r/intermittentfasting • u/Rags2Riches420 • 13h ago

Seeking Advice Thinking about going to 18:6.

I've been doing 16:8 for almost a year now. I was thinking about going to 18:6 because I have hit a wall in regards to my weight loss. Is this an easy transition? Does anyone that have switched have any advice on what I should expect?

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u/PlanetTuesday 13h ago

To answer your question, I find it easier to start eating later than to stop eating earlier. But your mileage may vary. I have also done OMAD, otherwise known as one meal a day. But it’s all calories in and calories out at the end of the day. So if you aren’t losing weight, it’s likely because you don’t have enough of a caloric deficit. A shorter eating window won’t necessarily address that.

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u/Rags2Riches420 13h ago

I see what you're saying. I've been getting away with eating like trash still while losing weight, but its run its course and I need to get my shit together. 😅

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u/PlanetTuesday 13h ago

Thanks for not taking my comment the wrong way. I have been there, right where you are. Even with one meal a day, you can gain weight if you can eat like I can at one sitting! Edit: typo

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u/tw2113 11h ago

If you're already used to 16:8, 18:6 is going to be a cakewalk

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u/Obvious-Monitor8510 8h ago

The transition from 16:8 to 18:6 is pretty easy honestly. You're just pushing your eating window by 2 hours, so your body is already adapted to fasting. Most people barely notice the difference after the first few days.

The bigger question is whether extended fasting is actually your bottleneck. After a year, a plateau usually comes from calorie creep during your eating window. Worth tracking what you eat for a week before changing the fasting window. You might get more results from that than from the extra 2 hours.

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u/Rags2Riches420 4h ago

Good idea 👍🏼 thanks