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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My wife and I have been doing IF for over 5 years not with great success.  I would highly recommend reading Brad Pilon's E-book called Eat Stop Eat.  It's a short read and really breaks down the science behind it.  It also helps reverse the brain washing we get in this country about opposition to fasting.  My wife dropped 55 pounds in 5 months doing IF and NOT working out.  I'm a male, so I know no one is impressed with me losing weight, but I did drop 25 pounds when I started FWIW.  I know 16:8 is really popular, but we do 2 fasts a week that range between 24 to 30 hours on non-consecutive days. If you read the scientific research in Brad's book behind why the longer fast is better than daily 16:8 it will all make sense.  We continue to do IF weekly to this day for just weight regulation; in fact I'm fasting right now.  It's so nice because it completely eliminates our need for counting calories and other food tracking burdens.  Right now I'm 37, and I can still wear the same 34 inch waist pants that fit me in college.  If you need any encouragement or other advice feel free to ask me.[/quote]

How much muscle do you have though?  [/quote]

I have a decent amount. Once I figure out how to send or upload a picture, I will show you.[/quote]

Ok, let's see if this works...I just took this pic this morning as I was getting ready to go to the gym.  I'm 6'8" (tall I know) and 37 and about 245 pounds.  I didn't work out when I started fasting and went all the way down to 225 just doing fasting and not weight lifting.  Then I added weight lifting while maintaining 2 24 hour fasts per week.  I have stayed lean and added 20 pounds of muscle.  I can't really give experienced advice on the 16:8 thing, as I tried it and didn't really get any results.  It was so much work because I still had to count calories and track everything and I was getting so bogged down, I wanted to quit.  I needed something that fit in my with my lifestyle and that's how I ended up where I'm at.  Like I mentioned above I recommend and use the protocol taught in Brad Pilon's E-book Eat Stop Eat.  It's much simpler, and from what I can tell, much more effective in contrast.

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Still waiting on all the compliments, are ya ? # douchebag [/quote]

Ouch! Mansplain douchebag here...  I'm trying to provide helpful advice through mine and my wife's experience with IF.  It has been hugely beneficial and life changing for us, and I want to take every opportunity to answer questions and encourage people on this journey.  Would it be better to just use words to describe how much muscle I have?  Yeah, I work out every day and my wife tells me I'm sexy all the time and that I'm her favorite person in the world.  I don't need validation of &lt;faceless stranger&gt; on the Internet, BUT I am happy to help &lt;faceless stranger&gt; on the internet with intermittent fasting questions.  &lt;Anonymous&gt; asked a question and I was trying to be succinct.  I should stop trying to help.  Haters get me down.[/quote]

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