Has anyone had progress doing IF 5 days a week 16:8and 2 days off? I like enjoying the weekend and shocking my body during the work week and wonder if this has worked for anyone else.
I’ve been having Friday evenings “off” and also an occasional Saturdays or Sunday. I’m not regularly weighing myself, just randomly when at the gym. Can see a difference in my body and trousers looser. Started 1st January again after around 4 weeks off in December.
Lost 2kg in just over 2 weeks when I have weighed myself. I generally do 16:8 with fasted HIIT of between 15 to 30 mins Monday to Friday. Fitting in more walking as days get longer…..No alcohol, generally healthy diet choices in eating window.
That said, I am currently sitting watching the Super Bowl (in the UK, so 00:20) drinking wine and eating chocolate…….treat weekend!
Yes, but… It depends on what your starting BMI is. For sure 16:8 is a great lifestyle. I don’t want to discourage anyone. I did 2 full weeks of 16:8 and felt so much better, yet didn’t lose any weight. Imo, & my experience, 16:8 doesn’t actually kickstart anything unless you begin with a substantial amount - like 40+ pounds- to lose, or if you’re accustomed to eating a snack before bed / used to eating from 6:45AM to 10:00PM, or drinking alcohol mostly nightly etc. FWIW, I’ve found that I’m hungriest around 16 to 16.5 hours; it greatly subsides after 18 hours. That’s probably around the time I’ve about emptied glycogen stores & am not yet fully switched to ketosis. If you want to do 5 days, then relax on weekends I suggest 18:6 for 5 days;wk then 15:9 on weekends. But be forewarned, Monday might be tough if you had a lot of sugar / carbs Sunday evening. If I go crazy (by my standards) on the weekends, I’ll fast 36 hrs - Sunday 6:00 PM to Tuesday 7:00AM. Ask anybody who has a year or two under their belt. Once you hit 19 or 20 hrs, or whenever the body kicks into ketosis, that’s when hunger subsides and fat starts melting off.