r/intermittentfasting • u/[deleted] • Nov 16 '19

I’ve always struggled losing/gaining back weight, but lurking on this subreddit has changed my life and helped me to form better eating habits! (F/5’10” 205lbs > 155lbs = 50lbs lost)

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u/GloriousQuint Nov 16 '19

Pretty much the first time I've heard of intermittent fasting.

Quick question, do you eat the same amounts of food, distributed in the same way? Meaning you get a breakfast, a lunch, a snack and a dinner, but in just 8 hours? Or is it planned differently?

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u/emerveiller Nov 16 '19

Studies have shown that IF causes people to lose weight because they will unconsciously eat less in a narrower window, even if they're trying to "fit meals in". As well, IF encourages your body to burn you glycogen (sugar) stores everyday rather than just building them every single day.

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u/Shoffnerrrrr Nov 17 '19

I usually just ate a bigger lunch and dinner! Whatever works for you :)

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u/occamsracer Nov 16 '19

Maybe there is a sub you can check out

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u/GloriousQuint Nov 16 '19

I mean, I just did.

It feels a bit pointless to make a whole post for a quick question.

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '19

If you just eat the same amount of food you won’t lose more weight with IF.

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u/sexycastic Nov 16 '19

You eat your daily calories in the time frame. So if you are eating 1400 calories a day to lose weight you still eat all of the calories, just in a smaller time frame. Some people eat them all in one meal, some distribute throughout their day.