Hi everyone. I've been gradually pushing myself into intermittent fasting again. I've just changed my feeding hours from 2pm to 10pm everyday. I'm not sure I could do a twenty four hour fast. lol. It'll be great to share and get support from you guys.
Diet for the last 2 months has been a constant experiment since i'm trying to find something that will work long-term. So here's what i've arrived at so far...of course this is subject to change again:
IF Monday through Friday, with an eating window 12-8:30 p.m. (basically no breakfast, then a lunch, snack and dinner)
Weekends: no plan except to just not binge. Basically i won't be in a calorie deficit on the weekends, but as long as i don't binge, i'll still come out ahead because i'm in a deficit on the weekdays. I've stopped buying nuts and other binge foods, so hopefully i will be ok.
No specific calorie limit on weekdays, but i am counting just to keep track, and hope that IF will help me eat less. I tried IF a few years ago but i'd only eat one meal a day (dinner) and i'd binge...i know this is hard to believe but i could actually put away 3000 calories in one sitting. I think i'd get so hungry that i'd think "ok i'm going to eat as MUCH as i can, because i won't be allowed to eat for another 24 hours." But now, doing 3 meals in my window, the meal after the fast isn't such a big deal because i know i WILL be eating again in a few hours. Hopefully this works better (i tried it all last week and it seemed to work fine...there was one morning that was almost unbearable but i still didn't binge when mealtime came around)
Thank you 35x35 and you are so right, id rather be losing slowly than still be almost 10 lbs heavier, possibly more. Im glad IF is working out so well but sorry about the problems with your apt.
Way to go wvuchick and hope you feel better soon.
Sum38, I ended up doing a 20 1/2 hour fast instead of 22hr,,o well, one day at a time. I will keep trying for a 24hr fast in the next few days. congrats on the great numbers on the scale.
Hello meltaway, welcome, I am eager to hear how your IF goes.
Surfergirl2, I try to follow fast 5 during the weekends as well, but usually that doesnt happen and like you, I try to just keep from overeating when I do eat and making less carby eating decisions.
Hi Everyone! I had a pretty good weekend and then yesterday was not so good. Today back on my regular IF schedule w/ healthy choices. OMG, it's amazing how crummy you can feel after a day of bad food choices.
Sum 38 - Congrats!!!!! What a great accomplishment.
Meltaway - Welcome! You'll find something perfect for you. No need to do 24 hr fasts,
Cherrypie - Good job on your 24 hr fast. Don't worry if you gain a bit back, with IF it's often 2 steps forward 1 step back.
Esmi - You're doing great.
Surfer - You're finding your path, I do think that eventually the urge to over eat will lessen and you won't find you're having that anxiety thing. That certainly doesn't mean you ever need to do a 24 hour fast, but something does switch off in your mind. It's a good thing.
35 - Sorry about your pipes. Isn't it amazing how those things come up and we just have to plow our way through. Glad it won't be a financial burden for you.
wvuchick - Hope your sinuses don't get too bad and keep you from enjoying life in the mountains!
LisaTcan - Good job, and congrats on the 3lbs.
Best to everyone else! I know I miss people, and I always feel bad about it. Is it just me, or do you guys do the same thing?
I have been reading your posts for two days now and am ready to start ESE. Fasting has always been easy for me but I have never done it to lose weight so I hope this will work. I am 41 years old and have five children. I lost my husband three years ago and have been a single mom since. A year ago, I weighed 145 and felt great! then in May, my son had to have emergency brain surgery and spent the next three months at home with me administering drugs in his picc line every hour around the clock. By summers end, I was mortified to find I weighed 177 ( more than I'd ever weighed, even in pregnancy). Since then, I have worked hard to lose the weight but have only lost 7 lbs. since November, I have been on 1200-1500 calories a day with two off days each month. I have been consistently going to the gym for the past three months, three to four times a week. I know I am getting stronger but am not losing the weight. I don't care about being skinny ( of course that would be nice), I really just want to be comfortable and to be able to wear my clothes. I have worn the same two outfits for six months now and cannot afford new clothes. Especially since I have plenty if I could just drop 25 lbs. anyway, I fasted 18 hours today before I ate to kick start this. My plan is to fast 24 hours twice a week. I seriously hope this works for me because I am really starting to be discouraged....and I don't have time to be discouraged!
Vanity9 Congrats! Hitting those 5's are the best ever!!
Mommytimesfive I am new to IF. I feel like I have tried so many different things and this seems to be, at this particular moment, that is working for me. We won't let you fail! I have found some incredible support here... if I had done this journey alone, I would not be 145.5 today...I would be 175.5. --I hope your son is doing well! Italiannie I HEAR YOU!!! I think I am finally understanding how eating well treats me well. -- Just take the bad day as 'shocking" your system
I am b1tchy as h3ll I feel sorry for my husband who has to deal with my PMS. Love him to pieces and I count my blessings how lucky I am to have him.
Welcome Mommytimesfive! This is a great place to get support. There are no right or wrong ways to do IF, just find a path that works for you. I hope you get encouragement here.
Sum38 - I'm way past having PMS and I still get crazy sometimes - I can see it in my family's eyes! LOL!
Vanity - Way cool! Nothing like success. Here you go 130!!!!
Hi all. Congrats on the loss Sum. 35x35 it is hard for me not to look at the scale but I am trying.
I had a successful 19 hour fast today. I am however sick from sinues/cold. I haven't been hungry. I think I will push my 24 hour til Thursday since I have a meeting tomorrow and will have lunch there. Maybe I will feel well enough to eat.
Italiannie - I'm sure you'll get back on track today. And I agree about how our food choices can make us feel so much better. For me I think it is as much about being proud of myself as it is how the foods affect me.
Vanity9 - Way to go on getting to 135. You're doing great.
Sum38 - I can be pretty nasty to my hubby too, but I can't blame PMS. (I take seasonique, so I don't have a TOM)
Mizzthingaling - Congrats on your successful fast. I feel your pain with the sinuses. They can make you feel pretty darn miserable!
Changing up my fasting schedule due to missing my fast on Monday. Going to do today and Friday. Hope to get to less than 10 lbs from Onederland after today!!
Congrats! Hitting those 5's are the best ever!!
I am new to IF. I feel like I have tried so many different things and this seems to be, at this particular moment, that is working for me. We won't let you fail! I have found some incredible support here... if I had done this journey alone, I would not be 145.5 today...I would be 175.5. --I hope your son is doing well!
I feel sorry for my husband who has to deal with my PMS. Love him to pieces and I count my blessings how lucky I am to have him.
to the group Meltaway, surfergirl2, and mommyx5!
