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dice · 03-10-2009, 10:02 AM

I've been doing the grazing/paleo/raw/psychotic-that-girl-always-has-food-in-her-hands lifestyle

and now at university it has become totally unconventional to be dragging pound of peas, eggs, bananas, apples and tofu in a bag with all my books

to add to that, i've hit a mushy plateau. I'm fairly certain my body has just adapted to the 8 meals a day (literally) and my metabolism doesn't seem to budge.

So I found this:

Is Intermittent Fasting Healthy? | Mark's Daily Apple
Intermittent Fasting with Martin Berkhan-The Follow Up - Fat Loss Troubleshooter-Leigh Peele

Basically, you eat a lot of whole food (starchy carbs like oatmeal, bananas, protein and veggies. easy on fructose) within a few hours and that is IT!

So i would skip breakfast, lunch, workout, and then stuff my face between 3-8PM

I will be giving this a test drive this week - alas it won't require any willpower on my part - I just won't pack any food.

I dislike measurements, but I'll keep records just for the sake of motivating anyone else.

SO tomorrow I'll start this engine. I'm doing intervals on my bike as a workout (60seconds going at 35mph, 2mins resting, for 30mins) - I've been keeping that up for a week and my face/eyes have been de-puffed.

any comments/experiences/insights/deets very welcome

This is roughly where I'm sitting, with slightly less booty and more calf muscle:

125-130lb, 5"6.
Goal has been 115-120lbs (for 2 years. *sigh*)
Second goal is to never be thinking of when my next snack is when passively working. (for 2 years. *sigh*)

Okay, les do it!

03-10-2009, 10:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
dice Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 435	Intermittent Fasting I've been doing the grazing/paleo/raw/psychotic-that-girl-always-has-food-in-her-hands lifestyle and now at university it has become totally unconventional to be dragging pound of peas, eggs, bananas, apples and tofu in a bag with all my books to add to that, i've hit a mushy plateau. I'm fairly certain my body has just adapted to the 8 meals a day (literally) and my metabolism doesn't seem to budge. So I found this: Is Intermittent Fasting Healthy? \| Mark's Daily Apple Intermittent Fasting with Martin Berkhan-The Follow Up - Fat Loss Troubleshooter-Leigh Peele Basically, you eat a lot of whole food (starchy carbs like oatmeal, bananas, protein and veggies. easy on fructose) within a few hours and that is IT! So i would skip breakfast, lunch, workout, and then stuff my face between 3-8PM I will be giving this a test drive this week - alas it won't require any willpower on my part - I just won't pack any food. I dislike measurements, but I'll keep records just for the sake of motivating anyone else. SO tomorrow I'll start this engine. I'm doing intervals on my bike as a workout (60seconds going at 35mph, 2mins resting, for 30mins) - I've been keeping that up for a week and my face/eyes have been de-puffed. any comments/experiences/insights/deets very welcome This is roughly where I'm sitting, with slightly less booty and more calf muscle: 125-130lb, 5"6. Goal has been 115-120lbs (for 2 years. sigh) Second goal is to never be thinking of when my next snack is when passively working. (for 2 years. sigh) Okay, les do it! Last edited by dice; 03-10-2009 at 10:13 AM.