[Secret_squirrel]

Missus Squirrel has been recommended by her GP to try a fasting plan and Mr Squirrel wants to show solidarity and lose a couple of Xmas KG.

So I’m fairly used to riding fasted (or at least I was last year) by riding before brekkie.

What I’ve not tried before is combining fasting & cycling.  Since I burn 4-600 calories in an hours ride it seems iffy to ride on a low caloury day.

*5/2 is eat 5 days normally, eat max ~500 cals on 2 days.

*16/8 is eat realatively normally but only in an eight hour window.

Both have shown some reasonable evidence that they work and can have a lot of benefits.  Including this for info – dont want to turn this into a debate on diets.

So anyone ridden on a 5/2 or a 16/8 fasting plan? 

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[Secret_squirrel]

Spangly Shiny wrote:

Tried riding on a 20/4 fasting plan: bonk city!
That’s 20 hours of no calorific intake eating only between 17-21:00; I’m a courier so early to bed, early to rise.

Jeez.  Thats hardcore.

[Spangly Shiny]

Tried riding on a 20/4

Tried riding on a 20/4 fasting plan: bonk city!
That’s 20 hours of no calorific intake eating only between 17-21:00; I’m a courier so early to bed, early to rise.

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