intermittent fasting - day 2
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Anonymous
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I decided to try this and it's going okay. I fast overnight and until noon. I don't miss breakfast too much, since I'm drinking coffee ...
I am noticing that eating 'feels' different during my 8 hours. Google let me down - does your body process the food differently if you're fasting? something with insulin or something? Also -I'm finding that I want to eat a lot (not hungry though) during my 8 hours, thinking, uh oh, 7 pm is coming! but I'm not really hungry. So bizarre. I've never dieted before in my life. I'm a 6 feet tall woman and have always been slim, but then I went through menopause and gained 20 pounds with no change at all in my food intake or exercise regime (3 days a week one hour long high intensity boot camp style workout). I want my pants to fit again, so I'm trying this diet my husband's doctor recommended to him (when he said casually that he'd like to lose 10 pounds). I like that I can eat whatever I want and also drink alcohol. Wish me luck, dcum. |
Anonymous
| Well you can't eat whatever you want and have booze. |
Anonymous
| Ehh, I always get a touch of IBS when I do IF. Not enough to stop. But just enough to make early AM yoga inconvenient. |
Anonymous
I had to stop IF because of IBS too. Messed with my stomach too much |
Anonymous
| For those who have tried IF, what guidelines did you follow? Is there a specific book/website you recommend? |
Anonymous
| You realize that intermittent fasting has been shown to make no difference? |
Anonymous
Like all diets, it works like magic for some people and not at all for others. |
Anonymous
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OP, if you eat like a pig to make up for the window limitations and also drink alcohol during the 8 hours, you aren’t going to lose weight.
If I want to flatten my stomach before a beach vacation, I do IF with keto, which works well. It would not work if I ate whatever I wanted (plus extra) and drank during the window. |
Anonymous
| I think most people start put this way with IF while their body and mind adjust to the limitations. Don’t count calories for now, but in a week or two when IF is a normal habit, start tracking your food and see how many calories, fat, protein and carbs you are taking in. Adjust as needed to attain your goals. Good luck! |
Anonymous
Thanks. I figure it’s a win just because I am not eating all through the day. Not ready to do some big change to what I am eating. Esp at the start of this new routine. It would make me feel deprived. I believe I also read that there are benefits beyond weight loss to fasting? And I wonder why it affects some people’s bowels! |
Anonymous
This is interesting. I wonder why this is. I assumed IBS was related to what you ate, not when you ate. |
Anonymous
You realize you have no idea what you're talking about? IF or "time restricted eating", if done correctly, makes a big difference - in the positive direction. The operative word here is "correctly". That means 14-16 hours of true fasting. That means eating clean during your eating window - plenty of protein + vegetables. That means no more trips to the kitchen after 6-7pm. |
Anonymous
| I mean, it’s day 2. Nothing has happened except a skipped meal (perhaps 2). No, you are not processing food differently. |
Anonymous
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OP, you’re on the second day….give it more time.
I really like IF but I tended to eat that way anyway so it wasn’t that big of a deal for me. |
Anonymous
| Are you thinking about Autophagy? Actually a really great thing, especially if you have cancer in your family history. |