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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP about counting calories.  I've been doing 16:8 for about a month and lost only 3 pounds-- exercising 1hr daily (running HIIT, walks),  and eating 1200-1400 calories (very carefully tracking).  3 pounds is something but seems slow. I am overweight and want to lose 10-15 pounds which should put me in a good healthy range.  This week, I've cut out all added sugar and refined carbs.  That said, IF is pretty easy to do, and I hope to use it as maintenance, especially when I have to go back into the office when I won't have the time to track calories.  At first, I had trouble with energy and working out fasted, but now my body has adjusted and I can even do longer runs with no problem.   Has anyone tried multiple versions of IF and found one worked better than others (24 hrs fast/5:2/ eat-stop-eat, etc.)?[/quote]

I don’t think 16:8 is going to move the needle on weight loss much.  I think if you pushed it a bit more, like to 20:4 on some days, you’d probably see better results.  I try to do 24 hours once per week.  I’d also worry less about calories, with that level of exercise you need to eat a bit more to build muscle, so eating so little might be counterproductive at this point.[/quote]

Thanks. I’ll go by Mya.
I’ve started to stretch the fast a couple of times and have gotten up to 18. I’ll try 20. Down one more pound.
I’m thinking after 5 more I’ll up calories to 1500. What happens if I don’t eat enough to build the muscle? I’ve turned the exercise down one notch. Shorter hit workouts and a little leas milage for runs because I’m running out of energy.[/quote]

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