Welcome Newbies: (Intermittent) Fasting (aka Not Snacking All Day) FAQ

[S11m]

Welcome to our friendly, active, rapidly-growing forum.

There is now quite a bit of information available on the internet - and I try to "guide you through the maze."

If you are not on an intra-venus drip - and been fed 24/7, you are Not Eating All Day aka Intermittent Fasting - it does not have to be extreme!

Please start a separate post to introduce yourself, or ask specific questions.

This one short video by Dr Jason Fung gives you many of the answers:

youtu.be/tIuj-oMN-Fk(Not working as expected?)

How to Fast, by Dr Sten Ekberg:

youtu.be/R3L0a3mxfpM?list=WL(Not working as expected?)

How not to fast (mistakes to avoid):

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To lose weight we have to eat less and/or move more, but the basic "calories consumed minus calories burnt" does not (always) work - this is mainly because restricted-calorie diets (tend to) suppress the Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). Eating fewer meals – or eating in a window of fewer hours a day (or fewer days a week) is what we call Intermittent Fasting (IF), which stimulates BMR. Please note that if you eat less or fewer meals you have to make sure that you get enough of all the essential nutrients. Most of us find that we do not have to count anything - and a varied balanced conventional diet is adequate.

How do you know if you are too fat?

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Benefits: Why Fast?

See:

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Intermittent Fasting works best in combination with a Low-Carbohydrate diet, see:

How Low-Carbohydrate does my diet have to be?

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How do I avoid getting hungry (and glycaemic index)

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What-if-my-nearest-and-dearest-don't-like-the-idea-of-me-fasting?

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Should I worry about Fat raising my cholesterol?

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Is obesity/diabetes a glucose problem or an Insulin problem?

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¿Vegan? Nutrition by Dr Sten Ekberg, having seen the "Game Changers".

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How to Start Fasting

With enough incentive or motivation (e.g. diabetes or cancer) you can go straight into Fasting (Dr Jason Fung puts some of his diabetic patients on an initial medically-supervised 14-day fast) but most of us transition into Intermittent Fasting over a few weeks... as our bodies get into "fat-burning mode". See "How to Start Fasting":

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Which fasting strategy should I use?

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How should I break my fast?

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Will fasting make me (want to) binge? See Stoozie's post:

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What will break my fast?

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Death of the Calorie (article):

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Is fasting different for ladies?:

Dr Mindy Pelz is the only female global fasting and/or low-carb diet expert I know of.

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Can old people fast?

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Migraines and headaches while fasting?

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Do I need vitamin and mineral supplements when I fast?

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Can anyone fast?:

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It is remarkable how wide-spread Low-fat diet and fasting is: the global experts are:

Jason Fung, Toronto, Canada,

Tim Noakes, South Africa

Andreas Eefeldt, Sweeden

Sten Ekberg, From Sweeden, in the USA

Gary Fettke, Australia

Dominic D'Agostino, Florida

Mindy Pelz, California

Yoshinori Ohsumi, (autophagy), Japan

Dr Mindy Pelz is the only female on this list... and she is the expert of fasting for ladies.

My linear IF/LCHF weight-loss and maintenance:

healthunlocked.com/fasting-....

[Stoozie Administrator]

I'll delete this after, but would you be able to add the question: 'What if my nearest and dearest don't like the idea of me fasting?'

[S11m Volunteer 70lb IF20 in reply to Stoozie]

Good question - get them to read this forum?

[Stoozie Administrator]

S11m I have made a start on the Fasting and women post. Any problems let me know, otherwise feel free to link it to your FAQ post

[Stoozie Administrator]

Hi, just a request for a tiny tweak from me. I now understand your 'not eating all day' to mean, 'don't mindlessly snack all the day long'. At first I put the emphasis in the incorrect place and read it as 'don't eat all day' which more put me in mind of 24 hr fasts and longer, rather than 16:8 protocols etc. Would it be worth rewording for anyone making the same error as me?

[S11m Volunteer 70lb IF20 in reply to Stoozie]

Yes... by "Not Eating All Day" I did not mean "Fast all Day"

[learn-2016]

Thank you S11M going to find out about Dr Mindy Pelz fasting for women