Legit Intermittent Fasting results

That's awesome.

I was reading about how ultimately A1C isn't very useful. I'll find and post.

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I was concerned how it would affect my workouts--it has done nothing but enhance my workouts. I have lost weight, but no strength nor endurance.

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You get so much more out of your hormones with fasting. Glad to hear the IF results here.

Just curious what you are eating for omad. I did omad for a month once. Pretty interesting stuff.

Congrats, that's awesome. My interpretation of your comments is that you are still eating the same amount of calories and exercising the same amount. Of course, you are likely able to get increasingly better workouts without the extra weight.

I've been doing a 24 hr fast about once/month and an 18 hr fast about once/week for the past year or two. I'm not looking to drop any weight so not sure that I'll ever increase my fasting, although probably could get more benefits if I did.

I thought most windows were 8 hours? how is it with just 6? when do u usually eat?

Are any of you runners and do this?

I’ve been on a fasting diet for the better part of 5 years now. I’m 41 and healthier than any other time in my life. 6’1” 170 lbs.

Basically I am able to eat from 5pm-9pm each night. Usually a dinner that I cook for the family with an extra helping of protein. I will tack on a snack before I hit 9 and cruise until next evening. I do start the day with 1, 10oz cup of coffee to help get the blood moving.

I lift weights for about 15-20 minutes a day at home with no distractions. Usually about how long it takes to break down 1 muscle group per day. Shoulders, Biceps/Triceps, Core, Legs. I don’t do cardio on off days but usually work in the yard or fish.

I don’t pound a lot of water but drink when I’m thirty. My metabolism is better than when I was in my 20’s. I’m leaner than I was in my teens. I’m stronger than I’ve ever been. The hot moms in school pick up line and in the store definitely notice but lucky for my wife I’m not like that.

P.D Mangan on Twitter is a good follow if interested in more about this lifestyle.

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The lifestyle, huh?

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Lifestyles are permanent, diets are temporary.

I did a month of omad with a ketosis focused diet, except saturday I'd eat a large pizza. I lost a pound everyday and then gained three from the pizza. That was at 6' 220, to 200. When I was deadlifting about 400 and bench about 225 for perspective on what my weight looked like. I did start the month out with a three day water fast though.

I've read that caffeine does mess with triggering insulin which defeats the purpose of fasting. But they say you can get away with the equivalence of one cup of black coffee. That translates down to 2 cups of black tea, 4 cups of green tea, or 8 cups of white tea. I'd usually have green tea to make it through the day.

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I’m a triathlete and train at pretty high volumes 12-15hrs/week and eat pretty clean, but when I intermittent fast (12pm-8pm eating, fast for 16 hours) I find my endurance improves tremendously, I lose weight (a very high percentage fat), and my digestion is almost perfect. I’ve gone about 6 weeks pretty religiously and am back in a great place!