Intermittent Fasting discussion thread!!

[RickRock13]

Hi guys I was wondering if I could get some help....

I'm 20 years old
Currently sitting at 165lbs
Height is 5'7
Bf is around 23%

I have recently got into the fitness world even though I am overweight. I have been doing the keto diet for a few weeks now and I've lost 23lbs (used to be 188lbs). I've recently heard good things about intermittent fasting, and I want to give it a go. However I have a part time job while at university and the working hours vary day to day. Sometimes 9-6, 1-6, 8-1. This had made it difficult for me to start.

So I was wondering if you guys could give me some advice on all this as I wish to get it all sorted and start it next week along side my keto diet.

Thanks

As long as you can keep your 8 hour feeding window somewhat consistent, you will still reap the benefits of IF. Shifting the window an hour or two from day to day won't make a huge difference if you need to do that.

 

[Matthersby]

Hey Rick, did you notice a quick drop in weight the first week of IF? I lost 7 pounds the first week, followed by only 1 pound last week. No loss in strength or muscle fullness though.

 

[RickRock13]

Hey Rick, did you notice a quick drop in weight the first week of IF? I lost 7 pounds the first week, followed by only 1 pound last week. No loss in strength or muscle fullness though.

Yes, when I first started I list a crazy amount of weight the first week (around 6 or 7 lbs I think), but the following weeks weren't like that. I think it probably had a lot to do with the body adjusting to the fasting, depletion on cardio days, and the carb cycling.

 

[CSB]

i have been doing it 2 weeks and 3 days now but i lost focus on the weekends this weekend being the worst on sun and mon ,epic fail diet wise

that said i am down about 12 lbs kinda freaked me out but its the carb no carb days my weight will ckimb again and the higher weight days have been a nice steady deckine of about 2 lbs a week

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[Matthersby]

Ya, I'm not complaining when I drop weight without losing size or strength. And I hate cardio.

 

[RickRock13]

i have been doing it 2 weeks and 3 days now but i lost focus on the weekends this weekend being the worst on sun and mon ,epic fail diet wise

that said i am down about 12 lbs kinda freaked me out but its the carb no carb days my weight will ckimb again and the higher weight days have been a nice steady deckine of about 2 lbs a week

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That is the thing with the carb cycling. You have to get used to the weight fluctuation from depleting glycogen stores and then filling them up again

 

[RickRock13]

Ya, I'm not complaining when I drop weight without losing size or strength. And I hate cardio.

IF is the best way to get ripped and not only maintain your muscle without losing any, but actually add to it

 

[CSB]

i have added 20g whey before and 20g whey straight after weights juat for peace of mind lol


will get some bcaas next week

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[RickRock13]

i have added 20g whey before and 20g whey straight after weights juat for peace of mind lol


will get some bcaas next week

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Sounds good bro. Good call. There are cheap alternatives out there for BCAA also. you can get the bulk powder that will give a lot of servings, then mix in your own crystal light or calorie free flavoring to it

 

[CSB]

been a much better week ,thur chest big cal day fri back big cal day sat 60 min cardio lower cal day sun legs big cal day mon 60 min cardio low cal day

down 1.5 lbs since thursday so spot on weight wise

tomorrows arms and big cal day again

hoping to start noticing the fatloss soon although stomach has gone down substantially

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