Sooo the time has come, I’ve gotta get my weight in check. I lost about 25kg in the past doing LCHF, thinking about doing that again but add intermittent fasting into it.
Anyone done/doing it? Any tips? What other health benefits did you gain from it?
Intermittent Fasting
Intermittent Fasting
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Intermittent fasting works by limiting the amount of time you can eat so therefore you consume less calories. Eg your eating window is 12pm-8pm so you have two meals a day instead of three. That’s it, it’s just another way of creating a calorie deficit. Any other ‘health benefits’ from it are rubbish and usually pedalled by someone trying to sell you something.
I did the 5 normal days 2 days of under 500 calories, it’s not easy at first as you do feel hungry on your fasting days but I did find it effective. Try to pick 2 days in which you don’t “usually” do anything and make those two your fasting days.
You're likely to experience episodes of hypoglycemia when combining both. I personally wouldnt recommend both. However, you could miss a meal a day without too much strain on the body. Either breakfast or dinner. There are plenty of studies on either because most importantly you need good sleep. Some sleep better with dinner and others withouth. Sleep is important because it regulates hormones gherlin and Leptin which are responsible for your hunger.
There are benefits to fasting, but what works will vary from person to person.
Just remember LCHF diet forces the body into glyconeogenesis and an added chunk of time with out or minimal kJ can cause or increase muscle and organ wasting, hence weight loss (amongst water loss).
But this obviously all depends on which LCHF diet and / or fasting youre referring to as there isn't a standard.
After years of trying different types of diets I've just started seeing a dietician, under a GP health plan so rebateable for the first few appointments. She is amazing, I'm not on a diet, I'm just eating better and I'm losing weight consistently.
So many of these diets are actually really bad for you in the long run, research shows most people gain the weight back and end up heavier than when they started. There is an excellent Dr Karl podcast on the best and worst diets that explains better than I could.
Tl;DR see a dietician for good, tailored advice, avoid fad diets.