Quick snap shot of what I have been doing daily. My goal is to lose 65 lbs by my 40th Birthday in August 2022. Started January 25th 2021
1.Tracking my calories daily to lose 1-2 lbs a week.
2.Have cut out alcohol from my diet (Drank twice in 2 months) I think 1-2 times a month tops is my goal moving forward if not less.
3.90% of my diet does not have white carbs (pasta, deep fried stuff, pizza dough, donuts,etcc)
4.Exercise 6-7 days a week. Includes weights, walks, bike riding, jogging, playing with kids, walking golf and swimming.
5.Sleep 6 hours or more a night.
And I believe this is the biggest contributing factor.
6. Taking a 12-18 hour fast from my last meal of the day (usually between 5:00 and 7:00pm) and if I have indulged in a white carb meal like pizza or lasagna, I have an 18 hour fast. This method has made late night snacking go extinct. That behaviour is over.
I hope this is helpful to others. Any tips or feedback on my routine is appreciated!!
Blakey1982
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I'm Curious; what's your daily calorie goal (before exercise?)
1975 at the moment. Usually I burn 400-900 calories a day in exercise depending what activities I complete. Those days are great for food that is higher calorie.
I think the combination of several factors are working in my favour
1. Complete accountability for every calorie I am eating.
2. The elimination of late night snacking and the 12-18 hour fast. Which is really not that risky, having dinner at 6pm and then eating breakfast at 7am the next day is 13 hours, pretty standard.
3. The alcohol deduction. I was having alcohol 3-4 days a week. I believe this made my body hold weight longer and my late snacking and cravings the next day were terrible. That's the catch with alcohol, you may only drink three days but with hangovers and cravings 6 days in a week could be impeded.
I am feeling optimism about this new way of life. I think that is important too, not identifying this process as a diet. This is a new lifestyle and I am feeling like a younger, better version of myself.
Thank you very much, I am going to keep myself accountable and keep pushing this goal until August 2022 (and beyond)
Fasting really is a game changer. I believe fasting has created a change in my brains wiring where late night snacking is less craved because I am conditioning myself to take that 12-18 hour break daily. Even when a craving happens, I think about my goal of completing the fast, have a glass of water and move on. When I do fail, I make sure two hit the 12-18 hour mark the following morning/afternoon before my next meal.
Thank you, I appreciate your comment.
I found this video to be illuminating on this subject, hope it helps:
I know its 1 hour long but it's worth it.
Do you find yourself lacking energy when working out + fasting? I have done fasting a few times but have absolutely no energy to exercise.