AnnetteW wrote:No reason not to continue your journal. It is YOUR journal and you can write what you want.
I tried IF in the past, and I was doing Keto at the time. I was absolutely miserable. So obviously, everyone is different in that respect.
I do hope you keep up updated. Post occasionally if your weight keeps dropping. You also might find that after some time it doesn't work, or you want to take a break. Still interesting information.
Good luck, and I hope it keeps working for you.
Thanks Annette for your comment. I meant to respond awhile back and never got around to it until now. I believe you are right and this, in the end, is my journal so I might as well write in it as I see fit! (BTW, I think Keto is terrible and I believe no one should do it even if they are doing IF).
So as of July 12th when I started intermittent fasting, i have lost 18 pounds. Here is the breakdown of the last few months:
May to July 12th I went from 232 to 221 mainly using the principles advocated in this forum. However, I still struggled with binge eating and deeply craved things like nut butters and truly had a hard time avoiding them.
July 12th (Began intermittent fasting) to October 2nd I went from 221 to 203. Almost cured my binge eating. If I want to indulge and have a lot of nut butters or more calorically dense food, then no problem. I simply eat them during my eating window. However, if I want to indulge during my fasting window, then I just remind myself that I only have to wait until tomorrow. Unlike before when I had a splurge meal and had to wait another 7 days before indulging, I only ever have to wait till the next day. These last 18 pounds have been the easiest for me to lose.
It feels good to be almost 30 pounds lighter. What is shocking is how much I realize I have to lose. When I initially started at 232, I was thinking once I got to 200 pounds (or 195 at the absolute lightest) I would be at the size I wanted based on the image I desired (I weight lift and do calisthenics regularly). But now that I am almost at 200, I realize a realistic weight goal is 185. Be that as it may, I love how much thinner I look. I like that my muscles are showing and sometimes when I turn sharply in front of the mirror I can actually see the bulging of the top two abdominal muscles. An amazing thing to see after not seeing them for 15 years!
So here I am now, just had a very large meal drizzled with a heaping dosage of tahini and even a small dessert afterwards and now I am fasting the rest of the day. I feel full, satisfied and felt like I indulged and yet I am eating healthy and losing weight. Will report once I break 200 and reach 199.