Intermittent Fasting / LeanGains

Please elaborate.

 

Well funny you mention it, I started my first 24 hour fast last last Sunday. I ate huge breakfast Sunday morning and didn't eat again til Monday morning. I drank a ton of water and did have an unsweetened tea with lemon as my "treat".

Wifey and I both did it and are doing it again tomorrow bc of holiday weekend. I honestly think the only day I could do this would be Sunday, no way I could make through a work day fasting.

But I really did wake up Monday morning feeling very good and surprisingly not very hungry. I suppose I like the results enough that we are going to do it again.

As far as Sunday, well it was a different story. I did get weakish and tired feeling but never run down. There were great waves in the gulf and I spent probably two hours over the course of the day surfing, so the combo of that with being in the sun did drain me.

Basically for us it was a hey why not lets try this thing decision and we just did it. Not sure if that's the way it should be done, but we didn't die and we do look forward to trying it again tomorrow.

I should also mention that the Sunday morning breakfast was a load. 5 eggs with a pile of black beans, onions and tomatoes, large bowl of steel cut oats with honey and berries, and two heavily loaded slices of wheat toast with almond butter and honey.

 

Very interesting. Keep the updates coming.

 

Big chance in a short amount of time. Nice job

 

Wow amazing job Steve. Congrats! I followed leangains for a while and dropped fom 190 lbs to 175 lbs.

 

Awesome change Steve!!!!

 

Interesting. I've never made a focused effort, although I skip dinner every now and then and I've eliminated milk from my diet for weeks at a time. I have an extremely stubborn ~10 lbs that would leave the building, even though I make far more effort now than I ever did in my younger days to kick them out. My limbs are as lean as can be; the unwanted pounds reside in my torso.

I could never fast during a work day, because when I'm under pressure, my brain consumes huge amounts of energy!

Maybe Sunday is a good day to start, but not this Sunday, because I'll still have Thanksgiving leftovers.

 

Interesting.

GT

 

I may try this, I need something to jump start my weight loss goal

Sunday, 12/30. I will stop eating at 8pm and won't eat until 12pm the next day! ?

 

How did it go ?

 

First Steven, congratulations man. That is awesome!

Second, I've read the leangains site, and it's not clear to me what the routine is on a 7 day cycle.

I'm going to proceed under the "Fasted Training Protocol" as follows

11.30-12 AM or 5-15 minutes pre-workout: 10 g BCAA
12-1 PM: Training
1 PM: Post-workout meal (largest meal of the day).
4 PM: Second meal.
9 PM: Last meal before the fast.

OK, so let's assume it's a Monday and I do the above, what does Tuesday (non weight training day) look like? How long do I fast for from 9 PM Monday to Tuesday?

Any information/advice appreciated.

 

This thread inspired me so i went on it the morning of the New Year. I really like it.

eat at 12 eat at 4 eat at 8. Eat again the next day at 12 noon - repeat. Eat healthy. * 4 bottle of water per day *

i'll report back in 2 weeks.

 

Ted, this is kind of what I thought. Thanks. Good luck on your journey!

 

This has been my exact schedule for past 1 year. Works great.

 

What do you typically eat in the 12-8 hours? Can you eat sweets and have you lost weight?

 

I.F. is only one aspect to achieving ideal body composition. Lowered numbers on a scale should not be your only goal.
Opting for a Paleo-type diet and an effective exercise program is the only way to create an optimal functioning and looking body that will last.
-Billy

 

Car to explain paleo?

 

- Meat (wild, grass-fed, pastured, etc)
- Vegetables
- Fruit
- Eggs
- Nuts & Seeds
- Fats/Oils (olive, coconut, avocado)

That's it. No grains most importantly.

Exercise:
Intense 90% max (sprint, heavy lifting, once every 7-10 days)
Moderate 70-80% (intervals 2-3 days/wk)
Low >50% (walk, hike, cycle, etc. 3-5 hrs/wk)

Cordain, Wolf, Sisson, and Attia do a lot better job with the details.

-Billy
www.paleokc.com

 

Don't want a lot of details, that was perfect.

So no rice, no cereals? Any other "grains".?

I had rice for dinner, screwed that up tonight.


Thanks