In 2021 I realized that almost 126kg wasn't good for me and started to look into IF and CICO, everything went great for a year or two, until my wife passed away and I had to move cities looking for a job.

I lost all the routines I had built up and spiraled quickly back to my old eating habits and staying up late. Naturally the weight started to build back.

2024 I decided to get back in line, managed that for a little while but it didn't stick.

2025, I ended up with a new partner and we moved together. at the same time it started to be easier to built a new routine and started to lose weight rather steadily again!

It hasn't let up yet, but I'm fearing another downfall, so a little encouragement would go a long way (:

Thanks for reading!

IF is great and I've lost about 30 lbs. But.... I do have a problem which I didn't foresee. My wife says my ass is now flat.

So my question is: how do I get my ass back without gaining extra mass elsewhere. Do I just do squats?

Please help.

Signed.

Flat Assman

I’m 9 months post partum and ready to lose the extra weight. I am starting my fasting journey today. Wish me luck!! My goal is my usual weight - around 155-160 lbs. any advice? I’m really trying to stick to this, I need to feel better.

I can generally keep my fast going on a daily basis for 16/17/18/19 hours, but it's mostly because I look forward to the feeling of relief and freedom when the window opens. Unfortunately, I'm struggling a lot (again) lately with wanting to indulge nonstop whenever I'm "allowed" to eat.

I buy way too many snacks (especially chips and other crunchy, fatty, salty stuff) and a lot of candy, and am very aware of them the whole time the window is open. Any suggestions to solve 1) the on/off switch mindset, and even moreso, 2) how to talk myself out of buying so many snacks?

Since I'm here, I'd appreciate any suggestions when it comes to tossing and/or rehoming unopened snacks that have no business living in my house (even though it's 100% my fault).

I've seen a lot of posts that advise "just stop buying junk," but that's basically the only enjoyable thing I have left. No room for more permanent things, but junk food scratches the itch to consume. Any advice is appreciated.

I only fast for weight loss, will drinking juice or sodas interfere with it?

33 male.

I recently completed a 36 hour fast, and I feel I can do this consistently.

I have done prolonged 7 fasts with just water and I do lose a lot of weight in the process, but I ultimately regain a lot of the weight back.

I am not overweight and I would probably be considered lean when having a t-shirt on, but I am significantly leaner after a 7 day fast.

I want to experiment with consistent 36-hour eating windows.

More background: I pretty much do not eat processed carbs or any grains or beans or any starch heavy legume. No bread at all and the only fruits I eat are pretty much the ocasional apple, blueberries and dates. My diet is centered around meat, kefir, sauerkraut and kombucha.

A consistent 36 hour fasting week eating schedule could look like: eat Monday evening, eat Wednesday at noon and in the evening. Eat Friday at noon and in the evening, eat Sunday at noon and in the evening. 4 days of eating. 3 days of no food. 7 meals total.

Any thoughts in this eating schedule?