oolala53 wrote:You said you have about 74% compliance. What are the failures over? I assume they're not this, since you were asking.
60% of the 26% non-compliance was snacking, 30% seconds and 10% sweets.
oolala53 wrote:Brad Pilon, the big guns on intermittent fasting, says the most important thing is to just eat regularly the rest of the time. No big meals afterwards. So if you weren't hungry after dinner, no need to have another meal.
I've been convinced by you and the other posters that occasionally missing a meal will not derail NOS compliance and that if I wanted, I could incorporate IF into NOS . However, I disagree with the benefits Pilon claims for IF.
Research performed on Muslim athletes during Ramadan, showed that athletic performance suffered during the fast:
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Since I always want to be at my best, no
intentional IF for me.
However, if someone is happy with IF and it works for her/him, you have my blessings.