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For a personal anecdote, IF was the most impactful change I did nutrition wise, and I am currently midway testing diets from carnivore to vegan.
by oDot 5y ago
For a personal anecdote, IF was the most impactful change I did nutrition wise, and I am currently midway testing diets from carnivore to vegan.
- wpietri 5y agoCould you say more about your IF regimen? And what sort of impacts did you notice?
- drodil 5y agoI have done IF for almost 2 years now. Some personal experiences from my blog if interested: https://link.medium.com/ju1cOdlG9kb https://link.medium.com/ju1cOdlG9kb
- oDot 5y agoImproved skin, clearer mind, less fatigue. I was doing 14:10 after years of irregular eating, then settled on 16:8 which also improved the above. I tried 23:1 for a week but I could not eat enough in that one hour.
- rootusrootus 5y ago> I tried 23:1 for a week but I could not eat enough in that one hour. That gives me a stomach ache just thinking about it. 2000C in a sitting is a lot, even with relatively high calorie food choices.
- wpietri 5y agoThanks. One of the surprising experiments for me with IF is that hunger changes for me. After I'm used to it, I rarely experience hunger outside the eating hours even when I'm losing weight. When you did your 23:1, what was hunger like for you?
- oDot 5y agoI experienced the same when starting IF. With 23:1 I did get hungry a few hours after the meal, but the main issue wasn't that, it was not getting enough nutrients in that single meal. I suspect that if I combine 23:1 with carnivore it'll be much easier to do.
- wpietri 5y agoYeah, in my case I'm thinking of it for weight loss, so that could be a positive. Controlling eating hours for me is much easier than other things I've tried. I'll have to try 23:1 and see how it goes. Thanks for the details!
- scruple 5y agoHow long have you been on an IF style diet? I "ran" it for about 3 and a half years before moving on. I'm curious to know what long term success looks like for people on an IF diet. I did get my weight under control on IF but when it came time to bulk or cut, in accordance with my strength and conditioning training, it simply wasn't working.
- oDot 5y agoSince mid-2017. I agree it is not enough to gain muscle, but it also doesn't seem to hinder that for me.