Thank you very much kfunk, opheliaphoenix, LovelyLeah, takingcontrol for the words of support!
My sleep study is tonight at the hospital. I will be glad when it is over. Even if I fail it and have to start using a CPAP I will just work with it until I hope some day I will no longer need it.

Sorry I missed your original question. When I started IF last month, I would eat nothing throughout a day and had a small, super healthy dinner. Then I realized it was actually pretty easy for me to skip that dinner and just go through with my fast until the next morning, thus technically making the fast last 36 hours. These days I fast twice a week and depending on my weightloss progress, either one or both fasts I do are 36 hours long. I drink water, black tea and coffee and I do have a drop of milk in my tea or coffee if I feel like it. That's all. I absolutely love IF, it gives me great results so far and it just feels like I have control over my apetite as well as over my weight, I personally find it surprisingly easy to not eat. I thought I would suffer (but I was ready to go through that suffering to reach my goal) but really, there is very little struggle in it for me. If I feel really hungry, I break my fast with dinner. Otherwise, I just go on. I just make sure I drink a lot, a lot.

Ronja and kfunk6113 Thank you so much for your kind words. I'm feeling a lot better today.

darius Best of luck tonight!! Everyone I know who has had to go on a CPAP said that they woke up feeling so much better. My MIL just had a sleep study done about a month ago and said she felt great. I wish my husband would go and get a sleep study done. I'm not sure if it's sleep apnea, a deviated septum, or something but I can hear him struggling when he's falling asleep.
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I'm back!! I really needed yesterday to rest. After days like Saturday it feels like I'm left with an emotional hangover. Either today or tomorrow my husband and I will do some grocery shopping. Our fridge is sad looking. It's so empty. This morning is especially tough and annoying because I don't have any of my usual quick breakfast options. I would cook something but at anytime today we have maintenance coming over to fix our dishwasher. I know the moment I get started cooking they'll pop up and need the kitchen space. Although that might make them appear quicker and then I won't have to wait around all day.

SW: 202.6
GW: 198
3/1 - 202.6
3/2 - 201.6
3/3 - 201.4
3/4 - 200.2
3/5 - 200
3/6 - 200.6
3/7 - 199.4
3/8 - 199.8
3/9 - 200.6
3/10 - 199.4
3/11 - 199.8
3/12 - 202
3/13 - 200.8

OK today not so great, I think my body is a slow slow learner LOL I have been eating op so not sure why the up poundage and at this rate I think I will be doing good to lose 3 lbs this month
SW 161.4
GW 153.4

Week 2
08-160.2
09-159.6 wonder if it will stay...didn't last week
10-160.2
11-159.6 new scale
12-159.6
13-160.2
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Total for the Week

sw: 102.7
gw: 99.9 met March 14, moving my goal to 98.5

01 102.7
02 103.1 Fast day
03 102.3
04 102.5
05 102.3
06 101.9 Fast day
07 100.8
08 101.6 Either TOM or all the crap food I ate yesterday
09 101.5 Fast day
10 101.5 Hey, look, the maintanance phase of my cycle is here!
11 101.4
12 101.0 I will believe it when I see it tommorow!
13 100.9 Fast day
14 99.9 Is this a real world or is just a fantasy?


Leah welcome back, you're a fighter, I can tell It's very inspiring to follow your progress!

My fast day brought my to my goal weight for this month! I know tomorrow it will bounce back some, but I'm still pleased...I'm setting a new goal of 98.5 but I feel quite anxious - will I be able to meet it? It's really close to my first goal weight...if I manage 98.5 this month, I should be at my goal weight by May 1, 6 weeks earlier than I expected. And I will have to set up a new goal, because 95 (209 lbs) is, as I have said, just my old "fat weight" i.e. my fat weight before my 5 children happened.

Wishing you all a lovely day!

Running in and out this morning, bussssy day ahead but wanted to give a huge WHOOOP to Ronja and a big hug to Leah, happy to read you are being kind to yourself and also sticking with us

9/3 - 205.0
12/3 - 203.8
13/3 - 204.0
14/3 - 203.2

Thank you!! This is something that I will be incorporating at some point throughout my journey! I am excited about it!

Darius I hope the sleep study went well last night!

Glad to hear that you are feeling better Leah and also that you had a whoosh!

I have never been as frustrated to have it be my TOM as I am when I am losing weight. I hope that you start going down soon Ophelia so that you get to your goal next week!

Ronja That is so exciting that you are revising your goal weight for this month. You are doing amazing!! Makes me even more excited to start IF!!

Good job takingcontrol!!

CW: 223
GW: 217

3/1: 223
3/2: 222.8
3/3: 223
3/4: 223.8
3/5: 223.4
3/6: 223.8
3/7: 223.2

Total loss week 1: +.2

3/8: 222.4
3/9: 221.2
3/10: 220.2
3/11: 219.8
3/12: 219.4
3/13: 220
3/14: 220.4

Total loss week 2: -2.8

I am guessing I am dealing with an increase because of the restaurant food I ate over the weekend. I also weighed myself 4 hours earlier this morning than yesterday!

I hope everyone has a wonderful day!!

Up .2…not going to complain just going to move on. Worked out last night and ate OP so there wasn’t really a really to gain in but again my outfit or anything could have caused the .2 weight gain. Really hoping to see 143 this week I am going to push hard for it. (6.2 until monthly goal!) Today is Me and my husband’s 8th anniversary…not doing any big type of celebrating just being thankful that we have each other. Hope everyone has a great Tuesday!

Ronja: Yay for meeting your monthly goal!
Nancy: Maybe you’re in for a big drop here soon.


SW for March: 148.4
GW for March: 138.0

03/01/17 - 148.4
03/02/17 - 146.4
03/03/17 - 146.2
03/04/17 - 146.6 **Bad Cheat Day**
03/05/17 - 146.6
03/06/17 - 144.8 **Super Happy About this**
03/07/17 - 145.8 - I knew yesterday was too good to be true.
03/08/17 - 145.6
03/09/17 - 145.8 *Unexplained weight gain...*
03/10/17 - 147.0 *1600+ calories yesterday..but a ton of working out*
03/11/17 - 145.0 *the drop I was waiting for*
03/12/17 - 144.8
03/13/17 - 144.0
03/14/17 – 144.2

<sigh> SW 161.4
This weeks numbers
Week 2
08-160.2
09-159.6 wonder if it will stay...didn't last week
10-160.2
11-159.6 new scale
12-159.6
13-160.2
14-160.2
Total for the Week 0.0

Well kfunk, opheliaphoenix, LovelyLeah, and takingcontrol , I failed the sleep study halfway through last night, and the technician came in and put me on a CPAP at 2 AM for the last 4 hours of the test.
I'm a little disheartened at how everything turned out but at least I know where I currently stand and it will be just another problem/comorbidity that I have to overcome. Thanks very much for your words of support this week.

kfunk I ate at a restaurant over the weekend and I was shocked at a gain of something like 3 lb which has since gone away again. I'm not doing that again any time soon.

darius I'm sorry your sleep study didn't go the way you hoped.
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My bump up today was a loss of control last night with cookies. I'm okay with it though. It wasn't an emotional binge which is what usually brings me down. My husband had some friends over and I baked cookies. They just so happened to be really good cookies. I sent as many as I could home with them and then stuck the remainder in the freezer. When I get together with my mom on Thursday I'm going to give them to her to give to my dad. Sunday will also be a day where I won't eat OP. My family will be celebrating St. Patricks Day that day and I'm making/bringing cupcakes and soda bread rolls (if you can't tell, I love baking!). It's that one time of year we celebrate our Irish side of the family and our grandpa. Family gatherings and parties are when I refuse to worry about being OP. Life's too short, I'm going to spend my energy on enjoying family and friends.

SW: 202.6
GW: 198
3/1 - 202.6
3/2 - 201.6
3/3 - 201.4
3/4 - 200.2
3/5 - 200
3/6 - 200.6
3/7 - 199.4
3/8 - 199.8
3/9 - 200.6
3/10 - 199.4
3/11 - 199.8
3/12 - 202
3/13 - 200.8
3/14 - 201.4