Put on old clothes. Even if they feel slightly loose, it will make you feel good. Think about how your body feels during a fast (lighter, no full belly getting in the way when you sit/bend). Measure yourself (thatās kind of hard since itās hard to remember where you last measured, but use body landmarks and try. And donāt worry about the scale, my weight stayed the same on some and even increased on others during a 17 day water fast for heavenās sake. The water also accumulates and adds weight. Donāt give up!
Also carbs are great at retaining water, so just keep that in mind when you eat! Iām not totally against healthy carbs but they help you understand why the weight may fluctuate so much.
This happened to me slightly.. i did a long term fast about 4 days and after i went low calorie like 100-300 daily. the weight went back up. it never came down again i had to fast again to lose it. š¤·āāļø been waiting for a big drop but it didnāt happen. now its either fast day or eating day for me but never low cal.
Hugs, lots - you could be me!
I lost about 40 pounds in 2016 after an arduous 8 months of CICO. Slowly but surely I gained it all back and more. I have a friendās wedding in May that I want to look fab for - and I have a birthday in March where I want to feel like this isnāt another year of fatter me. Difference is that fasting has completely changed my life - but it hasnāt impacted my work or what I want to do one jot.
Iāve started to feel more confident every day with IF and fasting, and hoping to make OMAD my lifestyle. I hope fasting gives you the results you want - youāve done it before and youāll do it again - smash it šŖšŖ
I would not cut calories like that. It is not necessary and it is actually counter productive. I keep cutting and pasting this paragraph as an example:
Take OMAD. Normally there are three meals in a day, with OMAD there is one. If you are eating maintenance, 66% of your calories come from burning fat. But maintenance can suck; if you eat meal and a half you are still getting 50% of your calories from fat. Heck have a double plate and you are still pulling 33% from fat. That is still not shabby at all. On the other hand, cut calories too much and you risk lowering your metabolism, undermining the whole process.
Slow your roll. Eat more. Use your eating windows to fix your relationship with food.
I suggest not weighing yourself so often. The natural, meaningless fluctuations of water weight can drive you crazy if you take them as an instant judgment on your actions the previous day. Itās the long-term trend that really matters.
If you want to track something daily to keep yourself motivated or accountable, track your fasting hours. The free version of the Zero app lets you track streaks of fasting days, and has a nice calendar view where you can look at fasting hours per day and totals per month. This is how I judge my success each day ā did I log my fast? Did I meet my goal for fast length? Did I keep my streak going? The scale will bounce around day to day regardless of what I do, but if I stick with the process, long-term results will come. So I make my metrics about the process.
Hugs! Iām in a rut, too. Message me if you wanna be support buddies :) Iām trying the 36 hr fast then 3 hour eating window that i saw someone did earlier. Iām keto, too, but seriously struggling with the kiddosā snacks