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Intermitant Fasting

Orab
Orab
Hi All,

Eating one meal a day and losing a ton of weight. Skip breakfast and lunch and eat all I want, whatever want at 7pm. Drink water, coffee and tea during the day.

Benefits:
Eat every day -- as much as I want, whatever I want
Heaps of energy
Body does not go into starvation mode (that occurs after about 4 days of total fasting)
While some weight lose is water, a considerable amount is fat
Easy to maintain.

Check out this guy if you don't believe me: http://hubbyshome.com/486/how-to-lose-weight-fast-eating-one-meal-a-day/

Good luck and happy eating.
thewalker
thewalker
If I didn't eat all day till 7 pm, I would eat a shitload of calories (binge) and I would gain. Not only that, but my belly would be uncomfortably stuffed and I'd probably have trouble sleeping. I see no reason to starve all day but glad its working for you.
deleted_user
deleted_user
It is recommended that no matter what plan you are on, eating whole natural foods is always best for your overall health, even with an I.F. plan.

More on the subject:

http://www.cutandjacked.com/Intermittent-Fasting-For-Fat-Loss
eekrss
eekrss
No offense but that is the most unhealthy change a person can make. For the record your metabolism slows down by up to 40% if you go without food for 8 hours. Secondly, you lose weight when your calorie intake is lower then your calorie burn for the day. So yes, if you eat less than 2100 during your 7 pm binge you will lose, but you are doing your body no favors. When you finish and you go back to your eating habits, breakfast, lunch and dinner, i guarantee you will gain back every lb you ever lost....

Secondly!
Benefits:
"Eat every day -- as much as I want, whatever I want" So not true, you would still have to eat less than you burn
"Heaps of energy" Doubt you could do any exercise without being exhausted, and mornings must be hell before the caffeine hits.
"Body does not go into starvation mode (that occurs after about 4 days of total fasting)" -True, but your metabolism drops by about 40% after 8 hours of not eating.
"While some weight lose is water, a considerable amount is fat" Permanent weightloss is always fat, so that is just a weird comment.
"Easy to maintain." Imagine it must mess with your mind that you cant eat all day, or be social at lunch. Not really a long term solution.
Orab
Orab
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/9480451/The-52-diet-can-it-help-you-lose-weight-and-live-longer.html

Mornings are full of energy. 40 minutes of hard weights and body-weight exercises no problem. Even before coffee. And such a liberation not to be tied to food throughout the day.

How does the metabolism drop 40%? Metabolism is mostly determined by the amount of fat and muscle you have. It is not affected that much by what or when you eat (apart from an increase in the digesting phase). Your metabolism is "on" all the time--it has to be.

And current research suggests that short-term fasting is extremely healthy for you allowing the body to repair it's cells. Maybe you should do some more reading.