Platti's Log - Leangains IF Diet

**Platti** · 02-02-2012 10:25 PM

It's kind of suiting me at the moment. I'm up around 5am / 5:30am for work and I dont have to get any breakfast or worry about what food to take to work for the day. I tend to get a meal at 2 then go home and mess about tweeking the macro's. I will be returning to working shifts soon which may be trickier but by then I'll have a few different daily eating plans recorded so I can just copy them.

No noticable results yet but its only been 4 days !!! I'll be really gutted if after a month or so there's no difference and I've been starving myself every day. It gets a lot of good write ups and not much bad press so hopefully.......

**rash797** · 02-02-2012 10:42 PM

The hunger will be easier to handle after a week, I know this from observing Ramadan every year

**Platti** · 04-02-2012 05:07 PM

Struggled yesterday to hit my protein level on a rest day as I started eating late then had a 2hr gap to then squeeze everything in, so finished low on protein.

Training today so more food, woo hoo. Out tonight so allocated myself a few vodka diet cokes. Never been out and just drunk this, could be a good experiment. Fasted til 4pm to and trained fasted this afternoon.

Been IF'ing now for 5 full days, no changes I'm aware of but not weighed myself yet - although I'm hoping that doesn't change much, will weigh in on Tuesday after 1 week completed.

Still not liking being hungry all morning but I'll persist.

Will put a thread on next wek outlining my personal pro's and con's of it so far to maybe assist other if they're thinking of giving it a go.

**funb** · 05-02-2012 10:50 AM

Pros & cons would be great

How strict does the 8 hr window have to be? Surely its better to eat for an extra 10 mins to get your protein in? (yes, I am going to read leangains.com soon)

**munch** · 05-02-2012 11:32 AM

not strict, at least that is what I have found. Its more to do with the cals I feel.

Dan

**Platti** · 05-02-2012 12:17 PM

Thats a good point, I'll do that in future.

So, right now I'm in a world of pain with this. Went out last night and had a few vodka's so woke up this morning fine but starving. I've now got the jitters I'm so hungry, I would start the feed early but then it means ending early so will prob get hungry later. Ahhhh.

I'm pretty strong willpowered fortunately otherwise I'd have eaten ages ago but I need to eat shortly or I'm going to pass out. That might be a good idea actually as then I'd start eating even later.

**munch** · 05-02-2012 09:34 PM

Or have a few cups of tea, or drink a pint of water with Vit C in it.

Dan

**Platti** · 06-02-2012 11:14 PM

After saying it's kind of suiting me, that was before I endured a weekend on IF. World of pain. On Sunday, not sure if it was the hunger followed by a low carb non training day but it wasn't good. Got invited to some friends for a Sunday lunch, loosely explained the concept of what I was doing so just had meat and veg. Turned down all alcohol and even apple pie and ice cream. Couldn't shift the headache I had, which I guess was down to low carbs and then got really hungry again in the evening so had an epic fail and wolfed down a load of Ben & Jerry's yogurt.

Bit gutted but I'm going to bin this attempt at IF as I just dont think being hungry every day is for me. Not got a massive incentive to push through the pain barrier as I'm in reasonable shape, just wanted those abs out, rather than just when I tense.

Googling and rooting through these forums now for diet options, considering a low carb diet with 1 cheat day, or meal, a week and include some fasted cardio on waking up. Any pointers I'd appreciate as I've always neglected the nutritional side and not overly knowledgeable on it. Considering getting a nutritionist to compose a diet plan as I will always train hard but probably let myself down with the food. Not that I eat crap, I just always though low fat meant low body fat - I realise now that this is wrong.

Had a weigh in after 1 week of IF and lost just over 1kg in weight and roughly .5% of BF.

I appreciate its not a quick fix diet and none will be and I'm happy to work over time on one that fits my lifestyle etc.

I will get there...........standby for new thread soon with the new the diet, or rather, new eating plan.

**rash797** · 06-02-2012 11:25 PM

Do it without the fast.. I just explained on my log

**munch** · 07-02-2012 12:29 AM

Why are you hungry every day, is it because you are not eating in the morning, or you just feel hungry all day. I feel hungry on some low carb days, best way I found to counter that was to combine my 3 meals, into 2, and have a cup of tea if I feel a hunger pang. These do go away, or should I say the pain seems be be getting less and less. Also are you sure you are eating enough 1kilo in a week is pretty good, but I recall reading somewhere that 1 pound is better, which is half what you are doing.

Dan