IF question

So I recently started doing IF 16/8 and I have an incoming work schedule shift change. I tried googling this but not sure if im searching my question correctly. Is it better to do the 16hour fasting more so during the day or before I sleep? So right now I eat last meal at 6pm sleep at 10-11pm wake up for work at 6am have first meal at 10-11am. With the shift change I will be going into work later but meals will be around the same time. I will be starting work around 10-11 so My schedule will look something like Last meal at 6pm. Sleep at 1-2am Wake up at 10am, have first meal at this time. Is there a difference in this schedule in terms of how my body does its fasting process? or is it relatively the same as long as theres 16 hours between meals.

Answer

Its the same, although there are some benefits (not necessarily weight-loss related) to sleeping fasted as opposed to digesting while sleeping.

The most important thing is to fit it to your schedule so it works for you, rather than trying to conform to an ideal that is too difficult to maintain.

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From my understanding it’s not so much an issue about when you choose to fast and eat so much as many people run into problems when they are naturally hungry during different parts of the day. As long as the fasting happens I think you’ll see the benefits you’re looking for. Where I have run into trouble is when I’ve tried to move my eating window to lunch and dinner time and skip breakfast. I realized quickly that I’m just someone who can feel really hungry in the morning which would make me miserable so I had to move my eating window back to include breakfast and lunch and skip dinner.