I’m curious as to how many following IF are also low carb or NOT low carb? I lost some weight in 2019 over 6-8 months doing low carb/keto, approximately 10kg and felt amazing … and then slowly regained most of it...
It is easy to maintain a lean physique while eating low carb, high fat, and high protein diet or keto. What are the downside of getting most of you calories from fat and protein and essentially neglecting carbohydrates?
I was always into fitness/bodybuilding and a low-carb diet is the best way to lose some fat. I did it a few times, but around 2000 it was mainly low-carb, low-fat, high-protein. Do you remember those negative articles about low-carbing,...
Hello-today is the day I decided to finally go IF in addition to low carb. Low carb has been relatively easy for me but I am not getting the results I want so my doctor encouraged IF. I understand black coffee is...
In the past I have successfully lost weight on low carb diets (anywhere between 10-25 pounds). It usually would take a significant commitment to see results. Of course, I always end up back to my old ways and regain it....
I’ve been doing 20:4 fasting for a couple weeks. I find that when I eat carbs during my eating window I can easily stick to my 20 hour fast. But when I go very low carb during my...
Could someone tell me if what I put together is a good meal plan for carb cycling? I want Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday to be my higher carb days to match my gym days. Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday would...
Before I get downvoted to hell, i just want to see if y’all noticed any benefits with a low vs high carb diet. Of course this comes with the assumption that it’s minimally processed and full of variety, not a...
If I eat the same amount of calories for example 1200 calories, which would be better for losing weight faster. low carb calorie deficit 18:6 vs high carb calorie deficit 18:6? Would I lose the same amount of fat...
Hi, I'm planning on doing a 20:4 intermittent fast in combination with a low carb diet. I'm aware of the kinds of foods that are good for low carb diets like fish, nuts, veggies, fruits, etc. My main issue is, I'm not...
I am sure this has been asked a thousand times and I hope it doesn't brake any community rules but I was wondering what are generally considered "healthy" macros under the assumption that low carb dietary style is the way...
so, using the calories in calories out law, if you are consuming more calories than you need, then you will definitely gain weight, and the other way around is weight loss. if one person is consuming high amounts of carbohydrates, as...
Anyone ever switch to low carb after fasting? Just curious. I've lost 60 lbs fasting M-F over the past 6 months but want to switch things up a bit as I approach the last 20 lbs. Maybe one low carb meal...
When you do intermittent fasting, can I still eat carbs? Or is it better to keep low carbs? Much appreciate your inputs!
So I wanted to start IF, and now I am not sure anymore, because of the following: Is it true that I have to go low carb? I actually thought it's about not eating too much calories, but I heard somewhere...
Hi Everyone, After reading Dr. Fung's books, it's clear that he advocates a low-carb diet. In his Obesity Code book, he talks about looking at food's glycemic index/load as a guideline for foods to look at to eat. Also, in...
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Dr Fung has said that low carb and fasting are crucial for permanent weight loss, but after reading his articles and the Obesity Code, to me, it looks like unless you have diabetes, fasting and not eating below maintenance on...
There are a lot of details here. All of this comes from using the scientific method to reverse engineer nutrition, performance, mental clarity, and weight release. You must experiment. **\[Progress photo at the end\]** Here’s exactly what I do, big picture: Fast...
I do a fasted commute 25km each way in the heat. Perth WA. Will consuming a low carb electrolyte drink break my fast, it comes out to 9 cal? Endura low carb rehydration is the brand. I am taking it because I...
[https://www.backpacker.com/skills/low-carb-diets-make-you-stupid/](https://www.backpacker.com/skills/low-carb-diets-make-you-stupid/) I am doing a phd and I'm wondering if upping my carbs will help improve my cognition or if the science in this article is just bull?! Thank you!
Hi, so I heard doctor fung talk about how fasting for periods of 3-4 days won’t slow your metabolism. He showed a chart of someone’s metabolism when on a traditional low calorie diet wich included carbs compared to someone fasting....
I (28F) started fasting 7 days ago for weight loss and better digestive health. I’m 72kg, 170cm - looking to take it down to 65kg. 16:8 fast. My natural one used to always be around 13h so taking it to...
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I’ve always had a passion for nutrition/fitness but recently I’ve dug into the research regarding metabolic disease and insulin resistance, and it’s pretty overwhelming. There seems to be compelling evidence that *everything* causes MD / IR. Carbs are the boogeyman...
Assuming a sedentary lifestyle, would it seem to be much more difficult to fast (esp longer fasts) on a high carb diet? Because of insulin spikes and drops?
I am very interested in fasting and I tried time-restricted eating first (18:6). I heard a lot of health benefits of fasting and ketosis but I have some questions. If I fast for 18 hours and then eat carbs, doesn't that...
What are peoples thoughts on doing fasting with low carb/keto. Or is it not needed
What happens when you do strength training but eat a low protein low carb high fat diet? Do you just retain muscle mass or is there a way to add muscle on such a diet?
Hello Everyone, (M/32/270 pounds) I want to start intermittent fasting (OMAD), but I do not want to do keto. Maybe I would go low carb (60g carbs per day). 1)Is IF without keto useless ? 2) Is going low carb not...
My husband and I have recently started to Intermittent Fast and I also throw in OMAD 1-2x/week. We are also doing a very low carb diet. I’m trying to stay under 20 carbs while he is trying to stay under...
Second time fasting and low carb to lose weight. First time, when I stopped I immediately gained the weight. Id like to fast forever but I don't want to stay low carb the rest of my life. How do you...
TL;DR asking for thoughts/experiences with low carb OMAD and alternate day fasting? I (25/F) have put on weight over the past 3 years and can’t seem to take it off like I did when I was a teenager. I was hit...
I feel so horrible right now and I have nowhere and nobody else to talk about this with. I have struggled with weight my entire life. I’ve always been overweight. I decided to make a change last year around August....
>Hi guys so today I am playing around with the snake diet. When I say playing around I just mean I have a chock load of 'healthy' diet foods in from a more traditional weight loss plan so I...
Hi, I’m about 50 pounds over weight. I have been intermittent fasting 20:4 and eating in a caloric deficit but I’ve been struggling to stick to my calories. I will eat in a deficit one day and bindge the...
Hey guys im trying to get into longer fasts To maximize weight loss and maybe even get into Autopahgy when i can manage even a bit longer fasts and i have a few questions regarding.. 1.Do vitamins/supplements break a fast...
I feel like my problem mirrors that of fasting, at least to some extent. I consume about 3 or 4x the amount of recommended sugar intake daily. I haven't gained weight but I'm speeding towards diabetes. I crave it like a...
Im trying to change my diet, and for now I'm just trying to make my portions smaller while doing 16:8. what's the best foods/diet plan that you follow when breaking the fast?
I've been doing keto OMAD and want to make some crispy chicken wings. Normally I coat in rice flour before frying. Is there anything I can use as an alternative?
Keto is high fat, low carb, and a decent amount protein. Vegetables are optional. Most people only do keto for a few years and then revert back to their normal eating habits after they get the health results they wanted,...
I can't work out which is the bigger culprit; carbs or salt.
Title correction: extend *ketosis. I wanted to do a 7 day water fast, but I have a very hard time getting past the 40ish mark. I feel very sick and end up throwing up non stop even with electrolytes and...
First time posting here. I've read the diabetes code twice and I think it's the best explanation of diet and diabetes I've come across. My prior attempt at getting my diabetes and weight under control was Whole Foods Plant Based....
So, I'm 31F (242 lbs, 5'6"). I've yoyo dieted all my life. I've discovered keto in 2019 and easily went down 40 lbs (was 240 back then). Anyways, I broke my butt, then my right foot again, switch cities, switched...
I fasted and did low carb for about 5 months and lost a lot of weight. Im the next year, i decided to stop smoking and ended up gaining rhe weight back. I decided to try to lose weight again this...
I'm kinda confused and I'm researching it trying to understand.
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32F 5'6 SW/CW/GW 183/179/135 18:6 low carb Quick intro on the "new" me: I am on my 6th fast of 18:6 with low carb, eating around 1400 calories. During fasting hours I only drink regular water, sparkling non-flavored water, and black...
I've lost about 50lb so far. I've made it this close to my big goal weight and feel like much more comfortable in my body than I can remember, but I need advice on proceeding further. (Progress post on IF earlier) https://www.reddit.com/r/intermittentfasting/comments/t1f36y/may_14_2020_feb_16_2022_168_w_random_omad_sw283lb/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share ...
I’m doing IF with my eating times between 11 AM and 6 PM. While I understand a week isn’t a long time to do IF and I should not expect drastic results that quickly, I have gained weight? I’m limiting my...
But finding it virtually impossible to eat more than about 1200 cals on feeding days, due to eating healthier, more nutritious foods and less crap. How vital is it to eat more calories on feed days?? I don't want to...
I'm interested to hear your arguments against following a plant-based (plant-forward) diet. I don't mean vegan or vegetarian, but essentially an omnivore diet that's centered on whole plant foods (whole-food plant-based, WFPB) and sometimes adds animal-based and ultraprocessed foods. I'm surprised...
Hi All I’m post menopausal, with a non alcoholic fatty liver, insomnia and recurrent, complicated UTI and with about 40lbs to lose. I would really like to get a grip on my health before it degrades further. I’m quite happy to...
I (46F) used to be able to fast intermittently, extended, and everything else in between. I enjoyed it. This was when I was maybe 39, 40, early 40s. Got away from the habit and gained a bit of weight so...
I’m a dad. A fat jiggly one at that. I weigh 275 and I’d like to be 40 lbs lighter by mid to late June. Is that even possible? That would be like 20ish lbs a month I’m sick of...
He mentioned not overeating, like just eating one meal and slightly more, don't try to compensate on breakfast lunch and dinner on omad. Just one meal and a little more. Does he actually mean we get to eat something like 500-600 calories?...
So I'm university and I'm also 10months postpartum. Im 211lbs and I'm 5'5 24(F). I've had the hardest time staying away from carbs.. I've also had a bubble tea for the past 2 days. I used to do fine, but...
I've been doing it for a few weeks now and it's always depressing because in most cases it never feels like I ate that much yet my calories seem to be stacked:/ Also just seeing that most of my nutrients are...
I am 42m 182 lbs. This summer I was 200lbs. Ironically, I exercise a lot in the summer but after September I don’t exercise much (due to work hours and weather). In about 2 months I’ve lost 18 lbs without...
Last year I dropped from 118Kg down to 92Kg over a 6 month period by doing 18:6 roughly 5 days a week and a very low carb (almost keto) diet, it was the first time I'd ever been able to...
Background: I had gastric sleeve surgery before the pandemic and lost 140 lbs. I started at 315 lbs. I felt amazing! Then the pandemic started, I started working fr home and stopped exercising and eating a LOT more due...
[20 more hours!](https://i.imgur.com/6fVVcN3.png) 31F, I haven't weighed myself during this fast, but pre-fast I had a BMI of 33,9. Electrolytes + coffee/tea + the occasional diet soda. All in all it's been steady going. I tried to be more active during this...
Just some background: I was an addict most of my life. I even overdosed In 2010 and had to learn to walk again with foot drop...I kept using. The drugs completely eliminated my hunger, I do not feel hunger still. Id...
Since early October I lost almost 30lbs and got down several lbs under 200 by skipping breakfast and dinner. (I already eat very low carb) That's the good news. For the past 3 days I have \*not\* skipped breakfast or dinner....
So I felt dizzy a lot few days ago while I am on a fast. I decided to take bloody sugar levels got 115 which is pretty high I never got this high before.about month or so ago I got...
I’ve been doing 16:8 for about a month and it’s going very well. I’m also eating low carb and have been doing low carb for about a year. I’m in my routine and I’ve been sticking to it. But I’m...
I've been doing IF (18-6) for couple of weeks plus strict keto for every meal. Only water and coffee during fasting. Cw: 176 SW:190 Goal : 165. I'm very happy with the results so far. So it's beginning to be tougher and tougher...
As the title says. I'm not crazy about fizzy drinks. But cakes, chocolate, cookies, ice-cream and fruit yoghurt are a really issue for me.
It's the fruits refeed VS fats/probiotics refeed. I'd like to hear everyone's experiences for which is best. In past extended fasts (2 7 days, one 8 day) I refed with fruits, I'd usually break my fast with water then cucumber+apple...
Hi All I’m post menopausal, with a non alcoholic fatty liver, insomnia and recurrent, complicated UTI and with about 40lbs to lose. I would really like to get a grip on my health before it degrades further. I’m quite happy to...
I was listening to some of Coles older videos where he was coaching maya and he was saying something like staying in ketosis for too long is not natural and he would intentionally break maya out of ketosis every week....
I am a 23 year old, 6'4 male, who weighs 370 lb. I need to lose 70 lb in the next 40 days. Is this realistic, and if so, what kind of fasting schedule do I need to adhere to? I'm...
Purpose of dry fast: weight loss, inflammation, sore throat, eczema. Weight Loss: a total of **1.4 kg from 58 to 56.6** the following day. Much of which I think is water weight. Activity: Working quite an active cafe job that...
I went from 255 to 140 with keto and IF (usually OMAD with occasional 48h and 72h fasts in between). I'm now maintaining with low-carb and 16:8 IF. That means I skip breakfast and I don't ever snack even in...
Hi Y’all. Quick shoutout and thank you to this community for being so inspiring and uplifting! I’m here cause I need some encouragement. I (43F) started IF (18:6) in April last year with goal to loose 25lbs (SW: 167, GW:142)....
Does anyone else struggle with this? I have been using my fitness pal to track and carbs but it always ends up being the majority of my nutrients. Its usually 40% or more on average even though I do eat a...
I am 105 kg. Goal weight 80 (I don't know I need to look healthy) There is a wedding of my friends in 20 days. All my friends whom I havent met in while will be there. I don't expect...
Hi. I am not asking for professional advice, that's probably against the rules or something. I am only asking for personal experiences. I am an experienced extended faster and OMAD practitioner. I've successfully lost 10kg from...
Hi Everyone, I’ve just released the latest ep of my podcast What Your GP Doesn’t Tell You: Why Has Medicine Been So Slow To See the Benefits of Fasting? which I thought might be of interest to...
Hi all! IF was challenging for me, but it's FINALLY become easier. I am 5"8 and started at 156 lbs and am down to 143 lbs. Goal weight: 125. I started low carb 1.5 months before beginning IF, and though...
So I tried this before and was able to do 16:8 reliable but depression happened and now I'm better so I was thinking of starting again but doing 20:4 since my job has me sleeping more (overnights suck). So I...
This is the first time in my life where I really feel like I can do this. Back on Jan 3rd I started following this subreddit in hopes for information, inspiration, motivation, tips, tricks... I started fasting by doing 14:10...
I'm type 2. I'd like to give fasting (not intermittent fasting) a try. **From reading articles and posts, i think my biggest concern would be blood sugar dropping too low.** I'm not on insulin, but i am on 3 different...
In the past I have done keto, atkins or low carb in general with excellent results. This time, because my cholesterol is quite high, I decided to do IF and I do 18:6 (two meals at 12:00 and 18:00) or OMAD...
Does everyone do a specific diet while engaging in intermittent fasting or do you eat what you want just at the eating periods? I successfully lost 70 pounds on keto 3 years ago after I had my first child. All...
My TDEE is 2,762 and “Cutting” is listed as 2,262. I downloaded MyFitnessPal as well and it suggested 1,800 calories based on my desire to lose 2 lbs a week. How do I know what to go by please? As...
Hey all, I am 59 years old close to 400 pounds and type 2 diabetic. A year ago I had a sever ketoacidosis episode that left me in the hospital for a week and about 5 months of...
Is there anyone here who successfully reversed chronic conditions like type 2 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, Prostatitis, epididymitis ect which are as per current medical beliefs not curable only manageable? I am not asking for clinical trials ( if you have then...
I’ve been intermittent fasting for a few years and have reached my goal weight & kept it off! In July I started a new medication at night, and I had the entire month off for vacation. I stopped both IF...
I’m in a dry fast (~7 hrs so far) after four days of a bad case of food poisoning/ stomach flu - will spare the details but I began the fast with intestines already pretty empty. Every time I ate,...
I started Nov 1st and fasted every second day until christmas. After getting stuffed for 3 days by my family I decided to fast for 3 days.. extended it to 5.. then 10, 15, finally planned settling for 20 days...
Experienced faster here. Went from 19/5 to OMAD and then worked my way up the fasting ladder to a PB of 13 days water only which was followed by 7 day fast after one meal. In Nov 2020, I had...
I feel really drained this morning and I am worried that I'm gonna have to break my fast. I'm down 10 pounds and I want to continue but I need to be able to work. I've been taking Himalayan salt...
39F, 5’6”. HW: 210 lbs. SW three months ago: 182lbs, CW: 147lbs, now doing IF 18:6. Hello all. Newbie here. For the past 3 months I had significant success at weight loss with a low carb diet, daily cardio and strength...
Hey fatties. I’ve been fasting for almost two months now and been suffering with food/carb addiction since forever, I believe I’m obsessed with food. On fasting days I get this extreme sadness that nothing makes sense, there is no happiness...
Im 33M/5'5 SW 178, CW 170..8 pounds lost in 2 weeks post switching to a low carb diet and starting walks for 15 mins post each meal, without IF.. I was diagnosed 2 weeks ago with dangerously high BS and an...
I am female, 54. Height 177cm (5'10") weight 69kgs (152pounds). I would like to lose 5kg (11Pounds). Before menopause (around 50) my weight used to hover around 65kgs (up or down a kg) for most of my adult life. In the last couple...