Initial weight loss is typically due to losing water weight as you eat less/healthier. A good portion of that 5kg/12 lbs was probably water weight
EDIT: so for example, say 1-1.5 kg was water weight, which isn’t unheard of, then you are right on track with a healthy weight loss amount per week
I’m about a week in and lost 4 lbs on 16:8. It seems suspiciously easy to me, too. But I’m just not as hungry, and don’t eat my feelings either. Sometimes, close to the end of my eating window, I wonder if I ate enough, and what else I should eat before the next fast starts. I do expect this to get harder though as time goes on.
Have you restricted certain foods?
Sounds good to me. I forget to eat some days. Just keep an eye on your nutrition, make sure you’re hitting protein macros and get some good fats in, then be sure to get your micros with a good amount of fruit and veg. Don’t forget it’s a marathon, not a sprint. You need to find something that’s long-term sustainable
It really depends on the person.
I kinda just fell into IF because it meshes with my natural eating habits. If left to myself I never eat breakfast and rarely eat lunch.
So all I had to do was keep conscious of not nibbling on some piece of my kid’s breakfast as I was making it or not having milk in my coffee and I was pretty much set.
I imagine you’re just more naturally disposed to that sort of eating pattern too.
By reading a couple of your comments here……remember that having cut your carbs a fair bit, sone of this is water weight.…don’t skimp on protein when fasting in order to save muscle mass…restricted eating is extremely common to reduce hunger. Long story short…it’s one of the main premises. If you are not spiking insulin as often, you are not as hungry….yo over simplify it