[Food] Lose 7lbs in January

[Uh_huh_him]

I'm a week into 11-7 intermittent fasting. Water and a black coffee before 11am. Usually a homemade green vegan protein smoothie at 11 and healthy big lunch at 1230. Maybe a snack and then a healthy dinner to finish eating by 7pm. Then water. Sometimes I eat some crap food and it doesn't matter, aslong as it's between 11-7. I like the simplicity of the rules.
This way of eating, for me, certainly helps with IBS, and pretty quickly too. That's the main benefit so far. Let's see if it also helps with weight loss. Main reason is to be healthy and drink more, secondary to lost a stone or so as I'm over my bmi. I'm interested in the blood sugar impact, keto side of fasting and also autophagy, getting rid of damaged cells.
It is taking some will power but I'm hopeful that after another week or so I'll lose more cravings and settle into it. I'd like to try at least a month of it before reviewing any results.

I have been fasting for 24hrs + once a week and just eating one meal a day thereafter.
I find fasting has had a huge benefit on my overall well being.
Significantly more energy and alertness as well as increased focus during the day.

 

[HalfaSeatOn]

If you can’t run…….just walk. Just as good for weight loss for most people

Walking is very underrated. I go for a short brisk constitutional before breakfast every morning to wake the system up.

 

[HalfaSeatOn]

I have been fasting for 24hrs + once a week and just eating one meal a day thereafter.
I find fasting has had a huge benefit on my overall well being.
Significantly more energy and alertness as well as increased focus during the day.

I’m more in the little and often camp but do have longer periods where I naturally don’t feel like eating (after a bigger meal). I also aim to stop eating by 6 pm (but won’t deny myself if I’m naturally hungry but equally won’t give in to my brain that has engrained poor habits) My reading of the science is that metabolism has a dimmer switch that the brain turns up and down to preserve energy so would turn down under fasting. Whatever works and it’s working for you.

 

[Swimboy64]

I've got to put my hand up and say it's all gone to shit. My guess is I'm heavier than when we started all this. It's all very embarassing.

As of Monday, I need to get back on it.

I'll report in here in the hope that I can embarass myself into sorting this out.

Sorry everyone. It happens!!

CBH it does happen and remember this is all down to you so thanks
Get back on it I am doing sugarless march and have cut my calorie intake so hoping to lose a lb a week
Good luck mate

 

[Uh_huh_him]

I’m more in the little and often camp but do have longer periods where I naturally don’t feel like eating (after a bigger meal). I also aim to stop eating by 6 pm (but won’t deny myself if I’m naturally hungry but equally won’t give in to my brain that has engrained poor habits) My reading of the science is that metabolism has a dimmer switch that the brain turns up and down to preserve energy so would turn down under fasting. Whatever works and it’s working for you.

I'm pretty sure that it all boils down to calorie deficit in the end.
Fasting/Keto is the easiest way for me to stay in calorie deficit.
Everyone's different.

Portion size just doesn't work for me.
I find it far easier to be disciplined and eat one good meal a day, than I do trying to eat 3 small meals.

 

[HalfaSeatOn]

I'm pretty sure that it all boils down to calorie deficit in the end.
Fasting/Keto is the easiest way for me to stay in calorie deficit.
Everyone's different.

Portion size just doesn't work for me.
I find it far easier to be disciplined and eat one good meal a day, than I do trying to eat 3 small meals.

whether it’s one or three meals the key is having the right foods ie natural, unprocessed rather than refined. Probably better counting blood sugar levels than calories but I think if you are eating and living healthily things will look after themselves. As you point out whatever helps with having the willpower and discipline to sustain it is key.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

whether it’s one or three meals the key is having the right foods ie natural, unprocessed rather than refined. Probably better counting blood sugar levels than calories but I think if you are eating and living healthily things will look after themselves. As you point out whatever helps with having the willpower and discipline to sustain it is key.

Yeah good point.

I enjoy cooking and eating, so I am tending to cook a single, fresh meal from scratch each day, as my only meal.
So what I am eating is pretty healthy in regards to additives etc.

 

[herecomesaregular]

I have been fasting for 24hrs + once a week and just eating one meal a day thereafter.
I find fasting has had a huge benefit on my overall well being.
Significantly more energy and alertness as well as increased focus during the day.

That's v impressive but tbh not something i could feel i can do, realistically. Hopefully i can have similar results with the 11-7.