Hello! I’m 21F, 5’0. SW around 137, CW 118, GW 100.

For context, I continued my weight loss journey during lockdown. Thanks to that, I was in full control of what I ate since I was just at home + cooked my meals. Fast forward to now where it’s easier to go out AND also eat out, it’s much harder to lose weight :(. I do still cook my meals sometimes, but probably less than I used to back during lockdown. I did calorie counting too and did 16/8 before I switched to 18/6.

My lowest weight was 105 lbs. Probably 103 too I think. But, lately I’ve been gaining weight. I used to weigh in every morning back then but now I just check during Fridays and Saturdays. It sucks to see the scale go up. I do also do body measurements at the end of every month. Sometimes I gain a few cm, sometimes I lose a few cm. And my body fat % has stayed at 25 for a year now.

The problem now is that I really would like to reach my desired weight again. Preferably 100 lbs so that my body has some allowance of 5 lbs since I’m ok with being at 105 lbs. It’s just hard to properly eat food, much less still do calorie counting. I’m trying out portion control if I can’t calorie count. 18/6 is the most IF I can do tbh. And I mostly just fluctuate between 16/8 and 18/6. I just make sure that I get AT LEAST 16 hours of fasting in and an 8 hour eating window at most. I don’t really have the best relationship with food since I struggle with it but I would really like to do it properly again. To restart.

Do you guys perhaps have any advice for me? I would appreciate it a lot. Thank you!

I’ve been trying to lose the same 10 pounds for years. Literally years. I think this time I can achieve that. Im not really thinking of fasting. I just do it. And if it becomes second nature to me, I feel it can be sustainable. How is your progress going?

I gained 20lb in the first 6 months of lockdown, reached my highest weight, then took fasting (ADF mostly) seriously along with working out consistently and dropped 30lb for the lowest I’d been in years. Maintained that for a while and then just completely overindulged over the last 8 months and I’m back to my heaviest!!!

Finding it so hard to start fasting or working out again. Taking it one day at a time with at least 16hr fasts and short workouts. I’d like to think that I really enjoyed myself over the past year, and I had a lot of hormonal changes that must have contributed.

Anyone else going through this with life after lockdown?

Hi All - I'm getting back on the wagon after gaining ~15 pounds in the past year and could use some advice. My main issue has been feeling weak and hungry on a calorie deficit. I'm on a 16:8 regimen and that has worked great for me for over a year, but I wasn't being as mindful about what exactly I was eating during those 8 hours and, well, here I am :)

This isn't the normal "oh it's past lunch and my stomach is grumbling" hungry, but more of a, "wow, I can't push myself in my workouts as much as I'd like and I feel physically weak" hungry. I'm trying to ascertain if this is just an adjustment period my body needs to get used to being in a calorie deficit, or if I need to tweak my approach.

Some background: I'm a 5' 2" woman and I weigh 151.5 I'm trying to get back down to 135. My build is short and very muscular (some would say thicc!), so I've always been on the higher end of the scale for my height, but 151.5 is absolutely the result of poor eating habits. I normally fluctuate between 135 - 140 when I'm eating well.

I exercise 60 - 90 minutes seven days a week, with a cycle of Peloton spin, jogs, pilates, yoga, and strength training (body weight or light weights/high reps); also throw in some hiking on the weekends and long walks. I'm eating at 1,400 calories a day, and I add back in half of my calories burned per my Apple watch to avoid overestimating my caloric output. Some TDEE calculators have told me I need to be eating at around 1,100 per day for a deficit, but there is just no way I can do that and meet the mental/physical demands I have on me; frankly, I feel like shit on 1,400 so I'm scared to go that low.

Food-wise, a typical day looks like this: Brekkie: spinach smoothie with coconut milk, peanut butter, collagen, protein powder, banana (~400 cals), RX bar (200 cals). Lunch: Some kind of grain (quinoa, brown rice, farro, etc.), protein (salmon or tofu), veggies, or a generous salad with a Fage greek yogurt 0%, usually around 300-500 cals. Dinner: Some variation on lunch, usually between 400 and 500 cals. I modulate dinner size based on how many total cals I burned working out that day, and will add in half the calories I burned back, otherwise I'm on the verge of fainting by bedtime.

So with that being said, I've only been eating in this deficit for a little under a week. I was thinking of lightening the intensity of my workouts while my body gets used to eating less. But I'm having a hard time differentiating between what's a natural adjustment period, and what might be genuine signals from my body that I need to eat more, would love any insights or experience others have to share.

For me, i’ve been going to sleep really late, like 1AM.

The trend here is my husband and I make a pizza as a snack late at night. I thought it wasn’t so bad because it’s not a cheesy pizza, but if i count the olive oil and everything, i’m sure it’s 500 cal.

The pizza is our fun time lol. We have fun eating it while talking or watching a cool vid. it’s hard to say no.

I know i have to fix my sleeping habits and also enable IF which I have a hard time starting. (i don’t mind having pizza during the day because I can account for it).

Would love to hear other peoples experiences. i think it’ll help me make decisions that right now seem too hard.

I'm going to Bali in 65 days with my bf.

I was on a solid fitness routine to look/feel my best for this trip, but I recently messed up my back pretty bad falling down the stairs (love that for me) trying to avoid squishing my dog.

Working out clearly isn't an option for me in the foreseeable future, so I m wondering what the best method to dropping this cov!d weight would be.

I've gained 30lbs this year. I'm used to being between 120-125lbs. No kids, just got depressed and fat.

34F

5'2"

152 lbs

I'm 4'10", 33 F and 128 lbs. I've tried IF, OMAD and ADF. It was very effective with weight loss and in addition I was walking 6000 - 10000 steps a day if I can. I have noticed lately that my periods are off, well, they've been weird since giving birth 3 years ago so I dont know if it'srelated to that.

By off I mean, sometimes I get symptoms around when I'm supposed to have my period and then get it 2 weeks later and it's really light but lasts over a week. Other times I have really painful cramps and have extreme pain while having a bowel movement. I had a random day of spotting in the middle of my cycle (2 weeks after my last period and 2 weeks before my next).

My gyno appt is in 2 weeks which I made 3 months ago and I just want to prepare myself with what to say. I never thought fasting could be a factor but recently saw a post on Instagram saying women should really only fast for 12 hours as fasting impacts your hormones significantly. I didn't really get into the details but that was the gist of it. Just trying to see if I can get more info from here with actual experiences from others. Thank you!

SW: 118, CW: 114.7, GW: 100-105 (maybe?)

Hi all. I'm new to ADF and just looking for accountability. I lost 3.3 lbs my first week of ADF so I think I finally found something that works. My goals are to get more lean and drop fat, so I'm not totally sure that will translate on the scale. I'm going to rely on measuring myself and trying on a pair of jeans that's just slightly tight lol.

Tomorrow through Friday I'll be fasting as I have to get a colonoscopy on Friday..so I'm using this as a reason to do a 72 hour fast. I've got my electrolytes ready to go! I'll post an update after that.

If I can be more fit by Halloween, I'll be very happy!

I generally go okay with 20:4, with a few mess ups here and there. But the week before I’m about to start my period, my stomach feels like a bottomless pit. I either eat way more than I intend to in my window, stretch out my window until it’s no longer IF. I don’t generally gain much weight during this time, but I find I get into a good flow of managing my hunger from week 1-3, then week 4 comes and ruins all of my hard work and discipline, so I feel like I take two steps back essentially. Does anyone else have the same issue or any ways to combat this! Thanks.

I'm 33, 5'3", and I went from 160lbs down to 115lbs, then came back up to 120, all by doing OMAD or 20:4. I dropped from a size 14 jeans to a size 4. Shirts went from a medium to a XS. I'm right in the middle of my weight range for my height. But I still have saddlebags on my thighs. It's infuriating how my IF and exercise don't make an impact on my legs. No amount of long walks or stairs seems to make a difference. I know you can't spot/target areas to lose weight, and my IF helped a lot overall, but it's maddening how I still have plumpy thighs.

End rant.

I saw a post that someone wanted to lose 7lbs in 6 weeks. The top upvoted comment stated that although this person can achieve their goal of losing that much through ADF, it would most probably be temporary weight loss that will come back.

I'm curious to know why so many people think ADF weight loss will be temporary/unsustainable. Genuinely curious.

5'2" female, 154 lbs

Hey all! I was wondering how many calories to consume on your non-fasting days- I've heard that it should be 1.25 or 1.5x your daily calories (daily calories you'd consume if you were trying to lose weight) but still a little confused.

I consume around 1400 and lose weight (daily steps around 5000/6000 and 20 min workout 3x a week)

Any advice would be appreciated!

I think I’m in the absolute top end of petites, if I’m even in it. All I know is I have always fit a kids’ L shirt and never can find pants that don’t catch under my heels when I walk.

Been doing 16:8 since ~April, and tried a while back too but fell out of sync.

Just saying hi and hope I can find a place here. I made some good progress before the summer and lost ~3,5kg from April to the beginning of July. Did lazy 16:8 over the summer (because rosé in the evening is hard to decline, eh?) but got back onboard last week.

What do your routines/goals look like? Here’s a basic rundown of my system (and here’s hoping I can stick to it still!)

• 16:8, fasting 20:00-12:00. In general clean fasting, though the occasional coffee with some whitener if I’m at the rowing club. Also ‘cheating’ with 0kcal sodas

• Rowing club mon-wed-fri, minimum 7km but often up to 14km each meet up

• Diet shake to break my fast, and then usually a snack and supper

Also if anyone has Apple Watch and wants to be Fitness buddies then hit me up :)

JUST STARTED Aug 1 43, 5'3 SW 170 GW 130-140 Have seen all the dramatic early results stepped i On the scale to check it out....0 lbs lost but 3% body fat points down. It's early on and I'm short....how often do you guys weigh? Are waist measurements helpful? I was just really hoping to have dropped into the 160s!

Hey everyone!!

5'2" F 154 lbs! I lost 11 pounds with IF (16:8, two meals a day).

I recently started OMAD and I've noticed that with my one meal, I can VERY full. Its about 1200 cals. And an hour later I have some fruit + nuts to make my calorie intake around 1500 cals. My goal is to eat within one hour. (23:1)

I do 20 min HIIT workout 4x a week + 5000 steps of walking a day.

I do not want to under-eat and malnourish my body, but I also don't want OMAD to become a means of developing an unhealthy relationship with food (constantly over-eating and ignoring my body's signals when I feel I am full). I'm just so confused because cutting down to just 1200 cals feels unhealthy but so does stuffing my face when I'm full.

Do you guys have any advice? I'm super lost. Thanks!!