What do you eat before and after fasting, any tips 🍌🌶

Hi everyone,

Stating the obvious the more nutrients that are eaten between fasting, the better our bodies will cope with the period of the fast, so what do you like before and after.

I think that one of the saddest statistics of modern life is a poor diet that makes people overweight and undernourished when we have so many choices.

I obviously realise that it's also what we avoid as well so I wonder whether IF/fasting encourages you to eat a more wholesome diet. 🍎

[Stoozie Administrator]

Hi Jerry.

I manage a longer fast if I have some healthy fats before commencing the fast, and least well if I have sugar/alcohol.

[Hidden in reply to Stoozie]

Hi Stoozie, this makes sense as our bodies need sustenance for a fast. So good for you as you'll reap the benefits of your efforts.

[avoid-sugar Volunteer IF20]

No craving for snacks, 😀I try to eat 2 proper meal which includes good fat & less carbs..☺️I am feeling good & feel active too

[Hidden in reply to avoid-sugar]

This is great that you feel more active and I know how healthily you eat, so with Spring coming having energy will be a great bonus. 😊

[Hidden]

Ditto here, good fats, (no sugar, low carbs) will keep me going for long time. I don't normally eat till midday without any problem. If I want breakfast, I have it, but don't usually feel like it to be honest.

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Thanks for this Cyrtis and has fasting helped you with pre type2 diabetes please?

I’m not diabetic but am interested in it and preventing it, so have read your posts on DRWF about how you reduced your risk with interest.

So I’m glad that you’ve joined us.

Jerry 👍

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

My overall keto-type/low carb diet has taken me away from the edge on being type-2. I do not know how much fasting has played a part in that, but I feel sure in myself that it is an important factor. I simply feel better and lighter. By the time I eat late-morning or lunchtime, I am really ready to eat, and I haven't just eaten breakfast out of habit.

I do have coffee with cream at breakfast time, and that makes me feel full.

So yes, I think my mini-fasting has played a part in keeping me from becoming diabetic, but I can't prove it.

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Hi Cyrtis, this is very promising so thank you. It's a combination of all your choices and efforts that have helped you achieve this so good for you and keep it up. 👍

[Equi-geek]

Great post Jerry, I'm a banana fan, but my favourite quick brunch meal is to put together a muesli of a small handful of organic oats and a pick-n-mix of nuts, seeds and dried fruit from a wide range I keep in big tub. I add a splash of skim milk to dampen the oats. Top it off with a dollop of low-fat greek yoghurt (not 'diet'), fresh berries, and a small squirt of honey or maple syrup. Each bowl is different - I feel like there's loads of choice - and it's teaching me to go easy on the amount I take of each ingredient. It's very easy to over-do the calories but I think I've found a balance this week (fingers crossed the scales keep heading in the same direction as the last few days!!!!).

If I fancy something hot and quick, I do 2 poached eggs with half an avocado spread on one slice of wholemeal seeded toast, with baby plum tomatoes and a leafy salad. The runny egg yolk seeps into the bread and the avocado is more nutritious than butter and complements the tomatoes.

Evening times, I'll delay my dessert (after my main meal) to close to the cut-off time. When the OH is about (because this is too yummy for me to trust myself alone) I make a healthy lemon or blueberry cheesecake using quark and stevia/sugar, only 211kcal per slice.

[Hidden in reply to Equi-geek]

Thank you Equi-geek, this is very impressive and well thought out so good for you.

I have a passion for puddings/desserts as they can be healthy, so I also think that your cheesecake sounds delicious, I sometimes have cream cheese on toast with raw honey and that's like cheese cake but without the rich biscuit base and it tastes divine...

As you like bananas and eggs here's a pancake I make sometimes using just one banana and one egg and I have it with fresh or dried fruit and a little raw honey:

healthunlocked.com/healthye....

Thank you again for your detailed and positive reply. 😊

[Equi-geek in reply to Hidden]

Thanks for those ideas Jerry. It's often tricky to find recipes for 1 so I'll give your pancakes and toast-cheesecake a try.

[S11m Volunteer 70lb IF20 in reply to Equi-geek]

Sugar (or carbohydrates) in any form spike insulin, and tend to cause hunger a few hours later.

My last meal (or course) of the day is an apple, orange and a banana before 14:00.

This is "less than ideal", but I have got away with it... Perhaps I would be better off eating the fruit at breakfast.