I wouldn’t do IF but I do something similar. On the outside it looks like it (sort of).

I fully rely on hunger cues. And early hunger cues if I can.

This means I’m never hungry and suffering.

The benefit for me is… a lot of days I wake up and realize that I do not feel hungry. Especially if go ahead and have water and then maybe a piece of fruit.

So I don’t really eat until 11, and then out of good choices, I generally eat at 6:30 and brush my teeth, don’t snack or get seconds or get dessert. I would eat earlier, too, but I wait for DH to get home.

So it looks like I IF, eating only between 11-5 or 6. But I’m really listening to my hunger. Lack of hunger is surprisingly happening often. Before I started paying attention, I thought I was hungry all the time.

Anonymous wrote:The best strength training is the one you can be the most consistent with. For me, I do very heavy lifting at my office gym, which has all the equipment I don’t have at home (squat rack, bench press, etc). At home I do peloton strength classes with dumbbells. I do not work out two days back-to-back because my body needs more time to recover at this age.

I’ve never been able to work out first thing in the morning, so I do it in the afternoon or evening, but people should choose a time that they can stick with long term.

Wow! Not heavy lifting but VERY heavy lifting. I'm impressed!

The best strength training is the one you can be the most consistent with. For me, I do very heavy lifting at my office gym, which has all the equipment I don’t have at home (squat rack, bench press, etc). At home I do peloton strength classes with dumbbells. I do not work out two days back-to-back because my body needs more time to recover at this age.

I’ve never been able to work out first thing in the morning, so I do it in the afternoon or evening, but people should choose a time that they can stick with long term.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think intermittent fasting is best practice. Just a stupid trend.

+1

+2

I think it is a stupid trend, but even if it isn't stupid one should prioritize strength training over IF if in peri.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think intermittent fasting is best practice. Just a stupid trend.

IF works better for men.
They If and burn fat.
Women IF and burn their own muscles.

Don’t take advice from randos on the internet

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think intermittent fasting is best practice. Just a stupid trend.

IF works better for men.
They If and burn fat.
Women IF and burn their own muscles.

Anonymous wrote:I work out almost everyday. Now i'm in perimenopause and best practice says intermittent fasting. [/b]How do you do IF and strength train at 6:30 am? [b] Also, what is the best type of strength training? I use peloton. advice needed. Thank you

Just wake up and work out. Eat after. I do this anytime I work out early although I don’t consider it IF. It’s just a morning workout.

BTW I might be older, but my strength training isn't heavy lifting with arms. And I use body weight for legs... that is heavy lol.

I thought intermittent fasting was debunked. It was fewer calories eaten. Good practice not to eat between meals, I think.

Quit IF and massively increase protein intake.

IF is definitely not best practice. I use peloton for strength and I always have to have some kind of food before lifting any weights. I started perimenopause early - around 39.

Who says intermittent fasting is best practice?

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think intermittent fasting is best practice. Just a stupid trend.

+1

I don’t think intermittent fasting is best practice. Just a stupid trend.

I work out almost everyday. Now i'm in perimenopause and best practice says intermittent fasting. How do you do IF and strength train at 6:30 am? Also, what is the best type of strength training? I use peloton. advice needed. Thank you