Intermittent fasting

I did it almost everyday for a about 6 months about 2 yrs ago. I liked it but found that if i surf for a couple of hours in the morning and dont eat right away afterwards the rest of my day was pretty shot. I will still do it a couple of times a week just not every day anymore and feel great when doing so

So I have experienced with it. Firstly in lockdown (I mean what else was there to do!!) My eating window was after 12pm till 8pm. I was unrestricted during the window. It did not go well. I was binge eating at 12 as I was so hungry I couldn't even think and after two month lost my period which took me a long time to get back. I was not weighing myself at the time so no idea if I lost that much weight. Of course I then decided it wasn't for me.

However, the story doesn't end there. I decided at the end of Dec I wanted to shape shift again to help some training I was doing in the gym. Also none of my clothes for after a horrible injury that had me out of full training for almost a year so the weight has creeped on.

This time there were no rules other than a deficit, hitting 130g protein and my fibre goal. Otherwise time and type of food was all on the table (literally!). However, I wanted to try and understand my needs and wants so I decided to only eat when I was hungry. So I set no plan of how many meals and at what times, I let my body decide. After 4 months I have come to a regular pattern. Turns out my body LOVES interminat fasting but my feeding window is from when I get back from my dog walk (9ish usually) to 3pm. I have no desire for any food after this time. I eat the biggest meal first thing and then another big meal at 2/3 ish and few snacks in between and I am happy. My body has never felt so good. The weigh is dropping off and I never feel like I am really hungry or deprived. I did not plan to be a faster and I certainly have no rules that I can't eat after 3pm, I am just giving the body what it wants.

So it goes to show experimenting works and what worked for me maybe horrific for someone else.