16:8 Fasting is NOT The Best for Fat Loss - THIS is How Often You Should Fast

16:8 Fasting is NOT The Best for Fat Loss

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0:00 - Intro - 16:8 Fasting is NOT The Best for Fat Loss
0:50 - Gene Expression
3:30 - Metabolism
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6:40 - Glucose Tolerance & Autophagy
9:36 - What You Should Do (Tips for Success)

[balancespa]

I’ve been 18/6 for more than a year 5 days, weekends off. It works for me. To be honest my head starts to spin with all the different rules changing.

[DrEvil-hufi]

I've been living the 18:6 for over 4 year now, with mostly clean eating, and have found that's the best in terms of lifestyle. When I want to kick it hard, a few times a month I will do a 24hr+ fast, and that is a game changer.
No refined or added sugar, low carb, high protein and fat.
Add an increased amount of exercise, and you're gold.

[ballsthatclank]

I have done OMAD since April 2022. I guess that's a 24 hour fast every day for nearly a year. I wake up and eat all my food immediately, nothing else the rest of the day. I've gone from 292lbs to 165lbs in 11.5 months. March 1st will be my one year ketoversary. I couldn't be happier with the results and not worrying about lunch or dinner is a plus.

[gerrysecure]

I automatically do burst fasting. I fast when I can, and if social life calls for a break then I just let it be. I am integrating fasting in my life and let not dictate it.

[TheLeoTV]

Been doing 16:8 since 2010, two meals a day. Works great for me. It’s easy to get lost in all this new fasting info.

[shannadayton]

Being a woman I’ve learned how fasting effects my monthly hormones cycle. 1st week I do low carbs and fast daily for 15-18 hrs. 2nd week when I’m ovulating I eat when I’m hungry and increase healthy carbs. 3rd week go back to longer fasting and less carbs. 4th week add dark chocolate + healthy carbs and eating when I’m hungry. I also exercise more on my fasting weeks. Less hard workouts & more walking on my none fasting weeks. My periods have been normal and I’ve lost 23 pounds in 2 months.

[TheIgnacio]

I do 19/5 mon thru fri. I found that adding 24 hr fast on Mondays helped fat loss. 3 meals on weekends

[shelfcloud]

Been doing IF every day going on 4 years now and I’m currently at 18/6. Just started doing extended fasts from Friday 5pm - Sunday 9am.

[sarafinacat]

I'm starting my 16/8 this week, I've done it in the past when I needed to lose weight and reset my system.... It really worked for me, not only did I lose weight but my muscle definition changed! I got leaner and looked more cut.

[gymdragon]

I do a weekly 36 hour fast. I've been doing this for almost a year now and I have seen consistent results. I like it!

[shykur]

I have done OMAD since New Year’s Eve, so two months. Alongside my weight training and cardio exercise I’ve lost 12kgs! I have never had such amazing results!

[kathynewkirk]

I did well with 16-18 hour fast and a 24 hour fast occasionally. Lost my weight, kept it off and kept it simple. Been doing it five years now. Just skipped breakfast....

[mat]

I did the bulk of my reading on alternate day fasting, 24 on 24 off, and intermittent fasting back in 2009/2010. Most of the information was about health and longevity more so than fat loss. One thing I'm surprised no one seems to really emphasize is keeping your body guessing. Back then it was stressed that if you were doing IF you needed to move you feeding windows around in order to maintain the benefits. Autopahgy is a survival mechanism. Repairing and utilizing damaged cells instead of disposing of them and replacing them through mitosis. As I recall when you constantly feed your body gravitates to mitosis instead autophagy because it requires more energy thus helping the body to utilize that constantly flowing source of energy. When you cut off that constant feed your body basically goes into oh shit mode. Your body is however a machine aka circadian rythym and eventually will adapt to the new feeding schedule hence the need to change your windows periodically or incorporate full feed days much like the burst fast in this video. As I understand it however the circadian rythym is a 24hr clock and therefore alternate day fasting is not something your body can particularly adapt to so you should be good there I attempted ADF, and while it sounds daunting it gets pretty easy to do over time. I couldn't consume enough calories to gain the weight I wanted. Another issue that I haven't noticed discussed much is the digestion of meals. Meals take time to digest and slowly bleed calories into your system over hours of time. If you're doing a 16:8 IF and you eat a large meal at the end of your window you're essentially doing yourself a disservice as you won't actually be in fasted state for 16hrs. Not a huge deal but suboptimal. Obviously I haven't watch all the video our there that the Tube has to offer but so many that I have never touch on these points and they're important ones IMO. It's been a long time since I've read studies on the subject but I figured I'd share

[thejoshuathomas]

I've been doing OMAD for a few months now. I do it at or around maintenance calories alongside 2x per week full-body HIIT workouts. My food choices are high in protein and fiber, moderate in unsaturated fats, and low-to-moderate in carbs. Very simple for my mindset to follow and zero negative effects on my wellness. Blood work, elective screenings/panels, and energy levels all check out great.

[georgeg]

5:20 only fast for 36hours to increase your metabolism - once a week

Do a Burst fast every now and then - 16:8

8:30 three 24 hours fast on non consecutive days

[elijahspears]

I've found the ultimate answer: take all the good stuff, and intermittently do intermittent fasting on a completely random schedule, intermittently randomize your workout routine, and of course, adjust diet accordingly.

[andrycruz]

I do three days a week of 16/8 and OMAD once a week. I also do a 48h fast every few months. I've been doing this for over a year and I am very happy with the results. I somehow think that if you don't mix things up your body would get used to whatever your routine is.

[tommyfeinstoff]

This guy changes his mind twice in only one fasting window.

[Quiet_Now]

I’d recommend fasting 4 days then eating normally 1-2 days. It really works well, I finally got into size 28 jeans!

[jonothandoeser]

I can say that I found that after a while, my body adapted to fasting, and weight loss became painfully slow. But after taking a significant break, and then as I began fasting again, the weight lost was back to normal speed.