Last summer, I was doing 18/6 and had some great results, but I fell off the wagon. For the past few weeks, I’ve been doing 16/8 and doing well… just trying to cut down on snacking. I have a serious issue with overeating, and IF seems to be the only thing that helps. Any IF fans on Lemmy?

SW: 240 CW: 232

  • sin_free_for_00_daysEnglish
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    1 year ago

    My kid (well, kid…he’s in his late 20s), started a 20/4 IF about 2 months ago. He’s been really good on it and has dropped almost 60 pounds. IF doesn’t work so great for me. It’s all or nothing. I’m sure it’s not healthy for me, but going on multi-day fasts is the first thing that has actually seemed to work for longer lengths of time. I really wish I could take a pill that killed my appetite.

    • lolreconlol@lemm.eeOPMEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I’m sure it’s not the best thing in the world, but a caffeine pill in the morning and a ton of water makes the fast pretty darn easy.

      • sin_free_for_00_daysEnglish
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        1 year ago

        That is exactly how I get through my fasts. When hunger hits, a couple big swallows of very cold water seems to mitigate the hunger relatively quickly. I also look forward to the little rush I feel when I get to the other side of a hunger moment.

  • NiklzNDimz@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I realize this is a few months past OP date but just wanted to say that I completely relate. Restarting again today/tomorrow. I am so bad about boredom eating.

  • Panda@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    4 months ago

    I just started a few days ago to help with weight loss and generally a healthy lifestyle!

    Was looking an IF related community and found this!

    How is your IF journey going?