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Originally Posted by xPINKx
SeriouslyDead, would you be so kind and post a little more on your new lifestyle?
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It's pretty simple. I fast for 16-18 hours each day (including sleep) 6-7 days a week. I lift heavy 3-4 times a week, most of the time fasted, and eat my largest meal afterwards. I eat one large meal a day and usually two other smaller meals afterwards. I eat fairly low-carb, lots of grassfed meat, fruit, veggies, and healthy fats (fish oil, coconut oil, grassfed butter/ghee, organic greek yogurt). I usually eat a few high carb meals (like pizza or a traditional breakfast twice a week or so, whenever it's convenient really. I never count calories or macros or any of that shit and my diet food choices never changed prior or after I started fasting so I know my results are from primarily fasting and heavy lifting.
I lost about 15lbs in the first two months, and my body composition has been slowly improving ever since. Recently I've even added a few pounds of muscle (not trying to though, actually trying to keep my weight where it is). At my strongest I've ever been, while being much lighter - my endurance is pretty exceptional too since my bodyweight is around the same weight it naturally is when I've done marathon/triathlon training (which I don't do anymore).
It's not for everyone. My own personal opinion is to get a fasting blood glucose test done. If it comes back higher than normal (or normal if you've got a really clean diet) then I would consider trying out fasting. If you've got any genetic testing done at something like 23andme.com and it shows that you have low-insulin production or a propensity for type II diabetes then I would consider fasting as well. It's a great way to increase insulin sensitivity, and with that comes other benefits.
Any other questions and I'd be happy to answer.
Intermittent fasting diet for fat loss, muscle gain and health is a pretty accurate model of what I do, so if you're interested I suggest reading through there.
