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Re: Why did you choose the fasting method you use?

PostPosted: 13 Jan 2016, 10:17
by Newgirl
Can some one help and let me know what it is I am trying,I have been eating an evening meal only this week,I am just trying to see what has results for me without to much sacrifice,I am coping ok but I do domestic cleaning as a job so I use up a lot of energy,so dinner is usually between 6 and 7 pm then I don't eat till the following night. Any replies and ideas would be great

Re: Why did you choose the fasting method you use?

PostPosted: 13 Jan 2016, 10:55
by barbarita
What you describe is known as time restricted eating or eating Windows. Your version of it is called OMAD, for one meal a day. There is a Facebook group for it. Popular methods which have longer eating Windows are Fast-5 (19 hour fast, eat within 5 consecutive hours) and 16:8 (fast 16 hours, eat within 8 consecutive hours). Do you consume any calories in drinks other than with your evening meal @newgirl?

Re: Why did you choose the fasting method you use?

PostPosted: 13 Jan 2016, 11:16
by Newgirl
barbarita wrote: What you describe is known as time restricted eating or eating Windows. Your version of it is called OMAD, for one meal a day. There is a Facebook group for it. Popular methods which have longer eating Windows are Fast-5 (19 hour fast, eat within 5 consecutive hours) and 16:8 (fast 16 hours, eat within 8 consecutive hours). Do you consume any calories in drinks other than with your evening meal @newgirl?

Thanks for your reply Barbarita,I only drink water during the day,and 2 glasses of wine some nights

Re: Why did you choose the fasting method you use?

PostPosted: 20 Aug 2016, 19:38
by Iclaud
Started with 16/8 and currently 18/6 = my own adaption. The reason for not choosing 5:2 is that I have a problem with moderation and need daily consistency. I also like to be really full after a meal and with my own adaption of the diet that works well. I basically have two meals the last 1.5 hours and start the eating window with a small snack/meal with a lot of fibers.

I haven 't read all the posts on the forum, but there are not a lot of comments regarding how the gut and overall feeling responds to a diet. IMO it is not all about weightloss. If you feel crappy the whole day due to constipation, diarrhea or lack of energy is not worth it.
16/8 was, to my surprise, amazingly easy and I am pretty sure I can do that for the rest of my life. My gut responds very well to the routine (but I need to start eating with a small meal with a lot of fibers) - and I also think my brain works better during fasting period.
18/6 is a bit harder though, especially in the weekends but results seem to be better with that method. I think after I reached the BMI I am aiming for I will add a cheatday in the weekend and if possible gradually return to 16/8.
The cheatday will then still include a fasting period but maybe longer feasting window with less healthy foods and some alcohol. Also might give 5:2 a try - just to see if it works for me too.

I don't believe in a one-size=fits-all diet and that is one of the reasons why I love the fasting method, you can easily tweak it. Everyone is different (eg. age, gender, genes..) so I love to read stories from other folks that experimented with a certain diet to obtain optimal health.

Re: Why did you choose the fasting method you use?

PostPosted: 21 Aug 2016, 09:26
by Margotsylvia
I checked and realized that I had not yet answered this interesting question.
Well, some (?) years ago I heard about the 5:2 method. I had been low-carbing and it had stopped being effective.
So the 5:2 was a Godsend. I bought the book, and religiously fasted twice a week and did very well in losing my extra kilos and pounds.
I am a Christian and I am interested in the Christian fasting tradition... So when I started extended fasts before Christmas and at Lent, I used the window method.
I have also sometimes tried Alternate Day fasting.
Anyway, as I have reached my 60s, I note that the weight goes up easier and easier. So it is August now and I am doing my window fasting: 21/3. I am amazed at how easy it is. At first I lose a lot. And then I don't lose any for a while, and then I start losing again.
At the moment I have been stuck at 57.9 kg for days. But I am not worried. I feel so good on this regime. :lol:

Re: Why did you choose the fasting method you use?

PostPosted: 27 Aug 2016, 18:12
by nightowlrn
I like good food and wine, so low cal and/or low carbing all the time just isn't for me long term. I stumbled on 5:2 (or IF) in April 2016 and read up on it quite a bit. I had never really paid much attention to calories in, which was obvious by my 202 pound, 5'2" body. I started a strictly 5:2 in May 2016. I am now not strictly 5:2. Some weeks are 6:1 and some are 4:3. I look more at my weekly caloric intake goal, which is right around 10,000 per week right now - about 3500 calories fewer than the books say my resting need is - and adjust accordingly.

I am amazed it never occurred to me (or maybe I just didn't want to think about it) to record calories consumed and adjust down days before or after I had a high caloric intake day.....