Weight Loss/Maintenance

CentralMass

(15,598 posts) Fri Jan 20, 2023, 08:47 AM Jan 2023

For weight loss, how much you eat is more important than when you eat

https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/intermittent-fasting-calories-meal-time-long-study/

"A new study led by researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine has followed the meal-time habits of more than 500 people for six years finding weight change is most affected by the size and frequency of meals rather than the interval from first to last meal. The study challenges the popular trend of intermittent fasting as a useful weight loss strategy.

Intermittent fasting, also referred to as time-restricted feeding, is a dietary strategy where all meals are consumed during a short window of time each day. These windows can span anywhere from six to 10 hours, resulting in a person essentially fasting for up to 18 hours each day.

From a weight-loss perspective, there has been plenty of debate over whether intermittent fasting techniques are effective because they trigger genuine metabolic changes or whether they simply make it easier for a person to just eat less food. A study published last year, for example, found similar weight loss outcomes between time-restricted feeders and all-day eaters when both groups were given the same calorie-controlled dietary limits. Another earlier intermittent fasting study with no dietary directions saw participants who were limited to eating only during an eight-hour period each day instinctively reduce their caloric intake by around 300 calories a day."

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For weight loss, how much you eat is more important than when you eat (Original Post) CentralMass Jan 2023 OP

At my age, I must do both just to maintain my weight. Ferrets are Cool Jan 2023 #1

I find a 6 hour eating window 10am to 4pm seems to work for me if I stick with it. CentralMass Jan 2023 #3

IF is about a lot more than weight loss exboyfil Jan 2023 #2

I started the iF back up. CentralMass Jan 2023 #4

I have a friend who fasts all day, every day, piddyprints Jan 2023 #5

Interesting. CentralMass Jan 2023 #6

Finding what works for YOU is what it's all about TexasBushwhacker Jan 2023 #7

I couldn't agree more. piddyprints Jan 2023 #8

like you I must eat breakfast! I must eat when my feet hit the floor, almost yellowdogintexas Jun 2023 #9

Ferrets are Cool

(21,990 posts)

1. At my age, I must do both just to maintain my weight.

Reply to CentralMass (Original post)

Fri Jan 20, 2023, 08:52 AM

Jan 2023

I stop eating at 6pm and don't ingest anything but water for the next 14 hours. Plus, I am a pescitarian. The older some people get (ME), the harder it gets to maintain. But everyone is different.

CentralMass

(15,598 posts)

3. I find a 6 hour eating window 10am to 4pm seems to work for me if I stick with it.

Reply to Ferrets are Cool (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 20, 2023, 09:45 AM

Jan 2023

I know that the intermittent fasting definitely cut my caloric intake. L

exboyfil

(18,035 posts)

2. IF is about a lot more than weight loss

Reply to CentralMass (Original post)

Fri Jan 20, 2023, 09:05 AM

Jan 2023

There is a lot to be said for not continuously spiking insulin during the day. I have kind of fallen a bit off my hardcore IF, but I am maintaining the keto. Even if it is only a tool for consuming less calories overall, then it is an effective strategy.

CentralMass

(15,598 posts)

4. I started the iF back up.

Reply to exboyfil (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 20, 2023, 09:46 AM

Jan 2023

piddyprints

(14,828 posts)

5. I have a friend who fasts all day, every day,

Reply to exboyfil (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 20, 2023, 10:54 AM

Jan 2023

until about 5:00pm. She mentioned not wanting to spike her insulin during the day. She had been on many diets and kept gaining weight. Now she's quite thin with the fasting. There are no forbidden foods on her diet, and I know she likes dessert. For whatever reason, it works for her.

I simply have to eat, starting in the morning. Otherwise, I don't have the energy to keep going. I don't eat anything after 6:00pm, though, and my diet is extremely healthy. If I ate the SAD, I'd be overweight.