* **Type** of fast (water, juice, smoking, etc.)
* **Context** of fast (start, end, day x of y, etc.)
* **Length** of fast (8 hours, 3 days, etc.)
* **Why?** What you hope to accomplish with your fast
* **Notes** How is it going so far? Any concerns? Insights to share?
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- Type: Water, unsweetened tea
- Context: Started yesterday 9:45pm, should end today 8:45pm
- Length: OMAD, 23 hours fast and a 1 hours feeding window
- Why: In order to lose a bit of weight (5lbs more to go), to tackle my sugar addiction, not being thinking about food all day long, and not obsessing about numbers since I don’t count calories anymore.
- It’s going very well, I tried 14:10, 16:8, 18:6 along the past 5 years. But omad seems to be the winning formula for me. It’s been one week, and I feel great. I’ll adjust somedays as I don’t want to miss on the few social gatherings I can go to (lunch instead of dinner for example, longer feeding window if the meal takes longer).
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Type: water, tea, and one coffee with milk in the morning - I’m in this for sustainability, not perfectionContext: started around the end of NovemberLength: 16:8 - approximate 10am to 6pm window for eating Why: weight loss, energy, reflux issuesProgress: down over 5 pounds in just two weeks despite a few oopsies. Feel much more energetic and my clothes fit better already. I’m 36F with a demanding career and a toddler so I need all the energy I can get! Mornings are most difficult for me. I was a big breakfast person. SW: approaching 180 (too depressed to weigh), CW: 171.6.
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This morning I tried two of those coffee packets at the same time — I don’t have a coffee machine — instead of one and uhh I guess too strong, made me a little nauseous. I want to try to get away from carbonated, my main caffeine source usually… of course diet and sugar free kinds.
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Broke my usual 20:4 fast at hour 12 today. Was hungry so decided to eat. I’ve done two double workout days over the last 3 days and I believe it’s this that has caused the hunger. One workout and I’m fine. A bit of emotional eating as well to be frank but aware and working through it.
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- Type: water, tea, coffee
- Context: restarting after a long break from keto diet
- Length: Trying out 16:8 method first! I drank a tea with milk at 12pm today and then didn’t eat until 4pm. I’ll probably have a small dinner before the window closes at 8pm
- Why: mostly weight loss. I’m 145 pounds right now and I feel like I have just been slowly gaining weight for a while. I weighed 120 in September of 2020 and I want to try to get back to that it a more healthy, sustainable way! I feel like I have no control over my health right now which sucks :(
- Notes: I’m concerned about eating food with my partner as I’m not sure if he will be eating all sorts of tasty treats around me and if that will be too tempting :/