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I eat one meal a day, but I'm not all strict about it.....meaning I have cream and sugar in my coffee in the morning and lots of days I have it in the afternoon too. Some IFers feel like that is wrong. It works for me. I've lost weight, I keep it off, and I don't freak out if my sweet husband wants to take me out for lunch…

Hypothyroidism doesn't just go away. I don't know your insurance situation, but maybe you should go see an endocrinologist. This is part of their specialty.

I eat one meal a day. It works for me in calorie counting. I don't have to stress about calories all day long.

What's worked for me is only eating one meal a day. I have coffee with sugar free cream in the morning and mostly drink water and hot tea during the day. Then I eat a really good dinner. Keeps my calories down and the water retention down.

I went to a sushi bar Friday night. When I woke up Saturday morning my face was all puffy and my fingers were swollen. I weighed and was 10 pounds heavier than Friday morning. I drank water all day and peed a lot. Back to normal weight on Sunday morning. Water weight is a *kitten*.

What's worked for me is only eating one meal a day. I have coffee with sugar free cream in the morning and mostly drink water and hot tea during the day. Then I eat a really good dinner. Keeps my calories down and the water retention down.

Weight is lost through a calorie deficit, not just by healthy eating and not just by exercise. You can do this.....

I am 5.4" and weigh 155, and wear sizes 6-12. It's great to be on here and see how everyone is so different.

21:3.....I don't eat for 3 hours but my evening meal falls around 7:00, sometimes earlier, sometimes later. It works the best for me.

Sugar Free liquid creamer....hazelnut or French vanilla

Yay! Good job.

As of 8/23 I am officially down 10 pounds. I weighed the same two days in a row, so I know it's real. Over the weekend, I went to a shrimp boil and I ate pork bbq at my parent's yesterday, so today I was 5 1/2 pounds heavier but I know it's just water. I took a water pill this morning so I should be back down tomorrow. I'm…

I think everyone knows by now that we are all different. We all make our own choices and just because my choice is different from yours, it doesn't make it wrong, or stupid, or crazy, etc. Eating makes me hungry. I can eat a meal at any of the 3 standard meal times and I feel hungry afterwards. Makes no sense, I know. By…

I have started eating one meal a day, at dinner time. This is a type of intermittent fasting. It works for me. I don't count calories, but I do eat a regular sized meal. I have wine a couple times a week. On average I have been losing about 1.5 pounds/week. It's just another way to do calorie reduction. You have to find…

That is awesome!

Stick with it. Just make sure you don't overeat and watch for the hidden calories. Low carb is great, and I naturally go towards it like @mistymeadows2005 but there's a lot of calories in low carb food. Also, I know I tend to hold water weight for days....no matter how much I drink. Don't get discouraged. It's a marathon,…

So I've been doing this for a month now and I've lost 7-10 pounds....depending on when I step on the scale. That is with a few glasses of wine each week. Starting today, I am cutting out the wine and I will see what a difference it makes.

Mio flavor enhancers are perfect for the water. I get the generic kind, but it keeps me drinking all day. That helps with the hunger.

This morning I was a total 6.6 pounds lighter, but I think it's actually more. I wore a dress to work today that I haven't been able to wear for about 4 years. I wore my bikini yesterday and looked pretty good. I feel really good too.

@daniabrioschi Welcome! This place is great.

I've been doing my own version of One Meal a Day. I put sugar free cream in my coffee so I'm technically not fasting. But I really hate black coffee. I've been losing kind of slowly but it's consistent. This is something that is actually do-able forever....for me. I'm at a calorie deficit but it allows me to eat a good…

So you want to lose about 23 pounds in a month and a half? Not very realistic.

I hate the scale! Just this morning, I got up and weighed. Then I drank a cup of coffee. Just for grins, I weighed again. 3 pounds heavier. It's crazy.

I really can't tell you if I have cravings once a month. I've never really noticed one day being different from another when it comes to wanting to eat something.

Good job on losing weight!

@iquash Welcome! So far I love OMAD. I'm starting a 48 hour fast today. Before I started OMAD I though it was crazy to not eat all day. Now I know it's not so bad. You can do it!

We went out last night and had wings and beer for dinner, so I didn't weigh this morning. I knew there would be some water retention. I am going to weigh tomorrow morning and I really think I might be in the 150's. Even if it's 159.9, I'll be so happy. 155 was my safe first goal, but this is going so great I think I'll no…

Eat the junk food. You need that today for whatever reason. Eat it and get it out of your system. You don't have to eat a whole bag of chips, but get a couple handfuls and eat it. That will really make you thirsty from the salt and you'll drink alot of water. OR tell yourself that you'll eat it and then keep putting it off…

Good luck. You can do it! I keep a couple bottles of sugar free flavors for water (like Mio, but I get generic). It helps with drinking alot of water.

So how did your month go? Did you get the 10 pounds?