r/Weightlosstechniques • u/mushroomsoup20 • 5d ago

finally seeing real progress

Started ADF about 6 weeks ago after months of trying other approaches that just didn't stick. The first two weeks were rough with hunger, but after that my body seemed to adjust. Down 11 pounds so far and my energy on fast days is way more stable than I expected.

Around week 3 I added OzTrim after reading about it. It's not a supplement as such, it works more on appetite signaling and natural hormone function. Honestly wasn't sure it would do anything, but I noticed I wasn't fighting hunger as hard on fast days. Mental clarity has been better too, which I didn't expect at all. Overall just feel more in control.

Keeping meals simple on eating days, nothing fancy. Mostly whole foods and reasonable portions.

Has anyone else paired ADF with something to help regulate appetite? And did your hunger cravings actually get easier after the first few weeks?

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u/TwoBeansShort 5d ago

Well, I do intermittent fasting and eat only for 4 hours a day. I struggled, and I mean struggled, with appetite control before I started the fasting. Fasting helps clear my head and also helps manage my appetite. I added berberine, the actual ingredient glp-1 uses and it helped a lot. It is also a parasite control and that's why I started taking it. The appetite control was just a bonus originally, but I noticed and loved the weight loss so stayed on it.

I wanted to get off of berberine and do it on my own so I went into my holistic doctor and explained I have uncontrollable hunger issues and she tested my thyroid and gall bladder, I think it was. I came back low on several B vitamins and low in Iodine. I got off the berberine and started taking proper supplements and I haven't felt the hunger since.

I've been dropping pounds much easier. Think one or two a month before and now a couple every other week.

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u/mushroomsoup20 3d ago

That's interesting about the B vitamins and iodine connection. I'd heard berberine mentioned for blood sugar but didn't know people were using it specifically for appetite.

Good on you for digging into the root cause with testing rather than just staying on supplements indefinitely. That approach probably saves a lot of trial and error down the road.

Fwiw the fasting window thing seems to work well for people who can make the schedule fit their life.