re: Intermittent Fasting experiences?

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Thanks for this bump

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Not all hero's wear capes, right?

Your thread actually made me think of my question, but I didn't want to hijack

How is everyone doing with their IF experiences now?

I have definitely lost some body fat % and staying lean. I see no negative results in the gym and feel like I actually have gotten stronger. No specific workout routine, but stick to the big lifts and a few accessory lifts. Workout 5 days a week at 5 AM with about 15-20 minutes of cardio afterwards. I also have pretty much transitioned into 18:6 now with some black coffee during the fast.

Also, I am really looking into EAA's, but I think I remember lsu777 saying something about also adding glutamine? Would buying the EAA +glutamine in bulk be the best option? Or EAA + BCAA in bulk? I do like the Xtend BCAAs (which I have been taking and include glutamine).
Is True Nutrition the best value for getting EAAs in bulk?

truenutrition is going to best bang for the buck when you consider quality.

mega dosing glutamine (15-20g daily) helps with recovery but its not needed. only helps.

Sounds good. Thanks. I am a poor med student right now so trying to get good value on stuff. I love the True Nutrition Whey isolate cold filtration protein.

My eating window has been 2-8 as well for the most part. Sometimes I go 2-7, just depends on schedule.

Today will be a hard day to stay fasted for long. I also had a good cardio session this am. Ran 1 mile then did 10 min HIIT (1 min sprint, 1 min walk).

I can't remember when I last posted in this thread, but it has been awhile. I have inadvertently gotten into a modified one meal a day habit.

I have just been busy with work and a bathroom remodel plus all kinds of other shite, all the time. Anyway, I just find myself looking up and it's 1pm and all I will have had is black coffee.

Then I'm usually not even hungry so I've been eating around 4 every day then doing a low carb snack around 8. And that's it. I'm at a stage where I'm close to my fighting (figurative) weight so it's hard to shed weight.

But I dropped from just under 180, to 175 in about 10 days (water-weight, clothes and time of day all constant). Pretty solid results for what has been a long plateau period.

Eta: I say water-weight constant becuae I've been steadily in ketosis for a few weeks and haven't been drinking alcohol, so I assume water-weight is pretty steady at same time each day, fasted.

I have that same problem sometimes. Lots of days I have to lean on supplements to get there.

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ETA: Main struggle is hitting protein. While trying to keep fat & carbs under, i'm just not getting the protein i need. I know it's just a matter of the sources for each

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If your goal is to lean and lose fat, I would suggest a lower protein and higher fat intake, especially while doing IF. Lower your carbs to about 20 grams, and protein to about .8 grams per pound of body weight, with fats making up the rest.

Too much protein can actually have a negative effect in terms of losing weight. Your body will only absorb so much protein , the rest will get converted to fat (belly flab) and the excess aminos will be excreted.