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Weight Loss/Maintenance

piddyprints

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5. I have a friend who fasts all day, every day,

Reply to exboyfil (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 20, 2023, 10:54 AM

Jan 2023

until about 5:00pm. She mentioned not wanting to spike her insulin during the day. She had been on many diets and kept gaining weight. Now she's quite thin with the fasting. There are no forbidden foods on her diet, and I know she likes dessert. For whatever reason, it works for her.

I simply have to eat, starting in the morning. Otherwise, I don't have the energy to keep going. I don't eat anything after 6:00pm, though, and my diet is extremely healthy. If I ate the SAD, I'd be overweight.

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For weight loss, how much you eat is more important than when you eat [View all] CentralMass Jan 2023 OP

At my age, I must do both just to maintain my weight. Ferrets are Cool Jan 2023 #1

I find a 6 hour eating window 10am to 4pm seems to work for me if I stick with it. CentralMass Jan 2023 #3

IF is about a lot more than weight loss exboyfil Jan 2023 #2

I started the iF back up. CentralMass Jan 2023 #4

I have a friend who fasts all day, every day, piddyprints Jan 2023 #5

Interesting. CentralMass Jan 2023 #6

Finding what works for YOU is what it's all about TexasBushwhacker Jan 2023 #7

I couldn't agree more. piddyprints Jan 2023 #8

like you I must eat breakfast! I must eat when my feet hit the floor, almost yellowdogintexas Jun 2023 #9