Are you supposed to eat less calories while doing Intermittent Fasting? (16:8)

Question

I’m starting today to finally try and lose all my quarantine weight. I’m not sure if I’m only supposed to eat my lunch and dinner calories or eat all the calories I normally would while losing weight, which is 1600, and just eat it all in the 8 hour period.

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Whatever you do... just make sure youre in a calorie deficit. It wont work unless you are. Intermittent fasting basically just cuts down on people eating random things.... if u do not enter a calorie deficit u will not lose weight. If 1600 is a calorie deficit for u.... the. focus on that.  
      And also remember eating clean will help. A 100 calories of grapes or carrots will process differently in the body than 100 calories of oreos or snickers bar. So limit processed foods. I eat low calorie treats. My favorite right now is fiber one brownies.... they make chocolate, lemon, birth cake, chocolate mint. They are 70 calories and hve 5 grams of fiber. warmed with a little whip cream they are delicious.

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Which type of fast are you doing? 
Clean fast, dirty fast,  dry fast, wet fast?

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I only eat between 12-6 everyday and drink water before 12 and after 6. I personally eat 1-2 meals a day I dont focus on calories I focus in making sure my body is getting enough nutrients for the day

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I recently signed up for a 28 day program at a gym. When it came to my meal plan they said to fast for 14 to 16 hours. 
For the 14 or 16 hours you can have water or black coffee. 
They gave me breakfast, snack option, lunch, snack option and dinner. I literally can't eat that much food in 8 hours lol. So they said I want to make sure to eat at least 80 to 85% of the meals. 
I honestly have breakfast , lunch and dinner some days skipping lunch (I have a new born so my day gets away from me sometimes) 
Before I would eat from about 6 am ( a ton of coffee and coffee creamer in the morning not eating an actual meal until 1030ish am)  until 11 pm bc I'm such an evening muncher..... first week I did this fasting I was down 4.8 lbs. Next week was down 2.6 and 3.4. I know not everyone is the same but just sharing my experience. I find it tough not eating in the evenings but your more mindful of the foods you do eat when your fasting is over. Which is helpful when you want to eat a shit ton of chocolate covered jube jubes but you eat chicken and veggies instead lol. 
Good luck girl!

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You will get better results faster if you do. It’s your choice if you want to.

Are you supposed to eat less calories while doing Intermittent Fasting? (16:8)

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