Originally Posted by
redlude97
Part of the current weight loss is partially depleted glycogen stores and the water that is associated with that. IF will always have you in a partially depleted state. The great thing about IF and the adaptions associated with it are they continue to work even in a non fasted state. I'd spend at least 4-5 days building up the glycogen stores and getting back onto a nonfasted meal pattern so you can be fully loaded prior to your A ride/race and not get behind on your nutrition to start the even since you won't be able to recover if you do. You'll still have most of the benefits of higher fat burning and increased insulin sensitivity during the ride and any weight gain will be temporary.
Thank you - I appreciate the response. So it sounds like you are saying that if I transition to normal (non-fasting) patterns this coming weekend, that will likely be long enough in advance (my ride is the following weekend). That makes things nice and tidy
The funny thing is that I really enjoy the fasting now. I do tend to look forward to midday each day (merely because I like food!), but it's amazing to me how little appetite I have generally. I have no problem at all skipping breakfast now and, in fact, it is very common for me to actually forget to eat at midday, even after 16 hours without food. Last Wednesday, I was working on something and realized at 3:30pm that I hadn't eaten a thing. Given my previous eating habits (quite the grazer here!), that is astonishing to me!!!
Thank you again.