I'm trying to lose weight and that's because I'm overweight obviously... And this is the first time for me to follow our diet so i'm eating anything i like but at the same time i'm following calorie deficit all under the...
So I’ve always had a hard time losing weight. I can literally workout every day, and eat like salmon and spinach and barely anything else in a day. I just won’t budge one lb. However I’ve recently discovered with fasting,...
I have 30 pounds to lose, I exercise a few days a week with walking and biking but am otherwise sedentary. I eat clean. I rarely eat out and I make 90% of my own food. Salads with evoo and...
Initially I tried several weeks of fasting between 16 and 20, hours a day, eating clean healthy meals and not binging, but lost no weight. Then I switched to OMAD for another couple of weeks, again eating very healthy and...
Lose weight first then start lifting weights? Basically I am a female is 100lbs overweight. I am 260lbs. I want to get down to at least 150lbs but I am trying to avoid loose skin. I don’t know if I should...
Like no regular intense work out. Maybe a 1-2 km walks on the weekends. If so, how long does it normally take people to reach their goals? Is it attainable and sustainable? Been doing IF for many years, but I noticed that once...
Hello, I was wondering what you guys think about the keto diet?
I'm hoping that some of you very smart people can help me, because I am real confused here! There is so much information out there, and some of it appears to be very contradictory, so I'm not really sure what...
So I was on TikTok and I came across some videos saying that if you eat low calories (1000 or 500) a day your metabolism will slow down and you won't lose weight. Because your body has gotten use to...
I've been doing IF for three weeks (mostly 16:8 and sometimes 14:10). It's been wonderful in reducing bloating and reducing my sweet tooth but I haven't lost any significant amount of weight. I see some very motivating posts about people...
I’m not losing weight due to fasting. I think I may be doing it wrong and I really want to lose weight. My problem is I struggle to get enough calories when I do omad. So I only eat about...
33 year old male. 6’6” tall and I weight 325lbs as of right now. I have high blood pressure that’s controlled well with meds (Lisinopril HCTZ, Metoprolol ER). I only eat between 11am-7pm daily and tend to...
Hi all, I am a newbie here and am aiming to do 1 or 2 24-hour fasts a month as a personal endurance challenge and to increase mental clarity. (Disclaimer: I tried once and failed after about 16 hours -...
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...
I'm 16 n new to intermittent fasting. I'm 145lb and I want to reduce my weight to around 120lb before summer. My tdee is 1400 but I read that in order to lose weight there has to be a 500...
Hello all! So i have a quick question i am 5'1 and weigh 180lbs i was 200lbs but lost 20lbs recently. My goal is 135/140lbs. I decided to start fasting so as of right now i fast for 24 hours and...
As someone who's been IF for close to 1 year now and who is closing in on 100 lbs lost, I'd like to share my insights and hope they help all of you stay motivated and motivate those who are...
I’ve started an IF eating schedule of five days fasting 2 days eating, I’ve been losing weight very consistently and slow enough that I don’t think I am impacting my health, my energy is amazing way more than when I...
I've been on IF before and hav fantastic results. With gym I could lose about 20 kg. But the older I get the less results I have. Now I'm M30 and my weight is 114 kg and height 185cm. After...
Isn't eating right the same as eating less? Less on anything we excessively eat?
I've been eating 1 meal a day for about 3 weeks. Last 2 weeks changed to keto plus IF. I eat very clean. No sugar substitutes, no sweeteners, no fruit, no hidden carbs. Basically meat, fat and salads with low...
I would like opinions and suggestions. I am a 52 year old male, and my goals are a little different than a lot of you. I don't really need to lose weight- although what man wouldn't like to be lower...
If I stopped doing IF and I stay under my BMR calories will I lose weight?
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...
I’ve been very interested in fasting over the last year and I have experimented with IF and 24-hour fasts, but I am looking to try extended fasts (I.e. 36, 48, 72 hours) for the health benefits (gut health, autophagy, etc)....
I am borderline overweight/ just over normal BMI (BMI is \~25). I find that I don't lose weight (or very very very slowly) doing 16:8 or even OMAD. Can I get suggestions on what fasting protocol do people in my...
Hi sub-red, Hope all well today. I'm really curious about this idea that the body has a preferred weight where it is comfortable, and that it will largely revert to that weight even after periods of weight gain or weight loss....
Hey guys, new member on this sub, and was wondering if what I’ve been doing lately will lead to long term weight loss. For the past two weeks, I’ve been fasting the entire day, with the exception of 1/3 cup of...
Ive lost 70 pounds by counting calories and eating more vegetables. I eat normally from 7 am to 6 pm If I suddenly go on a 18:6 or a similar fasting window, will i eat less and thus lose weight? I have...
Not sure where on Reddit to post this question. Am I better off doing 3 hours of cardio a day, or doing 1 hour a day and fasting for 20 hours a day to lose weight the quickest? Background, I used to...
I’m 5’7, 107kgs and recently diagnosed with Arthritis in my left knee. Doctor has advised me to lose weight via exercise but it isn’t really possible with my condition as I have trouble walking. So, will fasting without much exercise help...
34F, 1.74m height - For the past decade my weight has been consistently increasing by 3-4kgs (7-9lbs) every year. In 2012 I was 60kgs (132lbs) and now, I am currently at my heaviest, and must be nearing 100kg (220.4lbs). I...
So I’m thinking a rolling 48 fasting Omad I’m 310 and desperately want to lose significant weight by November at least 4 inches around the belt 42-44 would be doable by then. I’m hoping I can lose weight so I’ll...
Seems like nearly everyone in my life is against me intermittent fasting. My coworker and I were discussing how we were dieting to lose weight after new year. He told me his plan how he is eating small meals often....
Y'all! I am so excited! I posted a little more than a month ago. I had been steadily gaining weight despite cutting calories for YEARS. I tried IF for a month, and I loved IF but after the first month,...
I (29M) am severely overweight coming in at about 320. I tried IF at the beginning of the month, and only had a feeding window from 12pm-7pm making it a good 16/17 hour fast. with about 3 small portion meals...
So, I'm only a month in of doing IF 16:8 (eating window is 11-7:00). I eat 2 meals and 1 snack per day for a total of about 1500-1800 calories. I don't exercise regularly, but I get an average of...
I got the most male attention when I was 120 lb (I’m 5’ 4”) and now I’m around 135 trying to go back to that. I don’t think I look bad, but I prefer to be 120. When I sent...
Idk if this is a dumb question Sometimes I REALLY struggle with drinking just water, green tea and black coffee. I was curious if I were to still be in a deficit while doing let’s say, 20:4 But choosing to...
Type 2 diabetic, with chronically high sugars, constantly in high 200s to low 300s fasting. 3 weeks ago I decided to get serious about IF so I started it with window of 18/6. Within 1 week my glucose went from...
I've yoyo'd with my weight a lot over my adult life, and I didn't react well to the last two and a half years of covid and life stresses and ballooned up to my largest by about 35 pounds. Woke up...
I made some delicious ground turkey chili. I put in a ton of onions, peppers, celery, and tomatoes. 4 different types of beans. Spices and herbs and broth. No added sugar. I topped it with whole milk cottage cheese. I...
Morning all. I need some help. I'm Male 6ft 4in - 26 stone (364lbs) and been using fasting to try and shift some weight. I do OMAD Monday to Friday. I'll have a fasting salts drink once a day on...
Would the 22+ hours of not eating offset the calorie intake if it was the same amount you ate when you gained weight in the first place, but just in one big meal? Or does it just have to be...
Male - 125 kg weight, Height - 5"8 Morbidly obese. So I am a guy with intense focus into one thing, I can achieve what I want by first - Looking into information and being an info sponge thn taking action... But as a...
I'm confused between what you can read on calorie deficit vs. what you can read on fasting. Let's take a male with a TDEE of 2.000 kcals who wants to lose weight. Scenario A: Eats 1.000 kcals every day for a...
Ok, so I’m getting used to fasting two days a week. My weight is gradually doing down and I’m feeling good. Normally, I wouldn’t touch dessert unless it was a special occasion. Now that I’m losing weight...
First of all, I know this may sound like I'm not taking any responsibility for my own actions. But that couldn't be further from the truth. I actually do. But sometimes, I've learned, it's okay to point fingers at other...
at first i was dropping pounds quickly. but the past few weeks have been bad. i dropped 15 pounds and since then ive been hanging between 223 and 225. it's a horrible feeling. the first two weeks i stopped losing...
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...
So while ago back in February, my brother made a bet with me since he was concerned for my health. He said “If you can reach down to 300 pounds or less before your birthday November 25th, I’ll give you...
I know many people start fasting to lose weight... but am wondering if there are others who fast for other benefits, not losing weight? I have been naturally fasting lately by just listening to my body when its hungry, but...
I fast from 9pm till 12 noon , During my fast I have black coffee and cumin water if I feel hungry. For lunch I have roti( made of jowar and ragi flour) with vegetable curry. Black coffee at 4...
gf has been fasting - no less than 21 hour fasts, with a 3 hour eating window. and has done multiple 36 hour fasts. this has been going on for at least 2 weeks Her weight has essentially stayed the same....
As a petite woman (4’11) every calculator tells me to eat roughly 1200-1300 calories to lose weight because my TDEE is roughly 1500-1600. My BMR is roughly 1350. I have a sedentary office job lifestyle and I’m a mom. My...
Hey, all. New to the thread. I am 6 foot, 332 pounds. My wife and I have been trying to lose weight and have been struggling. I've been in an on and off calorie deficit for a few months now....
I know that if you want to lose weight all you have to do is be in a calorie deficit, but what if you also have a high sugar intake while maintaining a calorie deficit?
So I completed a 3 day hard dry fast, rehydrated on electrolytes for 2 days, and afterward had one meal (lamb with pumpkin). I immediately started another 3 day dry fast afterward. And after 3 days, my weight is the...
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...
Hi everyone, I’ve been a lurker and this is my first post, I need some serious help - especially the long timers and experts, please give me your opinion, I am quite desperate and can’t find the problem. I cross...
I can’t lose weight. Keep binging. What can i do ???
Hi everyone, I love seeing everyone's progress pics and was hopeful that IF could work for me over counting calories, which is crazy making for me. I'm a 45f, 5'7" and 130lbs. Just looking to lose about 5lbs to...
Because everybody i see that lose weight slowly they still have crazy amounts of loose skin.
I’m 9 weeks postpartum. I gained 50lbs while pregnant and lost 38lbs so far. The past week or so my weight loss has been stagnant and I’m thinking if I should try IF. Will doing 16:8 help me lose weight? I’m...
Don’t get me wrong. I know that wanting to be super fast can end up being a bad thing. It takes time, i know. The thing is, I’ve been struggling with the lack of results, and it makes me so...
Lol for context I’ve done this before. I guess I will find out, but I just haven’t been able to bring myself to run recently and gained 10 lb. The last week I’ve been walking 10-15 miles per day fasted...
I feel so horrible right now and I have nowhere and nobody else to talk about this with. I have struggled with weight my entire life. I’ve always been overweight. I decided to make a change last year around August....
I do OMAD everyday, i eat once a day for 1 hour and then fast the rest. This is how i maintain my weight and sometimes i lose some, depending on what i eat when I break my fast. I...
So I find it easier to not binge when I tell myself I shouldn't be eating. So I have been waking up and drinking water, working out (full body workout and cycling), drinking more water. Then around 1100-1300 I will...
36 year old male, had psoriasis symptoms non-stop since age 16. Tried everything under the sun with little to no benefit. However I tried IF (18:6) and it helped a bit, but OMAD is really helping in a...
i feel like most of the results ive seen are from weeks of fasting so im not sure
Hi, I’m new to this, and started 16:8 this week, feeling really good, I’ve cut dairy out of my coffee and having my first meal each day around 1/2pm I go to bed early so I’m probably fast bit longer...
I've done diets, I've done keto I've worked out for a month straight and always got burned out from a lack of willpower and put the pounds back on. Intermideate fasting I've been able to stick with for 3 and 1/2...
I’m doing IF with my eating times between 11 AM and 6 PM. While I understand a week isn’t a long time to do IF and I should not expect drastic results that quickly, I have gained weight? I’m limiting my...
**Hey Everyone!** So, I've been debating wether to post my story here or not, but I feel reading someone else's experience when it comes to any situation helps others put into perspective the "rights and wrongs" of certain things, fasting/dieting...
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...
So I'm doing a 20/4 intermittent fast. I've been trying to establish the routine, so I haven't been worrying about staying within a caloric deficit. I'm the kind of person who can easily eat 4000+ calories in 4 hours. I...
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 am the type to not need weight loss and if anything I need to maintain or gain. How can I fast without losing weight. I also do want autophagy. The thing is if the advice is to just “eat...
I had a question for people here who do long fasting periods. I see a lot of people here regularly going over a week or two, sometimes even a month of fasting! And was curious as to why you would...
I've recently weighed myself and was Disturbed with the amount that I weighed. Most of my life I've been overweight but I have reached an old time high of 315 lb. I definitely need to get on the road of...
I heard a lot of people saying that the way IF helps with weight loss is that you just can’t consume too much calories on a restrictive eating window, then is there a point of doing both IF and calorie...
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...
Today is my first day of IF (16:8) and I’m currently eating lunch right now, wondering if the type of food I’m eating is going to help or hurt. For breakfast I had a chicken biscuit and coffee w/ almond...
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...
Any advice? I realized this tonight. I only have 200 to 300 calories of alcohol a night, but they are empty calories of course, and the difference between me being satiated and too hungry to sleep.
Sorry this may be a dumb question but I’m really new to fasting, never done it before and I know now that it’s important to take electrolytes like sodium, potassium etc., but will that cause water retention/make it harder to...
I'm a real sweet tooth. I love love love chocolate and pastries with my morning and afternoon tea/coffee and just some sour candy each night while watching movies, but I've realized I cannot keep living like this since I'm...
A while ago I \[F36\] was diagnosed with a very rare and very aggressive form of thyroid cancer called Hurthle Cell Carcinoma. I've had two surgeries since, and am waiting for the holidays to blow over so I can get...
I am a 46F, and my current weight is 210lbs. I apologize in advance for the long post. The past two years were very stressful and took a toll on me. I have rheumatoid arthritis and I got really...
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I did ADF two years ago but its been a while since I've water fasted.. I've been eating way too unhealthily these past few months and got up to around 155lbs (5'6" female) and want to get to around 130lbs...
Do you guys see a pattern to your weight loss? As in, when you fast (more than IF), do you lose weight during that fast? Does it happen during your fast or after? I've been tracking my weight and I still...
I want to fast for like 20 days, but I want to be able to have coffee or tea with stevia and oatmilk creamer which is like 20 cal per tbs. I drink several cups in the morning and end...
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