I’ve been having Friday evenings “off” and also an occasional Saturdays or Sunday. I’m not regularly weighing myself, just randomly when at the gym. Can see a difference in my body and trousers looser. Started 1st January again after around 4 weeks off in December.
Lost 2kg in just over 2 weeks when I have weighed myself. I generally do 16:8 with fasted HIIT of between 15 to 30 mins Monday to Friday. Fitting in more walking as days get longer…..No alcohol, generally healthy diet choices in eating window.
That said, I am currently sitting watching the Super Bowl (in the UK, so 00:20) drinking wine and eating chocolate…….treat weekend!
Yes, but… It depends on what your starting BMI is. For sure 16:8 is a great lifestyle. I don’t want to discourage anyone. I did 2 full weeks of 16:8 and felt so much better, yet didn’t lose any weight. Imo, & my experience, 16:8 doesn’t actually kickstart anything unless you begin with a substantial amount - like 40+ pounds- to lose, or if you’re accustomed to eating a snack before bed / used to eating from 6:45AM to 10:00PM, or drinking alcohol mostly nightly etc. FWIW, I’ve found that I’m hungriest around 16 to 16.5 hours; it greatly subsides after 18 hours. That’s probably around the time I’ve about emptied glycogen stores & am not yet fully switched to ketosis. If you want to do 5 days, then relax on weekends I suggest 18:6 for 5 days;wk then 15:9 on weekends. But be forewarned, Monday might be tough if you had a lot of sugar / carbs Sunday evening. If I go crazy (by my standards) on the weekends, I’ll fast 36 hrs - Sunday 6:00 PM to Tuesday 7:00AM. Ask anybody who has a year or two under their belt. Once you hit 19 or 20 hrs, or whenever the body kicks into ketosis, that’s when hunger subsides and fat starts melting off.