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susanweiss70
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I've used my fitnesspal off and on for a few years now. Today I'm deciding to get serious and stop fooling around. I'm very interested in the intermittent fasting and how to go about it in this app? Any help would be appreciated and anyone that would like to be a partner to keep me accountable would truly be appreciated.
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  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 14,244 Member
    edited February 2023
    Welcome back!

    Intermittent fasting works for a lot of people as a tool to maintain a calorie deficit. If you think it's a habit you can adopt and stick with it the rest of your life, it may serve you well. If it's not something you can continue indefinitely, you'll need to find another model. It can't hurt to try; it works for a lot of people. There's actually a newish discussion devoted to intermittent fasting; check it out.

    There's lots of good tools here on MFP to help you succeed. You have to set goals and stick to them. You can only be accountable to yourself, and you have to have goals to hold yourself accountable to. What are your goals?

    As for tips; I have written this before, and it's pretty valid. The best few tips I can think of for starting out are:
    • Plan to go slow. If you are trying to lose weight, remember you didn't gain it in a month or a year; take the slow route to help assure success. Then it will be easier to maintain when you reach goal.
    • Don't plan any strategies you aren't willing to continue indefinitely. Only do things that are sustainable in the long run.
    • Plan on having a reasonable calorie deficit, on average, each week. Best if you can manage a small deficit each day, but if you miss a day, don't fret. Just keep going forward. Stick to it.
    • Yeah, that's it's own point: STICK TO IT!
    • Set reasonable but challenging goals. Set long-term and short term goals. What are some specific goals you have set for yourself?
    • Check in often. Don't stress if the scale is up for the day. Look over the long term trend; weight loss is not linear. You'll have up and down days. Over time, if you maintain a deficit, you'll trend down.
    • Exercise is very healthy for fitness. It can contribute to a calorie deficit and aid in weight management. You still must manage your food intake to assure a calorie deficit. Logging your food and your activity in MFP will help you get an idea how to slowly adjust your target for success.
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