Comments on: Intermittent Fasting – Does It Really Work?

By: russell

russell — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:13:04 +0000

hi all, i have just started the 31 day program. actually its a 43 day program (at least) for me as i am hugely overweight and have had to start with the 2 week warm up.
my ‘attitude to food’ is appaling , i know, and i want to change that. where do you guys get the will power to avoid the bad stuff.? i am determined to do it right but know it will be hard going.
i did the 1st day of the 2 week warm up yesterday & my legs are falling off. yes, i am THAT much out of shape. discraceful i know, but there it is.
i am hoping to pick up your food ideas from here, some of it needs a bit of a twist as not all USA foods are the same as here in the UK.
well done all of you who are succeeding with this. & Vic, top man, your instructional videos are amazingly clear & simple to follow. even for fatties like me.

Russell.

By: Clint @ Crude Fitness

Clint @ Crude Fitness — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 01:47:45 +0000

Started my first day of Eat-Stop-Eat yesterday.
Whilst difficult, I’m hearing so many great things about ‘fasting’ that ill be keeping it up for at least 2 months to gauge the results.

By: George @ Gain Mucle Now

George @ Gain Mucle Now — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 02:13:20 +0000

I do best when I do Intermittent Fasting the way Brad Pilon (Eat Stop Eat) recommends…

Fast until dinner 2 times per week, but only eat a medium size dinner. Not a day’s worth of calories like the Warior Diet.

What happens is that these are 2 really low-cal days. It creates a weekly calorie deficit and allows you to drop body fat week-to-week…as long as you don’t pig out too hard the other 5 days per week.

I’ve managed to get to 6% body fat doing Intermittent Fasting like this…but not by doing it the Warrior Diet style.

-George D

By: Ginger

Ginger — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:54:52 +0000

I am also a big fan of IF. It seemed to really help me lose the last stubborn pounds and now it’s just kind of second nature. I mostly practice it on weekdays. Great article!

By: Dary Merckens

Dary Merckens — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:02:37 +0000

Sweet. Huge fan of I.F. What I do is fast basically all day on Thursday and then have a cup of cottage cheese before bed because for the life of me I cannot fall asleep on an empty stomach. Lots of water throughout the day. My usual regimen of coffee too

Anyways, thanks for bringing I.F. to everyone’s attention Vic! I hope future fasters enjoy it as much as I do

Dary

By: Alan

Alan — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:07:19 +0000

@Clement, Be sure to eat enough fat, if you fast regularly you should be burning fat and that keeps hunger at bay for a long time. Keep the carbs down and give up the processed rubbish and grains. I fast most days, ie I only eat one meal every 24 hours and have fasted for 48 hours with no more hunger, if fact a bit less. I find I don’t feel any hunger pangs until about 5:30pm and usually plenty of water does the trick. Keep at it, it’s well worth it.

By: tuscanystone

tuscanystone — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:01:34 +0000

Hmmm! I dont feel that hungry just eating the one meal per day. I’m sure that would be a lot different if it were 24hours as you say.

However, I think water with a squeeze of lemon juice is good for cravings?

The main thing is to keep busy and not think about it

Tusc

PS Vic – can’t you adjust your blog so that we have an option of follow up comments to be deliverd by email? I dont always think to pop back and read comments so it would be handy. Ta!

By: Clement

Clement — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:01:39 +0000

@tusc: yeah, I do find that happens sometimes. I feel that you should try eating a clean, fibre-rich meal to kick off your fast. For me, it’s a dinner of wild rice, vegetables and chicken followed by 2 fruits – a 600-800 calorie meal. It does help to kick out constipation during the fast.

@Anna: that’s the way I’m doing things now! Weekdays are always a mad rush, so I fit in a bodyweight workout in a fasted state in the mornings. On weekends, I just eat 3 moderate meals a day. As long as a moderate calorie deficit is maintained over the week, it should be fine. I confess, I haven’t been fasting for 24h as I can’t take the hunger for long!

Everyone, it’d be much appreciated if you guys could share how you manage hunger pangs during the fast. For me, it’s usually deep breaths, loads of water, keeping myself preoccupied and avoiding the smell of food!

By: tuscanystone

tuscanystone — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:41:27 +0000

I do the same kind of I.F. a couple days a week. Sometimes more. I dont crave sugar even if I had a binge the day before. I dont feel hungry either. But I do find that my digestive system slows down for a few days to the point of constipation. But then I do have a sluggish digestive system at the best of times.

Therefore, I’m not sure if it ‘rests’ it to the point of laziness? Hmmm!

But I do find that if you eat less, you need less! I guess this has to do with sugars and insulin production. IE if you’re not eating anything, then you’re not producing any insulin, which is why most people crave.

I think? ha!

Tusc

By: Anna @ pathtofatloss

Anna @ pathtofatloss — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:38:01 +0000

Hi John and Vic,

I too have practiced ESE style fasting for about 2 years now and I just love it! It has helped me reach my ideal goal weight and maintain it for the long run. Today, I’m trying a new way of fasting where I only eat between 12-6 pm for 5 days and eat all day for 2 days. It is working great for me as well.

Thanks for the post and for spreading the word about intermittent fasting/feeding.

Anna