Intermittent Fasting

[Bluejay]

Hello, I'm a member who usually lurks. Although I have introduced myself.
There are two aspects to weight loss. The obvious one is taking the pounds off. But, maintaining the weight loss afterwards also has to be considered. I am in the process of losing weight too. I have lost 135 pounds in total, and 2.5 this past week. I just do it by eating low calorie, running, and having social support.
But I worry that a weight loss method like fasting is something you would quit doing as soon as you have lost the weight. And then gain the weight back. I think it's important to only do things to lose weight that you would be willing to keep doing longterm. In order to maintain the weight loss.

[SoonerTexan]

Hello, I'm a member who usually lurks. Although I have introduced myself.
There are two aspects to weight loss. The obvious one is taking the pounds off. But, maintaining the weight loss afterwards also has to be considered. I am in the process of losing weight too. I have lost 135 pounds in total, and 2.5 this past week. I just do it by eating low calorie, running, and having social support.
But I worry that a weight loss method like fasting is something you would quit doing as soon as you have lost the weight. And then gain the weight back. I think it's important to only do things to lose weight that you would be willing to keep doing longterm. In order to maintain the weight loss.

Honestly, I mostly feel the same way, which is why I've been hesitant to try anything like keto. I do always reach a plateau at a very specific weight after each baby, though. I'm keeping this idea in my back pocket as something to try at that point. It really sucks when everything you are doing right suddenly stops working.

[MrsC]

MIL does intermittent fasting. She loses the weight but gains it back fairly quickly. I usually only eat a Greek yogurt or something for breakfast and rarely eat after dinner time so I don't know how much of a difference it would make for me.

DH has lost a lot of weight on Keto for 18 months but has hit the plateau. He does really well on it though because it kind of suits his tase in food.
I hated it because I'm not a big meat/egg eater. However, before I got pregnant I did quite well with just plain low carb. Like 80-100g a day. I felt much better cutting out things like cereal, bread and pasta and cutting way back on sugar. Having gestational diabetes has really taught me that I can do low carb long term without having to sacrifice a lot.

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[Elchorrito]

Hello, I'm a member who usually lurks. Although I have introduced myself.
There are two aspects to weight loss. The obvious one is taking the pounds off. But, maintaining the weight loss afterwards also has to be considered. I am in the process of losing weight too. I have lost 135 pounds in total, and 2.5 this past week. I just do it by eating low calorie, running, and having social support.
But I worry that a weight loss method like fasting is something you would quit doing as soon as you have lost the weight. And then gain the weight back. I think it's important to only do things to lose weight that you would be willing to keep doing longterm. In order to maintain the weight loss.

This is actually why I LIKE IF - because it seems like something I can maintain long term. I am terrible at diets that restrict certain types of foods or require me to buy certain things we aren't already used to eating. But fasting I only have to do a couple times a week, so it's maintainable for me. When I checked in to deliver my first, I weighed in at 182. I was at 128 by the time he was 9 months old, and I kept it off for about a year, until I got pregnant again. I know a lot that I lost I would've lost anyway, but my set point for the previous 3 years had been around 140, so at least 10 lbs that I lost was real weight loss. I think fasting IS something I can do long term, because of how flexible of a diet it is.

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[Elchorrito]

MIL does intermittent fasting. She loses the weight but gains it back fairly quickly. I usually only eat a Greek yogurt or something for breakfast and rarely eat after dinner time so I don't know how much of a difference it would make for me.

DH has lost a lot of weight on Keto for 18 months but has hit the plateau. He does really well on it though because it kind of suits his tase in food.
I hated it because I'm not a big meat/egg eater. However, before I got pregnant I did quite well with just plain low carb. Like 80-100g a day. I felt much better cutting out things like cereal, bread and pasta and cutting way back on sugar. Having gestational diabetes has really taught me that I can do low carb long term without having to sacrifice a lot.

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Supposedly (I honestly don't know what to believe here), fasting isn't all about calorie reduction, but about getting your blood sugar low, so eating small meals here and there mess it up because they give you a little sugar boost spread throughout the day. I THINk that the theory behind iF would say that if you eat that yogurt and other light stuff at a different time of day (so, same amount of calories, but longer fasting window) you would benefit. It's the blood sugar and insulin relationship that matters for this diet, not calories.

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[MAPPLEBUM]

If I didn't lift I could see myself doing this. Especially Dinner to Dinner fasts really are not that hard at all. I normally fast until 1pm at least 3x a week so waiting another couple of hours isn't too painful. Especially when I'm busy. But more and more what I'm learning is if I want to put more weight on the bar I need to be eating about 150g of protein a day.

Find books by Dr. Jason Fung. He has one called The Obesity Code and one called The Complete Guide to Fasting which I've read. He has another on type II diabetes that I haven't read but I assume it's similar to the first 2.

I've been doing 16:8 almost since this baby was born, with very little success, but I've had holidays stuck in there, etc, so I'm hoping to be more successful in the future. I've lost about 5 lbs since October. I need to lose at least another 20. Somehow I really packed it on with this baby and it just come off like it did with my first.

What I have done a LOT (like 2 yrs) of, and had good success with, is a modified 5-2 diet. The real 5-2 allows something like 500 calories on the 2 fasting days, but I have zero self control when it comes to calories, so I do 0 calories on those days and eat whatever I want on the 5 days. To me, this is the easiest diet I have ever tried, and it got me down to pre-wedding weight, which i hadn't been for a few years. I've done diets where I can eat certain foods, and they're a pain to live with. IF is not. If someone invites you to dinner, you go and just fast the next day or whatever. It's super flexible and works into regular life. The first couple of fasts are hard, but your body gets used to it then and it becomes no big deal. I have 2 complaints about it: DH thinks I'm irritable in the evenings of fast days, and I feel cold when I'm fasting.

As for how scientific it is, Dr. Fung's books are pretty convincing to me, and he goes into a lot of science about how insulin and glycogen works, and what fasting does for them, but I'm not sure how backed up his research is. It makes sense, I'm just not sure it's proven. My OB, however, was super into IF, and she totally supported it and did it herself. She was ok with me doing 16:8 while pregnant (I didn't, which is probably why I have 20 lbs to lose now).

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[Pollyanna]

Amen to that! Really getting a good macro ratio with appropriate protein makes all the difference.

[weeniegeniewife]

I started keto on Dec and have lost 20 pounds! 15 more to go. It is now a lifestyle and I do not miss bread or sugar whatsoever. Like, not at all. I also cut out coffee (because I can’t drink it black) and now only drink tea. I am sleeping better and have way more energy than I had before keto. It’s not just a fad; when you severely restrict carbs and your body becomes fat-adapted it learns how to burn your fat for fuel. There’s loads of science behind it and it works! 👍🏻


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[alotofyarn]

This is actually why I LIKE IF - because it seems like something I can maintain long term. I am terrible at diets that restrict certain types of foods or require me to buy certain things we aren't already used to eating. But fasting I only have to do a couple times a week, so it's maintainable for me. When I checked in to deliver my first, I weighed in at 182. I was at 128 by the time he was 9 months old, and I kept it off for about a year, until I got pregnant again. I know a lot that I lost I would've lost anyway, but my set point for the previous 3 years had been around 140, so at least 10 lbs that I lost was real weight loss. I think fasting IS something I can do long term, because of how flexible of a diet it is.

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This is sort of what I was thinking.

I have lost weight and put it back on several times. Although for me, the issue is almost entirely because I'll diet and exercise, and then stop both. I think if I could keep up with the exercise, I would maintain better after the dieting, but I hate exercise and have so little me time right now, it's hard.

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[Elchorrito]

This is sort of what I was thinking.

I have lost weight and put it back on several times. Although for me, the issue is almost entirely because I'll diet and exercise, and then stop both. I think if I could keep up with the exercise, I would maintain better after the dieting, but I hate exercise and have so little me time right now, it's hard.

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Ugh, this is me, too. I used to run quite a bit, and I haven't figured out how to get back into it with kids. We don't have a double jogger, and I'm afraid to spend the money on one and not have the dedication to use it (because I know myself pretty well), and DH is never here to watch the boys when it's daylight out. I do think I'll start watching craigslist for one. My last brilliant plan was that I would go out running in the mornings before DH leaves for work. He shot that one down pretty quickly, claiming it's unsafe to be out at that hour. Maybe this summer when it's daylight longer...

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