16:8 I need to lose at least 5 stone

[Whichcatthatcat]

Please help me. I've done this diet before, lost a stone or so but gradually put most of it back on.

I'm starting today and need company/ motivation etc.

Anyone want to join me?

Hallelujah 1.3 lbs off last week. Glad I've got the ball rolling again.

Well done. I've not restarted, I need to get back I the right frame of mind. Perhaps next week.

Well done @Plump82

I have struggled over the weekend, I suspect due to having a couple of glasses of wine in the evenings. But I am back on it today. Just hit 16 hours.

Im Doing this wrong aren't I.
Doing the16:8 diet and im new to it and in my eating window 12-8pm I'm just stuffing my face!
I've had today so far left over spaghetti(& cheese!) 2 cookies and some chocolate!
I plan on having a chicken salad for dinner later!

I am not sure what the rules are for normal 16:8 as I am also trying to do it low carb. Since midday I have had some homemade soup, a slice of cheese and a handful of nuts. I am genuinely not getting hungry during fasting so I assume this is ok but don’t really know the rules either!

I'm not sure what the rules are but it probably defeats the purpose of fasting if you're eating what you normally would, just in a set time?

I'm definitely going low cal but it's working for me and I've definitely noticed if I can get through the sugar cravings then I don't miss chocolate etc.

I've had a banana and peanuts butter, some lentil pasta with a chunky vegetable sauce and feta cubes and I'm just about to have a cup of tea and a protein yogurt which I always end the day with.

Thanks for the reply. I had a word with myself and I'm very rule driven 🙈 so I'm goin to read up on it and go from there! Still on the 16/8 ! Good luck everyone x

I'm still not doing this. But maintaining weight rather than putting it on, so that's not too bad.

But if I keep posting and reading here I'll be ready to start again soon, I hope.

You will! At least you're maintaining so that when and if you pick it back up you won't have any set back. It took me a good 3 weeks to get back into the mind set.

I suspect my calories are reduced naturally as my appetite has regulated somewhat with the fasting. I try and limit most days to a 4/5 hour eating window, and I eat as much as I feel I need until I feel full.

I'm on the countdown to summer holidays so would like to lose 3/4 stone - hopefully on track as I'm fairly steady with the pound a week average at the moment. I just need to tidy up the occasional slips into long eating windows.

What I'm really excited for is having a wardrobe purge this weekend of too baggy clothes. I've never felt confident to do that before but I'm very optimistic that I'll be able to keep going with this as a way of life!

It's great getting rid of clothes that are too big. I've had to buy some new stuff in a size 16. I honestly don't remember the last time I was this size on clothes.

Yes, the main difference I have noticed is my appetite is less. Normally when I get home from work I am starving and eat loads before I even start making dinner. The last few days I have got home and a cup of tea has been all I have needed! I must be saving quite a lot of calories that way! And at work if there are cakes I usually eat loads but today I could take it or leave it and just had a tiny bit....it's kind of weird!

I managed 16hr 42 mins today :)

Hopefully I can do it again and get back on track

Well done @Whichcatthatcat

Just having a bowl of cereal for dinner after finally getting ds to bed. So I'm not going to manage 16 hours, unless I don't eat till 2.15 tomorrow. Not sure I can wait that late.
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Hi all just restarting this WOE as I know it works for me and once the initial week or so is over I will feel better and have more energy. But it's the starting that feels hard - any tips for overcoming the initial headache, hunger pangs and brain fog? I find when my blood sugar drops I go all vague and useless. I need to lose around 3st but even half a stone would make a decent difference at the moment.

0.8lbs on last week. Whoops! I'll blame it on the Burger King and Snickers I ate on Friday.

Luckily I have no plans this week or weekend so I'm hoping for a decent loss next week.

Got the steppers exercise machine out and jumped on that after work as it's just too miserable to go a walk today.

I've been quite disciplined last week or so and scales are moving 0.9kg down from this time last week. I know it'll bounce back a little but it's quite encouraging!

Doing lots of walking and twice weekly gym class with 19:5 (roughly, I always aim for 18 hours of fasting)

19 pounds down since I started fasting late January, so not fast, but steady.

Hi, how's everyone doing?

I suddenly felt like starting again, after eating 5 chocolate digestives yesterday!!!

So I'm on my first fast for weeks, hope I manage it.

I managed to lose 2.4lbs last week. Hoping for similar this week. My best target is another 2 stone for September.

Well done. :)

I've lost 2 stone in 2 years. Not exactly impressive, but I'm keeping it off long term, so I'm pleased about that.

My bmi has gone from.43.4 to 38.1.

Well done for getting back on it!

I'm still averaging about a pound or so a week. I weigh most mornings and it can be really changeable day to day, but I'm using happy scale which stops the disappointments on bad days. I also find that getting in a decent step count really shifts the next days number. I had less than 5 stone to lose, more like 3 but would've been happy enough with 2 and its such a good feeling to be nearly at that 2 stone loss, and happy to continue indefinitely with some form of fasting.

I'm moving more towards a one meal a day, but some days I'm genuinely really hungry so I just eat, and don't feel like I've ruined the whole plan. I only wish I'd tried this years ago.

Some days I've got to early evening and I think I could manage a 36 hour fast but have been to scared to take that leap. I thought people who did that sort of thing were mad, but it's remarkable how your body adapts.

Argh, 1.7 lbs on. I knew I didn't have a great week but really hoped I'd just stay the same. I was really hungry today but I've just had my tea and hope it keeps me going. Feel like I could eat a 2nd bowl!! I have been eating too many carbs so I know that's got to stop.

How's everyone else doing?

@rodedooda I find I'm going that way as well with one meal a day and when I'm past the hungry stage I find it not too difficult.

Yikes! After a wee break away with wine and all the food, Happy Scale app has blown a gasket.

Timer started now, going to aim for 14 hours!

Rodedooda good luck. I put on this week, first time for ages. But I've not been fasting, and eating rather a lot of ice cream and meals out.

So starting again tonight.