So I've been on the 5:2 diet for over a year now and lost a stone and half. I only wanted to lose 2stone so I'm happy l, but recently I've been unitentionly also doing daily 16/8 aswell as on...
So i started the 5:2 diet, so far i eat 500 calories on the fasting days, and eat normally on my eating says. I stick to eggs and low calorie veggies on fasting days. I haven't seen any changes so...
So I'm thinking of starting the 5:2 diet, just because it might be more effective and easier to maintain for me than the 16:8 diet. But from what I've read and heard, women find that it stops their period completely...
I’m not talking about eating for 5 days fast for 2 , opposite of that fast 5 days eat 2. Has anyone done this, what would you eat for those 2 days? I’m trying it out but I am fasting...
I used to do 16:8 n it worked wonders, but it’s really not working well with my work schedule so i’m considering 5:2, has anyone tried both?
So I've finished my first week of 5:2, and it went well. But since it's Christmas and i have a bunch of parties to attend, it's really tough to abstain from drinking and i feel really bad, but last night...
Just wondering if anyone combines the two methods? If theres any reason I shouldn't try to do both? Also, is there a subreddit for the 5 / 2 diet?
Hey everyone, I wanted to create a post because I feel like I have seen a bunch of posts recently from people who have started fasting to lose weight and are struggling with either not losing any weight, or plateauing very...
Hi. So, I'm on a new weight loss kick/plan/journey idk what to call it. I want to feel healthier. I'm doing some more cardio and counting calories but I think IF will help me a bunch. But I'm not sure...
33/male/280lbs. I’ve been fasting for 2 weeks now. 20:4, I have a very small meal around 7:00pm and have a bigger meal around 9:30pm. Both meals are extremely healthy, the reason I’m eating later at night is because it’s the only...
Hey all, Couldn't find a post directly relating to this. I'm considering doing 2-3 24hr fast a week (guess it could be ADF). To lose weight but also just to have more control over my relationship with food. I'm wondering if anyone...
Like many other people doing fasting, I don't really get hungry. My hunger is mostly emotional and motivated by stress. Hence why it's mostly a myth or false notion that if people don't eat 6 times a day they will get...
I've started doing 20:4 IF, aim is to lose weight, reverse fatty liver and normalise cholesterol. I'm quite enjoying it, fasting all day then eating when I get home from work at 4pm, finishing dinner by 7:30 or so. I've tried black...
Hi all, new to IF. I've been looking at different fasting methods and I quite like the idea of 5:2, and I'm wondering if it's OK to not eat at all on those 2 days? My plan is to eat as...
I've tried the 5:2 and 16:8 a few years ago for 6 months or so and didn't notice a difference. One key factor may have been that I live a very sedentary life (especially when I did 5:2, I was...
Hi, I’ve struggled with my weight for a long time. I am 5’1”. This time last year I was successfully losing weight and was down to 127 pounds. Then I caught covid and dealt with long covid, as well as...
First time ever, it was easy because i had some things to do and my mind wasn’t on food. I only had one green tea, nothing else. It’s easier to fast on days I have things to do or focus...
Dropped 35 lbs. having trouble dropping the last 10 lbs. goal 160. 5’7” 30-70 minutes exercise 5x a week. Walking/yoga. I would like to hear from other women what they eat each day to maintain or lose weight. Do you...
I am 5’8 and 169 lbs
So I've been on Snake Juice for my first 72 hours. Read the rest for context before getting to my partially ridiculous question please. I've been IF for 2 months and on a very low cal no carb diet during the...
Hello Guys, Is it a bad idea at 45, going to the gym and building some muscle, I know its pretty fine to do cardio, but how about lifting weight? I'm Intermittent fasting and have lost 10 KG in two...
* **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...
Thinking I should give this a try to jump start my weightloss, along with working out and a generally healthier diet. If I am able to commit to a 16-8 fast 5 days a week, and 2 days of a...
I recently came across a diet/lifestyle based on nuts and fruits that does not involve any cooking [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C5jWoC_CXQ) (it's not in English). Here's my notes/summary: * Wake up at 4 am. * Do meditation and yoga. * Drink water twice before 10 am. *...
The new tool, called Metabolic Network Analysis (MNA), is based on a technique known as network analysis. This approach allows researchers to map the interactions between different nutrients and metabolic pathways in order to understand how they interact with each...
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Height: 5’4 I’m doing 16:8 method and am on day 2. My diet is alright, I’m doing CICO (1200/day) and my goal is to lose 10 lbs a month until I reach my goal weight. I want to start incorporating exercise...
I started 18/6 on Monday, eating window 12 noon till 6 pm. Eating a lower calorie diet when eating and at a calorie deficit as I’ve been 5-7 km hillwalking every day. With 2 10km cycles. Just wanting a gauge...
Hello friends, I (23F) have been IF at 18:6 for awhile now and haven’t been seeing any results. I’ll add some details to give the full picture and hopefully someone can give me some insight into my issue. I’ve recently...
Im 33M/5'5 SW 178, CW 170..8 pounds lost in 2 weeks post switching to a low carb diet and starting walks for 15 mins post each meal, without IF.. I was diagnosed 2 weeks ago with dangerously high BS and an...
Hi, sorry if this post contains TMI but I am on day 2 of a water fast & I'm still having some bowel movements. I am noticing small white chunks in my stool. Don't know how to describe them other...
I am female, 23, 5”2 and and 130lbs. Started at 148lbs in March of this year. I’ve done water fasting in the past and was able to lose about 9lbs in combination with a low calorie diet in roughly a 4...
Good day, I've been looking into water fasting more seriously for my health and I had a few questions. it seems a lot of these fasts are long-term (>14 days) and I was wondering about the effects of several short-term fasts....
Trying to lose about 70 lbs total. Already lost about 20 over a couple months. Plateauing hard right now eating 2 modest meals a day + 1 small snack (which is way less historically speaking) + supplements. I don’t mind...
I really need some advice. I've tried different diets and intermittent fasting but always fall off fairly quickly. However, IF seems more doable for me. Except, I feel like it isn't working. I'm only on day 13 so obviously I...
Hello, I am new to fasting. 6 days ago I thought to myself: hey, I haven't eaten anything yesterday, I don't really like how big I got during past few month, maybe I should continue fasting and do full week to...
Hey everyone! I'm up to 22:2 and here with another update. [Update 1 (16:8)](https://www.reddit.com/r/intermittentfasting/comments/l1kcdn/baby_steps_leading_to_bigger_success/) [Update 2 (18:6)](https://www.reddit.com/r/intermittentfasting/comments/ore48u/ive_now_been_increasing_my_fasting_window_for_60/) [Update 3 (20:4)](https://www.reddit.com/r/intermittentfasting/comments/smrot2/ive_increased_my_daily_fasting_window_by_5/) Previous updates TLDR: Starting weight: 190, current weight: 160. I started with baby fasts and bumped it up by...
Hi guys I am a young (19) male fasting for metabolic flexibility, autophagy and general health purposes. I naturally have a very low PBF (~5%) and have done strength training the last 2 days of my water only fast, with 3...
Welcome to the weekly [r/Nutrition](https://www.reddit.com/r/Nutrition/) feature post for questions related to your personal diet and circumstances. Wondering if you are eating too much of something, not enough of something, or if what you regularly eat has the nutritional content you...
I have been diagnosed with ADHD for a couple months now and Im taking Adderall XR 40mg around 6 times a week. Last summer before my diagnosis, I (18M, 5'11.5) weighed over 250 pounds and Snake Dieted down to 210lbs...
I started this diet on 1st March and as of today 6 th March I have lost 5 kgs from 112kg to 107kg , but I am not able to do my running workouts as I feel very tired ,...
Are there any other tiny people out there struggling to lose even 5 lbs? I’m only 5’2”, currently at my highest weight (excepting pregnancy) at 117.4 my goal is 112. I’m not overweight but do have some extra to slim...
I have often heard carnivore and keto dieters say that saturated fat is healthy, but I've never heard why that would be the case.
Started IF mid way through September - only earnestly in the beginning of October. I’m 27 - F - 5’6 - No underlying health issues Began at about 165lbs and am now down to 140/142lbs this morning (it always fluctuates a...
My GF and I have been together for 5 years. Within the past year i’ve been fasting and losing alot of weight ( down 45lbs). I look much more skinny and healthy than I did a year ago. She’s gained...
So I started intermittent fasting almost two years ago. I'm 5ft 2 and stated at over 64kg I set myself 3 goals. 1 to get under 57kd and stay there. 2 I'd be happy to get to 54kg . And...
I've started doing keto again a little over a month ago. I'll be doing it for 3 months. I started doing 5 day omad and 2 day fasts. A few weeks ago I started doing carnivore as an experiment. Not...
# Have you heard of intermittent fasting? Basically, it's a **lifestyle** where you **eat** for a period of time, then **stop eating**, and then **start eating** again. This way of eating has many health benefits, such as helping with weight loss,...
I am a 5’10 Male who weighs around 230 pounds. I was doing good on the snake diet before lost about 30 pounds but I gained it all back on vacation. I came back like 2 weeks ago and...
I had been keto and 16-8 for three weeks, lost about 10 lbs total during that time. My doctor had recommended I try the 5-2 diet. I know 5-2 means a lot of different things to people, but...
Hi, I have been on 18:6 since 2 months and have lost 5kgs. I literally had no issues in controlling my hunger pangs or avoid eating junk foods. I am a vegetarian and I was on very healthy diet since 2...
Welcome to the weekly [r/Nutrition](https://www.reddit.com/r/Nutrition/) feature post for questions related to your personal diet and circumstances. Wondering if you are eating too much of something, not enough of something, or if what you regularly eat has the nutritional content you...
I had never been committed to diets or sports before. I once tried the most common way to lose weight: eat less, move more. I dieted, I took up some minor exercise and walking for a few weeks. My weight...
I've been trying forever to lose weight and my unhealthy lifestyle of broken sleep, cigarettes, alcohol and an overall lamentable lifestyle have taken a toll on my skin and I have stretch marks and wrinkles on my shoulders, arms, legs,...
I’m looking to incorporate IF into my diet and curious if I need to do it everyday of the week to see results? My weekdays are a lot easier to control when I start and stop eating, but my weekends...
I recently did my first 5 day water fast. After breaking I was absolutely ravenous and in the 2 weeks that followed put all the weight back on plus a couple of pounds extra. Not too long ago I experimented...
My personal trainer referred me to [https://www.amazon.ca/Fast-Metabolism-Diet-More-Weight/dp/0307986276](https://www.amazon.ca/Fast-Metabolism-Diet-More-Weight/dp/0307986276) At it's most basic: No wheat, corn, dairy, soy, sugar, caffeine, alcohol, dried fruit or fruit juices, artificial sweeteners, fat-free "diet" foods Diet confusion, cycling diet with a change in strategy every few...
Hey babes, I'm very new to the work of fasting and I'm so excited that this sub was created the week I decided to investigate more! From my reading so far, it seems like the first 24-72 hours of a long...
Noticed that some height and weight gainers supplements for children have whey protein as the number 1 ingredient. Is protein that accelerates growth when you're younger?
Hey guys! I recently joined this feeding after spending some time fasting myself prolonged dry snake juice..ect. I plan to do 72hr dry fasts rolling for a month on a bacon grass fed butter, and pickle(entire jar) refeed. I want...
Hi I am a 52F, 5'6" & 140 pounds.....I mostly sit in front of the computer most days for work. I occasionally go for a walk but I have not been consistent. Since September 2021 my diet has been 2 coffees...
I’ve done a number of 4-6 day fasts and haven’t had any intestinal issues by referring with bone broth, then lean meat like sashimi or chicken, then a later meal that includes non-cruciferous veggies. I’ve read a few posts here...
Hi do you think I can loose 30lbs in 21 days if I dry fast for 14 and water fast for the rest of the 7 days I’ve dry fasted before longest I’ve done is 6 days and longest water...
They say the average person but is it average as in a 5'9 150 lbs man? I need to know the difference as It would wildly change for someone small like a 4'9 90lb woman or in my case a...
Last Sunday, I (5'7" 35M) completed my first ever 7 days water fast. Not new to extended fast, I did some 24 and 48hrs but that was some years ago. Otherwise I am a regular 16:8, usually unscheduled and not...
hi, I’m 24F 5’3 and 154lbs - i heard about this diet through a friend of mine who has had tremendous results and so I wanted to check it out. I want to lose 30 lbs in the next 2...
And hoooo boy does it make a difference. I'm (26F, 5'8, 220lbs) on day 2 (out of 5) and not hungry at all. I've fasted before, from 20/4 to OMAD to 5 day fasts, but I would still be...
So I’m getting back into my daily fasting regimen because I’ve now outgrown the clothes I bought after my last successful fat loss fasting routine. I’ve completely forgotten what my process or routine was (if I even had one to...
What is the best way to loose fat and maintain muscle?, I’m a person that goes to the gym 5 or 6 days a week but I’m afraid that if I fast I would loose a lot of muscle, I’m...
I have been intermittent fasting since 2018. I have done ADF, I have done Carnivore -NO Carbs AT ALL- none. I have consistently drank 90 to 120 oz of water per day. I don't drink coffee. I don't drink tea. I...
So everybody knows the benefit of protein especially for muscles. But let's talk about protein suplements in sports. I think it's clear that (especially in bodybuilding/fitness) protein is suplemented in an high amount that would be difficult to eat everyday....
I(F30, 5’2”) am 189lbs, my goal is to get to 140lbs. I admit the idea of bulking up does not appeal to me, with that said my main goal is to drop the fat. My goal is also to eat...
Hello! I’m a 5’1 (or maybe closer to 5’2) female at 152 lbs as of this morning. Ive been putting this off and making up excuses for a long time, but thankfully after a month or so of research I’ve...
Hey I am a male 25, can someone advice me a little how to do this? 1.83cm(6ft) and 80kg(176 pounds) , I want to drop to 70kg(154 pounds). I have to get up in the morning for work which is a 17km(10...
Welcome to the weekly [r/Nutrition](https://www.reddit.com/r/Nutrition/) feature post for questions related to your personal diet and circumstances. Wondering if you are eating too much of something, not enough of something, or if what you regularly eat has the nutritional content you...
Hi I’m 33F, I’m 5’10 and 220lbs, size 12/14. My youngest of two children is 14 months old and I stopped naturally losing baby weight when he was around 3 months old. Over the last year I’ve been on every...
Just starting out on my IF journey. I’m on day 2 of 16:8. I recently visited my endocrinologist (I have pcos) and she prescribed me medication for weight loss. I want to give IF an honest try and pay attention...
Hi everyone, like I wrote here (https://www.reddit.com/r/fasting/comments/wrzwd2/what_about_after_fastreaching_goal/) I'm doing OMAD. And it's working really great so far. Today I reached a weight of 117kg (258lb). So I lost another 7kg in 2,5 months and in total I'm down 13kg (28lb). In my...
I completed a 19 day fast ....Im 5 '4 ...starting weight was 208.6.....after. 19 days I was 194 lbs ....then I did a 2 week refeed ....green juice protein shakes fruit eggs cheese lettuce meat ....I now weigh 190 lbs...
Hello, I’m 26 years old male and I’m Thailand. 3 days ago got a scooter accident. It’s nothing too serious, no broken bones. Many small injuries and my elbow has to be sewed today. Hopefully I can get out of the...
44F; SW 157.3, CW 150, GW 130. 5’3”. I was afraid to weigh in this morning and get discouraged but now I am so motivated to keep it up. I have also been doing the whole30 diet/dry January. I was...
Ok this is just a little vent sesh to help keep me on track. I could use a little pep talk, my fasting friends. It’s the morning of day 3 and I feel like things started nosediving around bedtime last...
Here goes. I need some feedback: How to do this in a feasible/sustainable/healthy-ish way? Background: 39F. Always the chubby kid. 5-10 kgs overweight, since maybe 7-8 years old. Though active and strong. Fast forward: 17 years/99,7 kgs decided something...
I did IF (16:8) for a few months earlier this year and found it pretty easy to work into my life, but slow for losing weight. I actually got the recommendation to do fasting from a nutritionist who wanted me...
Hey all, I am 59 years old close to 400 pounds and type 2 diabetic. A year ago I had a sever ketoacidosis episode that left me in the hospital for a week and about 5 months of...
Hey everyone I’ve been sticking to one meal a day for about a month now and prior to was doing a 18:6 fast. Starting weight was 217 currently at 179 trying to get down to 165. For reference I’m...
M45 5'7" SW: 215 CW: 197 Intermediate GW: 185 LTGW: 155 Began 23/1 OMAD on 10/1/22, with a couple of 48 hr fasts thrown in for good measure. I aim to finish eating by 2 PM. My diet has been pretty...
Researched and discovered that all four meds I have been taking daily for + 5 years all have constipation as a side effect. Allopurinol (gout), atorvastatin ( cholesterol), and losartan ( blood pressure) and alfuzosin (BPH) all have...
I am a 21 year old male that is 5' 9" and weighs \~135lb. I am not interested in doing a fast to lose weight, but rather for the health benefits. I have a pretty normal diet for a college...
Hello everyone, I’m a 23 year old T1D. I was diagnosed to type 1 a little over a year ago so I’m still adjusting.. my diet is rather poor for someone who has this disease and I can feel it...
I am 40y / M / 5’9 / 220 lbs. I started IF 3 months ago but unfortunately I failed to achieve any weight loss. I tried 20:4, 18:6, and 16:8 with either Keto / low carb diets without counting calories...
Are there downsides to filling your 5 a day with fruit only and not eating vegetables?
I'm a 6'2 18M and I have been eating only 1000 calories a day since January 6th. My weight on January 5th was 271 and on January 25th my weight is 253. I'm happy with the weight loss and...
I was wondering if intermittent dry fast has more beneficial effects in a range of a 16h-20h fast. I have done 48h dry fasts and really feel the difference but I don’t know if there is any short term. Is...
Stats: M | 5'10" | SW: 331.6 lbs | CW: 289.6 lbs I'm genuinely at a loss here. At the start of December, I posted [my November water fasting update](https://www.reddit.com/r/fasting/comments/r6gaa7/november_water_fasting_progress_471h_total/) where I was losing weight at a pretty good pace (accounting...
* **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 did an extended fast from Jan 1 to Jan 6, starting at 119,5 kgs, and ending at 110 kgs. I've done this the last couple of years, but I was 10 kgs heavier than usual for Jan 1st this year....
How do you do it ? For me, it's mostly 16:8, 18:6, I try really hard to eliminate added sugars, I hydrate a lot, I drink coffee during my fast. I don't avoid carbs. I try to eat...
Hey guys, I am currently doing an extended fast and today is my 11th day. The thing is that in 12 days I am going to attend a get together with lots of beer and fast food which I have to participate...
I’ve seen several posts extolling the benefits of weight lifting in a fasted state and decided to do some (casual/Google) research to learn more about it. For some background: I normally break my fast the night before a gym session,...