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You shouldn't be consuming any calories at all during your fasting window on IF, so if you're snacking during the fasting hours, it's not IF. But you should think about how to schedule your windows in a way that works for you. For me, I sleep 10p-6a and work 8a-4:30p. When I was doing 20/4, I was eating 5-9p. I found that…

That moment when you head out for your run, thinking you're "training" for a 5k, then get home and map the route and realize you just RAN a 5k! And you can focus on speeding it up a little and extending the distance. That moment in yoga class when the teacher says "now we are going to do handstands," and you totally panic,…

When this happens to me, I swap out for some other goal temporarily. "I'm going to run three times this week," say, or "I'm going to do one hundred squats today and see how that feels," or "I'm going to cut out refined sugar for two weeks and see how that feels." I weigh myself every day because I like seeing the graph,…

Congratulations, that's really awesome. Dealing with issues around food is so tough, and it sounds like you've really got a handle on what it would mean to be healthy and to have a non-scared relationship with food! I was sinking into a disordered relationship with food last year, and I spent the last eighteen months…

Hemp hearts on salad! Sooooo delicious, and they keep you full for AGES. Most things have some protein...bread, cereals, etc... beans, hummus, nuts and nut butters... lots of delicious options! I've been *mostly* vegetarian for about six years, and entirely vegetarian for about two.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned water aerobics. I'm 5'11" and started at 280 (not with MFP). For the first few months, I did a vigorous class of deep-water aerobics three times a week. After awhile, I added jogging because I wanted to get some exercise that wasn't zero-impact for bone-strengthening purposes. But the…

I like salad greens, particularly arugula, but I like to cut them into little tiny strips. I just like the texture better. I really don't like big leaves. So maybe there would be a preparation method you'd like better. I also like raw kale for salads--it's crunchy and has a lot of flavour. That's just me. And I will say…

I weigh daily, but I average the previous three days on a spreadsheet, and I don't stress about gains or losses. I just like to see the graph with all of them.

I think you have to worry about mercury with Atlantic salmon (and farmed salmon) but with Pacific salmon you don't have to worry and can have it as often as you like.

The thing I like about queer is that it's non-specific. I think homosexual sounds clinical (and behaviour-focused), lesbian sounds like a strange sort of cult, but queer is vague. It lets me choose how much information I want to give people. I say "yes, I'm a part of this community" but it doesn't tell people about my sex…

I don't know if it helps with weight loss or not. I know that it helps me decide how much I am really hungry for and how much is being thirsty... and I know that after a few weeks of drinking more, you can adjust and not be peeing so often! I drink about four or five litres of water a day.

Kale goes in everything!! Casseroles, soup, stews... i love it in pasta sauce if i'm eating pasta... it's amazing in stir fry because it holds up a bit better than spinach. Huge amounts of raw turn into relatively small amounts cooked, and it's chock-full of vitamins and fiber. You can also bake it until it's dried out and…

I subscribe to techno podcasts. I like electronic music for working out. Driving beat, lots of energy, and subscribing to free podcasts means that I don't have to pay anything for it and it's new all the time!

I plan to log everything, take extra care on days like thanksgiving and christmas when I know it'll be harder by eating a low-calorie breakfast and lunch. Aim to exercise more and look for ways to add extra exercise in. Visit with people by going on walks instead of sitting down and having cookies together. Also make sure…

I brush my teeth after I'm done eating dinner. Somehow once I've brushed my teeth, it seems like I shouldn't be hungry anymore. I do find it helpful to be doing something with my hands, too, knitting or something.

I would like to second the recommendation to go slowly. Your body can adjust to slow weight loss but quick weight loss and you will end up with a bunch of skin you don't want! I lost eighty pounds a couple of years ago but have regained thirty and am back on the wagon as of a week ago. Reminding myself that slow is better.…