So I've been seeing some results from IF for the past couple of months. The way I've been doing it is I eat within a 4-6hr window about 4 or 5 days a week, and eat within a 12 hr window(normal work day, breakfast at 6am, dinner at 6pm, very active physical day) 2 days a week. Each 12hr window day is interspersed by 3 4-6hr window days. Low carb most days, but I do introduce more carbs during more physically active days, but not high enough to bring me out of ketosis(going by
feel). Been doing this for about 3 months or so now, but I built up the days in which I was fasting before that, and only recently shortened the eating window from 6hrs to 4hrs on some days(sometimes less, just because I'm busy, or too full to eat more than one meal). The reduction of the window came naturally. Paleo ingredient restriction, Keto macro-nutrient restrictions.
My results have been that I've been reducing body fat (visibly), although I haven't weighed myself. There is also a general feeling of well-being(very subjective, but present). I don't get crazy hunger pains, or anything like that, at most maybe a 3/10 hunger, and a bit of fatigue by the time my eating window approaches. I've been drinking yerba mate tea every day, and black coffee some days(on and off, but more frequently than not) outside of my eating window (mornings).
What mostly prompted me to share my results were that I noticed an increase in my immune system strength. Normally, even when taking lots of vitamin C, I wouldn't always dodge getting sick when people around me were getting sick. But this time, my mom who I live with got sick, a lot of my coworkers were getting sick, and I went through a couple of days with low sleep (and one of them, when I was most exposed to sick people around me, we had a really busy shift and spent most of the night out in the cold, soaking wet, and barely got 1 or 2 hours of sleep). So I believe I am seeing a significant difference here, and I'm curious how long I can sustain this for, although I'm feeling very comfortable with it right now.
Anyways, thanks for reading, and I'd encourage others to try it as well.
