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Re:Alternate Day Fasting Improves Physiological and Molecula... by jniedrauer on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @05:56PM (#20814831)
I can speak to this a bit. I practiced intermittent fasting (eating once per day) for nearly a decade, while maintaining a very low activity level. My resting metabolic rate dropped significantly during this time (down to about 1300 kcal/day).

About a year ago, I increased my activity level significantly (distance running, hiking, strength training, cycling) and quickly found that:

a) I wasn't recovering quickly enough

b) It was extremely difficult to take in enough calories for a day in a single meal

c) I had very low energy when in ketosis

Eventually I gave up and just started eating on a typical 3-4 meal a day schedule. My RMR steadily increased back to baseline, I got a lot more explosive energy, my body began responding much more rapidly to training, and my recovery speed improved significantly.

Personally I think that intermittent fasting is not a good idea if you are very physically active. That's just my opinion from my own experience.

Re:Alternate Day Fasting Improves Physiological and Molecula... by jodrellblank on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @06:06PM (#20814899)
There is a range of IF between one meal per day, and not doing it at all. Prof Sachin Panda’s research on mice shows effects of 12hrs/12hrs, 8hrs eat/16hrs fast, and fasting some days but not every day.

Did you experiment with any other patterns?