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Thanks, you guys! :)

Thanks! Yes that's what I've been hearing. Feeling better about it now. :)

Thank you so much for sharing. I just got through my first fast day yesterday and I love it so far. I'm keen to discover this can be a lifestyle. Hope you enjoyed the run! Very inspiring stuff. :)

I got through a successful fast day yesterday. It was not nearly as hard for me as the previous attempt. I think what helped was meal planning and, for my unique preferences, getting in some fats! Clearly it's different for different folks. My fast day consisted of water, coffee (black or sweetened with Splenda and a…

No I don't mind. I am trying to see what people's experiences are with the different methods. Looking for inspiration and real life experiences. Haven't fully worked out just what my method will be.

*follow up note* Eating 500 calories is totally hard! I did not make it through the day. (Fail.) That said, I still want to try... I will try the 5:2 diet. Seems like it's less challenging than the EOD. I think there is an active group in the community that follows it and I could use the inspiration.

How cool! If it works for you, then hey, power to ya! :)

Preceding that excerpt, she cites a 2009 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition study, if you'd like take a look. here is the link to that study: http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/90/5/1138 The book is pretty fascinating. I will probably read it over again.

It tastes absolutely delicious. As for artificial tastes... they use organic stevia to sweeten their product. I highly recommend giving it a shot. Here is a link to their page: https://www.halotop.com/

Oh interesting side note! For people worried about lean muscle, please read this excerpt from The Every Other Day Diet by Dr. Krista Varady and Bill Gottlieb: Dieters lost fat, not muscle. Our EOD dieters also lost most of their weight as fat—11.9 pounds, on average, meaning that they shed only a few ounces of muscle.…

Thanks! Yea I'll be sure I am getting some proper food on feast day, but I will not let feast day turn into crazy-go-nuts-eat-all-the-things day. Tracking calories should keep me in check. I like the notion that it will average out to a proper deficit. (500+2000)/2=1250 calories average.

Thanks! Yea I'm excited. :)

This is great. I think I will try it. I'm going for the EOD version, but I will definitely track calories on both the diet day (500 cal) and the feast day (I'll cap that one at 2000 cal). Wish me luck!

Oh sorry for stating this so late, but I'd like to lose 30-45lbs overall. I weigh 171lbs at 5'4".

Yep. Lots of diversity. Someone asked me why I'm considering going lower than 1200. Other calculators have placed me there, for weight loss at a rate of 2lbs per week. That's why. My net average has been around 1290 or so, however. I might add, I've spoken with numerous professionals (doctors, nurse practitioners,…

Great stuff! Thank you all.

Thanks everyone!

Yea I agree. Counting calories works best for me. I wish I was an intuitive eater. Oh well!

All great feedback. Thanks everyone. I am 5'4". 32 years old. I have yo-yo'd more times than I can track (lost and gained 20lbs at least 4 times). I suspect my metabolism is slower, if you subscribe to that philosophy. The MFP settings put me at 1200 for 2lbs per week, at 1370 for 1lb per week. To lose half a pound I need…

True. I am building up my workout routine gradually. I hit the gym 3 days a week and walk as often as I can.

Ha! Interesting. Nice to hear I'm not alone.

Lots of great feedback! Thank you. :)

You are all so helpful. Thank you!

You look so great! Both pics.

Arctic zero ice cream, Halo top ice cream, rice cakes, reduced sugar ketchup, sugar free jello!

Oh yes!!!!! I forgot about Halo Top. Amazing.

I almost intermittently fast. I drink a few coffees with splashes of almond milk (30 calories per cup of milk) through the morning. By noon or so, I have a small lunch. Come home from work and have food/dinner till 8:00-9:00pm. It's been fine so far, not awesome but fine, and leaves more calories for later in the day. (I…

I tried it before. I didn't lose weight but found that I also wasn't gaining weight despite how much cheese, cream, almond butter I ate. Then again, I wasn't counting calories.

So inspiring. Thank you!

Wow. Cool. Based on all this feedback, I hope to get there by late June (maybe late July, depending on how strict I am). I'm 171lbs. I lost 4lbs during this first week, although I believe there was some water weight too. My goal is 140lbs. My net average for the week is 1290 calories.