I decided to try this for a number of reasons: weight loss, health, more energy & convenience.
I work 12-9pm mon-thurs and hate eating late after work as I find it makes me sluggish the next day… so I stopped.
I eat a piece of fruit, some nuts and a coffee for breakfast.
Some fish with steamed veggies or an omelette for lunch
and a bowl of chilli for my break at 4pm
-so my fast is from 4pm to 8am the next day, not much of a fast I know but it still works really well for me if you look at what I get from it:
WEIGHT LOSS:
I’ve lost .5 lb of fat each week so far, while eating (& drinking) whatever I want fri-sun
HEALTH & ENERGY:
I haven’t felt hungry once while doing this and I’ve noticed much more energy and clarity of thought during my working week. Also I’ve had a better mental attitude toward enjoying food at weekends -not having to scrutinize food choices so much but really enjoying my 3 days of regular eating, especially my girlfriend’s Japanese cooking.
CONVENIENCE:
I usually get home around 10pm work days so I tend not to socialize on the days I work but come my days off I don’t want to think about limiting my choices or be weighing up what I can and can’t have… so I don’t. It’s easy, it’s not ideal but it seems pretty ideal for what I want. There’s a Stoic inside me that loves the restricted eating during the week and I actually enjoy getting back into it every monday, helped all the more by enjoying myself at the weekends. I also workout just before I start eating regularly on Friday and I love the feeling of focus I get from training on an empty stomach while feeding the workout afterwards and starting my weekend with a hyped up metabolism.
I wouldn’t claim this is the be all & end all of eating plans but it is very workable and very enjoyable… so far.
I found this off/on approach has worked well financially too. I’ve stopped spending any money mon-thurs and now only spend money on my days off.
