plant_based wrote:
MiRoBu wrote:
plant_based wrote:
MiRoBu wrote:
plant_based wrote:
Iāve worked out into a fast and would just say best practice is to have a protein / fruit smoothie on hand to break the fast when you canāt hold on anymore. I basically mean pushing a 16hr fast to 18hr, etc. There is much relief if you know you have a nice 32oz smoothie nearby.
Keep in mind also that Gatorade and gels will break the fast, so plan accordingly.
If youāre trying to do longer fasts, Iād suggest breaking the fast with bone broth before you eat real food again. These are pretty good:
https://www.amazon.com/...f=pd_basp_dp_primary Depending on who you listen to/read so does coffee but I have a cup around 9 each morning.
I listen to a nutritionist who has her MS in Nutritional Science from Columbia. She says coffee doesn't affect the fast as long as the calories in the creamer are less than 50 calories.
Dr. Rhonda Patrick says that ādrinking black coffee breaks the fast because it contains caffeine which affects our brain, gut, liver, etc., all of which affects your biorhythm clock.ā
Like I said I drink black coffee in the mornings. I donāt think it impacts me but I also donāt count my calories. I eat less during time restricted eating because Iāll often eat because I want something in the evening not necessarily because Iām hungry.
I think the biggest difference for me is less alcohol due to stopping at 8 evenings. Thatās just dead calories.
If we are talking about Intermittent Fasting, it absolutely doesnāt break the fast. Black tea, green tea, water, coffee are fine. There is no disagreement here.
Again, I said it depends on who you listen to. Rhonda Patrick is pretty reputable.
Google if itās okay to drink coffee during intermittent fasting thereās arguments from both sides.
Peter Attia: who has a background in distance swimming
It depends on your objective
If youāre practicing time-restricted feeding for weight loss/calorie restriction:
Black coffee wonāt affect this
Caffeine/black coffee can actually help mitigate hunger
If youāre practicing time-restricted feeding to help gastrointestinal issues/rest the gut:
In this situation, coffee would break the fast (it would be altering the gastric pH and lots of stuff related to it)
If youāre practicing time-restricted feeding (or doing a longer fast) for autophagy purposes (autophagy is essentially the process by which your body breaks down damaged cells/cellular components):
In short, we donāt know ā we canāt measure autophagy in the body
For herbal tea, itās a little different (itās probably okay to consume during a fast ā itās not thought to affect autophagy)