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Post by marion on Jan 19, 2019 20:52:48 GMT
Calorie restriction is a consistent pattern of reducing average daily caloric intake, while fasting regimens primarily focus on the frequency of eating. The fasting diet may or may not involve a restriction in the intake of calories during non-fasting times. There are a variety of fasting diets, sometimes called "intermittent fasting". You may have read about: Time-restricted feeding — Meals are consumed within a limited number of hours (such as 6-8 hours) each day, with nothing consumed during the other hours. Alternate-day fasting — Eating is unrestricted every other day, and no or minimal calories can be consumed on the days in between. 5:2 eating pattern — Eating is unrestricted for 5 straight days each week, followed by 2 days of restricted caloric intake. Periodic fasting — Caloric intake is restricted for multiple consecutive days, such as 5 days in a row once a month and unrestricted on all other days.  |
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Post by param on Mar 24, 2019 14:25:35 GMT
Caloric restriction diets only work in the short-term, before basal metabolism falls in response. This is sometimes called 'starvation mode'.
Daily calorie restriction fails because it unerringly put you into metabolic slowdown.
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Post by marion on Sept 3, 2019 19:20:36 GMT
Intermittent fasting without calorie restriction can enhance health and cellular resistance to disease without losing weight.
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Post by john on Nov 3, 2019 0:49:24 GMT
I have fasted before, and never lost weight as a result unless it was combined with a low calorie diet. It will help you lose weight faster if it is combined with a low calorie diet. At least, that has been my experience.
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Post by mignox on Nov 5, 2019 1:01:07 GMT
It takes an even more determined motivation to fast than to diet. If I go hungry, I lose the urge to do something constructive and cannot focus on my tasks, so my way of coping with the weight issue is exercising. It brings results even if it sharpens the appetite.
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Post by param on Dec 13, 2019 0:46:49 GMT
I have fasted before, and never lost weight as a result unless it was combined with a low calorie diet. It will help you lose weight faster if it is combined with a low calorie diet. At least, that has been my experience. A third factor that should also be considered for weightloss is exercise. |
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Post by marion on Jan 21, 2020 1:34:55 GMT
A recent study shows that intermittent fasting and calorie restriction are equally effective for weight loss and improving metabolic health. So the best - and likely most successful - diet for yourself is probably one that fits your lifestyle and you are able to motivate yourself to stick to long enough to experience significant results.
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Post by param on Feb 10, 2020 23:42:45 GMT
Changes observed during intermittent fasting are probably due to the changes in eating and sleeping pattern; and thus caused by an altered metabolic rhythm rather than being a direct consequence of the diet.
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Post by john on Feb 28, 2020 0:37:57 GMT
Having gotten my weight close to where I want it, in order to keep myself from gaining the weight back, I have been fasting some each week. I have made it a point to fast for at least one 24 hour period each week. This week, I have already fasted 48 hours, and am fasting another 24 now. I think you just have to do what works for you. I have to keep a regular check on my weight. I do that every Friday. I love to eat, and it showed, but I was having health problems from being so heavy. I don't want to go back to having those conditions again.
I do agree that exercise helps to some degree, in that you can eat a little more in calories each day if you get regular exercise, but I don't have the time to do that. I work about 14 hours almost every day in a job where I am sitting most of the time, driving a tractor-trailer. It is just not practical for me, so it is mostly about calorie crunching.
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Post by cougar on Feb 29, 2020 0:36:51 GMT
Yes, being a commercial driver is generally regarded as an unhealthy profession, with burger-eating, coke-drinking and a pot-bellied stereotyped characters, so kudos to you, john , for having taken control of your life and the result witnesses your success. Congrats! But exercising isn't just a means to keep the weight down and allow for a bigger food intake - it is good for the cardio-vascular system and adds benefits to your body in a number of ways, which should make it worth the while to sweat for 30 minutes a day. I have a different problem, which is related to isomnia. Even if I exercise just before going to bed, it doesn't make me much sleepier and if I fast and go to bed hungry, I hardly sleep at all until I have eaten a couple of sandwiches. So it boils down to this: I think you just have to do what works for you. So very true. Each of us must find our own optimal plan and for me, its delaying the first meal as long as I can until I'm really hungry, often until 2 or 3pm, then make sure to fill up with enough fruit or biscuits before going to bed to fall asleep naturally, since I don't want to be hooked on sleeping pills, which become ineffective after a while and you need to increase the dose. They also come with side effects that I can very well do without. |
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Post by param on Jul 29, 2020 23:57:25 GMT
Exercising, fasting, selective ingredients planning and calories control are all key factors to a healthier life.
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Post by mignox on Aug 21, 2020 22:40:35 GMT
The main diference: Calorie restriction is a consistent pattern of reducing average daily caloric intake, while fasting regimens primarily focus on the frequency of eating.
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Post by param on Dec 14, 2020 22:50:38 GMT
I see an combination of the two as the best option without becoming extreme in any way.
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