I am a newbie too!

I tried IF over the summer by doing the 5-hr window, and totally got off of it. I'm back again and this time I'm doing two 24-hr fasts a week. Today I'm on my second fast of the week, and it's going great. I am only drinking water during the fast - usually ending up to be about 3 or 4 liters a day. I am eating dinner at 8 or 9pm, then fast until the next day at the same time. So far, so good!!! The biggest thing I need to keep an eye on is making sure I don't pig out once it's time for dinner!

The longest fast I have been able to do is 12 hours. I am thinking of doing that twice a week for awhile, not sure. It is interesting to read everyone's experiences with this. Have a great day, all!

Just back from a partying weekend in SF. So busy that I averaged only 1050 cals a day. Have dropped two pounds since Friday! I'm going to try to keep as close to that level of calories a day within my eating window. Have been counseled that it'll take me a couple weeks of staying on top of emotionally and then it'll get easier. I really am motivated to drop the weight now, and I'm starting to believe I can do this!

Hello all! I am a low carb vegetarian and I have successfully lost 45 pounds, starting with MediFast and then switching to low carb.

However, I am getting close to my goal and I have hit a slump. I am pretty sure I am in starvation mode. I tend to go lower and lower on my calories as I see more and more results, but then I have set my metabolism to hoard calories.

So I am thinking of trying JUDDD so that I can reset my metabolism and mix it up a little. I will still go low carb, but I am going to be switching out my diet on alternate days.

I have a question: Can I JUDDD with up days on MWF and do two down days in a row on most weekends? It will be easier for me to do if I can be on a predictable schedule.

Someone please convince me this is what I need to do. I struggle so much with adding more calories to my plan in order to lose weight. I know this is what I need to do in theory, but a big part of me is scared it will be going backwards.

I am 5'2" and 44 years old, I was thinking a 500 - 1700 spread would be perfect for me. What do you think?

Hmmm, I replied, but it didn't show up. Hope I don't duplicate. You have done very well on your weight loss. :carrot: Remember, your calorie requirements go down as you lose. That is one of the downsides of losing weight. I think 500 calories would be too low, unless you only do it once in a while to jolt your system. And 1700 should only be for special occasions. Try playing with the numbers in between to see what works. Everyone is different. For me, I have to be at 1200-1500 in order to lose, and unfortunately I haven't been sticking to that very well lately.

I am not familiar with JUDDD. I will have to look it up to see what it's all about.

I'm back to IF. I've been reading how great it is for rheumatoid arthritis and I'm hoping it will help with my joint pain and inflammation. I'm going to do a lower carb version, but not extremely low carb.

Shrink, what is the low carb vegetarian way? What is/was your menu if you don't mind sharing? Oh and congrats on the 45 pounds lost! That's excellent!

I feel so much better doing IF. I just know my body can't handle eating throughout the day. I always feel like I'm starving at night when I do that and then I overload on calories. Doing IF helps my metabolism I think. Time will tell, but I know I feel better already :carrot:

For me, it helps me cut back on calories. I do a modified IF. I used to eat breakfast as soon as I got up. Now I wait until around 11AM and I eat a combined breakfast/lunch. We eat dinner early, around 4:30-5:00, and I have a snack in the evening. For a serious IF I should not be eating after dinner, but I have to take meds in the evening and I am diabetic, so I have to have something in the evening. I try to think of something I really really like to make it worthwhile. LOL And I try to keep it small. When I started doing this I had never heard of IF. Then I read this board and realized that I was doing something that others already knew about!

slmn11, your eating schedule is a lot like mine lately. I used to do what I call "brunch" just one day a week but now it is getting more and more the norm. I have an early dinner and sometimes a snack at night if working a late meeting, which is less and less these days.

6-meal-a-day nutritionist is now on IF bandwagon
 

Thought this might be of interest to some:

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/10/prweb8874352.htm

There's also a free e-book.

Enjoy!

@FassGal I read that when it was linked on twitter a few days ago. Interesting stuff! :)

Still going strong with IF. I'm over half way to my goal. My window is still 1-7pm. I never get hungry after 7 but occasionally I find myself wanting something earlier than 1. I drink a lot of water or iced tea to try to fill up during those times.

I thought this was interesting. I love IF. I don't love people's reactions to it, and frankly I have enough stress in my life.

I remember thinking, IF works because of the insulin resistance connection. So does the Carb Addict's diet. I thought the two didn't bounce off each other but then I read a few days ago in the book by the Hellers (the original)

"Once at work, I was surprised at how fast the morning passed. I bought a cup of black coffee when the cart came by, but I barely touched it. I was very busy and only half aware of the comings and goings of the people around me. I worked right through lunch. At about 2 o'clock the coffee cart came to the door again. To my surprise, I realized I wasn't especially hungry; in fact, I felt fewer cravings than I usually did when I had eaten a big breakfast and lunch, at that moment. . . . I bought two French cruellers. . . packed them away into my paper bag. . . .I planned to eat them in the dressing room. . . .After 5'o clock, I finally ate my fill.. . . .the next morning I got on the scale and saw that I was 2 lbs lighter."

All this time, I thought since one advocated eating NO CARBS until the reward meal, and the other advocated NOT EATING until your eating window, they couldn't be related. However, the Dr.'s who worked on the CAD did the research regarding WHY the first diet (skipping breakfast and lunch) worked and came up with the CAD.

If, IF will not work for you for one particular day, try the CAD. This is basically NO CARBS nada--until ONE MEAL and eaten only for an hour.

Do you expand your window on days you just are ravenous? This morning I woke up ravenous. Went about my normal business but by 11 I was shaky and had not had one moment not thinking about food all day. I wonder if today would have been a day to do something different