Do any liquids count as cheating during IF?

[JCarruth130]

Just wondering any liquids ae considered cheats during.the.fasting.period? i was going to stick to water with mio additive for flavor and iced coffee using skim milk and splenda (100 cals) or so.
Also, the IF i read on leangains.com speaks of eating 15% cals in the morning or so with most % at night but im seeing most people on here skipping just about everything.after their late meal til lunch if not later.....is that15% cal cut that beneficial?

[kickblake]

Just wondering any liquids ae considered cheats during.the.fasting.period? i was going to stick to water with mio additive for flavor and iced coffee using skim milk and splenda (100 cals) or so.
Also, the IF i read on leangains.com speaks of eating 15% cals in the morning or so with most % at night but im seeing most people on here skipping just about everything.after their late meal til lunch if not later.....is that15% cal cut that beneficial?

skim milk counts as cheating

[Mightymuff]

Off the top of my head I beleive he says somewhere on his site that drinks need to be 20 calories or less.

[JCarruth130]

Ok good to know. Assuming apples and other fruits would be ok to fill any void during that time if absolutely necessary

[cfh1973]

From what I've read, and I still have some reading to do, it's best to not have anything during the fast. If you want to do a true fast, you need to have 0 calories for the 16 hr. period, or whichever variation you have chosen. For my 16 hr. fast, I tough it out and have absolutely nothing. If I'm gonna do it, I wanna do it all out. Like I said though, I'm still researching. Good luck with your IF plan.

[bigben4]

I remember the article mentioning a cup of black coffee is fine during the fast but nothing more than that.

[MusclesGlasses]

Black coffee, tea, water, your BCAAS all can be taken during your fasting period.

[samcol]

I think Martin himself said science isn't entirely certain what calorie amount breaks the fast, whether its 1 calorie or 50-100 calories. I think his recommendation was to keep coffee creamers and artificial sweetner drinks to under 50 calories.