The power of intermittent fasting

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?
The ingredients that they use to sweeten them... That's the kicker.

Some keto groups/IF groups on Facebook say those drinks are ok, and some even drink the zero calorie colas and energy drinks... But my personal preference is, if it's not coffee with Stevia or water, it's a no from me, dog
 
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....

Same here.
 
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?

It depends what sweetener is in it. You gotta look up what sweeteners are cool during a fast, then find a zero calorie drink that uses that sweetener.

There's one called Zevia that uses Stevia which I hear is cool, I wanna look more into it and try it one day:

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The one I drink right now is called Sparkling Ice, which uses Sucralose. I'm about to stop drinking those because they have Maltodextrin which is supposedly worse for you than sugar.

But Sucralose is a big debate in the I.F. community.

Because some "zero calorie" drinks use Sucralose, which gives drinks a sweet taste without adding calories.

The debate is "does Sucralose (which are in these drinks) spike your insulin levels?" Some say yes, some say no.

One of the reasons I.F. works is because it keeps your insulin levels low and after fasting for at least 16 hours, your body starts burning your body fat.

If you have something that spikes your insulin level, it throws off the whole process and breaks your fast.

Me personally, I would not drink my Sparkling Ice during the fasting window just to be safe. I just have it with dinner because after drinking water all day, I just need something else.
 
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I tried keto but trying to eat enough fat everyday got exhausting, there are cheats you can use to increase your fat intake like drinking heavy cream and coconut oils but it didn't seem viable long term. I have found calorie restriction and intermittent fasting much more enjoyable, I can eat whatever I want and still lose weight or gain muscle depending on my goals.
 
Keto or low carb?
There is a difference...
keto is a high fat, protein and vegetable diet while low carb doesn't require as much fat in your diet as keto. You will need a lot of fat while on keto because it will be your main source of energy since you wont be eating carbs.
 
I tried keto but trying to eat enough fat everyday got exhausting, there are cheats you can use to increase your fat intake like drinking heavy cream and coconut oils but it didn't seem viable long term. I have found calorie restriction and intermittent fasting much more enjoyable, I can eat whatever I want and still lose weight or gain muscle depending on my goals.


wasn't thinking of longer than 3-4 weeks, i don't see why i would give up all that, seems harder than going vegan honestly
 
wasn't thinking of longer than 3-4 weeks, i don't see why i would give up all that, seems harder than going vegan honestly
if you want to see physical difference you might want to try it for at least 3 months. Keto almost drove me vegan because I got tired of eating meat, and on the days you don't get eat enough fat you will feel drained of energy. From what i have learned all these years is that all diets work, and keto is just one method, the key is to be consistent.
 
if you want to see physical difference you might want to try it for at least 3 months. Keto almost drove me vegan because I got tired of eating meat, and on the days you don't get eat enough fat you will feel drained of energy. From what i have learned all these years is that all diets work, and keto is just one method, the key is to be consistent.

full disclosure imma try 3 weeks first bc i'm eating more meat than usual and i'm mostly fish and some chicken, and i agree most anything will work if you apply yourself to it but i'm not sure about 3 months i'm 2 days in and i'm getting aggravated :lol:
 
It depends what sweetener is in it. You gotta look up what sweeteners are cool during a fast, then find a zero calorie drink that uses that sweetener.

There's one called Zevia that uses Stevia which I hear is cool, I wanna look more into it and try it one day:

zevia-soda-400x221.jpg


The one I drink right now is called Sparkling Ice, which uses Sucralose. I'm about to stop drinking those because they have Maltodextrin which is supposedly worse for you than sugar.

But Sucralose is a big debate in the I.F. community.

Because some "zero calorie" drinks use Sucralose, which gives drinks a sweet taste without adding calories.

The debate is "does Sucralose (which are in these drinks) spike your insulin levels?" Some say yes, some say no.

One of the reasons I.F. works is because it keeps your insulin levels low and after fasting for at least 16 hours, your body starts burning your body fat.

If you have something that spikes your insulin level, it throws off the whole process and breaks your fast.

Me personally, I would not drink my Sparkling Ice during the fasting window just to be safe. I just have it with dinner because after drinking water all day, I just need something else.
Yeah every Facebook group I'm in, IF related says to avoid anything with sucralose and maltodextrin in it.

I only fucks with LaCroix sparkling water and coffee sweetened with Truvia.
 
The ingredients that they use to sweeten them... That's the kicker.

Some keto groups/IF groups on Facebook say those drinks are ok, and some even drink the zero calorie colas and energy drinks... But my personal preference is, if it's not coffee with Stevia or water, it's a no from me, dog

I never paid attention to the sweeteners. But the labels says zero sugar, zero calories
 
I'm kinda wary of drinking anything that "might" break a fast so no sweeteners period. I was drinking a cup of coffee but it seems like my body started to depend more on that for energy so I stopped. I just drink straight water now until my fast is up every day.
 
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 saw a video which I will pull if I can remember where the fuck it is. Dude say that even if it's zero calorie your body may think it is sugar due to the taste and still produce insulin. I don't use them at all since then. Just water.

Weighed out last night at 188. Down 25 pounds since starting IF.
 
It depends what sweetener is in it. You gotta look up what sweeteners are cool during a fast, then find a zero calorie drink that uses that sweetener.

There's one called Zevia that uses Stevia which I hear is cool, I wanna look more into it and try it one day:

zevia-soda-400x221.jpg


The one I drink right now is called Sparkling Ice, which uses Sucralose. I'm about to stop drinking those because they have Maltodextrin which is supposedly worse for you than sugar.

But Sucralose is a big debate in the I.F. community.

Because some "zero calorie" drinks use Sucralose, which gives drinks a sweet taste without adding calories.

The debate is "does Sucralose (which are in these drinks) spike your insulin levels?" Some say yes, some say no.

One of the reasons I.F. works is because it keeps your insulin levels low and after fasting for at least 16 hours, your body starts burning your body fat.

If you have something that spikes your insulin level, it throws off the whole process and breaks your fast.

Me personally, I would not drink my Sparkling Ice during the fasting window just to be safe. I just have it with dinner because after drinking water all day, I just need something else.

Orange and cherry Zevia is ok. Cola Zevia tastes like bile.
 
I saw a video which I will pull if I can remember where the fuck it is. Dude say that even if it's zero calorie your body may think it is sugar due to the taste and still produce insulin. I don't use them at all since then. Just water.

Weighed out last night at 188. Down 25 pounds since starting IF.


Ok, cool. Thanks
 
I never paid attention to the sweeteners. But the labels says zero sugar, zero calories

That's slick ass marketing for you right there.

Because the drink doesn't have white sugar or even HFCS and uses a sweetener that doesn't have calories, they can put on the bottle that it's "zero calories" and "sugar free" because it technically is, and that's usually enough for the common person to think that particular drink is "not bad for you" or even "healthy."

But what these drink companies don't want you to think about is what it's sweetened with instead of sugar or corn syrup, and the effects THAT shit has on you. Because some of the artifical sweeteners are just as bad, or even worse than sugar.
 
Yeah every Facebook group I'm in, IF related says to avoid anything with sucralose and maltodextrin in it.

I only fucks with LaCroix sparkling water and coffee sweetened with Truvia.

I was going to get La Croix today at the store, but I went with the Bai. Figured I might as well get off the carbonated drinks altogether. Hopefully it doesn't taste like shit, or I'mma have to start making juice or tea for my dinner.

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The Sparkling Ice was the only thing in my diet that had maltodextrin in it, and I noticed I would always be sleepy as fuck after I drank one with dinner. I thought maybe my body was just tired from fasting and working out, but I think it might be that shit. So I wanna see if switching the drink out would keep me from being so tired after eating.
 
Bout to start another week. Its humid as fuck today in Houston, bout to get a boxing workout in. I done drank half a gallon of water already cause I know I'm fixing to sweat a ton.
 
On week #2. Sunday was the cheat day. It's weird because on Saturday I just felt blah. Like I didn't feel like counting calories or counting how much water I drank. But I made sure to not pig out. Didn't even work out. Slowstart to feeling active today so I should snap out of it later on I hope. Not breaking the times to start and stop eating no matter what though on regular fast days.
 
On week #2. Sunday was the cheat day. It's weird because on Saturday I just felt blah. Like I didn't feel like counting calories or counting how much water I drank. But I made sure to not pig out. Didn't even work out. Slowstart to feeling active today so I should snap out of it later on I hope. Not breaking the times to start and stop eating no matter what though on regular fast days.

I've found that it is harder mentally than physically. My mind will be telling me to to go eat when I don't feel hungry. Getting rid of all the junk food in the house helps, there is no way I'm going to get up in the middle of the night to eat a fucking salad.
 
Started off at 6'2 277 I'm at 252 now, waisted has shrunk but my shoulders and neck has gained size. Bout to hit it even harder now. This shot works wonders
 
took a week off because i had to go out off town.. but back on today!

damn I'm hungry LOL!
 
Its hard to skip breakfast, how do you cats do it. I need help man

A lot depends on your schedule. I'm gonna try IF June 1 and my plan is to knock out my cardio in the AM so by the time I get home, shower, prepare my lunch it will be close to breaking my fast. We'll see how it goes though. Easier said than done.

"Everyone has a game plan until they get punched in the face"
 
A lot depends on your schedule. I'm gonna try IF June 1 and my plan is to knock out my cardio in the AM so by the time I get home, shower, prepare my lunch it will be close to breaking my fast. We'll see how it goes though. Easier said than done.

"Everyone has a game plan until they get punched in the face"
breakfast is the easy one for me

it's lunch that's the killer..because you are used to going to lunch at work.. and everybody eating...
 
I've started the 16:8 IF. One week so far. Due to my work/life schedule I'm finding it hard to maintain a workout programme to go with this. I know this would increase my weight loss but I am so tired after work to go ahead and do so. I was also getting headaches at first but no more. I'm finding it hard also to drink water regularly.
 
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