Can someone rate my fasting plan? New to it but not new to dieting at all. I tend to lose weight rather easily but I wanted to do something that fits my lifestyle / job a it better than just a simple calorie deficit plan.
Lunch is at 2pm, Dinner is at 7pm. Calorie intake to be around 1800 which is between 300 & 500 daily calorie deficit. I workout 3 times a week consisting of running each time for 30 minutes (which will increase by 10 minutes each month) and on 2 of the 3 days, I will then do some push / pull weight training for around 30 to 45 minutes medium intensity.
So I plan to fast from Sunday evening from 8pm until Monday 2pm, Dinner at 7pm and then fast again from 8pm until 2pm the next day. This will repeat until Friday where I will fast from 8pm until 2pm Sunday. Every weekday and all day Saturday I will drink just water and coffee.
So a few questions - Knowing I'm going to lose weight with that deficit, what would the benefits be of this fast? Faster weight loss? Increased energy?
Secondly, coffee. It's important for me for a few reasons mainly to keep hunger down (expecially for that Saturday) and to generally keep me going until lunch time each day. I tend to stop drinking it at that time. Also, does it really need to be low / zero calories? I've read about bullet proof coffee which is obviously higher cals than a normal coffee, but I drink normal coffee with a splash of milk wich I've also read that as long as it's below 50 cals, your good. I can cut out the 1 spoon sugar, but will milk be alright in this case?
I weigh around 210lbs and I'm currently aiming for 180 for the summer. During this time, there will be weekends where I'm out drinking or eating out with friends etc but I'll also be upping my mileage and intensity as each month comes.
Thoughts? Anything I can do to make the fast work better?
