Hi all, I used to post several years ago, but stopped heavy lifting after a shoulder injury. I started lifting again last year, but nowhere NEAR the intensity as before!
But now I'm hoping for some advice on intermittent fasting.
I'm currently a 43 year old man, 5' 5. I was about 165-170lbs when I made up my own diet of basically eat whatever I want for lunch (almost always spicy, spicy Thai food, which was chicken and veggies in some sort of sauce, and white rice), then instead of dinner I would drink a dark beer and a small handful (maybe 5 or 10) cashews.
This actually worked out great for about a few years, and my weight got down to 147! I still had a 45" chest and 15" arms, so it was mainly body fat loss. I had visible abs for the first time in my life, and I felt great!
But after 147, I seemed to bounce: I continued with the exact same diet and exercise, but over a few months I crept back up to 155. I dropped the beer in favor of black coffee, and stopped with the cashews, but I kept gaining. Now it's a year later, and I'm back to 165.
I lift heavy weights 3-4 days a week, and I walk / jog 3 days a week for an hour each time (right before I eat, so it's at the end of my fasting period). I drink water throughout the day, and unsweetened tea at lunch. The only supplements I take are Benefiber about 15 minutes before I eat (soon to change to Metamucil) and L-Lysine to prevent cold sores.
So on those days, my schedule is to get up, work in my home office, then go walking / jogging for an hour. I usually end my jog at the local Thai restaurant, and I drink my Benefiber in my car before going in. Then I come home, take a Lysine, and then work in the home office for another 2 or 3 hours. Then I hit the home gym with free weights, or some days I'll just do ab rolls or push ups. Afterward, I'll brew up a cup of black coffee (dark, bold, no sweeteners or anything) and watch a little TV with the dogs. Then it's back to work for a few hours before going to bed.
On weekends (two consecutive days, either Friday and Saturday OR Saturday and Sunday) I'll allow myself a dessert and maybe 1/2 serving of chips while watching a movie. Dessert is often a dark chocolate brownie or some sort of fruit cobbler topped with ice cream, and the chips are usually Cheetos Simply Cheese Puffs; a serving is 32, so I allow myself 16.
I haven't made enough posts to provide a link, but if you Google "Simply Cheetos Puffs White Cheddar" the first result takes you to the nutrition label.
Obviously, I COULD cut out the dessert, but what kind of life is that? LOL But seriously, I did the same desserts and schedule when I got down to 147, so I'm not sure that it's the actual problem here.
So I guess my questions are:
1. is the diet that I came up with (after I switched from beer to coffee) basically the same thing as a 23-hour intermittent fast?
2. is a weight bounce like that normal? If so, what would one do to reverse the bounce? Is it an issue of cutting calories from my meal, or should I go back to eating 2-3 meals for awhile?
But now I'm hoping for some advice on intermittent fasting.
I'm currently a 43 year old man, 5' 5. I was about 165-170lbs when I made up my own diet of basically eat whatever I want for lunch (almost always spicy, spicy Thai food, which was chicken and veggies in some sort of sauce, and white rice), then instead of dinner I would drink a dark beer and a small handful (maybe 5 or 10) cashews.
This actually worked out great for about a few years, and my weight got down to 147! I still had a 45" chest and 15" arms, so it was mainly body fat loss. I had visible abs for the first time in my life, and I felt great!
But after 147, I seemed to bounce: I continued with the exact same diet and exercise, but over a few months I crept back up to 155. I dropped the beer in favor of black coffee, and stopped with the cashews, but I kept gaining. Now it's a year later, and I'm back to 165.
I lift heavy weights 3-4 days a week, and I walk / jog 3 days a week for an hour each time (right before I eat, so it's at the end of my fasting period). I drink water throughout the day, and unsweetened tea at lunch. The only supplements I take are Benefiber about 15 minutes before I eat (soon to change to Metamucil) and L-Lysine to prevent cold sores.
So on those days, my schedule is to get up, work in my home office, then go walking / jogging for an hour. I usually end my jog at the local Thai restaurant, and I drink my Benefiber in my car before going in. Then I come home, take a Lysine, and then work in the home office for another 2 or 3 hours. Then I hit the home gym with free weights, or some days I'll just do ab rolls or push ups. Afterward, I'll brew up a cup of black coffee (dark, bold, no sweeteners or anything) and watch a little TV with the dogs. Then it's back to work for a few hours before going to bed.
On weekends (two consecutive days, either Friday and Saturday OR Saturday and Sunday) I'll allow myself a dessert and maybe 1/2 serving of chips while watching a movie. Dessert is often a dark chocolate brownie or some sort of fruit cobbler topped with ice cream, and the chips are usually Cheetos Simply Cheese Puffs; a serving is 32, so I allow myself 16.
I haven't made enough posts to provide a link, but if you Google "Simply Cheetos Puffs White Cheddar" the first result takes you to the nutrition label.
Obviously, I COULD cut out the dessert, but what kind of life is that? LOL But seriously, I did the same desserts and schedule when I got down to 147, so I'm not sure that it's the actual problem here.
So I guess my questions are:
1. is the diet that I came up with (after I switched from beer to coffee) basically the same thing as a 23-hour intermittent fast?
2. is a weight bounce like that normal? If so, what would one do to reverse the bounce? Is it an issue of cutting calories from my meal, or should I go back to eating 2-3 meals for awhile?
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