My husband and I fasted intermittently last winter. I've fallen away from it, but want to go back to this WOE. it's amazing how many calories I can eat in 5 hours, and I just need to be vigilant. If I exercise before a meal, I'm less hungry. I'm planning to fast tomorrow, as my weigh-in day is Monday. I picked Monday to make myself more accountable on the weekends.

Have been doing the every other day fast. Started the last week of July then went on vacation. Now started back this week. Really want to see how this goes for the next month. Doable so far.

Hi,

I have been doing 5:2 combined with low carbs and 16:8 on non fast days and daily 3 mile walk since January 9th and have so far lost over 40 with what feels like little effort as still indulging in cakes and or pizza a couple of times a week. Have been away abroad for the last 3 weeks eating lots of rice, pasta etc and surprisingly have maintained weight despite little excercise. I think once you have been doing IF for a while, you metabolise carbs better and store less as fat. Am planning to try alternate day fasting from 6 th sept once T get back home.

So far this is the best WOE I ever tried. This is something I think I can really live with. I started every other day 600 or so calories...after two weeks started 16/8 and now I am pushing 18-20 hrs every day! I only began this journey Nov. 15. I was near 218# or so...did not have a scale then. Today I am 206.4#. I have a long ways to go but for the first time I really am confident I can keep this up and not quit.

I would love to see more activity for IF women doing IF. Hope we get more comments. I'm doing 16:8 and hoping to move to 18:6.

Day 5 of 16:8 & tracking food/exercise -- so far so good! Not hungry during fasting time - which is HUGE CHANGE. I'm 51, just under 5' tall and post-menopause. My weight has been around 132 for past couple of years. It's so freeing to have a window of time to eat and not to eat. I wait until I feel hungry to break the fast (what a concept)! I'll eat a piece of fruit before I prepare lunch. This feels easy and no-stress. I plan to weigh weekly so stay tuned! I'd love to hear progress of the group members who aren't necessarily super-exercisers (runners, cross-fit): How are you feeling? Have you lost weight? Did you quit? Why? Why not? Thanks!

I started IF about 4 yrs ago with JUDDD, combined with low carb. I'd previously lost a chunk of weight on just strict low carb but needed an xtra boost to lose the last pounds towards my goal. Fast forward 4 yrs and I've regained weight, am postmenopausal and post thyroidectomy, and knew I needed to get serious about my health. I started researching fasting again and stumbled upon the blog of Dr Jason Fung. Just like "Why We Get Fat," by Gary Taubes, was an eye opener re excess carbs, Dr Fung's philosophy in regards to insulin control inspired a huge "Ah Ha!" moment in me. Can't recommend his blog and site enough. I'm doing one to two 36 hr fasts combined with 16 and 20 hr fasts and a couple days of free eating a week. Of course I want to lose weight and am finally losing (slowly, but that's ok), but my primary goal is to stave off diabetes. Last year's blood tests showed my blood sugar creeping too high for comfort. My mother was diagnosed with type II diabetes at about my age. She chose to ignore diet control and today suffers from many complications, is on lots of meds and has had a stroke. I'm loving the fasting! People who hear I fast say, "I could never do that." They're sure they'd get sick/dizzy/have no energy, etc. And that's what I used to think, too. To be honest, I do believe starting fasting is easier if you come from a low or at least lower carb base, as then you're not facing carb cravings and sugar crashes. But it's sooo not as hard as I thought it would be. I think part of the trepidation for most people is the result of the lies we've been fed about "eat frequently to keep your blood sugar stable" and "you have to eat breakfast or you'll die!" When the truth is that we (speaking from an American society point of view) eat way too much and too often. I actually find complete fasting easier than eating a small amount of calories, like with the JUDDD protocol. And now that I know more about insulin response created by even a bite of food, I feel that for my body, complete fasting combined with long periods of non eating - like 1 or 2 meals a day with NO snacking - is the best prescription for me.

Hello. Starting the 16/8 today. Nothing else has worked well for me, so I'm giving it a go. It's almost dinner time...so far, so good. It seems a good way to keep calories on track. No snacking after dinner will be the ultimate challenge.