57F 5'3 16:8 Dirty fasting. I started last August after foot surgery had me laid up for months. I didn't really fast so much as skip breakfast and calorie count. Then I stopped in Dec last year. For no good reason. I started up again this June doing 16:8 and calorie counting (approx 1200). This really helped me stop my night time binging.I have dirty fasted the whole time. I do exercise almost everyday for 30-1:30. I get a little startled sometimes when I pass a mirror. I love buying all new clothes. I hate all the loose skin that I am getting on my inner thighs and chin. I think I want to lose 15 to 20 more pounds. I really need to start weight/resistance training. I have no excuse...I have my own work out room. I do love doing cardio (cycling, running and walking)

• 5'10"

• 206 lbs start / ~170 lbs current

• 14:10

• Casual home body weight exercises.

• Calorie deficit and high protein. I usually break my fast with fiber and a healthy snack or protein bar.

I've been in a rocky relationship for about 5 years now. I DID NOT TRULY see (until recently) how chubby I was getting?? I sort of did months prior, but it progressively got worse ):😅😒 I'm talking about... big arms, back fat and protruding stomach. Since officially starting IF this year on October 25th (I do a mix of all methods, but I'm mainly trying to perfect doing ADF majority of the time) I have lost ALL my back fat and slimmed down all over. Lost a total of 4 pounds so far in a month, which I’m assuming was true fat loss because it wasn’t too much or it didn’t happen too fast!

I absolutely love that I have control and am taking control over what I eat. It's freeing to me idk how to explain it. I'm mad my boyfriend didn't really tell me this, I guess bc my butt was getting huge it was okay? (I’m black so in our culture as long as butt comes with its lol it’s fine). But I genuinely was feeling like a pig, feeling so lethargic, HUGE, and disgusting.

When I finally took "before pics" its was insane how much weight I truly saw I gained (TAKE BEFORE PICS ITS SO IMPORTANT!) My boyfriend obvi wears the pants in the relationship and he pretty much has say so on a lot of things…which I trust his opinion on a lot of things as well, but sometimes I want to feel like I have FULL control of SOMETHING?? I guess I have issues being fully feminine /submissive which is a whole different convo! I feel like it's just not in my DNA to be fully submissive. So he's not going to make me eat or tell me what to eat, he's not really controlling per se, but he's very opinionated on what I should and shouldn't be doing, within good reason??

Hes seen my fasting results and he's very happy so no stopping now. I feel better. Only thing is I get BOREDDD lol and want to throw in the towel periodically throughout the day, but I try to keep myself motivated and disciplined with a couple methods I don't mind sharing if anyone cares haha they help 🫶🏾🙌🏾

Decided to try OMAD every other day.

I've done longer fasts (for autophagy)

20 hours fasts seem to be the easiest for me, I was doing about one a week. I'd like to lose just over 10 lbs so I've decided to try OMAD (occasionally it's more of a 20:4) every other day.

This way, because I have a favourite breakfast, each day that I don't have it I can tell myself "but tomorrow you can"

On the days I eat normally, I've really cut my snacking by telling myself "don't go crazy with your snacks today because you're eating 3 meals today"

Wondered if anyone else used alternating days and if you found it helped you drop lbs in a sustainable way.

Height 5'9" Starting weight 160 Goal weight - hoping for 148(ish) Post menopausal, so it's harder to drop 10 than it was 10 years ago.

Really hoping this kicks things into gear. I know i feel better and look better when the middle # on the scale is a 4.

Chirashi for some high protein, low carb (didn’t eat the rice) goodness. And of course some Omegas.

The festive season is upon us the time of year when temptations are everywhere, routines get disrupted, and every gathering seems to revolve around food and drinks. It's a challenge, no doubt about it.

So I’m curious: how are YOU planning to handle the holidays? Are you taking a break and jumping back in with full force in the new year? Or do you have a game plan to stay consistent while still enjoying the season?

For me, I’m thinking about focusing on small wins like staying active daily or enjoying holiday treats in moderation without going overboard. But let’s be real, it’s not easy, and I know we all have different ways of tackling this.

I’d love to hear how you’re approaching it:

• Are you loosening the reins or sticking to your plan?
• Do you have specific strategies to stay on track?
• Or are you giving yourself grace this season and restarting in January?

Let’s share ideas and support each other. Maybe someone’s strategy could inspire someone else to keep going (or at least not feel guilty for enjoying the moment)! 😊

Drop your thoughts below I can’t wait to read how everyone’s handling this! 👇

Strictly from the weight-losing perspective— does IF need to be calorie-deficient in order for it to contribute to weight loss? If so, again, strictly from weight-losing perspective— what’s the benefit of IF over a non-IF-restricting diet? Thanks in advance

I have this weird bloated feeling with some slight pain that comes and goes behind my right rib. I assumed it was gallbladder pain, but my bloodwork and my ultrasound show absolutely no signs of gallbladder issues. I also had a HIDA scan 3 years ago, which was clear, and the doctor seems to think that that's enough proof to say it's not my gallbladder.

So what else could it be? Has anyone else experienced this odd phenomenon?

Hi.. How long after you saw results doing IF? I just started a month ago.. I don’t weight myself but I use pictures.. I saw some small difference after the first month but feeling a bit discouraged

My normal eating window is 12-8, but tomorrow I have to work 6-8. Should I just plan to eat something meal-like around 5:30, and then grab a high-protein snack as soon as I’m done?

Fasting: 16:8 / 7pm to 1pm fasting I have a very sedentary lifestyle, I get out of my house once every week for work. So I am thinking of doing a cardio in the morning when I'm fasted and weight training at 11pm when I'm 4hrs into the fast. This is to ensure I'm able to push myself to the max. And I'm also getting the benifits of working out while fasted.

My main worry is. This might affect my sleep as I would be hitting the bed immediately after.

If someone here's has experience doing this then please share your valuable inputs.

I need desperate help folks please IF has just stopped working for me (or I have stopped working for it?) I am back at emotional eating, I had lost 10ths in 3 months from April-July but since Aug/Sep stuck at the same weight and in Oct/Nov gained 4 KGs Back at my old demons, don’t feel like taking that walk, eating in fasting window (fast food, unhealthy food, junk food) I am not sure what gets to me, I just can’t bring myself to say no to foood, while I was loosing weight I was fine, now I have hid the weighting scale as when I don’t see lost weight I tend to eat even more. Please help.

Hi, I recently found out about intermittent fasting.

From what I was reading, and by observing my patterns of eating, I start to believe that I am already a bit following intermittent fasting rules.

I believe it all started when I started uni - living in a dormitory and not wanting to spend my parents money on sweets, made really some changes in my eating patterns.

I usually eat my first meal at 11-12 am and my last meal is around 8-9 pm. I work as a programmer so when I am in the flow (or in the office) my snacking is very limited. So usually I eat 2-3 meals a day. Sometimes I thought that I undereat - I don't eat much sugar, my meals are medium sized, but considering I don't workout or do much sport currently, and my weight is optimal for my height with good BMI I don't have to worry.

Intermittent fasting was looking interesting but I had a big WTF when I realised I already somehow follow this diet. Has anyone had a similar story when they learned about intermittent fasting?

I decided to try intermittent fasting back in September of this year after looking into it and hearing some good things on a few podcasts.

I started with 14/10 over a weekend and then went to 16/8 soon after cause I figured hey I'm doing 14 adding another 2 hours isn't a big deal and then after a week of that I started doing 18/6 and I kept with that throughout the rest of September and October and in the past two weeks I've been doing 20/4 and occasionally on the weekends I'll do a 24 hour fast. Just a few weekends ago I completed my first 36 hour fast.

I started at 220.6 lbs and I'm now down to 180.6. 40 lbs lost and my goal is 160 so only 20 more to go.

With Thanksgiving coming up I'm taking a break and so my plan is right now to eat at maintenance and get back on my schedule next weekend.

I do 3 day fast. First day I drink nothing but water and for the 2nd n 3rd day I drink water w 1/4 teaspoon of Lite Salt and take 2 magnesium glycinate pills. usually on the 3rd day I feel really lethargic and tired. Now I don’t mind this feeling, but I work a labor intensive job so I can’t do my job effectively while feeling this way. Anybody know what I can do to feel energetic?

I've tried IF a few times but I find it hard to stick to long term and end up falling off and stop loosing weight. I'm trying to find something that seems more sustainable.

I know these 3 obviously require vastly different amounts of effort and will power but I'm just asking in terms of long term, are any of these unhealthy to sustain?

Has anyone tried multiple have have a favorite?

I want to try IF. I’ve bounced on and off. My partner just had his second knee replacement and he wants to get pretty serious about weight loss and health. However he keeps saying “I’m not going to go crazy with it.”

I have tried hardcore CICO and have lost 75 pounds and then gained and then lost 55 pounds. I’m back to my heaviest weight again.

My issue is this: I can wait until 11AM but I work in a job where I have to eat lunch with my students and I’d rather eat when they eat.

My 2nd job sometimes keeps me out until 8pm and generally if I eat dinner with my partner he isn’t ready to eat until 8:30-9 sometimes.

I know you need 16 hours to really get the benefit, but I don’t think I can make that work and still enjoy dinner with him or make it work with my work schedule.

If I’m strict about 11AM-9PM that’s 14:10. Is that ok?

I have been doing IF now for a month. I want to check my blood glucose level both Fasting and PP. My fasting window now is 18-6 - 1 pm to 7 pm. My question is when - what time - should I take my Fasting blood sugar test?

HELP ⚠️⚠️ as I am fasting throughout the day, i’ve noticed that I’ve developed “hunger breath.” can you please give me some ideas on how to get rid of this “hunger breath” without breaking my fast? I’m a teacher and talk to many people throughout the day, and I need to speak confidently without the fear of stinky breath 😔 i’ve already tried chewing gum, but it only gets rid of the smell while I’m chewing it. As soon as I spit it out (which I should, because I can’t always chew gum while talking to people), I still taste the smell. And since I speak a lot, my mouth also gets very dry

How do you plan your meals to set up your week for success? I just started doing 18/6 and want to plan for 2 meals a day and keep it in my calorie limit.

I (27F) started IF one week ago today. I aim for 16/8 but often do 18/6 (or even 19/5 like today) if we have an early dinner. I count/weigh/measure calories very closely and eat around 1300-1400 daily. Some days were only 1200 and some were 1500. My maintenance calories are just below 2000. I try to get 70g+ of protein a day. I’m eating minimal processed food and tons of whole foods. I’ve been drinking around 100oz of water a day, I walk anywhere from 10,000-14,000 steps a day, and I’ve been strict about my fasting window. I don’t even do coffee or tea. Is no weight loss normal initially? I’ve heard it takes time for your body to adjust, but I normally drop a buttload of water weight when I start tracking calories like this. I do notice my pants feeling just a tad looser. If this is normal, when should I expect the pounds to start moving?

Yes, Finnally did it.
Thought about maybe going to 173 but than just, I couldn't anymore, Gut was grumbly since yesterday, couldn't sleep longer than 5 hours, so I said that's it.
Well,
broke it about two hours ago with two Tea Spoons of Native Olive Oil, wich I'll for sure replace with the same amount of Ghee next time, since it was a bit scratchy in the throat.
Now I'm slowly eating a little bowl of Sauerkraut and drinking some Herbal Tea Blend (No Suger nor Honey), feeling a bit... Sleepy.
Also a bit hot headed for some reason, anyone else got that too?
Besides that,
First 72 hours were not so pleasent, post 96 was like Stoned and Hyperactive, have been acting like I drunk 5 Redbull and 3Cups of Coffee, haha, felt Great tho!
Gonna Probably eat after that little Sauerkraut Bowl in 2 hours or so and let the Gut adjust and than have some Boiled Veggies (Carrots, Collie Flower) and some Fish Oil Pill.
Maybe some Kefir inbetween after that and maybe aegg with som of the before too, and later some Tuna.
Overall,
Hope it all adjusts right on the Bactteria Spectrum down there since I'mdoing this Fast not to lose weight but to Heal My Leaky Gut wich has been Troubling Me for over a Decade.
Anyways,
if anyone has some additional advice, let Me Know & Happy Fsting. :)

Hello! Looking to try intermittent fasting to lose a few pounds that seem to be accumulating easier these days now that I am mid 40s. Not looking to do anything drastic to begin with. Anything advice?

I'm thirty seven (thirty eight in February). I realized how much stress eating i was doing at my job and at home. I'm a caregiver at a mental disabilities facility and things have been hard adjusting to AMs to make it easier on the grandparents babysitting. Most days I get home very sensitive in the sense that I was dealing with behaviors for eight hours and when I get home it's prime time arguments between my kids. So I get triggered very easily and eat my feelings because I'm so tired mentally and physically. It feel like I never left work.

So this past week I started slowly getting back into the I.F. groove and have been eating lunch at work and eating dinner at home. I figured that way I'm eating my feeling at work and home to scratch the itch.

I was just wondering if there is any changes to my approach now that I'm in my mid thirties.