I’m doing 16:8 with two meals and a snack. My work provides us with free lunch so that is my first meal and it’s different every day. My snack is 4 hours later and is a protein shake. Then I eat my second meal about 30 mins before my eating period is over, which is usually a sandwich with some baby carrots that I dip in this dressing my nutritionist recommended to me. My first week I lost 4.4 lbs. Second week I didn’t lose or gain anything, but I cheated a lot that week. This week I’ve lost just under 3 lbs, but I was weighed at the doctor’s today and I usually weigh myself on Sunday’s so that might change.
I started with 16:8 about 2 months ago. I’ve worked up to about 22:2, OMAD, just dinner. I eat about 1200 calories per day, being mostly veggies and a little meat. I’ve just started doing extended fasts weekly too. At least 40 hours. No food Fridays. I’m down 20 lbs so far. Want to lose another 15 to 20 though. I’m 42 and don’t actively exercise. OMAD is much easier than any diet I’ve ever tried.
I do 18:6 with my meals around 12 and 5:30. I’m not super strict, so sometimes I’m over or under my half an hour. I do low carb because it hugely helps curb cravings!
I’ve started working in a 24 hour fast about once a week (normally 12:30pm-12:30pm) which helps kick start weight loss.
I have a decent amount of weight I want to lose but have been averaging about 2lbs/week for two months now.
I also do 16:8 and 18:6. I still put half and half in my coffee though. First meal around 12 is a handful of nuts, usually pecans/walnuts/hazelnuts and a smoothie (spinach, banana, frozen berries, Greek yogurt, coconut milk and cranberry juice). Dinner is usually around 6, try to do low carb but I’m not super strict. I also walk 3 miles 4-5 times a week.
I do OMAD, usually I eat a huge homecooked lunch. Tons of veggies, meat, and some sort of whole carb (brown rice, whole wheat pasta etc). When I need something sweet, I have a dessert. Every other day or so I take some supplements, just in case. Otherwise I drink a lot of water or sometimes tea. No coffee or black/green/white tea though, because I seem to be caffeine sensitive.
Mine changes literally every day because I work three jobs and have a crazy schedule. My rule is basically just that the longest eating window I’ll have is 8 hours and anything less is a bonus. Recently I’ve been doing a bunch of 5 hours eating windows because that’s just how my schedule is and it’s been great for my weightloss and mood.I usually start the morning with coffee and drink between 2 and 4 litres of water. I eat lots of vegetables and follow a vegan diet (which I was doing for many years before I started fasting). I eat fast food occasionally and don’t beat myself up over food choices.
When fasting, I fast for 36 hours, once a week. The rest of the week, I workout with a combination of HIIT, running once a week and strength. I recently derailed but I am now getting back on track and just completed a 5 day water fast.
During my fasts, I’ll have low calorie, zero sugar food like miso soup, coffee and no sugar ice pops (these help with my chronic migraines).
I do 16:8 and 20:4. If I can’t fast (for example this week I went to brunch with my mother) I still eat only to meals a day. I don’t do calories count (allergic to that) but I try to make healthy choices.
Hey OP, I’m doing about the same. Eating a mediterranean friendly diet, 2 meals daily, high protein diet and if I snack its high protein snacks…but minimally changed, mostly 16/8 or 15/ IF, on week 2 without results. My partner says he sees it in my waistline but IDK. I was active before but havnt beefed up my exercise routine yet. Excited to hear peoples answers here.