Hello, I have done intermittent fasting since last week (it was 14:10, today the first day 16:8). I am current 110 kg (242 lbs). My goal is 80 kg (176 lbs). What tips do you have for newb like me? What are things you didn't know when you started and are important?
It feels so much easier to do OMAD during summer, compared to winter. During the winter I had many days that I was struggling with my fasting hours. Now its summer and it feels so much different, most days I even go past my eating time without a problem.
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How does it go for you?
Lost 3 and a half stone thanks to IF, fell off the wagon and put almost all of it back on over 8 months. Thor give me the strength to stick to it this time 😭 (Posting a pic of the only thing I'm allowed to ingest for the next 6 hours that isn't water.)
It genuinely feels like I'm cheating, IF made it so much easier. I'm like a walking ad, but it's true
Never looking back. Gets easier every day.
Started OMAD two days ago. First day was easy, second day, not so much.I have such a volatile relationship with food and this sh*t is hard.
I know everyone is different, and results vary, but I just went a general idea.
Cheers
My fam, they understand my lifelong struggles w food. Typically they ignore it, thankfully. But I know they'll make a big deal out of dinner & snacks.
Truth is, i don't want to miss out spending quality time
But i IF, 2MAD, and finish eating window around 11 or 1 on a crazy day.
I haven't taken after pics, but factually i feel better, more even keeled. I like how i look in most photos- not thin, just healthy & trim tummy etc.
I don't want to make it weird, but don't want to blow this winning streak either!
Frankly i don't like late nights either. i like early. Should i just be brave & be myself? Some of them are early like me- they catch early surf etc
Over the last 5 months I've lost 21 kg (46 lbs). I still have a little way to go, as I want to see my abs clearly and get to around 10-11% body fat.
I am doing IF (18:6) with no cheat days or even meals staying in a consistent caloric deficit every day. I train at home (Upper/Lower split 4xweek) with only adjustable dumbbells and a bench. I try to eat at least 120-130 g of protein per day (meat, eggs, Greek yogurt, fish etc.) I didn't do any cardio, just doing 7k+ steps a day, so nothing fancy whatsoever. I guess mostly what worked for me is being consistent and following a routine daily.
In terms of supplements I just use protein powder and creatine.
EDIT: Starting weight was 103kg, weight in last picture - 82kg.
Height - 185 cm, 38 yo.
Not done yet, my milestone is still 56lbs away, but IF and OMAD along with walking 5-8 miles a day and maintaining a calorie deficit I'm comfortable with have been melting the pounds off! Hoping to reach my goal by my birthday in December, but I'm pumped by the progress I've made so far and excited to feel as good as I do already.
I’ve been on a health journey for the past few months, after years of really bad choices, addictions and ruining my body.
And the entire time people didn’t give a shit. I used to smoke 2 packs of cigarettes per day. 5 Monster Energy drinks per day minimum. Binge eating constantly, I used to eat like 2 pizzas at 2 am and go to bed, sleep 5 hours and go to work. That was seen as all fine, “just living a bit yolo”.
After quitting all that, I also picked up IF and for the last 2 months I’ve done 16:8 regime. One time per week I do a 24 hour fast. Quit sugar, junk food etc. And people started asking me how I lost weight, how is my skin so clear, how I have energy to workout now and stuff like that. I told them about IF and they are treating me like I have an eating disorder now. Like my mom pretty much made an intervention.
Has anyone else experienced this? How do you deal with this?
I’ve been intermittent fasting forever but last night I cheated and ate copious amounts of, well EVERYTHING! This morning on the scale +5 pounds of water weight. Pretty amazing. It’ll all be gone in 48 hours but still pretty crazy!
Background: Before IF I was eating a very restricted diet, mostly for health reasons and partly for weight reasons. When I started IF, I felt inspired to take the restrictions off just to see what would happen. Even though I’ve been eating more sugar and carbs than before, I have felt inspired to keep only clean foods around (whole foods, and if packaged, short lists of whole food ingredients), and it’s felt pretty effortless to stay in a calorie deficit. Even when I went to a neighborhood potluck I was miraculously able to moderate my dessert intake.
This weekend, I am at someone’s house. In their freezer are several kinds of frozen custard, which are tempting but also happened to contain corn syrup - not something I want to be eating. I decided that for the holiday, I would buy myself an ice cream with clean ingredients that I feel better about eating. I already eat a nightly serving of something sweet, so it shouldn’t be that different, right?
I bought an ice cream flavor that I used to really love, and had a serving after my meal yesterday. I should note that in hindsight, I also had this while I was watching a movie: a huge mistake that has led to binges in the past. First thing I noticed; it didn’t taste nearly as good as I thought it would. Second thing I noticed; it didn’t take long for me to start wanting more than what I had allocated for myself.
I went ahead and gave myself a little bit more. But then I noticed that I started wanting more food; I really missed the satisfaction that I’ve been feeling most evenings! I felt extremely unsatisfied and missed my nightly bowl of granola with fruit and kefir. I also started having cravings, and wanted to eat everything in the house! Ended up going way over my calorie allotment. This morning, I am feeling the effects on my body.
So, lesson learned. Even though both have sugar/carbs, it seems that my nightly granola with fruit and kefir is somehow much more satisfying and probably lower glycemic. Seems that insulin spike sent me into a tailspin that had me *hunting* for more, just like a drug. And, I really do need to separate food from watching any kind of movies/tv/etc. The combo of the two is deadly for me.
Female in her early thirties here. I have pcos. Ive been doing IF where i give myself a 10 hour window to eat but ive noticed that ive started waking up at 3 am almost every night. Sometimes anxious with a high heart rate sometimes feeling tired but cant always fall back asleep quickly. Is this normal with IF? I read somewhere this can be due to a cortisol surge due to blood sugar dropping in the middle of the night if its been hours since you last ate. Does this ever go away or how is this sustainable? I really want to try IF for the many benefits but don’t want to be spiking cortisol in the process which would defeat the purpose of IF. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
Hi everyone,
I’m 29 years old and started intermittent fasting recently. Last year, my doctor prescribed me a 10 mg statin because I have high cholesterol and a very strong family history of early heart disease, so they felt my long-term risk was high enough to start treatment even at my age.
I’m wondering if anyone here also does intermittent fasting while taking a statin. Have you noticed any issues, and do you take it during your fasting window or with your eating window?
I’ve also seen a lot of people say that after they started fasting, improved their diet, and lost weight, they were able to stop taking their statin. Others say that’s a bad idea and that fasting doesn’t replace the protection a statin provides.
I’m not planning to stop taking it without talking to my doctor, but I’d love to hear both sides. If you think someone in my situation should try to come off a statin eventually, why? And if you think I definitely shouldn’t, what’s your reasoning?
I’d especially appreciate hearing from people who started statins at a relatively young age due to family history. Thanks!
I started IF 5 yrs ago after I had my 3rd child. Loss a ton of weight with 20:4. I had my son in 23' and decided to do what I knew worked. I already knew that the first few days are the hardest and got over it and was back in the groove. I went from 228 to 218 in a week. I'm 5"9 and wanted to get to 175 as goal weight. Then I decided to take a cheat day/ period cave-in break and order a BK whopper lol after that I just lost all motivation on continuing. I didn't really eat bad per-say but my fasting hours would end later than 7pm which is usually my cutoff from 3-7pm. Next thing I know I'm back to just eating nearly all my prep meals and have gained back 8 of the 10Lbs . If any of you have any advice on how to get back on track , plz lmk how to do so . Thank you
Was successfully doing IF with two meals only for the past 13 days, gave into my sugar cravings. Had snacks, white rice, and candy all in one go.
I am stressed in life (work related stuff) that leaves me having cravings. I was doing fine until today. Finished my dinner at 6, chicken, veggies, and a cup of quinoa.
Not sure what happened. Just had a rush of cravings.
I plan to continue but would like to avoid future episodes like this. Any suggestions?