Originally Posted by
Manhattan
Interesting to hear that you guys are still trying to eat clean on this diet. I thought one of the benefits of the diet is you get to eat whatever you want during your eating windows and you still reap all the benefits. I'm hoping to turn this into a long term eating schedule since my metabolism is only going downhill from here and any diet is only as good as the length of time you're on it.
Sounds like everyone is so far is doing the 16-18 hour daily fast. Just skip breakfast everyday but you still have to keep the diet on weekends which is a big downside if you're out late. Potentially you'd be out past 2am and can't eat anything. I'm a bit of a night owl so this part would be brutal.
I'm slightly leaning towards the 5 & 2. Fast on Mondays & Thursdays, eat & drink whatever I want on all other days including weekends. Tried out the 600 calorie day today on the 5 & 2 and I couldn't make it past 6pm haha. Had a tough time getting over the hunger pangs, couldn't think straight, and felt like fainting during my afternoon workout. I could probably get past this with better planning (my meals were Subway sandwiches). 600 calories of boiled eggs or something would keep me fuller for longer.
Keep the ideas coming.