Hi guys! So I started on my IF and Keto journey about 2 months ago. I am fasting 3x a week for 36 hours each and eating well with high fiber low carb vegetables, protein, and lots of monounsaturated fat and omega 3’s. I started at 220 lbs and am now at 185, which I’m happy about but is rapid, I know. In the first month and a half I dropped 30 pounds, and in the past two weeks I dropped 5, so the rate of loss is normalizing, which I am happy about. I don’t know how many calories I’m consuming but I’m eating to satiety when I do eat, and am not hungry during feeding days.
In this past week, or the past three fasting periods, I’ve started to feel much weaker and hungrier and it’s been more difficult to get through the days. In the first two months it was much easier and I didn’t really think about food and just got through the days easily. I’ve tried salt water and multivitamins, and I’m not sure if it’s working.
Has anyone else experienced this? Is it normal? I was hoping to stay on this IF schedule for a long time but if it gets harder it will really suck. Thanks!
Answer
I did to a degree just doing OMAD. Once my body fat dropped to a certain percentage, all the easy to burn fat was gone, and I noticed some lethargy and a bit of muscle loss. You may need to eat a bit more.