I just completed by first 20 hour fast. Normally I do 14-16 a few days a week. I decided on a 20 to reset after Thanksgiving here in America. I handle it well, my biggest mistake was not eating...
I have successfully fasted 20 hours a day for a week, and I feel much better! I am very happy with it, but the weekends are causing me issue. My son is young, and I don't want to introduce any ideas...
I’ve hit a plateau and I need lose more. I know I can do it, I’m bringing all the sweets that I have left in the house to work tomorrow so that I can give them away. The nurses will...
New to life App. Doing 16 to 20 hour fasts. I am 6 foot man aged 40 years weighing 240lbs with high blood pressure and a family history of diabetes and Alzheimer's. I see the icon for ketosis come up...
I feel like I'm not doing this right. I've been fasting for about a month, 20 hour fast, then eating a meal, then another 20 hour fast. Take in mind I have been registering my eating very carefully with an app,...
* **Type** of fast (water, juice, smoking, etc.) * **Context** of fast (start, end, day x of y, etc.) * **Length** of fast (8 hours, 3 days, etc.) * **Why?** What you hope to accomplish with your fast * **Notes** How is it going...
I’m 1 month into IF and started with 14:10 but found that very easy and moved to 16:8 within a week. Now, my fasting schedule is fluctuating between 16-18 hours and even up to 20 hours. My appetite has substantially...
I started at 5pm. Slept well, got up at 4am for work. Showered, brushed my teeth and gargled with Listerine in case of fasting halitosis. Went to work, did just fine. Got a little bit of a dry throat, but...
I’ve been reading some posts and comments and some people were talking about doing 20 hour fasts and I thought that was a little extremist, maybe even eating disorderish. But everyone else acted like it was totally normal. Idk, I...
Hey all I undertook my first 20 hour dry fast. It was much easier than expected, especially in comparison to a water fast. I didn't loose as much weight as expected (only 0.3kg), but I am already lean at about...
Hi everyone, would like to do dry fasting for 20+ hours daily and would still keep exercising during the fasting hours. Currently i alternate between hot yoga and strength training and walk on the treadmill everyday (6 incline 3mph speed)....
Just kind of worried I might be over doing it and wondering if it is fine to break the fast with how many I have done in the last week-ish. I had a 14 hr fast last Friday, 20...
Hi all, been very happy with 16/18 hour fasts Any tips for ramping things up to 20 hours and then moving to OMAD in a month or so? Thank you
* **Type** of fast (water, juice, smoking, etc.) * **Context** of fast (start, end, day x of y, etc.) * **Length** of fast (8 hours, 3 days, etc.) * **Why?** What you hope to accomplish with your fast * **Notes** How is it going...
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Hey everyone, I’m a male, in my mid-20s, 5’9,” and a little over 240 lbs. First timer, currently on my 4th week of IF Week 1 — I experimented with 15:9 Week 2-3 — was able to do between 16-18 hours of fasting...
I finished off a 20 hour fast with some high intensity cardio. After the run, I passed out on my couch for like 30 minutes. After waking up, I had a couple hives on my belly. Maybe I went too...
So today I did my first 20 hour fast but yesterday I had a grilled chicken breast and two sweet potatoes and some yogurt for my last meal is a high carb like sweet potatoes something I should be avoiding?...
* **Type** of fast (water, juice, smoking, etc.) * **Context** of fast (start, end, day x of y, etc.) * **Length** of fast (8 hours, 3 days, etc.) * **Why?** What you hope to accomplish with your fast * **Notes** How is it going...
Obviously you shouldn't eat an absolute massive amount of food but would you still lose weight if you had maybe a normal sized dinner and then snacked on candy and other stuff during the eating window? I'm doing 20 hour...
I am a 26f, I started out at 160lbs. I have been doing IF 16:8 for about 3 weeks now and working out about 4 days a week, i also cut out sugar, coffee intake to 1 cup a day,...
Completed a 36 hour fast & I lost 2.1 lbs & BMI was down...I ate a meal with very little carbs then began a 20 hour fast ( OMAD) I get on the scale the next morning & my Weight...
I have a dilemma, I really want to start IF and cut back on the booze but I have got a bunch of events coming up where I wonder if I can be successful. Specifically this week my dear...
I tried searching in the search bar, but only really just kept getting more progress pics (which is awesome!) and I checked the faq but didn't find anything that answered my specific questions. But if there's a place that has...
I’ve been doing 20:4 fasting for a couple weeks. I find that when I eat carbs during my eating window I can easily stick to my 20 hour fast. But when I go very low carb during my...
I’m not a Jenny Craig user, or a fan of fad diet programs. But I saw these “Recharge Bars” in Walgreen’s today which say they can be eaten between hours 12-14 of your fast and not break your fast. I currently...
Hi ya'll! I'm looking for some advice or tips... I've been doing IF 16:8 for the past several months and love it, but during my feeding window I feel like I want to eat everything in sight! I know this...
I was thinking about the past when I was fasting every single day. Pushing myself through so much discipline in so many other ways for no real reason. Now I’ve found a better middleground. But I clearly...
Hello! Welcome to [r/intermittentfasting](https://www.reddit.com/r/intermittentfasting/)! Whether you’re just starting out or getting back into your routine after a break, this thread is a great place to start. We try to be a friendly and informative place for newcomers, lurkers and longtime...
I have both acne on my face and back, chest. My acne get less red during lets say a 20 hour fast but it is still there and it get reduced a bit only? Is there any benefit of...
I (31M) am really good at keeping a 20 hour fast and then OMAD lifestyle on the weekdays when I don't spend to much time outside the home. One the weekends however I seem to go off the rails when...
I’ve been fasting for about two months now for pre-diabetes. Yesterday I went to a heart health event sponsored by work and when they did the blood glucose check, my glucose was still high despite the fact that I was...
Hi. So i was carrying around an extra 10-12 pounds or so. I eat fairly healthy and work out 4-5 days a week pretty intensely. I was frustrated that I wasn’t seeing real changes after the first few...
Way back in January 2020, I- like so many others- decided my New Years Resolution was going to be to lose weight....again. I had no idea how to go about it. But, my whole outlook on weight loss changed on...
I follow a dietician on Instagram (wish I remembered her name) and thought I’d share her advice to focus on what you can add to a meal to make it healthier/more filling, not what you shouldn’t be having or should...
I noticed a few people here recently who were not so honest about their progress. The problem is that this creates more frustration, saddness and self-disgust for the people who actually try to get inspired by those people. I’ve seen...
I am currently in a 20:4 fasting schedule. I am considering going to a 18:6 window. Has anyone made this change? Did it make you gain? Did it slow down your progress? Or on the...
hi all, I started doing 20:4 this weekend and it was great—as I seem not to get on hungry at home relaxing. I am currently at work though since about 7 am this morning and running around which makes me...
Has anyone here done this routine? 16:8 Monday-Friday? I am able to get away with weekdays, but weekends are difficult but will be trying my best to do it. ​ Would love to hear if anyone has done this and compared...
When doing a 24+ hour fast, I get a dull aching pain in my back on the left side only. It’s midway on my back, a couple of inches below the scapula and increases when I take a deep breath....
How can someone eat for 4 hours continuously, or how is that supposed to be understood? They call 20-4 OMAD as well as 23-1.The latter makes sense but the former doesnt What do they actually mean by saying 20-4?
I have been doing intermittent fasting for a number of years, but recently started increasing my fasting times. Due to health issues, I tend to be nutrient deficient. When I do 20/4 fasting, that four hour window is not enough...
#Share your daily fast story thread! 📃 ⏳ **Length** of fast (*start/end/total*) ❓ **Why are you fasting?** (ex: *weight loss, other health benefits, spiritual/religious reasons*) 📝 **Notes** (*How is it going so far? Any concerns? Insights to share?*)...
I'm brand new to dry fasting. Not quite ready to jump into a 20-hour dry fast or whatever. I've been doing 12-hour fast the last couple of days. Is this a good starting point? Thanks!
I'm doing almost every day a 16-8 fast or thereabouts. Do I need to be breaking the fast an hour in advance like I usually do with 20+ hour fasts? where I drink some kefir to break the fast and...
…but maybe indulged a bit more than I should have during feed window. Basically, we went to a hotel for a bit of a staycation and well…had a cocktail. And then another….and then another. And then we...
Pretty much what the title says. Can you go straight to OMAD or are you better off doing a small interval? I am starting from scratch. Any tips and trick in regards to how to get through hunger and stuff would be much...
I’ve noticed that when I’ve been Fasted for a while my vision gets better, my eyesight isn’t that bad to begin with as I can see just fine, but while I’m fasted my eyes pickup more detail, the best example...
I find that it saves it time and it gives me a lot of energy, plus the weight is steadily falling off. But would this be damaging to my health? I have around 80lbs to lose so I...
#Share your daily fast story thread! 📃 ⏳ **Length** of fast (*start/end/total*) ❓ **Why are you fasting?** (ex: *weight loss, other health benefits, spiritual/religious reasons*) 📝 **Notes** (*How is it going so far? Any concerns? Insights to share?*)...
I only started doing IF 2 weeks ago with a 7 hour eating window and fasting for 17 hours from 3pm to 10pm. Does that time has to be fixed? Most days I don't feel hungry at 3pm and...
I’ve been practicing IF for 50 days now. Settling into a routine that looks like 18:6 sometimes 20:4. Not calorie counting, eating healthy foods. I’m keeping it pretty loose because I want a lifestyle change. Curious about what others schedules...
I have been pretty successful at IF, following a 18:6 or 20:4 routine 6 days out of the week for the past year. I’ve been wanting to complete longer fasts, but I don’t think I’ve made it past 24 hours....
I like to leave my fasting flexible and go anywhere from 18 hours to 3 days when fasting. I usually haven’t even decided how long I’ll fast once I start, and I also get really discouraged if I decide I...
Very new to IF and hoping for weight loss and to reshape my relationship with food (stress/ emotional eating). I've tried calorie restriction and keto but found them difficult to stick to and annoying to have to think about food...
Despite having done so much research into intermittent fasting and calorie restriction, I’m still super unclear on some of the mechanisms of the two: i If the role of intermittent fasting in fat loss is to lower insulin so that the...
Still a newbie here… going from eating whatever/whenever lifestyle to IF has been amazing & I am loving this structure & benefits. How did you guys learn how to “listen” more to your body: I’m feeling like heartburn/reflux recently but...
So I’ve been drinking Celsius drink this week. And my hunger is way down. I can even do 20 hour fasts. I read multiple places that it doesn’t break your fast because it’s only 10 calories. Also no aspartame. And...
Hello everyone, some advice needed. I have been doing IF for about 6 weeks now. 18:6 where I break my fast at 20 hrs usually. One heavy meal that’s lunch and then a light dinner. I have lost about 2kgs...
(31F CW: 128lbs) Today is my birthday and I built up my fasting over the past two weeks; 14, 16, 18 and 20 hour fasts to start and just completed 2 rolling 24 hour fasts as well. I’ve lost 8...
I see these success stories on this platform all the time of people losing 10lbs a month (not the first month water weight) I am wondering what you guys did? What did you eat? How many calories were you eating? What...
* **Type** of fast (water, juice, smoking, etc.) * **Context** of fast (start, end, day x of y, etc.) * **Length** of fast (8 hours, 3 days, etc.) * **Why?** What you hope to accomplish with your fast * **Notes** How is it going...
Hello everyone, I am a college student who also works part-time in IT so my sleeping and eating patterns are a mess, also I am prediabetic. I have been doing the 20:4 method for a week now, because 16:8 was very...
If this is answered elsewhere on the sub please just link the post. Let’s say an app like MFP says I need to eat a max of 1980 calories per day in order to lose 2 pounds a week. What’s...
I’m considering doing some longer fasts having 16:8’d multiple times over the past few years and finding it really beneficial. I’ve restarted 16:8’s again recently, with numerous 20+ hour fasts, and want to extend it into 3-5 day fasts but...
Hi all, I (28F) usually lurk here, but I’ve run into an issue and I’m hoping someone here can offer some guidance. I’m new to IF, I started in July of 2022 at 16:8, and now I vary between 18:6...
I finished my 10th fast today am down 3 kg/7 lbs which feels good, not sure if it will continue like this. My goal was to do 18:6 but I've been able to push it to 22:2 some days, but...
I've been fasting for a little over a year. I typically do 16:8 but if I'm feeling okay I will go over and occasionally do 20 hour fasts but that's usually as long as I go. I'm obese and not...
* **Type** of fast (water, juice, smoking, etc.) * **Context** of fast (start, end, day x of y, etc.) * **Length** of fast (8 hours, 3 days, etc.) * **Why?** What you hope to accomplish with your fast * **Notes** How is it going...
I wouldn’t believe it if I didn’t have a string that I cut to size on the first day that I started IF. I’m sure that I look different, but it’s hard to believe it sometimes because I don’t have...
Alright, I’ve been in avoiding confronting this because I love fasting for so many reasons, especially the authophagy and longevity benefits and the sense of discipline it gives me. But, ever since I started doing daily, usually consistent 20 hour...
I have an extremely positive experience with IF. Lost like 8 kgs the first time I did it. Unfortunately, I fell off the wagon and continued with my unhealthy eating habits. Ordered out every chance I got, chewed on snacks...
I have been doing OMAD about 6 weeks. I hit a bit of a wall. With the holidays coming up my work life is getting more hectic so adding more scheduled exercise is not quite in the cards for me...
I do IF but am planning to start doing 36hours plus. Is there any benefit to doing cardio to start a fast, or will expending my energy maker it harder to stick to but without the benefits? I can easily fast...
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...
New here and need some advice! I I did a 14:10 fast a few years back which helped me drop about 15 lbs, and then I stopped losing weight so I figured I hit that dreaded plateau. At this point...
Fortunately, coffee is allowed when doing intermittent fasting. So let's have a coffee together every day and talk about our daily struggles and joys. Comment this thread with some of those suggestions: **\*Success\*:** Comment your success of the day, can be an NSV...
Currently making lunch waffles for my child and my body has just realised its hungry. Trying to soldier through til 5.30pm (currently 11.50am) What's your ultimate test ?
Hey everyone! New to the sub. I am a 5’3 F weighing about 137 currently. My goal weight is 125-130. I have been doing anywhere from 16:8 to 20:4 everyday for about three weeks now. My last meal ends at...
* **Type** of fast (water, juice, smoking, etc.) * **Context** of fast (start, end, day x of y, etc.) * **Length** of fast (8 hours, 3 days, etc.) * **Why?** What you hope to accomplish with your fast * **Notes** How is it going...
Hello r/intermittentfasting ! I'm a regular faster, though I don't have a locked number I try to aim for every day. I usually average between 14 - 20 hour fasts. Sometimes 12 if it's a stressful...
My husband and I just started IF together on Monday. He’s already had an off day. He really needs to lose weight due to blood pressure issues, but can’t seem to stick to anything. He has tried so many...
Fortunately, coffee is allowed when doing intermittent fasting. So let's have a coffee together every day and talk about our daily struggles and joys. Comment this thread with some of those suggestions: **\*Success\*:** Comment your success of the day, can be an NSV...
* **Type** of fast (water, juice, smoking, etc.) * **Context** of fast (start, end, day x of y, etc.) * **Length** of fast (8 hours, 3 days, etc.) * **Why?** What you hope to accomplish with your fast * **Notes** How is it going...
I'm at 20 hours fasting, I've just taken junk and processed food out of the house. It's the only way to succeed. I've already been taking the snake juice.
As the title suggests - does anyone else work in construction / high energy job that requires us to be in all conditions while fasting? Any tips on making sure I’m staying safe while doing an extended water fast?
​ * Have a specific intermittent fasting goal before starting. * Weekly or monthly track your progress toward your goals. * Start small with an intermittent fasting protocol you can keep and increase your fasting window gradually. * The health benefits of intermittent...
* **Type** of fast (water, juice, smoking, etc.) * **Context** of fast (start, end, day x of y, etc.) * **Length** of fast (8 hours, 3 days, etc.) * **Why?** What you hope to accomplish with your fast * **Notes** How is it going...
So to give a quick summary of my wright loss journey I started fasting and doing keto alongside working out 5/6 times a day on October 2021. I was 200 kg ( 440 lbs ) And I reached 110 kg ( 243...
I've been doing 18:6 for just over a month now and its very manageable for me, I also do fasted cardio 3 times a week. My one shortcoming is that i don't track calories, but i have definitely reduced portion...
I’m IF because I snack a lot, so it’s more giving me discipline on when to eat and when not to. That said, I’m not changing up what I eat during the open window - just eating less of it. Despite...
#Share your daily fast story thread! 📃 ⏳ **Length** of fast (*start/end/total*) ❓ **Why are you fasting?** (ex: *weight loss, other health benefits, spiritual/religious reasons*) 📝 **Notes** (*How is it going so far? Any concerns? Insights to share?*)...
Im a nurse and work three twelves. I don’t choose when my break is. They just send someone in to relieve me. Usually, that’s around 11:30-12:30. I just can’t get myself to fast until 8PM when I get home, so...
* **Type** of fast (water, juice, smoking, etc.) * **Context** of fast (start, end, day x of y, etc.) * **Length** of fast (8 hours, 3 days, etc.) * **Why?** What you hope to accomplish with your fast * **Notes** How is it going...
* **Type** of fast (water, juice, smoking, etc.) * **Context** of fast (start, end, day x of y, etc.) * **Length** of fast (8 hours, 3 days, etc.) * **Why?** What you hope to accomplish with your fast * **Notes** How is it going...
It's Halloween season and I've been eating way too much candy. Not only that,, I haven't been exercising either. I feel like crap. Not worth it. It's more the candy that really messing me up. I can't...
I’ve just started IF recently for the mental Clarity benefits and have been loving it. I want to return to weight lifting. I used to love the powerlifting moves (been a few years) and I’m wondering how the body responds to...
Hello all, I have been practising IF for just under a year now, and I've found the efffects to be immeasurable. Before, I was constantly bloated and really struggled to lose weight. Now, I feel great, mentally and physically - I'm...