Some background info about me, i used to obese (116kgs), currently at 63kgs, and i am not going to post a transformation pic on here because i did not do any IF during my weightloss journey, but i realized that i was constantly doing IF without realising it, i grew up in a household where we never had breakfast, so i never got hungry during mornings, currently doing a 24 hour fast (only 2 hours left!) and it blew my mind how i am actually not hungry, and i think this is where IF truly shines, helping us understand or differentiate between when we are actually hungry or just craving a food
So here's something i noticed, i am never hungry, as a matter of fact i have been doing 20 hour fasts on and off again with absolutely no issue, BUT the moment i eat its like smoething inside of me awakens, suddenly i get hungry and start eating everything in site, no, i dont think IF is doing that to me since i do eat a normal 3-4 meals with 3-4 hours inbetween them and its insane how the moment i eat something i instantly get hungry and start thinking about my next meal
Does any one have this? Seeing the difference between eating normally and doing IF is really making me consider taking an OMAD route
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Yeah I get this no matter what I eat - could be rib eye. I’m not hungry until I eat, and then once I’ve started eating, my brain is all “IT’S GO TIME” and I’m hungry. I just try to delay when I eat to as late in the day as I can
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My opinion
I think this might help.
I wonder what you are eating may be doing this to you.
When you do IF are you eating a lot of carbs during your refeed? Are you drinking something with sugar in it?
OMAD isn’t a bad idea either.
Mixing things up to try to see what works for you is a great idea.
Good Luck!