Intermittent Fasting, forever

Wow nice to see someone else on IF! By any chance did you learn this from Kinobody?

 

Glad it works for you. I think it may be of benefit to some, but it is not for everyone. For example it could cause blood sugar problems for people with diabetes. I got into fasting a couple of years ago. The first month I tried it I actually gained weight because I would gorge myself when I came off a fast. Eventually I settled down and fasted twice a week: Sunday dinner until Monday dinner and Thursday dinner until Saturday breakfast. I allowed myself to drink just about whatever I wanted and also occasionally ate fruit. I found that it gave my body a rest from digesting food and also saved me time.
As a Catholic I usually do this during Lenten Season. YMMV

 

Good Posg

 

Wow.. I've been doing IF.. and never even knew it 'was a thing'..
(given i don't drink milk, or eat much bread, skipping breakfast for me was a no brainer..)
Cheers for this bud

 

@sayonaraPMO Kinobody is a fitness enthusiast who strongly promotes Intermittent Fasting, if any of you guys/girls want to get into working out I strongly recommend him. He teaches different methods and styles to training and working out than the bodybuilding world that is out there. The best thing is his programs actually work!

 

IF definitely is great and recommended for working out (and health in general), although I personally don’t do it every day (I do it during the 4 days I work per week, to be honest, although this is only my personal experience). Studies shown that IF helps with producing HGH and does better at muscle repair, while frequent eating helps with T production and more opportunity for muscle growth, and both are obviously important for men in fitness.

 

I've been doing it for a few weeks now and I can definitely tell when I don't get enough calories because the next day I'm super hungry. I've been taking protein shakes and cramming meals in when I can. I've been averaging around 13 hours for my fast, but I'd like to get it up to 15 this week. How do you prep your meals? How has it felt with working out?

 

@Yalmo Whats very important about Intermittent Fasting is that you have to have a big meal soon enough before going to bed. Be careful not to close to your bed time though. I would say maybe 3-4 hours before bed time. By having a big meal before bed time you will wake up full, if you are a little hungry drink some coffee an hour or two after waking up. Coffee is great at reducing your appetite and also gives you a good energy boost for the upcoming day. In terms of prepping meals:I don't prep them. I make them on the day, doesn't take too long, usually less than 20 mins for lunch and less than 20 mins for dinner.In terms of working out: if you work out in the morning, to stay in that fasted state you can take a scoop of BCAAs - this minimises muscle breakdown. If you train later in the day, after lunch, make sure before hand you got a good meal with plenty of carbs and veggies(especially greens) also don't forget protein. This gives you plenty of energy to have a great work out.

Hope this was helpful.

 

I am planning to not have my breakfast and lunch and to have a light dinner.

 

I replaced my food with pure good quality water and I'm feeling better. I slowly drink around 7 liters of good quality water a day.

 

I kind of feel like I've been doing this myself for a while. I am one of those people who have never been able to eat breakfast. Some of us have slower digestive systems and the food from the previous day is still in us. My first meal is usually around 11am and I'm done around 7pm. So does that count?

 

Been a big fan IF for a while now too. I combine it with a ketogenic diet and am also dairy free.

 

@ReadyToStop Ha! thats another point to why intermittent fasting isn't all just talk and bs. Your ability to not eat breakfast in the morning is due to this: our ancestors would hunt for food in the morning and feed on it later in the day. They would get no breakfast! About your question: yes that counts as intermittent fasting as you have a 17 hour period when you aren't consuming calories. Anywhere between 14-16 hours of not consuming calories is counted as intermittent fasting.

 

Yeah same here guys, I've been playing around with 16 hours, 18 hours and 20 hour fasting windows, with the respective eating windows. For most people 16/8 is perfect for the normal day to day, if you want the fat to literally melt off, use 20/4, and low calorie for 6 days, then cheat day on the 7th then a 24 hours fast the day after your cheat day - I got that from Man 2.0 Engineering the Alpha.

It's amazing, how good you feel! The biggest benefit for me was that I could avoid eating addicting junk foods because it was my fast and by the time it was meal time I was home and cooking!