Thread: Intermittent Fasting

Originally Posted by thailazer

(1) greatly reduce sugar,
(2) avoid processed foods like cereals and breads,
(3) increase the time between meals or skip meals, and
(4) do intermittent or longer term fasting.

I agree with the first two but not sure about the last two. Eating less, but more frequently is a method that many believe is better and I have found eating small meals often like the Thais has helped me.

I have to agree about the comfort foods and snacks in the winter. It is something that I am very guilty of and it takes a lot to get out of the habit.

I have been eating very small breakfast and lunch, which has really helped but then I blow all the hard work in the evenings with comfort food at the moment.

I agree with Troy. Losing weight is simply about being active and reducing calories to what below what you burn. The more active you are the more you can eat and still lose weight. I think Americans are just too lazy in front of their TVs and computers. The Rock eats like 7k calories/day and I have seen some days where he eats like 10k. It is about being active and eating what your body needs, not what your brain wants.

Originally Posted by TTraveler

The Rock eats like 7k calories/day and I have seen some days where he eats like 10k

I doubt he's on that high a calorie intake routinely.

He's certainly on a shit-tonne of PEDs though.

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

I doubt he's on that high a calorie intake routinely.

He's certainly on a shit-tonne of PEDs though.

1lb of muscle at rest burns like 3 calories/hour. Considering he probably has about 100lbs of muscle that is 300calories/hour or about 7000 calories/day.

Intermittent fasting works but only because it's just another form of calorie restriction, it's no magic bullet.

Really it doesn't matter when you eat of how frequently as long as you're in a calorie deficit you'll lose weight.

If IF works into your lifestyle and you can do it consistently then by all means but it's certainly not the only option.

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

Intermittent fasting works but only because it's just another form of calorie restriction, it's no magic bullet.

Really it doesn't matter when you eat of how frequently as long as you're in a calorie deficit you'll lose weight.

If IF works into your lifestyle and you can do it consistently then by all means but it's certainly not the only option.

Watch more of the videos Dr. Jamnadas puts out and you will find it is much more than calorie restriction. There are several processes that get invoked when fasting on a regular basis. It has been pretty educational.

Everyone fasts on a regular basis when they sleep that's why it's called break-fast.

Anyways we will have to agree to disagree on this one.

Nothing wrong with IF just nothing special about it either in my opinion--I'm technically doing it now via lifestyle change funnily enough.

I started on a IF diet about 12 months ago.
Soon it became on OMAD diet.
In 12 months I lost 60kg's.

Originally Posted by Fondles

I started on a IF diet about 12 months ago.
Soon it became on OMAD diet.
In 12 months I lost 60kg's.

That weight loss is extreme. What weight were you at the start?

Originally Posted by Iceman123

That weight loss is extreme. What weight were you at the start?

124kg.

Originally Posted by Fondles

124kg.

Tell me more fondles ,what's an omad diet? Bye the way that's an impressive amount of weight to loose,

I did the 16:8 intermittent fasting for 2-3 months and lost ~3 kilos. I couldn't sustain it since I kept getting hunger pangs & thinking about food during the hours of the morning that I haven't eaten yet. During that time, my eating window was 1000H - 1800H or 1100H to 1900H.

I switched to a more sustainable diet (for me), which is eating less. For breakfast, I usually have coffee w/ milk with 3 tsp of oatmeal in it, plus an egg (boiled or fried). I eat a normal lunch and a smaller dinner. I sometimes have cheat days or vary from my diet when I visit my mom. I don't eat rice in the evenings anymore. Still eat it for lunch, though - can't live without it.

From a BMI of 23.5 (I felt very chubby then), I'm now at a BMI of 20.2. I feel better and clothes from ~10 yrs ago have fit me again. (I know that BMI is not the end-all & be-all), but I'd rather not say my height & weight here. In total, I've lost 6-7 kilos, which is a lot on my frame.

When I have hikes, I don't restrict myself from food since I know that I'll use the calories anyway.

Dr. Erik Berg (also on YT) advocates for the keto/ no-carb diet. I can't totally eliminate carbs - I like them too much - but I've decreased my carb intake.

I also exercise most of the time (zumba or jogging). For weight loss/ weight control, I'd say do whatever works for you and don't deprive yourself too much. If you're always thinking about food durung the times when you're fasting, it's not good for your mental health either.

Good luck to everyone!

Originally Posted by katie23

I did the 16:8 intermittent fasting for 2-3 months and lost ~3 kilos. I couldn't sustain it since I kept getting hunger pangs & thinking about food during the hours of the morning that I haven't eaten yet. During that time, my eating window was 1000H - 1800H or 1100H to 1900H.

I switched to a more sustainable diet (for me), which is eating less. For breakfast, I usually have coffee w/ milk with 3 tsp of oatmeal in it, plus an egg (boiled or fried). I eat a normal lunch and a smaller dinner. I sometimes have cheat days or vary from my diet when I visit my mom. I don't eat rice in the evenings anymore. Still eat it for lunch, though - can't live without it.

From a BMI of 23.5 (I felt very chubby then), I'm now at a BMI of 20.2. I feel better and clothes from ~10 yrs ago have fit me again. (I know that BMI is not the end-all & be-all), but I'd rather not say my height & weight here. In total, I've lost 6-7 kilos, which is a lot on my frame.

When I have hikes, I don't restrict myself from food since I know that I'll use the calories anyway.

Dr. Erik Berg (also on YT) advocates for the keto/ no-carb diet. I can't totally eliminate carbs - I like them too much - but I've decreased my carb intake.

I also exercise most of the time (zumba or jogging). For weight loss/ weight control, I'd say do whatever works for you and don't deprive yourself too much. If you're always thinking about food durung the times when you're fasting, it's not good for your mental health either.

Good luck to everyone!

Katie... How old are you? I have only been hungry a few times and feel like older folks just don't get hungry that often. I have to say though that I was went almost 24 hours as friends were late for dinner and it almost killed me I as so hungry by the time the food came.

I agree that completely eliminating carbs is hard, but keeping them limited is important. My feeling on this new lifestyle is that the 18 hour fasts I am doing are what is really contributing to the healthier feelings and improved parameters.

Rice and potatoes are completely off my diet. Eggs in the morning are great with my single slice of whole grain toast. I find that I am eating larger portions at meals since the period between meals is longer now. Speaking of that, I need to find a big Ribeye for tomorrow dinner after an 18 hour fast!

Originally Posted by katie23

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I switched to a more sustainable diet (for me)

This is the absolute key here: the best diet is the one you can consistently maintain.

On that though, eliminating any macro—whether carbs or fats—from your diet isn’t a good idea because, for one, deprivation simply doesn’t work and for another there’s just no good reason to do so. Carbs/fats don’t make you fat, eating in a caloric surplus makes what.

A diet that excludes anything is by definition not a complete diet.

Oldest form of weight loss.

Exercise doesn't come close in effectiveness.

And hey, it's now got a name complicated enough to suggest it's a magic bullet.

If 'The Rock' is inspiring a lifestyle change then that change might not be for the best.

Consuming fewer calories - - - > weight loss.

Ant's right i believe
Missus does it 5 days a week, and it works for her

done it in the past but not worked out where the beer fits in

That's...odd.

Originally Posted by cyrille

That's...odd.

it is, whoda thought Bobby Sands was a diet visionary, took it a bit too far tho

I all but eliminated added sugar from my diet a long time ago. Plus I average one meal a day, and rarely snack. Guess I am on the Doctors side.

Still gotta bit of a pot gut though.

Originally Posted by thailazer

The first thing I noticed a few days after changing my habits was that I would wake up without the normal aching I thought was part of being 67 years old.

I read a good quote recently "if people spent as much time taking care of themselves as they eventually do being ill, they would be far healthier" I'm the same age as you, never been to a doctor, never weight watched never taken any of Big Pharmas crap, took responsibility for my own health, worked for me, long amused me when I was younger how people licked to mock when I ate healthy, most of them are dead now. If people just stopped eating breakfast, especially the utter crap they consume, they would notice a huge difference, give the body time to clean and regenerate.

Originally Posted by Airportwo

If people just stopped eating breakfast, especially the utter crap they consume, they would notice a huge difference, give the body time to clean and regenerate.

It's the most important meal of the day.

Originally Posted by hallelujah

It's the most important meal of the day.

if he's on eggs all the time he must shit like he's laying, eventually