Intermittent fasting

[GOnSHO]

A full day without eating would turn me into a complete ass hole

[Brent.ff]

Struggling a bit today. Ate at 6 last night, then played soccer, and had a hour bike ride to work this morning... feeling empty and bonkin

[A790]

Coffee in the morning is an awesome appetite suppressant.

[bigbadboss101]

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A full day without eating would turn me into a complete ass hole

Can be true for some. Be careful around spouse, boss, policeman etc when you are fasting :-)

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Coffee in the morning is an awesome appetite suppressant.

What they call bullet proof?

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Crazy how popular IF has been in just the past 5 years or so. Is anyone actually on the 5 & 2 diet? It's been working well for me but seems like everyone is on the 16/8 or 18/6 window. 5 & 2 was difficult the first week or so but I've really learned to control my hunger in a short amount of time. Not planning any full day(s) fast at the moment but I feel I have controlled my hunger to the point that I can probably do it.

5:2 meaning eat anytime during the week and don't eat on the weekend? That is interesting as most parties happen on the weekend so it's hard to not eat. I suppose the 2 days can be any days and not just Saturday or Sunday.

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Sometimes I think our 3 week old baby should do IF. That way mom and dad can get lot more sleep, lol :-)

[LilDrunkenSmurf]

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Coffee in the morning is an awesome appetite suppressant.

This is what I used to do.
11am-7pm window, black coffee at 6am. That was when I was working downtown, doing a 6-3 schedule.

[nismodrifter]

Week 3 of IF and it has become routine. Down a few lb.

[FraserB]

I'm going to give this a shot as well, I find that I'm snacking too much after dinner. Started with 16/8 on Saturday and I might move to 17/7 if its going well in a few weeks.

[Brent.ff]

Im taking two days off a week to keep my wife sane (fri-sun evening).. hope that doesnt completely nuke me

[bigbadboss101]

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Im taking two days off a week to keep my wife sane (fri-sun evening).. hope that doesnt completely nuke me

Happy wife happy life!

[ArjayAquino]

I started IF last October and I don't think I'll ever stop. I do 16 hour fast daily, my eating window is 1pm to 9pm. During my fast, the only thing I take in is water. I never drank coffee before so it wasn't a big change for me, I just drink a lot of water in the morning and I feel fine. I also do fasted runs at lunch a few days a week.

This episode on the JRE with Rhonda Patrick is one of the best explanations about how IF works and why it's beneficial. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6KClPkotxM&t=2s

I recommend watching that even if you've already been doing IF just because it'll make you feel even better about your decision to do it.

[ArjayAquino]

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Im taking two days off a week to keep my wife sane (fri-sun evening).. hope that doesnt completely nuke me

According to Dr. Rhonda Patrick (link in my prev post), you can have two cheat days a week if you want. Even if I go over my 8 hour eating window, I usually try to stay within the 12 hour eating window because it's still within the suggested max eating window. I do go past 12 on occasion tho, usually it involves a long night of drinking.

[R-Audi]

Has anyone else noticed a big difference in their bowel movements?
Ive been on the 1-7 for the last two weeks and Ive been anything but regular, where as before it was almost like clockwork. I never had big breakfasts prior (maybe a piece of toast) so I didnt expect a big change..

[bigbadboss101]

Did the 12-6 window today. However didn't eat any fruits or veggies today. Certain not considered clean eating. Well, day 1.

[FraserB]

Aside from water, is there anything in the morning that can be used to get over that initial hunger? I've never been a coffee drinker so that's out.

[GOnSHO]

If I need it, ill grab a small Protein shake, got these from costco, 30 for $38.


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[Brent.ff]

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Aside from water, is there anything in the morning that can be used to get over that initial hunger? I've never been a coffee drinker so that's out.

Tea? Caffeine in coffee suppresses hunger

[ercchry]

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Aside from water, is there anything in the morning that can be used to get over that initial hunger? I've never been a coffee drinker so that's out.

Embrace the coffee! You’ll need it for the shitting too

[ArjayAquino]

Drinking warm water helps too I find because I don't drink coffee or tea at all. I'm one of the ones that stick to the nothing but water rule in my fasting window so no caffeine can help me. Just keep drinking a lot of water.

I think this is more important though, your hunger level in the morning will depend on what you ate just before your previous eating window ended. I noticed this because if I eat a protein heavy meal just before my eating window ends then the next morning I don't feel hungry. If I eat the protein meal too early before my eating window ends or I don't eat much protein at all then I get hungry the next morning.

[Brent.ff]

from my very limited time, it's also very dependent on activity following last meal. My tuesday/thurs are soccer after dinner, then bike to work the next day. I'm starving by 10. Compared to days where i dont have soccer after dinner im much better the next day

[CompletelyNumb]

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Aside from water, is there anything in the morning that can be used to get over that initial hunger? I've never been a coffee drinker so that's out.

Nicotine and caffeine