Any of you sometimes get worried about how NOT hungry you are?
I’m almost 24 hours in and will break my fast in an hour or so, but feel like I could just not eat. Not even slightly hungry or excited about eating.
I guess it’s a nice problem to have!
● Water and minerals
● About 33 hours into 72 hour fast
● Weight loss & Insulin Resistance correction
● I’m not hungry, but I just miss food atm. I know how important it is that I keep going though so here I go!
Time to tighten up on OMAD
Trying something different tonight, a high protein meal capped at 1800cal.
Having a hard time lately with multiple stressful situations appearing within my life ranging from work, my living situation and my relationship. This has caused me to slip.
I realize how close I am to slipping up and binge eating/drinking alcohol to hide from my problems. I will not let myself slip and put all my heard earned weight loss back on.
From 80.2kg to 69.8kg, last night I probably ate/drank enough to put on 0.5kg… I will not let myself slip further. I will focus myself today and rise to the challenge.
(OMAD for weight loss, day 6)
I fasted for 20 hours, then broke my fast 3 hours ago to eat 1400 calories of food: an apple, a cucumber, then a pizza I made fully from scratch. I feel the desire to binge at the moment. :( I don’t know if it’s even hunger or just my old monster coming back, rearing its head🤷🏻♀️ holding out so far with teas and decaf black coffees…
Edit: seven hours into my new fast and I am soooo hongry and trying not to give in.
Type: Water and coffee
Context: Started augustus 30th, trying to see how this works.
Length: 16:8
Why: Weight loss
Notes: I’m noticing more acid reflux, especially near the and of a fast and right after my largest meal. The latter is probably me eating too large a portion yesterday, but the former I’m at a loss. Is that part of the body adjusting?
EDIT: Just weighed and back at starting weight, bit confused XD People notice that I’m losing weight and my pants are looser, but the scale says: nah mate
Week 6 - Weight loss - I’m not new here but I got a new account
I’m going to eat less carbs (not fully keto) and I made a salad with: chickpeas, kidney beans, green beans, red onion, parsley, sundried tomato. And I’ve added some bacon and canned mackerel and salt en pepper. It is soo good! Left overs I’m going to eat tomorrow. I can recommend this to everyone, I’m very full.
Not going to weigh myself this week because I’m on my period.
Day1 of Week20, IF, 18/6
SW: 104kg/229lbs; CW: 89kg/196lbs; GW: 85kg/187lbs
Today 89,5kg up from yesterday’s 88.8kg. It was expected as yesterday’s menu (and today will be leftovers) was a beef stew with the remainder of green beans, risotto rice and some carrots in oriental flavoring. (bunch of carbs there so water retention is real once more)
I’ll hold a 24h fast tomorrow, have 18/6 day afterwards, then a 48h that’ll end Saturday morning, which will be another 18/6 and another 24h off on Sunday.
On the 18/6 days I’ll slightly increase my calorie intake to maintain the weekly intake on average, but the change in schedule will hopefully give a bump to the weight loss process.
In case the pollen concentration would finally decrease, I intend to return to some daily workouts and burn more calories with it.
While presently it seems I’m on a plateau, I’m pretty happy with my progress and that even during difficulties I manage to keep my previous goal weight. I think I’ll be able to continue losing more weight eventually, and such speed bumps were always expected, so I’ll just stick with IF and trust the process.
New Monday, new opportunities, new challenges. Let’s get cracking people!.
Notes: I have lost 2 lbs now, and seeing the progress already has really been whats motivating me. I feel better during the day. I have IBS and all sorts of stuff, so eating generally leaves me feeling blah, yet I was in a cycle of eating about once per hour compulsively and just felt horrible all the time with constant cravings.
I do have a question: I am missing my pre workout drink, Bang. Its zero calorie, however some say that sucralose and some other ingredients in it could break a fast. Does anyone know if this is true?
Day 84, 16.5/7.5, F22
SW: 237.4 lbs, CW: 233.4 lbs
I finally got to weigh myself today! Not super thrilled because I have been at this for a while and still haven’t even lost 5lbs, but I am trying to stay positive. I know weight doesn’t come off easily from me. I’m gonna try to incorporate some OMADs and try to count calories. I just really hate counting calories because it is so much work. That’s why I wanted to IF, but it seems like I am overeating during my EW. Exercise is also something I need to get better at. I work right next to a gym, so I really just need to go every day and even if I just walk on a treadmill for half an hour, that is better than doing nothing. So yeah, feeling down today. I thought I was doing better than I actually am.
Type: Water, tea/coffee & pinch of salt only
Context: TRF 16:8. No food between 21.15pm last night and 13.15pm today
Length: 16 hours
Why?: I’m a newbie, started with 13H fasting overnight on alternate days, for blood sugar benefits. Now I’d like to build my fasting muscles.My main motivation was that I tend to feel low and get brain fog after I eat, which disrupts my writing. (I’m about to do NaNoWriMo (national novel writing month) and want to be able to write with a clear head from 8am-2pm without feeling jittery or foggy. )
I’d like to improve my blood sugar resilience and not be such a slave to the 3-meal-a-day hegemony!
Notes: Clear mind in the morning, good for working. Feels great with morning exercise. But then I get a jittery, hangry hour at hr14, and then it’s great again until I eat at hr 16. Feels like I could do longer than 16, although I’m a bit clumsy, physically.After eating, I find I feel quite low for a couple of hours :/ Any tips to manage that?
My body weight is not a problem (want to gain muscle, if anything) so I’m finding I need to chug a popular brand of meal-shake and track my calories to make sure I don’t lose weight on this regime. Any suggestions? It takes a bit of planning to get my caloric needs covered.
I’m 37/f, rangy, pretty active, based in UK. Omnivore.
Week 8 Day 3
TMAD /OMAD | Weight Lost: 30lbs
Happy Labor Day! I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend so far. Had to make a few adjustments along the way but I’m still at it. Walked for 7.3 miles this morning. Still eating WFPB.
Have a great day everyone.
About to go to bed on hour 9 of my 23 hour daily fast, only have had water and will have some yerba mate tea when I get up to eventually break my fast at lunch with a keto lasagna as my omad. Life is good
I started IF 16:8 in July, then went to 18:6 in August and lost 8 pounds. Still trying to find ways to boost my energy and accelerate my weight loss. 5”3 Female SW 226, CW 218, GW 165 by April. This week I am adding two 15 minute sessions on my aeroski and 24 hour fasts every other day, doing 16:8 on the alternate days. I dont like black coffee or green tea. I do add ACV and or lemon to my water. Any suggestions or tips are welcomed.