Thanks guys. I think I'll do ten hour fast... And increase it this summer when I have more control over what I eat and when. starting tomorrow morning... Already have breakfast period foods planned.

indiblue~ how is your stomach issues responding to IF? I know coming into this you had experienced 3 days of severe problems.

Has that been effected positively or negatively? Or not changed at all?

Shoot! I just remembered that the only time I'm able to go to the gym Monday through thursday (through Friday this week) is at 7-8 pm.. If I have a huge meal before that... Doesn't that negatively effect me? Maybe I could do 6-10 am I have all but 200 to 300 calories, have a small dinner at 6 to appease my mom... And then go to the gym at 7:30? Just trying to figure this out... I'm busy from 7 am to 6 pm... And am NOT a morning person... So yeah. Thoughts?

katy thanks for the inquiry! The back-to-back incidents of waking up in the middle of the night feeling like I was having a heart attack happened several years ago, and it's what led to the diagnosis of AR. Fortunately, I haven't had an episode like that since. The only symptoms I experience regularly now is burning in my chest when I wake up in the morning. Since starting IF it hasn't intensified, thankfully, as long as I drink a lot of water quickly upon waking up.

Everyone has a different tollerence for exercise after eating. The general guideline is to wait 30 minutes after a small meal and an hour after a regular sized meal. After a large meal? Depends.

I think your small meal before and large meal after is probably your best bet. Some people find their sleep affected by eating a large meal before bed. I don't but you'll have to discover that for yourself.

Ok... Bit confused.. Sorry. So... You're saying a small meal before exercise and a large meal after?

Yes.

Just started my window on day 4. I can't really say I've been hungry, which is a nice change. Today is also weigh-in day and... I'm down a pound this week! But, when I moved my scale and weighed again, I was up 4! Turns out I weigh less by the bath tub than by the door I'm suspicious of the lumpy linoleum. I'll have to check the nice, stable scale at the gym so for now... no ticker changes. Dang it...

LAKERSKB24 - Just what John said. The same amount for a full day, just in less time. I eat 1200-1400, which has been relatively easy as that equals quite a lot of healthy food to consume in 6 hours time.

Morning all.

Today is my first day IF. I've been lurking and learning, and now I'm jumping into it. As a teeneager I used to only eat one meal a day and I wasn't hungry the rest of the time. I'm planning my window from 3 pm to 8pm, lots of h2o until then. Crossing my fingers that I see some positive results!

Thank you for this thread.

I think that, for the next week or two, I'm going to have a window from 7-9 am, have something small (200-300 calories) at around 6-7 pm, and have a small thing after exercising like a protein shake, Greek yogurt, chocolate milk, etc. Not quite a long fast, and I might switch later to something more like what y'all have, with a 2-8 pm window or something. Starting day 1 today... I'll let y'all know how it goes!

This is day 7 for me and I weighed in at 145 this morning which I have not seen in a few weeks.

Each day it gets a bit easier to make it to 1pm before I eat. I still have tummy growling issues but it is not nearly as bad as the first couple of days.

I am LOVING this!

Morning, everyone. Day 8 and feeling great. I got on the scale this morning and I'm still at a three pound loss for this passed week. With my other way of eating, I couldn't lose that in a month and I was sick of it. I'll never go back. IF is much better for me. I don't even have to workout so much anymore either because so long as my diet is right, the pounds are gonna come off anyway.

Monique

Argh! I'm STARVING!!!!!!!
You say this gets easier?
Come on 3 pm.......
I'm floating - my bladder is touching my eyeballs with all the h20 i've had to stave off hunger pangs

enough whining.
sigh.

You don't have to do 3-8 straight away. You could start with 11:00 AM to 8PM and gradually increase your fasting period.

Regardless, it does get easier as your body adjusts to the new feeding pattern.

LauraG~ Don't give up yet, it really does get easier. Today as a matter of fact I was on the phone and looked up at the clock at 1:15 ( my window is 1-7pm) and realized I could eat. I totally would have been making my lunch and ready to eat at exactly 1pm the first few days.