Intermittent Fasting

[LandyAndy]

Well done Andy, how long has it taken to lose 11.0kgs?

I started on the 4th Jan and lost 11 by the 19th Feb.

Not weighing myself till later in the week. I took a weekend off for a celebration and drank more wine than I should have.

[LandyAndy]

I have been told to do the IF 3-4 times a week, I can choose the days.

Last meal at 18:00pm and a glass of water before bed. In the morning, a cup of black coffee and 45 minutes later, my Vit C and supplements then off for a 5km/30 minute run.

Green tea or coffee then my shake at 10am with my water until I lunch at 12pm. Then repeat at 18:00pm....

Results are visible but I will know for sure at my next weight in on Monday.

Stick with it. Weekly weigh ins are better. I tend to weigh myself every day, but then get disappointed when some days it's static or even goes up a bit. Better to see a 7 day average.

[Bex]

Stick with it. Weekly weigh ins are better. I tend to weigh myself every day, but then get disappointed when some days it's static or even goes up a bit. Better to see a 7 day average.

Over time I shifted so I weighed once a month and then once every 3 months or so if I remember. So over time it IF becomes self maintaining.

[Finn McCool]

There is a guy who is on Cliffcentral on Wednesday mornings Gord Laws who has lost 60kg by this method without exercise and wants to drop another 40kg...he plans to publish write-up about his experience.
He was my motivation to give it a go.

[NoelN]

30 minutes of some form of exercise every day, preferably cardio, will definitely not hurt your system as one cannot rely only on IF to reduce weight. You will lose muscle mass which will be more difficult to regain.

Hand in hand they say.

[Bex]

IF does not cause a loss of muscle mass, lack of exercise do . Exercise is always important.

[Tedx2]

Week 1 results:
Week’s weight lost/(gained) – 3.5kgs
Cumulative weight lost/(gained) – 3.5kgs
Furthest distance walked in 1 hour – 6.7kms
Total exercise walking this week – 45.0kms

An encouraging start, SWAMBO lost 1.0kg

[NoelN]

Just completed my monthly weigh in,

700g muscle mass gained
900g fat loss
1cm off the waistline - problem area
4 minutes slashed off my 5km time
Body fat at 11.07% - Goal is 10%

This month is going to be tops!!

Keep going and keep strong guys

[Olyfboer]

30 minutes of some form of exercise every day, preferably cardio, will definitely not hurt your system as one cannot rely only on IF to reduce weight. You will lose muscle mass which will be more difficult to regain.

Hand in hand they say.

Muscle is very expensive for the body to produce. Fat is cheap to produce. Therefore, with no increase in exercise, the body will first burn fat before it starts to burn muscle when there is no fat left.

[Olyfboer]

There is a guy who is on Cliffcentral on Wednesday mornings Gord Laws who has lost 60kg by this method without exercise and wants to drop another 40kg...he plans to publish write-up about his experience.
He was my motivation to give it a go.

I lost 30 kg in 7 months using IF and a High Fat, Low Carb, No Sugar diet. I carried on losing after I reached goal weight and had to intervene by eating more carbs but still no sugar.

It's the Lean Meat, High Carb, High Sugar commercialised diet that causes weight gain and type 2 diabetes.

[GreenZone]

So here I go...
Diet ready..
Did the whole in-body scan this morning.
Shocking results.
58% body fat.

According to this scan I have to loose 44 kg.

Have to start somewhere.

[Rainier Vermaak]

So here I go...
Diet ready..
Did the whole in-body scan this morning.
Shocking results.
58% body fat.

According to this scan I have to loose 44 kg.

Have to start somewhere.

Had this same conversation with Engel yesterday.

The big thing is just starting, taking that first step.

I have a doctorate in procrastination.

[LandyAndy]

So here I go...
Diet ready..
Did the whole in-body scan this morning.
Shocking results.
58% body fat.

According to this scan I have to loose 44 kg.

Have to start somewhere.

The good news is your body has plenty of fuel to eat when you cut the carbs and sugars.

Keep posting your results here - you will be stunned at how quickly it falls off.

[Tedx2]

Keep posting your results here - you will be stunned at how quickly it falls off.

Agreed, that is why I decided to post weekly results here, it gives rise to some form of accountability, provided of course, that you stay true to your undertaking.

[Bex]

Something you will note with IF, if you move up to OMAD you will be amazed at how much more time you have in a day to do other stuff. It is important to keep busy , dont be a couch potato, if you keep moving IF is easier.

[Finn McCool]

Now down 8kgs after a bit of here and there...

[Tedx2]

Week 2 results:
Week’s weight lost/(gained) – 1.5kgs
Cumulative weight lost/(gained) – 5.0kgs
Furthest distance walked in 1 hour – 6.9kms
Total exercise walking this week – 46.3kms

Doesn’t seem as easy to lose weight as one gets older, SWAMBO lost 0.8kg

[Half-Pint]

Week 2 results:
Week’s weight lost/(gained) – 1.5kgs
Cumulative weight lost/(gained) – 5.0kgs
Furthest distance walked in 1 hour – 6.9kms
Total exercise walking this week – 46.3kms

Doesn’t seem as easy to lose weight as one gets older, SWAMBO lost 0.8kg

Just remember that weight is not the only metric you are changing. You and Swambo have probably added a bit of lean muscle mass which means the scale hasn't changed that much for her.

Best of all you are improving your cardiovascular health. I know a good number of thin people who are far less healthy than some people who have a bit of padding around the middle.

[GreenZone]

So here I go...
Diet ready..
Did the whole in-body scan this morning.
Shocking results.
58% body fat.

According to this scan I have to loose 44 kg.

Have to start somewhere.

UPDATE:
stuck to it for the first week.
was had, but today I can see it was worth it.

lost 9,5 kg in the first week.

now the battle continue..

[LandyAndy]

UPDATE:

lost 9,5 kg in the first week.

How good does that feel?

Well done!