Been ignoring both my doctors (regular doctor and naturopath) over the last two weeks and focused more on IF. I'm down 7 lbs. I was trying to do what the medical people were telling me to do but it just wasn't working for me. I kept getting hungry, eating more and gained nearly 20 lbs.
So for the past two weeks I haven't been consistent at all with timing of my eating windows. I just ate when I was genuinely hungriest. I guess I have been a bit more intuitive about the eating as well. Some days I seemed to get by on just nibbling in the late afternoon and evening, other days my appetite seemed to need more food first thing in the morning.
I kept to a low-carb Paleo diet. I ate plenty of non-starchy veggies and even increased my level of healthy fats. On my heavy weight training days, I increased protein a little. On days when the fitness plan is a low priority or just not that intense, coffee and cream were fine for breakfast.
Seems to be working fine. My energy levels are fine too. There's a lot to be said for eliminating stress over food!
I've read a lot of things about a lot of different teas, but haven't seen anything that convinced me one was really any better than another. I drink Lipton
So I decided to give this a try. Last year I tried it and had great results but gave it up because it was really hard for me. I have been doing it seriously for two days... already down a lb where -- for months now -- I have been largely stuck.
I was wondering two things... did anyone else try it and have immediate and amazing results and also is anyone doing a feeding window in the morning?
The window I am doing now is from 10 to 6. But that is the worst for me because that is basically when my boss works. So I would prefer to do like 8 AM to 4 pm. But I thought I heard that the morning was bad time to eat due to cortisol release when you wake up.
I've read a lot of things about a lot of different teas, but haven't seen anything that convinced me one was really any better than another. I drink Lipton
Hi KTucke7,
Yes, a friend lost weight and burnt fat due to this green tea from Java, in Indonesia. She took this one in the form of tablets and she recommends me this because it's natural and safe.
@Abbey I think green tea is a good supplement to take for a variety of reasons, with fat burning being only one of them. I drink the tea and take a green tea supplement in pill form.
@Emma I had very good results immediately as far weight loss/maintenance. I don't do a morning window but from everything I've read the key is consistency more than the time of day.
@Emma I had very good results immediately as far weight loss/maintenance. I don't do a morning window but from everything I've read the key is consistency more than the time of day.
Weird, I thought someone else posted a response on this .. did it get pulled?
Anyway thanks. I am going to finish out the week with the window 10-6. And then change. I think this is really going to work for me.
So I think I did pretty good my first week. I seemed to drop 3 lbs. Although I can't be sure if that was my cycle. But something I really suffered from all week, I was and am... spaced out. I feel a little like I am chasing my brains and almost have caught up to them, but not quite. Talk about brain farts. I have considered it could be the fasting.
@Emma I noticed the same thing. There was at least one more post after my reply. I'm assuming the author deleted it? Not sure.
I haven't noticed anything like you describe. In fact, I find that I am more alert. I don't doze off at my desk like I do once in awhile when I'm not fasting. Are you eating a lot of protein during your window or a lot of carbs? Carbs tend to make me spacey.
Has anyone noticed an increase in (existing?) reflux issues with IF?
I think I may have been one of them... Although I didn't realize I had reflux before I started IF. Back in February, I thought I was having a heart attack or something like that but only to find out after a barium swallow that I had SEVERE acid reflux (I ate a lot of spicy and acidic food/drinks and IF didn't really help with that since I'd be eating/drinking a lot in one sitting.) Soooo, I stopped IF to the point where I'd be having one or two large meals- I now have a set long eating window (10am to 8pm) instead of my old window (usually 3-4pm to 10pm) and I also stopped eating right before bed, at least 3-4 hours and I've noticed that helped a lot with the issues, although that could have been due to the pills I take.
My reflux has gotten tons better since starting IF and I think low carb/no grains is very helpful, too.
Another thing I've been doing that is supposed to help reflux is that I have a T of apple cider vinegar a couple of times a day. It's really odd that it helps reflux bc it feels like the last thing you'd want, but it really works for some people. Reflux can be caused by either too much or too little acid and ACV is good if you have too little. I was convinced I had too much bc that's what it feels like, but I guess not.
Is there anyone here who eats only once a day? I have been doing this as a regular thing lately, though sometimes I will have a snack 2 or 3 hours after dinner. I feel like I haven't seen anyone else say they do this. I hope it's not too extreme. I feel good...
