[britchard]

If I'm going to do IF in a 16/8 split, how often should I do it? Once a week?

[FretDancer]

(12-21-2014 03:43 AM)britchard Wrote:  

If I'm going to do IF in a 16/8 split, how often should I do it? Once a week?

If by 16/8 you mean a 16 fasting window with an 8 hour feeding window, then you should do it everyday.

That means that everyday you only eat during those 8 hours. This is really what Intermittent Fasting actually consists of.

You can set up your feeding window as any way you wish as long as you still have a significant fasting window. Some people prefer not eating breakfast, but some people prefer to eat it, it is up to you.

[fortysix]

Hey guys --

Ive been reading about this the past few days - I decided to keep an 8 hour feeding window Monday - Friday, and today is my first day. I'm @ work and I am starving. I feel disoriented and mentally slow. Doubling down on my coffee intake to try to deal with this issue. Got about 3 more hours until feeding time... I'm assuming this will get substantially easier.

EDIT: I'm starving - I held off for 3 hours from my usual breakfast time but I can't get anything done @ work. Will try to ease into this by going an extra 30 minutes longer each day. For now, burrito time.

[Checkmat]

(04-22-2015 12:32 PM)se7en Wrote:  

Hey guys --

Ive been reading about this the past few days - I decided to keep an 8 hour feeding window Monday - Friday, and today is my first day. I'm @ work and I am starving. I feel disoriented and mentally slow. Doubling down on my coffee intake to try to deal with this issue. Got about 3 more hours until feeding time... I'm assuming this will get substantially easier.

EDIT: I'm starving - I held off for 3 hours from my usual breakfast time but I can't get anything done @ work. Will try to ease into this by going an extra 30 minutes longer each day. For now, burrito time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghrelin

Your body is hormonally used to eating at X time every day. The first day of intermittent fasting is a big shock to your body. It does get substantially easier.

Give it a week or two and you'll see a huge difference in hunger timing.

Sometimes we mistake thirst for hunger. Drinking more water than you usually do will help. Chewing sugar-free gum is something I do almost every day as well.

[fortysix]

So what is actually considered "breaking a fast" - Obviously coffee is not - even if with some butter. What about a few spoons of yogurt right upon waking up? Dates? How much is fine without breaking the fast? To what extent do you lose benefits upon eating a small amount?

One of the reasons I ask is I would like to take my UDOs oil in the morning, but its less beneficial if taken without some kind of food..

[Checkmat]

(04-22-2015 03:29 PM)se7en Wrote:  

So what is actually considered "breaking a fast"

Ingesting calories.

[fortysix]

(04-22-2015 06:56 PM)Checkmat Wrote:  

(04-22-2015 03:29 PM)se7en Wrote:  

So what is actually considered "breaking a fast"

Ingesting calories.

What about drinking coffee with butter?

[RawGod]

I've been drinking coffee with coconut oil and not counting it as breaking the fast. That is actually at least 100 calories of fat. However, I still feel like I'm getting the benefits of IF, and a lot of IF'ers do the same.