Week one down for Intermittent Fasting! I was pretty worried the first day and how it would go- it was certainly a mental game. I kept thinking about the fact that I wasn't eating and I just kept chugging water. I thought that I would have to slowly ramp up to 16 hours over a few days so my original goal was 13 hours, but I drank my Hi Caf black tea for caffeine and ended up lasting 17 hours! By the time it was time to eat, I really wasn't even that hungry.
1/23 17 hours
Through some research, I learned of an app called LIFE and it has been really helpful! I can keep track of my fasts and there is a place to post messages if you have a question, need support, etc.
I'm realizing that IF is great for not snacking after dinner!
1/24 16.5 hours
1/25 17 hours
Saturday morning was the first day I worked out while fasting (the first couple days I would wait until the afternoon after I ate). I thought that I would be woozy or slow, but I ended up doing two MM100 workouts and I felt fine.
Saturday night we had a party at a friend's house for the Lunar New Year so I fasted Friday night through Saturday during the day but knew that I wouldn't be able to fast after drinking. Sure enough, we ended up going out to breakfast Sunday morning and there was only 9 hours between meals.
1/26 No fasting
1/27 19.5 hours
Today was my first day that I was FREEZING during the day. I had a blanket on my legs and a wrap around my shoulders, but still ended up increasing the temperature on the second floor so that I could work.
1/28 19.5
Making lunch around 2 or 3 is super easy- eggs! I love not having to think about making an elaborate lunch other than scrambling some eggs and eating fruit.
1/29 20 hours
I weighed in this morning and had lost 3 pounds since the previous Wednesday!
1/30 19.5 hours
I ended up making banana bars with chocolate chips out of very ripe bananas for the kids and then ended up eating one close to 9:45pm when they came out of the oven (they were for the kids). It tasted delicious, but I was sort of mad that I ate something so late because then it pushed my fast back.
1/31 16.5 hours
According to the app, I have fasted for 118 hours and have spent 40 hours in ketosis (basically the LIFE app says that you are in ketosis after 12 hours of not eating). This is EXTREMELY easy and I really think that it is something that I can do for better health and to lose weight. I haven't been hungry and my caffeine intake has decreased as I haven't really needed it. Win win!
Have you tried IF?
4 comments:
I have recently tried intermittent fasting myself. I limit my eating window to 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (though I aim to be done eating by 6:30 p.m. when possible).
So far, I haven't found it difficult at all, and I have lost a little weight each week I've done it consistently. I need to lose around 40 lbs more, so I will probably keep it up.
Good for you! I've actually never done this. I know my body works better when I'm consistently fueling it, so I do aim to eat every 3 hours and then make sure to have a snack at night (nursing overnight is KILLER and I want to Eat All The Food!) and need to eat breakfast within a few hours of waking or I start feeling bad. I'm not sure I'm on board with it myself. But I love the idea of having some scrambled eggs and fruit at 2:00. :) So easy!
Oh man, I think I would suck at this. We eat dinner super late often, mostly when Bryce cooks up something yummy and fancy and it takes way longer than he intended. Also, I get super hangry when I don't eat, and I need breakfast to prepare for my morning teaching schedule. Stupid question... do you basically fast when you're sleeping but also after dinner and before lunch? Is it like skipping breakfast and not eating anything after dinner when you have dinner early? I have heard the term but I don't really know what IF is, really! Good luck, it sounds like you are having great results.
IF pretty much contradicts everything I learned in college and as a personal trainer, but I also know that every body is different and some respond to different things. I also know that research is a constant thing and new things are learned as time goes by. I graduated college 20+ years ago and haven't worked as a personal trainer in 6 years. Things change! I know a few people that have done IF and they each have experienced success with it. I say do what works for you!
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