I have no idea whether down to the Magnesium citrate or not, but since I started taking them earlier this week I’ve slept like a baby…
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I’m off down the gym lads…
13 days later
I definitely need to make some big lifestyle choices & sort my weight & fitness out. Haven’t been out on the bike since Christmas and I’ve certainly put on a few pounds. Then a few weeks ago I put my back out & couldn’t work for a whole week. Which in turn put a lot of stress on me regarding work commitments & deadlines. Because the worry I came down with Shingles last which has been do painful to deal with but at least I can work even though I’m in almost constant pain.
D-man, a - hope things improve on the health front quickly and b, get your hands on some of this!
I’ve been on and off with IF.
I basically need a stimulant, and exercise to get my brain into gear in the morning. Drinking green tea/coffee and having my stack of vitamins / fish oils on an empty stomach doesn’t work for me as I feel sick, and this is a problem.
Does anyone know what I can do here?
I do Nas -
NasserAlazzawi You can fast whenever suits you. So have breakfast and lunch and then don’t have an evening meal.
Smallman1 what would this do?
I forgot to mention, I am trying to exercise first thing in the morning including weights. But I end up really weak doing it on an empty stomach.
Amps Cheers - to paint a wider picture, I’m unable to sleep on an empty stomach.
I wouldn’t be averse to eating say 6am, exercising at 7 and not eating until 7 or 7:30 if such a regime exists.
I’m a ‘mixed burner’ if that helps - so I lose weight when I eat more often like 4 or 5 times a day (splitting my lunch in half) but it takes more time out of my day also. I’d prefer to nail fasting.
NasserAlazzawi As mentioned here or in another thread, I have the same issue. I’m lifting to failure three or four times a week, but I will never be setting any PBs whilst I’m fasting.
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NasserAlazzawi Honestly… suck it up princess! 
If you really want to stick the fasting, then just battle through. After a few months you will start to adapt.
The point is, you want to be doing a stint, at some point in every 24 hours, of not eating for 16 continuous hours or so.
When I first started it was pure nausea for two weeks, after a few months it was mainly sweet cravings, now, when not hungover to sin after the footy, I’m getting there and getting back a bit of control over all my eating and fasting.
NasserAlazzawi i can’t skip breakfast, i absolutely need it to function, so my eating window is approximately 8-4 most days. exercise fasted before breakfast, then get the supplements and a cup of tea in. you just have to figure out what routine works for you by trying different things.
303abuser The alternative to all this fasting and tons of exercise is to eat a bit healthier.
Actually since I turned to rye bread (ham, eggs and toasted rye bread can make a genuinely decent breakfast) and eating rice dishes in the work canteen rather than sarnies or going to Shake Shack, the bit of flab I had has been dropping off.
I also do not want to try to get through a day without breakfast, fuck that.
I can sometimes do two meals, if I make it brunch around 10.30 and then a late lunch around 2pm.
I’ve got norovirus and today has been absolutely fucking horrendous. I better lose some fucking weight as part of the process