BigSwolePump
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Anyone try this? Any feedback?
As I get older, I have really been thinking more about my health. I also need to have some sort of consistency/schedule. For the past few years, while I still lift and eat what I need too, it has not been with any real schedule.
I have been reading a ton of info on this intermittent fasting and I feel like it might have some merit. It seems legit. I mean, at the end of the day you still are eating the calories that you need, just within a certain time frame. Giving yourself longer to digest your food has to be better for your gut health too.
I have read several articles about its fat loss effects as well. The idea is that your body uses up its glucose stores and begins to burn fat for energy. I have also read that it slows metabolism which if this is true would mean needing less calories to maintain which is fine by me lol.
At the very least, it can help to form a meal pattern/time. I struggle the most with this. I am eating all hours of the day and night without any consistent plan all while trying to eat enough or less calories. Not to mention the feeling of always being hungry when eating a smaller meal. With this protocol, you can eat your ass off until you are full. I would imagine that over time, your body gets on a schedule and the hunger will subside. Even mentally, you will be able to watch the clock and know that meal time is around the corner.
There are a lot of different ways to do this. I am leaning toward 16 hour fasting with obviously an 8 hour feeding window, if I decide to try this.
What do you guys think? Discuss?
As I get older, I have really been thinking more about my health. I also need to have some sort of consistency/schedule. For the past few years, while I still lift and eat what I need too, it has not been with any real schedule.
I have been reading a ton of info on this intermittent fasting and I feel like it might have some merit. It seems legit. I mean, at the end of the day you still are eating the calories that you need, just within a certain time frame. Giving yourself longer to digest your food has to be better for your gut health too.
I have read several articles about its fat loss effects as well. The idea is that your body uses up its glucose stores and begins to burn fat for energy. I have also read that it slows metabolism which if this is true would mean needing less calories to maintain which is fine by me lol.
At the very least, it can help to form a meal pattern/time. I struggle the most with this. I am eating all hours of the day and night without any consistent plan all while trying to eat enough or less calories. Not to mention the feeling of always being hungry when eating a smaller meal. With this protocol, you can eat your ass off until you are full. I would imagine that over time, your body gets on a schedule and the hunger will subside. Even mentally, you will be able to watch the clock and know that meal time is around the corner.
There are a lot of different ways to do this. I am leaning toward 16 hour fasting with obviously an 8 hour feeding window, if I decide to try this.
What do you guys think? Discuss?