Mainly looking to get into this for the health reasons more so than the losing weight aspect. I’ve been reading a lot about Autophagy and have seen praise for the 16:8 split with a once monthly 3 day water fast. Has anyone seen an improvement with their skin and overall health, mainly gut health? Also it doesn’t pertain to me but I have also seen where this may decrease loose skin from drastic weight loss as well.
For me it’s a definite yes, I started with 16:8 and now doing 18:6. Red areas around my nose disappeared quite quickly. I hope to never return to those days when a lot of my time was spent in trying to treat that area with all kind of creams and moistures.
I’m 47 and do keto w/more protein. 16:8 for a couple of months and just recently changed to 20:4. My face has more color in it and definitely look younger. I do a fasted workout before eating dinner. After fasting all night and the next day, I somehow have plenty of energy for an intense workout. It’s taken me by surprise that I can just not eat for almost a whole day and go lift weights with the same energy I could full of carbs.
Sadly can also confirm that IF is not reversing any balding :|.