Ladies on Intermittent Fasting Support

Hello, I'm new to MFP. I have Type2 Diabetes & had to change something or go on meds & prick my finger. Since starting IF (18:6) I've lost weight & was able to bring my A1C down. It's still a work in progress, but my doctor isn't insisting on the meds as long as she sees the progress.

Started berberine & KSM-66 ashwagandha supplements today. I read that they can help. Has anyone tried using them?

Hey all, I have been fasting regularly for about 18 months. I lost 10 kg but annoyingly got lazy and put back on 4 kilos and now trying to lose it again and then hopefully maintain which has always been the hardest part for me. So I’m combing fasting with MFP this time round.
I’m 43 and it definitely feels so much harder now to lose weight and worried about menopause affects.
Would be interested in like minded ladies views and experiences too. 😊

Hi All! Just re-started MFP this weekend (logged for a few months about a year ago and liked & found it helpful, but fell off)...adding IF...12/12, mainly to try to prevent the night time challenges. A mom friend says nothing good happens after midnight when we talk about our kids....for me its nothing good happens after 8pm, lol!

I am 57
post menopausal about 7 years
looking to lose 20 lbs
do 3 classes/wk of light strength training, essentrics, and walk avg 12k steps/day
I also like hiking

Agree with @babytis that this is helping me drink more water

oh, and also pre-diabetic....that is my big WHY

partenopea21 wrote: »

Hello all.
I am beginning IF, but I have discovered that after 12 hours it is a struggle. Does anyone have any tips regarding making it to 14 - 16 hours? Thanks in advance!

If I were going to go 16 hours without food and found that difficult to do, I'd probably just try to sleep as much of that time as I could.

Happy Tuesday, ladies! I started IF yesterday. I am on the 8 am to 4 pm feeding window. I only got in 700+ calories yesterday - I know, NOT GOOD. I drank water with ACV before and after my meals and found a supplement I'm taking for metabolism. Between the two of those things, I was not hungry at all. Since I am an emotional eater, I started to think I was hungry but wasn't. I made it through the night without breaking my fast and didn't eat this morning until after my workout around 11 am. I am so happy I've not been hungry. It's been all mental, and so far, so good. SW was 161.5, and I won't be returning to the scale until Sunday or Monday morning! My goal weight is 145 or 150, super lean. Looking for accountability buddies on this IF journey!

Hello all
I am doing 18:6 since last month and lost around 2,2.5 kgs. Morning coffee, water and 1 tbsp virgin coconut oil empty stomach really helps me with cravings and hunger till 2 pm. I am trying to plan 20:4 2 days each week but lets see because on weekends if I am invited somewhere for lunch or dinner or simply eating out, I try to extend my fasting window and had one meal a day.

I started fasting in February of 2022 after hearing about it from medical doctors & also from Jimmy Akin on his Mysterious World broadcasts. It's the only thing that worked for him so decided to give it a try. My main motivation was I couldn't lose the last 20 lbs & gave up trying till I heard about IF. I did lose the 20lbs in a year. I think it was because I made a commitment not to snack after dinner. I have my snack/dessert with dinner. I really think about what I want to commit to & most of the time i'm able to unless the commitment is way different than I thought it would be.

Black coffee was definitely a part of getting me to build up to 18 hours and I have slowly reduced that down to one per day. I have two meals, lunch and dinner at 1pm and 6.30 and after 6 weeks I’m down about 2.2kg. I’ve had some social break outs but finding it easy to move social occasions mostly within the window and I love that this does not affect any of our main family meals which are so important for being together.
Weight comes off more slowly at 42, especially for women but luckily consistency and patience are easier with age!
I’ve had a few plateaus but my advice is to just keep going. It really works and you don’t have to eat special food. Easiest weight loss there is. Plus no breakfast gains me 15 mins in my morning!

partenopea21 wrote: »

Hello all.
I am beginning IF, but I have discovered that after 12 hours it is a struggle. Does anyone have any tips regarding making it to 14 - 16 hours? Thanks in advance!

I've been listening to Gin Stephen's podcast and I'm about to start her book Fast Feast Repeat. She talks a lot about how if you eat a lot of sugar during your window it can make you hungry the next day. You may also want to look into clean fasting vs dirty fasting.

I'm 44 and did a 5 day fast mimicking plan this month, it felt so good! Working on making a 14 hr fast my new normal. So much water!! Looking forward to suggestions

If it's allowed, for keeping weight off I'd like to recommend Half Size Me on YouTube, there's playlists on almost everything, there's also podcasts & it's all free

I am postmenopausal. I have always done intermittent fasting in one form or another. I lost all of my weight and have been maintaining for over three years. I don't eat after 4 p.m. It is fairly easy for me because I don't really give it much thought. I am retired and I enjoy a big breakfast and big lunch. I eat 1200 calories per day and have never stopped logging every BLT (bite, lick, taste). I am very short and with age, even shorter. I maintain between 115 and 125 pounds. I have found sodium to be the most important variable in my weight.

Would it be ok to do IF and cut calories to about15,00 everyday, then eat 600 calories on the fasting two days? I need to lose 100 lbs. I have already lost 15 lbs. in two weeks. I know that is a lot of weight lost quickly. I am eating healthy foods using the Fitness Pal app. I am 69 years old.

deecorbin6942 wrote: »

Would it be ok to do IF and cut calories to about15,00 everyday, then eat 600 calories on the fasting two days? I need to lose 100 lbs. I have already lost 15 lbs. in two weeks. I know that is a lot of weight lost quickly. I am eating healthy foods using the Fitness Pal app. I am 69 years old.

I'm sure that would work just fine. IF can be practiced any way that fits into your life but it's not about counting calories. The main thing is the timing between meals and when you eat, eat normal portions. Of course, whole foods are better and cut out the ultra processed foods, seed oils, sugars and high carbohydrates. You've got this!

elisabackaert wrote: »

Hi, I am Elisa.
I usually di IF 19:5
The problem is the calories intake. I have a hard time to get to 1200 calories.
Is that why I get bad cravings at night?
I usually stop eating between 5pm and 6pm, and sometimes around midnight I get craving.
Since I am logging food I noticed that my intake of calories is very low.
Anyway, happy to be here.
I am.45, in perimenopause, trying to lose 5 pounds. My metabolism has changed so much the past 2 years and now I have to constantly watch out what and how much I eat!

Hi Elisa. I had the same problem and it drove me mad. To solve this I put my fasting window off until later, eating between 6-10. Sometimes even later. It worked! Seems I can go without eating indefinitely during the day I keep my mind on other matters but when the sun goes down, I have trouble controlling myself.

When I break my fast, I eat my larger meal first, wait a couple of hours and then have salad. If I have the urge for a late night "something" right before bed I'll have a piece of fruit. I hope this helps.