Intermittent Fasting

rosiorama

avaisadora wrote: »

rosiorama wrote: »

avaisadora wrote: »

Hello! First week IF and I’ve only lost 1lb, I hear of all these amazing stories of 6lbs down on their first week and it’s hard for me not to be disappointed. I eat no more than 1400 cal/day and do 4 intensive works out a week. I’m a female, 5’8 and 165lbs - looking to drop 25lbs. Any one experience the same slow weight loss or have any feedback to share

I am also female, 5’8” and my goal weight is 165. 🙂 Not judging your goals, but your weight right now is pretty close to the healthy range for your height. As such, it’s unrealistic to expect such a dramatic loss in such a short time. Celebrate the loss of a pound! Unless you are obese, losing six pounds in a week is not realistic or healthy. Good luck!

Excited to root you along this journey

Thanks! I’m about 2 pounds away! 😬

Danp

My only issue with IF is that people seem to think that there are hard and fast rules that need to be adhered to and if you stray from these rules then you've failed and blown it.

For example, someone who has an eating window of 6pm - 10pm will suffer discomfort, irritation and misery for 3 hours if they get hungry at 3pm because it's not "time to eat yet", when in fact they could easily move a few hundred calories out of their eating window, have a snack at 3pm to tide them over and it would have absolutely zero impact on their progress.

I tend to have a natural somewhat semi-IF / pseudo-OMAD way of eating in that during the week I tend not to eat during the day at work. I'm usually really busy and just never find myself hungry so I'll go all day not eating without a problem and have a big dinner at night when I naturally feel like eating. But, you bet your boots if I get to mid afternoon and I find myself wanting something to eat, I'm gonna have a snack, or if I get to work and feel like some toast with my morning coffee, I'ma gonna get myself some toast.