Since I have been on my fasting journey. Down a total of 67lbs so I am about halfway there! I spend a lot of time thinking about weight loss and weight gain and one thing just sticks in my head....
I have been Been doing Combined IF, (20 hours) ADF,( 500 cal one day n other day 1200kcal) and extended fasting (started a week ago extended one) It's been 2, months but my weight loss is slow and my belly fat...
I’m hoping someone can talk me down from the ledge of giving-up or has any insight why I’m not losing weight. I had a baby 3 months ago and I have been trying to lose the baby weight. After an initial...
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...
If you go on TikTok (or any social media), you'll find well-known health and weight loss experts (even doctors) saying that intermittent fasting is really just a way to get into a calorie deficit without calorie counting - and you...
I understand the theories behind fasting and omad and keto and state of ketosis. I am curious if there's any study or any information on how much of a weight loss (not autophagy stuff) difference it is for lets say: 1....
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 saw yet another article today talking about how almost all diets cause weight loss over a 6 month period, but they pretty much all show none of that weight loss maintained by the 12 month mark. The diets...
Hello all, This sub has been really helpful in starting my weight loss journey. About me: 6'0", starting weight 95KG (209.5 lb) I want to be at 78KG (172 lbs); that was my weight at my lightest in 2014 I started IF by eating between...
Labelling this as rant, but its more of a neutral one. I successfully lost 12kg last year and made a grand entrance back to my social media (lots of photos but i didn't mention my weight loss) and I've gotten...
Per the advice of wonderful folks on this sub, I ate at maintenance for 2 months until recently to stop the severe hair loss I had been experiencing. Maintenance eating helped slow down hair loss. But since I still have...
Background info: I do 24-72 hour fasts throughout. Usually I do a 24 hour fast on Monday, Tuesday to Thursday I do a 72 hour fast and I do CICO Friday-Sunday SW: 170 CW: 157 GW: 135 F/19/5’2 I did 16:8...
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....
So I've even listening to Megan Ramos' new podcast (highly recommend) and she says that OMAD isn't great for consistent weight loss because the body is very adaptable and after a while it adapts to only eating one meal a...
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...
TLDR at bottom Hey everyone! I started a weight loss journey on Jan 1, and then started IF 16:8 towards the end of January. I’ve lost almost 30lbs since Jan 1. I am 39F, 5’9”, SW 298 current 271. I was a...
New to IF as of 3 weeks ago. Im a 32yr old female with a sedentary lifestyle/desk job. I feel like I’ve made a great effort at fasting and find it relatively easy to do, however I’m a little discouraged today by...
hello! Does anyone have a good protocol for weight loss? I have 50 pounds to loose... Anyone have a good fasting ( 2/3...7/14) day fasting protocol with refeed day meals for dramatic weight loss?
Hello, I was wondering what you guys think about the keto diet?
I hit a slump in my weight loss, yet I do want to lose a bit more. I have been doing 16/8 since last May, went from 160 to 136lbs, and now gained back 5 pounds in the past 3...
I have recently been on a stable weight loss journey for about a month using IF(16:8)(1-1.5kg/week). I would have my last meal at 8pm and sleep at 1am and by the time I slept, I would not be as hungry....
Cole mentions various times throughout his YouTube videos the weight loss benefits of cold water baths / cold thermogenesis. He recommends a one hour cold water bath. He says for every 15 minutes you shiver, you burn 100 calories. There are also...
Hey! I started fasting 10/03 The day before, I weighed myself, and was 228. I went out to dinner that night so I didn’t weigh myself 10/03 since I knew my weight wasn’t going to be accurate. I am 226 as of today....
I’m struggling to understand why people feel the need to comment on my weight loss in a negative way? I am a 5 foot 5 woman, weighing 138 pounds. My goal weight is 130 pounds. I started my journey at...
Hey guys, I am an intermittent fasting hobbyist. (Not a fasting Hobbit, we all know Hobbits don't fast lol). Anyways, I am doing 14:10/16:8 fasting periods and am too lazy to weed through all of the literature that...
i’ve just started a OMAD fasting regimen and I am getting a roughly 500 to 750 calorie deficit per day. i’ve been doing it for two weeks straight now, and the scale has not moved at all. I am tracking...
I figured it would be nice to have one thread where people post their dry fast experience and how much weight they lost. It would be great motivator for everyone
I am on day 7 of fast ...I want to do a 30 day but I read couple of bloggers saying there was barely any wt loss from day 21 to day 30. Kindly pour in your experience and help...
I'm interested to hear what the overall take on this from fasters who understand the hormonal impact of fasting on the body. Dr. Fung rarely qualifies this statement and uses black and white terminology such as "the CICO theory has...
Quite confused about IF and weight loss Morning! I'm trying to understand if IF is a good approach to weight loss, I've tried reading material on the web but I'm finding difficult to find a definitive answer regarding both the effectiveness and...
i reduce my insulin during fasts btw. so basically what i’ve read is that sometimes sodas are considered to break wl fasts because they cause an insulin response. however i of course don’t produce insulin as a type one diabetic,...
Hey, I love If and EF. I'm 100% sure that the right way. But I see quite a few people hate on it and specially on Dr. Jason Fung. It's quite frustrating to people tell you you're stupid for believing...
Is there any reason why my scale weight isn't dropping? I drink 2L of snake juice a day and I walk one hour daily. How is it possible to not lose weight while I literally eat absolutely nothing? It's really discouraging...
I often read that when weight is lost that we also lose muscle and therefore get a dip in BMR which causes weight gain further down the line. Given this, does weight loss via IF last, or do most people...
I also use the treadmill for an hour most days. I eat about 2,000 calories a day. I’m 27 female 5’5” I’ve been fasting for like 3 weeks now and I have noticed a little bit of weight loss...
I’m on day 45 of strict water fasting for weight loss (22F). While I’ve lost about 30lbs and 5 inches on my waist, I noticed that my upper/inner thigh and upper arms have a fair amount of loose skin (It’s...
• How long did it take you to lose 50 pounds? • How long did it take to lose the first 20? Any IF advice for weight loss is welcome!! Thank you ❤️
Hi! New here, sorry for format and if I sound a bit clueless. Been IF for about a year now, started slowly and I’ve lost 30lbs. Feeling good! I’ve noticed my weight loss has stalled though, but I don’t want to starve...
We generally hear one should not drop body weight suddenly saying it is not healthy. But, on prolong fasting we loose too much weight too fast. Like is this a healthy weight loss? I will be starting with 72s rolling at...
I've been following a 16:8 IF schedule pretty religiously for about a month and a half. On the few days that I've broken a fast early for things like an illness, I try to keep it a lower cal (1500...
Currently 27/120 hour fast. Would doing 72 be enough to see the benefits of weight loss like I see others have. Or is a prolonged fast really the best way to reap the benefits of weight loss by fasting? Also a...
If you are overweight, your body has excess fat stores for energy. The point of IF is to reduce your fat stores by giving a window for your body to consume them. Which is what we want. The more time...
I've been doing 5:2 for about a month now - I fast on Mondays and Thursdays. I'm trying it out for a combination of weight loss (I have about 25 pounds to lose) and general health benefits/autophagy. I've...
So I was at 258lbs and decided to do something about it...I started intermittent fasting using 18:6 and working out twice a day. I am down to about 216 but am shooting for 175-185lbs for my goal. As of right...
I'm 16/8 right now, about to move to 22/2. Basically OMAD but I tend to snack while I'm cooking and then we drink at night while winding down, and I sometimes have some dairy before bed. Once...
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 heard people say fasting for 3 days each fast helps achieve the quickest/best weight loss. Now I wonder whether 3 days or 7 days is the better solution for my goal. What do y'all recommend? Thank you so much & stay...
**FINAL UPDATE:** Made it 19 days! I really really wanted to go till 21-25 but the nausea just got to be waaaaay too bad after Day 14 or so. No matter how much I chug electrolyte water I was perpetually...
So I'm joining a weight loss challenge at work and I need help thinking of a really funny name for my weight loss team. I'm hoping for something really clever and really funny. Double entendres are fine as long as...
Hi everyone. I need some gentle honest advice. I started fasting on the 13th December. I decided to do rolling 72s with half a day of eating in between. It is now the 2nd February. My starting weight was 236lb....
How much weight have you lost water fasting? I’m thinking of going for 12 days for weight loss and to cleanse my body for personal health reasons so it’s a win win if can stick to it
I’ve noticed since I started losing weight that I am losing a lot of hair. It seems to just be getting worse. My hair volume has halved. Does anyone know how to stop this from happening? Is this normal with cico...
Trying to go strong on my weight loss journey with fasting and eating healthy. My girlfriend could lose weight herself but is always eating pizza and sugary foods right in front of me and she’s proud of my weight loss...
Hi, is dry fasting for 3 days out of the week & eating OMAD for the other 4 days a good weight loss regimen? F- 5ft 2 - current weight is 74kg on day two out of a 5 day...
Some people have told me that IF reduces the amount of loose skin with significant weight loss. Is this true? I started my SW 280 CW 220. GW 180. It seems my weight loss is slowing down and...
So I'm currently in the process of cutting weight and I'm trying to learn as much as I can about the various ways to do so. I understand that being in a caloric deficit is the main factor in losing...
Intermittent fasting used to be a daily thing for me, but I fell hard off the wagon about a year ago because of challenging life circumstances. I've gained some weight and I want to get in better shape for this...
I am starting intermittent fasting today to improve my health as well as to lose some weight. I am going to implement a 18:6 schedule. I was wondering, is there anything inherent to intermittent fasting that leads to more/faster weight...
I feel like the vast majority of interest in fasting is related to weight (fat) loss. I know this may sound novice, but what are all the known physiological/physical benefits to fasting, that are not DIRECTLY related to weight loss? I...
hi! my longest fast so far have been a 5 days fast and i lost a pretty decent amount of weight. the thing is i only done dirty fast if you wanna call it like that, basically i still put...
Been doing 18/6 and a few 24hrs fast for almost 4 weeks now. Started at 202.4 and sitting at 188.2 as of today. Not disappointed in the weight loss, but concerned that I am no longer hungry ever. Don't feel...
Dr Fung has said that low carb and fasting are crucial for permanent weight loss, but after reading his articles and the Obesity Code, to me, it looks like unless you have diabetes, fasting and not eating below maintenance on...
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...
This post will contain discussion of topics such as eating disorders, self harm, etc so please keep that in mind before reading in case that may be an uncomfortable or troubling topic for you. From middle school onward, I definitely struggled...
I’m 180cm 90kg, I’ve been “fasting” for 3 days but there’s been no scale weight loss, I’ve been drinking diet drinks that contain very minimal calories, like less than 10 cals, so I’m not technically fasting, but I’m not intaking...
So I am almost at my weight goal. Long time lurker, first time poster. I started about 2 years ago, was at about 276. I’m 6’3” and my goal weight is between 190-200 (bodies fluctuate so even 205-210 is ok...
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...
Feels great for health, not good for weight loss.
>“This is clearly a lie. Gaining 34 lb in 28 days requires a caloric surplus of 4300 calories per day, so for a guy his size, he must have eaten 7000 calories a day. He expects me to believe that...
Hi all, New to this sub. I am likely in the minority of people here in that I don’t do intermittent fasting for weight loss. I’m more interested in the cognitive and health benefits, such as autophagy, more energy, better sleep,...
Hey everyone. I’ve came across a video that said the basal metabolic rate decreases when fasting. The guy didn’t said how much or for how long. So, that made me think, is it a prolonged fasting period worst for weight...
So I'm fasting for weight loss and doing an extended fast. I was wondering though. How much would the weight loss be affected if I had around 100 calories worth of zero carb/sugar creamer in my coffee? For reference it's...
Do any of you have any reference materials for the usual rate of weight loss you have on OMAD based on things like age, height, and sex? E.g. 20, 6'4", male(in my case)? Including a few cheat days, I have...
Hey all I have had a lot of success with IF and it has become my go to for dropping weight when needed. I prefer the 16/8 method. Unfortunately my work schedule basically mandates it and my body has gotten...
For anyone who fasts for reasons other than weight loss, what benefits or changes have you noticed?
Edit: By healthy I mean appropriate for weight loss. Edit 2: it’s not like I’m eating 4 poke bowls a day. I meant if it’s a good balanced meal to have if you’re on an exercise and weight loss plan. So I’ve...
Planning to start a fast for as long as it takes to lose about 53 lbs (24 kg) to reach my GW. But I don't think it's very feasible for me to go on only water. I'm considering adding a broth...
F42/16:8 minimum/SW: 241 CW: 229/Friday was 9 weeks completed My back story...started on a whim, was eating fast food almost daily, drinking absolutely no water, 4-5 Pepsi's/day, dealing with some depression, extremely sedatary. I 100% am ok with slow weight loss...
Hi all, **I have been doing a number of check ins via this sub over the last month**, updating you all with my weight loss journey using ADF, [most recent post here](https://www.reddit.com/r/fasting/comments/z7ohlg/check_in_5_day_36200_alternate_day_fasting_3612/). What I have not mentioned in my previous posts is...
I'm sure you've all been asked if chewing gum breaks a fast or not, and for the most part many say no because it's sugar free so it doesn't raise your blood sugar, but I've also read that it still...
I weight 280 pounds and am looking to get in shape fast. My doctor told me I should Be eating no more than 1400 calories for this and said “it can be healthy” but we never dove deeper into that. Anyone...
Hi there! Been posting here a lot, I’m on a 30 day fast and in uncharted waters for myself. I started around 173 on September 1st. On September 10th, I was down to 160.8. Since then here is my weight: Sept 20. 154.6 Sept...
Hi all I hope this kind of post is allowed and if not, mods please let me know. Also on mobile so apologies for crappy formatting. So - I’ve been intermittent fasting for a long time consciously and unconsciously (for...
Hi guys, I was wondering what the differences if there are any between calorie restriction vs intermittent fasting from ONLY a weight loss perspective. I know there are other benefits to fasting, but if we're strictly talking about weight loss...
As you guys can see in the picture, I started losing barely half a kg every day, but suddenly started lowering 1-1.5kg every day. I drink 2L of water every day, and a bit of electrolytes (not much). ...
I fasted and did low carb for about 5 months and lost a lot of weight. Im the next year, i decided to stop smoking and ended up gaining rhe weight back. I decided to try to lose weight again this...
Guys I’m confused and a little frustrated. My weight loss was at a stand still/up a pinch for a few weeks and then finally started to go down a bit after I completely stopped tracking my food and ate (what...
I’m really curious to see if any of you have been able to still partake in alcohol and still lost weight, or if I’m gonna have to go sober for this. I am prepared to cut back on alcohol for...
Am a 74 year old male. Just started IF eating low carb, noon to 8. Would like to narrow that window moving forward. Just wondering about benefits others may have experienced beyond weight loss
G'day all, I've been on super strict 23:1 OMAD for about 2 months, between 1500-1700 calories per day. I'm used to losing AT LEAST half a kg (1.1lbs) per week, though I've had zero weigh loss progress for the last...
How is your skin after you have fasted for weight loss? I wonder if the autophagy helps prevent loose skin, or if it’s inevitable no matter what? I know there are a lot of factors but I wonder if anyone...
Dr.Filonov recommended 2 days of dry fast weekly paired with walking for weight loss. Has anyone tried? And what were your results? Would 2 days of 24 hrs dry fast suffice or should I go for longer periods? I am doing...
As a man, how much of an impact does exercise have on weight loss during dry fasting? Should I focus on cardio, or strength training, or both? And to what level/strength?
I have 30-40lbs to loose and Minding my Insulin (type 2 in my family) I wake up at 5am and go to sleep around 9pm every day. I love breakfast and don't function well without it so I usually begin my...
I’ve been doing IF on and off for a few yrs, but recently more frequently in combination with a primarily animal-based diet, 3+ months now. I’ve lost 25 pounds over the 3 months. I even pulled off a 60hr fast,...
I started the OMAD diet about 2.5 weeks ago, this friday will be the third week. I'm 37 5'11 started at 270-275ish. Was diagnosed with fatty liver. Stopped seroquel about 10 days ago after many years on it. I've been eating...
I really don't care about weight loss since I don't have much to loose. Should I still pursue the path of intermittent fasting ? Can somebody more experienced in that field give me a insight about other proven benefits and...
A bit of info about me: Female 29 5'6 SW 222lb cw165 Started keto in April and starting fasting in august in conjunction with keto. Started with 24, 48, and worked my way up to 5 days. Lost a ton...
I haven’t lost any weight so far doing 6 months of 18:6, 20:4 and OMAD because I do have a tendency to self sabotage and I’m nervous that I’ll also sabotage my attempts at more extended fasting now that I’m...
I heard diet soda causes you to have insulin spikes making calorie deficits ineffective or making weight loss harder despite a deficit. Is this true? Can insulin spikes counteract a calorie deficit and do sugary no calorie drinks cause this?...