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lorib642

Hello I am Lori 57F 5’5” 160 lbs. I have been on keto for about 5 months, losing slowly. I have stalled and am interested in IF for fat/weight loss. Overweight with abdominal fat. I am type 2 diabetic and am asking my dr if 16:8 is safe for me. I am in metformin and have not had hypoglycemic episodes. I am easing into it, did 14 hr fasts the past 2 nights. My sw at mfp was 195lbs before keto 175 cw 160 gw 145ish (normal BMI)

KDD23

Hi, I am 6'3" and 260 Lb (was 305). I am reasonably active - Triathlete, Cyclist, Peloton (bike and Tread) and Tonal weight machine.

For years I could not understand why I was not losing weight (or even putting it on) when I was training like a mad man (I am 53), several friends (who are in the medical profession) suggested IF and Dr Fungs books. I now regularly IF without even thinking about it - stopping eating between 8-10 pm and not eating again until 12-3, skipping breakfast is easy (obviously actually Breaking Fast in the 12-3 window :-) )

still my biggest challenge is snacking - especially in the evening when the TV is on, but the wife and I have agreed that the best way to combat this is to not have chips etc in the house :-)

Looking forward to discussing progress - not too bothered about discussing all of the science - Dr Fung does a great job of that, I love the 2 fat stores analogy (refrigerator in the Kitchen v Freezer in the basement )

lorib642

Nice to meet you @KDD23 I am pretty sedentary. Your athleticism is inspiring. I am used to grazing and late night snacks. I am trying to condense it into 2-3 meals. That was smart to keep snacks out. I finish dinner around 6:30 pm. I have coffee in the morning and my first meal after 10:30. I never was a big breakfast person so getting through the morning is fine. I just started IF. I have about 15 lbs to normal BMI but I still have a lot of abdominal fat I want to lose. Sw 195. Started keto in Feb 175 CW 160
My weightloss has stalled recently. Hoping IF along with keto will help.

rjason1986

Hey KDD23,

Good job on the weight loss so far! I have to say that late night snacking is a bit of an issue for me as well. I can normally avoid it when I'm on my regular 16/8 schedule however, I find it difficult not to do after coming off of a fast or after a heavy workout session where I just feel famished even after eating a big dinner. I just switch my eating window if I have a late night snack. Like last night. I had a snack at 1:30am so I can't eat until 5:30pm which would make today an OMAD day or if I want a fasting day and I'll just eat tomorrow.

As of this morning I am 254lbs even. 4lbs short of my 250 goal but having a 16lb weight loss in 1 month is not shabby at all. What's better is that after refeeding I only go up 2lbs. So I ended my fast at 252.4 and now I'm 254 even. So I'm very happy with the results.