Originally Posted by
mom2binsd
I guess I'd ask yourself, do you feel like your clothes fit better? Are you wanting a specific weight loss? If after a year you are the same weight (or within 5-7 lbs) and you've obviously kept to the IF windows, maybe it's just not going to work. Also, you should never be starving, that's not good.
Also, are you approaching menopause? Hormones can definitely play a role too.
I know IF doesn't work for everyone.
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I am 46, so perimenopause is likely. I really wanted to lose those 5-7lbs a year ago and it took months to lose it. To have it all come back is infuriating. I thought IF would be "easy" to try given that I already wasn't a big breakfast eater (usually I'd just have a protein snack or shake at 9am) so delaying a few more hours seemed easy to do. I also thought IF would be good to try because I was already running and doing yoga regularly and was already GF and low carb, without seeing results.
Originally Posted by
mikala
That sounds so frustrating! First off, could anything be breaking your fast in the morning and triggering the ravenous insulin response? Flavored coffee, vitamins, gum, flavored sparkling water, workout drinks, etc?
If you are certain your fast is clean you might consider shifting your window to earlier in the morning. I find I'm much hungrier the next day if I've eaten lots of carbs or had alcohol so that could be a factor. 18:6 seems to be the minimum for weight loss for some people so you might also try 19:5 or 20:4.
Any other health changes? Maybe time for a thyroid check?
No other changes. Coffee is regular (not flavored) and black. I do take Vitamin D3 and a probiotic in the morning but had read that was okay. It's just odd to me that it worked, albeit slowly, last spring, but seems to have stopped.
Originally Posted by
firstbaby
What are the benefits you’ve felt from IF? Honestly, the rigor that you are applying to your eating windows with no or little payoff sound miserable. I would be reflecting on why IF and re-evaluating if it was really the right fit for me.
Honestly, given that I wasn't a big breakfast person, I thought it would be easy to try and just delay a few hours more. It appealed to me as not being restrictive of specific food groups as I'm not interested in paleo/keto because I don't want to do restrictive eating in that way with two teen daughters.
Mom to two amazing DDs ('07 & '09) and a fur baby.
Gluten free since Nov '11 after non-celiac gluten sensitive diagnosis. Have had great improvement or total elimination of: migraines, bloating/distention, heartburn, cystic acne, canker sores, bleeding gums, eczema on elbows, dry skin and scalp, muscle cramps, PMS, hair loss, heart palpitations, fatigue. I'm amazed.