Hi All! I’m reading through Dr. Fung’s awesome book The Obesity Code – starting two weeks ago I went to a 5:2 fasting schedule in addition to trying to keep to my 16/8 IF schedule (so, 5 days a week, I try to skip breakfast, eat late lunch and dinner, but don’t sweat calories. 2 days a week, I limit to 500 calories or less.)
I’ve LOVE the way this makes me feel! SO MUCH ENERGY! Even with intense lifting workouts or doing the occasional HIIT cardio session I just feel like I could go for forever.
I do have two questions, though.
- I’m not finished with The Obesity Code yet, but I’m curious if this method would help reset my metabolism?
- Do the 2 days of low calories hurt insulin sensitivity if I spread the food out, or would I still be better served by sticking to 16/8 eating windows?
I track calories as a side-effect of keeping an eye on carbs, but I’m trying not to care about it (had 2700 calories on Friday. It was marvelous, haha!) I also still don’t have a scale to test my weight, since I was weird and obsessive about it. I just want to know I’m doing the right things to help my body heal from being calorically abused.
Thanks ladies! (and those non-ladies who respond as well)