[Dianna1395]

I've been looking into the benefits of intermittent fasting, particularly for weight management and as a source of HGH in my program. The main issue appears to be that caloric intake conflicts with the fast, and while most supplements don't mention any calorie dietary information its safe to assume there is something there for most of them.

Has anyone used fasting in their program and did you adjust when/what you take because of it? A 16/8 intermittent fast appears doable if I don't mind cramming everything into that 8 hour window, though right now I try to spread out evenly throughout the day.

Hi, So4D,
Part of the game for IF or even OMAD is meal choice, part is going for ketosis, or at least fat burning.
For example, if you don't want to skip breakfast, you can have coffee with heavy cream or coconut oil or MCT oil (sort of a refined coconut oil, Medium Chain Triglycerides, which the body cannot store, it uses or excretes them.)
These won't break the fast, with regards to blood sugar. They literally break the fast by being food, though, and would impact fat loss....

So, you want to avoid protein and carbs outside the eating window, and the best way is just, don't eat. Drink only water. You can get away with teas, white is great for aiding lipolysis, and green is good for both our hormones and our weight management, though I forget the mechanism now. Also supposed to protect the telomeres of our cells. 
These are with no sweeteners, mind, and no milk, half and half, cream, MCT, etc. 

Make sure you are getting enough calories, you could do a 5/2 approach or a  daily 8 hour window, you'll want to see what works best. 
I am doing the 8 hour eating window, as possible. Some calorie restriction, not much, and due to circumstances, not as healthy as I should be, I'm allowing pizza, for example.
But I'm planning to be down about 30 pounds by end of year, mostly thinking fat loss, body recomp. 
Which, with the PM, might be interesting.... ?
-Dianna