Re: The Weight Loss Thread Quote:
Originally Posted by Samurai I read this as the result of a long study done on IF. Best results come if dinner is skipped. I can't find that link now. Besides, even my mother says that according to old traditions, fasting is best done by skipping dinner. She stopped having dinner many years ago. She doesn't eat after 5pm at all. She is 82.
Look at the recommendation from this Harvard Study: Time-restricted feeding—Following a meal plan each day with a designated time frame for fasting. Example: Meals are eaten from 8am-3pm, with fasting during the remaining hours of the day. |
Thanks buddy. Something new for me to read up on. My cook and my mom are going to go nutters! LOL Just when I've made a big som=ng and dance about detailed list on what can be eaten (list of veggies) and what absolutely cannot.
Sorry about the b2b. I actually made the second post after coming back from lunch, so the time window had long since expired. Quote:
Originally Posted by graaja Workout in the fasted state needs proper planning and training the body. A few guidelines.
1. Start slow and adapt the body before doing long workouts. My suggestion would be to limit fasted state workouts to 1 hour in the beginning and gradually increase over a few months. |
Woah! I've been doing 1:45 weekday rides from day 1. Its when I stretched from 40 to 60 km (and then 100+) that the issues happened. Quote:
2. You cannot do long fasted workouts in higher intensity. Once your heart rate goes into Z3, body will need energy from glycogen. So, even if you get used to long workouts in fasted state, these have to be in Z2 or less. If you want to do faster rides then either train to improve your FTP (functional threshold power) and ride at 70% of FTP which will be in Z2, or ride slow |
I am a neanderthal buddy. I don't do heart strap or double tap power core or Garmin or zones. ![Uncontrollable Laughter](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/uncontrollable laughter.png) Just me and my bike and lights and a bottle of water for now. Quote:
3. Even if you do longer workouts in Z2 and train your body to burn fat, you still need to replace electrolytes lost through sweat. I usually use 2 Fast and Up Reload tablets with a pinch of salt mixed in 600ml of water for every hour. These tablets have very low energy (12 calorie each) and combined with the activity should not break fast, but will replenish the depleted electrolytes. This is very essential to prevent cramps.
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Great info. Will take care of this. Quote:
Regarding which meal to skip, most of the videos I watched suggest to choose the window depending on your lifestyle and which meal is convenient to skip. So, I chose breakfast as it was more convenient for me. As Samurai has suggested, you could also experiment with skipping dinner. Choose the one that suits your lifestyle.
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Breakfast will actually be easier and lighter than the more elaborate dinner. Porridge (in water) and eggs in butter and cheese, with a couple of fried sausages, and a cup of coffee. Any suggestions on how to bulk that up and if needed? Can I have the porridge? Can I have at least one cup of milk coffee (zero sugar) in the day?
Advantages would be morning ride would be at 16 hours of fast instead of the 8-9 currently. Also the no eating after 6 thing.
The flip side is that I am not missing breakfast at all. And I am not flagging in energy either till lunch. In fact I am feeling fresher (as you said)! I don't want to spoil that either ...
Confused now. Quote:
4 kilos in 2 weeks is a good start. Keep up the effort |
Dying to get back to 80 and then start digging on. Quickly.
Cheers, Doc
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