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I'm doing 20h/4h for almost 2 years now. Which means i eat one meal a day, but that is split into two, first i eat around 11AM then around 2-3PM then 20 hours f

by S0und 5y ago

I'm doing 20h/4h for almost 2 years now. Which means i eat one meal a day, but that is split into two, first i eat around 11AM then around 2-3PM then 20 hours fasting. Most people thing that's insane, but the reality is, once you're done eating at 2PM, you don't have to think about food anymore for the rest of your day. "Ohh no, what am i gonna eat for dinner or for breakfast?", this is irrelevant. I've lost 10kg in 6months, without any real struggle. Now days i have a cheat day every 1 or 2 weeks, but i'm in a weight maintaining mode now. If i want to lose more weight, i have to switch into "strict mode", in general the amount of food i eat has a calorie deficit. On top of this i take vitamin supplements just to make sure i have enough, since i eat less.

lm28469 5y ago
> Most people think that's insane To anyone starting IF I would advise not caring about what the average joe think. Most people are overweight, eat 3 times a day while the most strenuous activity they'll go though is getting out of bed in the morning, what they consider healthy/insane or not isn't relevant
RobertRoberts 5y ago
I have done the same for over 3 years now and I have had fantastic results in every way. I spend far less time making messes in the kitchen and cleaning them. I spend less on food, I have more energy. But I had a death in the family recently, and I gained almost 10 pounds in a few months. But it doesn't matter because I am already starting to shed them again. This is the key most people don't understand about IF, that you get to keep this skill even when things go wrong, it's easy to right the ship after you have a problem. Also, I don't want to pig out anymore (like I did before doing IF) and if I feel like eating extra dessert, have steak all week (or whatever), I can for the rest of my life without any issues.

by S0und 5y ago

lm28469 5y ago

> Most people think that's insane To anyone starting IF I would advise not caring about what the average joe think. Most people are overweight, eat 3 times a day while the most strenuous activity they'll go though is getting out of bed in the morning, what they consider healthy/insane or not isn't relevant

RobertRoberts 5y ago

I have done the same for over 3 years now and I have had fantastic results in every way. I spend far less time making messes in the kitchen and cleaning them. I spend less on food, I have more energy. But I had a death in the family recently, and I gained almost 10 pounds in a few months. But it doesn't matter because I am already starting to shed them again. This is the key most people don't understand about IF, that you get to keep this skill even when things go wrong, it's easy to right the ship after you have a problem. Also, I don't want to pig out anymore (like I did before doing IF) and if I feel like eating extra dessert, have steak all week (or whatever), I can for the rest of my life without any issues.