The power of intermittent fasting
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Do what best works for you. And it's not necessarily "not eating," it's more timing and limiting WHEN you eat...
Gotcha. Definitely have a plan after going through this thread. Thanks.
The only day I don't fast is Saturday. Once your body gets adjusted, it's easy.
i'm at my goal weight, so I'm not trying to get too far off from there.
210-215lbs is good for me.
Now I'm way more lenient with eating. I just don't overdo it. Plus, eating healthy has come so far compared to the days of rice cakes and unseasoned chicken breasts... You can get some REALLY good food and it's still very healthy.
I work at night, so my schedule may be different than yours. But here's mine:
I'm on the 16:8 schedule.
I eat from 3p - 11p, fast the rest of the hours.
Wake up at 945am, drink a cup of coffee with 2 packs of Truvia
Gym by 11am. Usually 45 minutes to an hour of HEAVY lifting with low reps. I workout fasted. This isn't for everyone and I do not recommend it from the beginning.
Home, nap, and shower before work at 3pm.
At 3pm I'm at work, eat my first meal. Usually something heavy in fiber and a protein shake.
8pm I'll eat my biggest meal, heavy in protein, low on fat and moderate carbs. I eat snacks, but it's usually protein bars, almonds, fruits, etc. I do have a sweet tooth so I eat candy too. But I've been getting my gummy bears again and they're fat free, low sugar.
1050pm I'll have a protein shake. That's it.
11pm I start my fast. Only am allowed water, coffee with no creamer and Truvia. Nothing else.
Get off work at midnight, go home, shower again, hop in the bed.
This shit works, you just gotta find what works for you, get in that groove, and give it time.
OMAD is a common practice among people that do intermittent fasting.
I go that route if I feel I went overboard the day before.
This is where I am right now. I have been doing the eating schedule haven’t had a chance to get around to the full blown working out like I need but I hear the Brothers in here saying how it has helped them reach their goals. Thanks for the drop bruh.
I'm be ripped for them hoes when I hit DR and Costa rica in July, I'm bout to up my running miles now that's its officially hot outside now and plus my son will be out of town half the summer, plus I can get an extra day of boxing in.
I do the 20/4 fast, fasting from midnight to 8pm, Monday thru Friday.
I work from 9am to 6pm.
I bring 8-9 16oz bottles of water to work, drink one every hour. Equals more than a gallon.
At 7pm, I start cooking my one big meal: baked breaded chicken breast nuggets served with a sugar free BBQ sauce. Baked sweet potato with cinnamon, pure maple syrup and coconut oil. Cook broccoli, spinach and lima beans together in a steamer, garlic salt to taste. Allows me to get all my macros, while maintaining a calorie deficit.
While that's cooking, I get a full body fasted workout in right before I break my fast at 8pm. Have another water.
Eat my meal in one or two sittings, have a shot of Apple Cider Vinegar & Black Seed Oil. Take a Multivitamin w/ Fish Oil. Might have a Sparkling Ice or a Whey Protein Almond Milk Shake if I need something sweet.
Eating window closes at midnight.
Melts the pounds, works with my schedule.
I do 16-8 fasts on the weekends with my cheat meals to sort of soften the impact of whatever bullshit I decide to eat.
This is exactly what I will try and thank you sir.
The rock does Intermittent fasting as well, but keep in mind these guys hit the gym 5 days a week so fasting alone is not some magic cure all.
Yeah, if you're going to do it, make sure you do it right. Go all the way with it. Diet and workout are still important.
Don't be like me last year, call myself trying to do a 16-8, slacking on the workouts, not drinking enough water, not getting all the nutrients I need, then sit around eating chocolate at the end of the day wondering why I've plateaued on my weight loss.
I must've watched like 20-30 videos about IF and came to the conclusion that I needed to throw my whole diet away and my habits and start from scratch. I got the MyFitnessPal app, calculated what nutrients I need "this much Vitamin A, this much Potassium, this much protein, this much fats, this much carbs etc." figured what foods gave me what nutrients and built a meal around that. Then I had to find some workouts I could do at home because I could never get myself to the gym.
And then I finally put it all together, and I started getting results. Once you got the blueprint, and the routine, it's just consistency after that point.
I been drinking like a 160 ounces of water a day and do low carbs at least 4 days a week. I'm getting chiseled up, everyone asking me what the fuck an I doing i workout hard though also
Yo I was looking at about 10 videos. I'm like where is the meal plan? Like I don't want to gorge. I went ahead and did it today. 16/8 . First meal was chk breast and couscous, the 2nd meal was chik and couscous with Kale salad. Also had greek yogurt with blueberries and granola. I gotta open myfitness pal and figure the shit out before I go to the grocery store. lol.
10 pages and counting. Respect.
So can you do a smoothie in the am? Or does that throw everything off? I thought I started today but I realized more normal routine is to make a fresh fruit smoothie.....
Ironically I only had one meal after that and now want to make a green juice to end the night...
I don't need to lose lot of weight just the bread basket. Great thread by the way, glad to see brothers taking care of themselves.
Ironically I only had one meal after that and now want to make a green juice to end the night...
I don't need to lose lot of weight just the bread basket. Great thread by the way, glad to see brothers taking care of themselves.
Smoothie breaks your fast.
The point is to not consume ANY calories for a whole window of time.
I’ve seen this. What did the water taste like ? Was it salty (not like sea water) ?
the water was not salty. it had a taste of sulfur. and if you paid attention it smelled like sulfur.
as someone that drinks 99% water it was horrific. i am used to tasting water that tastes like nothing.
Question about the no calorie thing. I drink those flavored sparkling waters that have zero calories. A guy i works with says i cant even do that. Is that true?
I wouldn't do it. Just drink water.
Sitting at 211lbs as of this morning...
Feeling good, feeling great!
Was laid up with this chic after smashing, and she's rubbing me like "you played sports in college? You play now? Football, basketball, something?"
This happens a lot now. I get mistaken for an ex athlete....
Feeling good, feeling great!
Was laid up with this chic after smashing, and she's rubbing me like "you played sports in college? You play now? Football, basketball, something?"
This happens a lot now. I get mistaken for an ex athlete....