xp from IF group...

I love it. I'm on 17:7 and eat 12-7p. I have tea with a little Fairlife in the mornings and a tisane before bed, but no food. It'll take a while for you to find the schedule that works with your life. My preferred schedule is 1-7p, but hubby comes home at noon and I cook, so 12-7 works better.

Be consistent. Pick a time frame and stick to it for at least 2 weeks to see if that's the right one. Don't dabble. Do it or don't. It does take some time to get used to it, but that's true of any change. Don't be afraid to drink liquids and stay hydrated. Being dehydrated guarantees I'll feel nauseous when I do start eating. And stick with it. It can be hard at the beginning, but most of us find happiness with fasting.

I truly love it. Between keto and IF, I rarely feel hungry. I also don't feel like I'm on a diet even though my portions are tiny and my calories are abnormally low (doctor ordered). I stuff myself for 7 hours a day, so I don't feel deprived.

Join @DittoDan s water fasting group. I am on a 34 hour fast today. Has really helped me break stalls and today I'm trying to erase a carb laden weekend.

Click on link in my signature below.

I hope this helps,
Dan the Man from Michigan
Keto / The Recipe Water Fasting / E.A.S.Y. Exercise Program
Current weight: 194.9, 119 pounds down, 16 to go. 14 months on diet

I did a little "dabble" a couple of times with 18-20 hour fasts. I would only have coffee or tea and I did use the tiniest amounts of stevia with it, which I think is generally not recommended to use AS. But I did break a month long stall during that week I fasted twice. Then I pretty much went back into stall mode. Then I tried egg fasting for 3 days. I didn't follow any particular egg fast plan. I just ate mostly eggs with cheese cooked in butter. But I did still have Keto coffee with coconut oil, HWC, butter and sugar free coffee syrup. I also ate some meat one a day, but not a lot. That was a good loss week too. But right back into stall again. My carbs were basically a lot lower with both methods I used. Lowest with the egg fast. I'm not sure if that's what really helped or the fast itself...
But I am a dabbler and not as knowledgeable as many others that use it regularly.

You won't lose your streak by being under in calories. I either complete my entry and it gives my that warning, or I don't bother to complete. But as long as you log on daily, your streak will remain intact. I've had many days under 100 calories and haven't lost my streak.

I like the Every Other Day Diet by Dr Varaday. 500/600 on Fast Days (keep it under 10-20 carb grams) and her version is eat anything you want of eating days - I prefer under 2000 calories and 100 grams of carbs. I also like limited time window for eating - usually 8-9 hours a day. Experiment there are many protocols out there. There is also an intermittent fasting group on MFP.