Hi, I am new to IF.
37/f at starting weight 255, CW 241 have been doing it for about a month now, and I've dropped 4 pounds in a month. So I am really pleased with my progress. (Started wight loss in August 2022, so I feel confident if is not water weight.)
However, when I get past 16 hrs I start getting awful headaches, like migraine level headaches. I am pre diabetic and my doctor knows I am doing IF, I'm hoping to remove the diabetic from my stats permanently by maintaining healthy weight but I'm really struggling with the IF because of the headaches.
I've still been pushing through regardless and today's the first day I got to 20 hrs without a headache.
Any advice?
Answer
I had that too but I drink 80 oz of water during my fasting times and chew gum also. Maybe you aren’t eating enough in your eating window? Perhaps not enough protein? I have noticed when I eat more protein it helps with the headache but I just do 17 hour fasts five days a week and in two years lost 70 lbs