I truly believe nursing covers are a great solution for many moms who otherwise might fear leaving the house during a
possible feeding window.
In the meantime, the fasting individual fails to make use of
important feeding windows, which are the basic requirement for growth.
I consume 4 - 5 grams of salt daily (add lots of pink Himalayan to everything as I only have 3
hour feeding window daily).
In order for this to work as your first meal, your last meal is going to be at 4 p.m. (allowing you to fast for 16 hours until your
next feeding window).
Over 8 biweekly blood tests we had noticed that every time I fasted 20/4 (20 hours water only and 4 hours
of feeding window) my bloodwork showed improvements but when I went for vacation and dropped IF as low as 12/12 (12 hours fasting and 12 hours eating) my blood work did not show the same effect.
Since a few month I do all my training fasted (16h fast,
8h feeding windows) and in ketosis with «paleo» foods only, and it works surprisingly great.
If an A TO Z study was done looking
at feeding window then analysed we might know more about the relative effects of time restricted vs macro nutrients on health and longevity.
In another one of his studies Dr. Panda also observed at how this type of time - restricted eating within eight -
hour feeding windows would relate to mice that were already obese.
Usually, this «
feeding window» begins with a post-workout shake or meal.
Others prefer an intermittent fasting style approach where all of their daily calories are pushed into a smaller 8 hour
feeding window.
We are not robots operating under specific «
feeding windows.»
-16 hours fast, followed by a 8 hour
feeding window (Leangains diet).
-20 hours fast, followed by a 4 hour
feeding window.
The Intermittent Fasting diet represents a pattern of eating that alternates between a period of not eating (Fasting) and a period of eating (also called
a feeding window).
The feeding window is the time when you consume whole foods.On a longer therm this type of eating will create calorie deficit (eating less calories than your body burns).
Ideally, you would exercise right before
your feeding window begins.
While there is no one defined «intermittent fasting» (IF) diet — in general, it refers to a way of eating in which you restrict
your feeding window to a specific length of time.
There is little danger from repeated 16 hour fasts, as long as liver glycogen stores are replenished by eating ~ 400 calories of starchy carbohydrates during the 8 hour
feeding window.
If you're interested in how you can apply the 6 - hour
feeding window and have a specific plan for doing it, please schedule the consultation with me so we can get you started.
When the fast is over, I eat normally: usually 2 meals and a snack during the 8 hour
feeding window, sometimes just 2 meals.
I then eat my biggest meal at noon and eat during my 6 - hour
feeding window.
For the last month I've dropped back to 200 cals, kept to a daily 6 to 7 hour
feeding window, and added in BCAAs and MCT oil (I was already taking coconut oil).
I like the idea of the 6 hour
feeding window.
I start
my feeding window 30 min before lifting it goes something like this: 9:30 scoop whey + cofee 12:00 scoop whey + bannana 1:00 60 % of macros 5:00 40 % of macros
I started off doing 5:2 and for maintenance I do 16/8 (16 hour fast and 8 hour
feeding window every day).
If you are trying to build muscle and gain strength, compress
your feeding window.
You can move
the feeding window to whatever time of day is more comfortable for you.