Type: Water and coffee
Context: Started augustus 30th, trying to see how this works.
Length: 16:8
Why: Weight loss
Notes: missed a couple checkins, but noting special to note, still going strong ^^
Week 6 - losing weight - water and tea
This week is going well, finally losing weight again. And the weather is cooler so it’s nicer to be active. Yesterday had another wake up call that I really have to lose weight for health reasons so thats a great motivator.
I now have a BMI of 33 and I have to lose 10 kilo’s te have a BMI under 30 which will make me ‘only’ overweight and not obese. Bit embarrassing but here we are.
This afternoon I’m going for a swim :)
type water
context 4pm to 8am
length of fast 16hrs
why lose 10% weight to reduce cancer risk
notes I find nighttime easier to fast after eating all day. Wondering how many people find this easier? I wake up hungry. Also binging junk food only happens at night. Easier to just not eat. Also I find if I do eat dinner (for social reasons) it takes a day or two for hunger at night to go away.
Type: water/green teaLength: 42 hours - started today (Friday 6pm) ending Sunday 12pmReason: weight lossNotes: my first long fast (been doing OMAD for two weeks) hit a plateau and can’t get under 103 kgs so doing this to overcome that hopefully!
62M / 6’1 / SW:266lb / CW:263lb / GW:\~199lb
Type: 18:6-ish. Eating in the Noon to 6pm window.
Day 3 (Sept 8, 2022)
Goal: Weight Loss. Weight remained the same
Counting Calories/Macros with Loseit.
Calories: 1374.
Fat: 50g.
Carbs: 84g (Ouch).
Protein: 134. (lots of fish and beef).
Steps: 10,692.
Notes:
No alcohol today.
Cheated a little and some cheese after 6pm.
Day 13- I just started fasting. I ate a lot today but that’s okay because for the past two days I’ve been eating less than 1000 calories. I know that today I’m going to last for 18 hours. I also stopped having protein powder and my stomach ache stopped. I’ll check in again once I’ve almost reached my fasting goal.
End of Month 2
Today marks the end of 2 months of IF. The first month I lost 21 pounds, the second month I lost 13. I know I should be thrilled with those results, but I feel like I’ve hit a kind of wall. Any progress the past 2-3 weeks has been glacially slow or really nonexistent, and I am sadly going to have to admit to myself that reaching my goal may take 4-6 months longer than I had originally hoped. I currently have a lot of doubts as to my ability to keep this up for that long, but I will ride it out until I snap I guess. I just hope that if/when that day comes that I’m able to maintain instead of gaining all this back.
16 hours of fasting/8 hour eating window
Day 2
My goal is to lose weight to look better and more likable, also to have more energy and I’m trying to reduce longcovid symptoms such as fatigue, brain fog, hypnogogic and hypnopompic sleep issues and hypersomnia.
The length of the fast is 16 hours
So far I am doing well. I am calmer I have lost some weight. My energy level is somewhat better. I’m getting yard work done and I am moving faster at work.
36f 5’5ft 213 SW > 210 CW GW: 140 TYPE: IF 16:8 length of time: 14 days (2 weeks)
I’m getting pretty discouraged. I’ve stuck to the IF like glue. I’ve only failed 1x, when I ate a pancake at 9am. I also cut out all soda and surgary coffees (now just black). I’ve been walking for an hour a day EVERY SINGLE DAY except for the day it rained, in which I did a 30 min exercise video on YT.
And I’ve lost 2 pounds. 2. Thats 1 lb a week. I’ve lost half an inch on my waist (38 to 37 1/2) and 2 inches on my hips (48 to 46). My face looks maybe a tiny bit less bloated.
It’s been 2 weeks. I’m beginning to think it’s not the quantity but quality of food I’m eating. The whole point of me doing IF is that I didn’t have to do something like Keto. 1. I don’t have the $ to buy a whole new fridge of expensive health food 2. My husband and my kids absolutely refuse to eat certain foods (mainly healthy foods) and I’m not cooking 2 meals a night. D:
Anyone else had this problem? The main difference is I’ve just had a bit more energy and my pants fit slightly better.
Very discouraged rn. 😞