definition:
Intermittent fasting (IF) is a pattern of eating that alternates between periods of fasting (usually meaning consumption of water only) and non-fasting.
There is some evidence that intermittent fasting may have beneficial effects on the health and longevity of animals—including humans—that are similar to the effects of caloric restriction (CR). There is currently no consensus as to the degree to which this is simply due to an (often) concomitant overall decrease in calories. (IF and CR are forms of Dietary Restriction (DR), which is sometimes referred to as Dietary Energy Restriction (DER).)
Scientific study of intermittent fasting in rats (and anecdotally in humans) was carried out at least as early as 1943.
A specific form of IF is alternate day fasting (ADF), (this the form I use) also referred to as every other day fasting (EOD), or every other day feeding (EODF), a 48-hour routine typically composed of a 24-hour fast followed by a 24-hour non-fasting period
definition:
SLOW or Low-carbohydrate diets or low-carb diets are dietary programs that restrict carbohydrate consumption usually for weight control or for the treatment of obesity. Foods high in digestible carbohydrates (e.g. bread, pasta) are limited or replaced with foods containing a higher percentage of proteins and fats (e.g. meat, poultry, fish, shellfish, eggs, cheese, nuts, seeds and peanuts) and other foods low in carbohydrates (e.g. most salad vegetables), although other vegetables and fruits (especially berries) are often allowed. The amount of carbohydrate allowed varies with different low-carbohydrate diets.
Such diets are sometimes ketogenic (i.e. they restrict carbohydrate intake sufficiently to cause ketosis). The Induction phase of the Atkins diet is ketogenic.
The term "low-carbohydrate diet" is generally applied to diets that restrict carbohydrates to less than 20% of caloric intake, but can also refer to diets that simply restrict or limit carbohydrates.
Low-carbohydrate diets are used to treat or prevent some chronic diseases and conditions including: Cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, high blood pressure and diabetes, epilepsy, chronic fatigue syndrome (see ketosis) and polycystic ovarian syndrome.
Some history of me
I had gastric bypass surgery over 10 years ago and dropped 100 pounds that plateaued for around 6 years or so, my pouch is stretched and Im at the point where most post op regain all the weight or most of it back but I managed to not gain ANY of the weight I lost from the surgery (YAY)...than one day I found a body builders web site and joined ( lol at 230+lbs I was FAR from a professional body builder) the site was basically all guys lol and pretty harsh BUT they were honest dedicated and took no lame whinny excuses for anything ...they laid out a plan of life for me while considering my WLS needs, I followed it ~ I lost a whopping 80lbs fast and had more energy than ever...I was tone, my hair stopped falling out and my nails grew long and strong...I felt like a sexy super women lol
I got married to a man I met on eHarmony (lol I know) that turned out to be a body builder and super fine (never in my wildest dreams had I even seen this as a possibility for me, a gal once over 330lbs) BUT we fell into a rut of bliss...you know when all you want to do is snuggle on the couch and I gained the 80lbs back in 2 years due to eating garbage and not training.
SO here I am
Starting (on 6/1/12) the exact same plan I did previously
Posting for support encouragement and a swift kick in the butt if I start to falter ~ also posting to share what I have learned in those two years from people that make it their job/passion to reshape the body in the healthiest most beneficial way
I still talk with a few of the members there but being a male dominated site, the pix of gorgeous fitness models they bombard the boards with starts to get old and infuriating too me lol ~silly men
I’m a mother of a 17year old and foster mother of a 16 year old, FT student taking a double class load in hopes to grad in ½ the time (successfully too I might add 3.17 GPA) employed and my husband is leaving for an 18month tour in Afghanistan next Feb. I cannot spell and don’t even bother to try most times unless its school/work related , so if you are infurrated at my grammer/spelling you should prob just not come around lmbo and I love charts an grafts for tracking weight loss as well as hummor
Next post I will lay out my plan
