I for one would think you'd feel very weak if you haven't eaten anything yet
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This would only happen if your body is highly dependent on carbs as your primary energy source.
and/or
Your diet has been running at a fairly large calorie deficit for a long while.

People associate lack of food intake with exhaustion because we are too used to experiencing that huge training wall when our intramuscular glucose stores are depleted. You only feel that because your body is really rubbish at using its fat stores as energy. Taking steps to make your body adapt to using its own fat stores again, means that training exhaustion can really be a thing of the past.

Obviously there is cellular exhaustion, dehydration and muscle strain that can no be completely avoided over a long training time. But on pure energy levels, if your body can use fat well you will feel practically zero energy related exhaustion from training.
 
IF along with keto has given me the best results.

Especially for losing that last bit of stubborn fat around the waist.
 
@Park@82, well done!

@Park@82 and @Apoc183, do you guys work out too?
 
I do yes.

I don't do weightlifting fasted though. Only my weekend cardio (parkruns, HIIT sprints) is done fasted.
 
I've lost a lot of weight with IF and a lower carb (Primal really) diet.

I used to skip breakfast and lunch, these days I just skip breakfast in the week. It's really easy to maintain and works well. Everyone who says this will damage your body is talking nonsense.

People fasted for thousands of years without issues. All of a sudden, thanks to the breakfast cereal companies lying to you and telling you breakfast is the most important meal of the day, nobody wants to go more than 6 hours without food.
 
You can fast, but you have to be healthy before you start this.Ie havnt been to doctors in years etc.

I did a combo of fasting and training to loose 15 kg.It was super ***, but its only like 3 weeks on 1 week off, repeat.
If you are determined, this will happen, but remember you are going to go to bed hungry and your moods will be affected by this so if you are a person that can ignore hunger pains then go for it, otherwise you will only put yourself into a depression.
Spent many a nights unable to sleep because of how hungry I was, chugging 500 ml of water fills the tummy(good tip) but only for like 20 mins.
Was it worth it? Yes - abs of steel!

With regards to Ramadaan - I wouldnt recommend normal training, You have to go lighter.
 
You're talking about fasting though, not intermittent fasting. Big difference. I do intermittent fasting but never go to bed hungry.

I have done fasted training before. Not a big deal.

EDIT: There was an overweight guy who ate nothing for an entire year. Lost a bunch of weight!
 
I've never gone to bed hungry.

I usually break my fast between 13h00 and 14h00 depending on how busy it is at work. Most of the times it is a combo of a protein shake and some cottage cheese/tuna/salad/leftovers.
Then I work out from 17h15 to 18h15 and then have the majority of my calories for dinner at around 19h30. Usually stuffed by then and after a bit of TV or reading I head to bed.

Rinse and repeat.

I'm planning to bulk for a few months and kinda worried about fitting all those calories in in the time frame. So might just drop IF for that reason.
 
Ancalagon said:
You're talking about fasting though, not intermittent fasting. Big difference. I do intermittent fasting but never go to bed hungry.

I have done fasted training before. Not a big deal.

EDIT: There was an overweight guy who ate nothing for an entire year. Lost a bunch of weight!
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Yeah, this is only to achieve a rapid weight loss and to set yourself up for some insane muscular gains when you start eating again.I;ve never packed on so much muscle before after coming off this fasting.My body was soaking up everything and just growing.
 
On my third day of IF. Not doing it to lose weight, just messing around with my body.
Stomach is constantly grumbling in the morning. But once I eat at 12 I don't feel hungry till 8pm.
 
Looking to start? My experience so far...

I stated IF on 8 Jan. I stated by only eating from 12pm until 7/8pm. So eat in an 8 hour window and fast for 16 hours. This way, a good chunk of the fasting happens in your sleep.

Basically I just moved breakfast to 12 instead of early morning. Wasn't fun at first but it got better as my body got used to it.

When fasting I don't take in any calories, only black coffee or tea with no sugar and water (carbonated water when water gets boring).

The weight came off quickly at first, in the first 2 months I lost around 8kg so around 1kg per week - I had a goal of getting to 85 by 12 March. I also did some cardio in the form of jump-rope on occasion. I have seen many people recommending exercise before breaking your fast for optimal results.

Obviously the fatter you are the more you are likely to lose more at first.

My weight log on Myfitnesspal: fast chart.jpg

Before & after shots View attachment 359804

After reaching my goal, the loss slowed down. The following 2 months I lost about 3kg. I have now stopped the cardio and stated dong pushups and ab exercises instead. I am looking to build some more muscle without going to the gym (never been in a gym). Might get some big dumbbells as I don't have a place to put up a pull-up bar in my house right now.

I am now fasting from 8/9pm to 5/6am on Monday to Friday (eating during a 2/3 hour window and fasting around 21/22 hours per day). With my usual 16 hour fasts on weekends and public holidays.

Here is some useful videos on IF.

Intermittent Fasting Diet 101:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olUf5tzaLw4

Might help to get you started:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pCjbkMg0NE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rac2fOrZXuI (if you manage to stomach this dude :P )
 
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I'm on my second month of IF and it really has brought about a lot of positive change.

The weight loss aside (which has now levelled out around my target weight in any case), I'm sleeping and feeling a lot better. I feel less stressed at work too.

I'm currently on a 16:8 cycle as well, eating breakfast at around 05:00 in the morning after my morning workout and then my next meal, usually a big protein meal and/or shake, will then be around 21:00.

Getting started wasn't too difficult, but I've had some day that was just bleh. From the beginning I committed to not starve myself, and if I really needed to eat something, I would. Usually, a glass of water sorts out any sort of craving of jitter I might have and I'm good again for the rest of the day.

I have to admit though, it is difficult staying active with low energy levels, and some days are just impossible to maintain, but all in all, I would recommend IF to anyone who is looking to "reset" themselves a little bit.
 
I fast from 10pm to 2pm. 14 hours. It's quite easy on LCHF.

Only problem I experienced at first was drowsiness after first meal of the day. So I cut the size quite a bit. I then have a protein shake or something like it just before gym at 6pm. Dinner at 8 or 9pm.
 
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