I'm dealing with 75 extra pounds that I gained over two years of working from home and literally sitting on my ass 12-14 hours a day. I'm now in a normal job where I get to live more like a normal person. So now, the goal is to get back to my true weight.
Full disclosure for anyone interested in the 16/8 Fast. I'm 57 years old, 5'10" female, and I currently weigh 223 pounds. My goal weight is 148 - I want to get and stay under 150. As it took me two years to gain this weight, I will be happy to get rid of it within a year.
I'm doing a 16/8 Intermittent Fast. What this means is that I have an 8 hour window each day where I can eat, and a 16 hour "fasting" window where I only drink water. I'm also drinking one cup of black coffee in the morning while I wait for my eating window, which is currently 11am - 7 pm.
Although we all know our weight fluctuates daily, I'm marking my starting point as 223. I will mark an official weight check in on Friday, June 1 (2018) as that will be one week of me doing this 16/8 thing.
My initial reaction - negatives are getting hungry in the evening, but water with ice seems to help, and hungry in the morning. But, the positives that come from that are that I am much more productive in the morning because I use "digging into my work" to keep my mind off of being hungry. I've also noticed that when I do eat, I'm more picky. I consciously don't want to waste my eating on donuts and cake. And, with restricting my eating to just those 8 hours, I've easily reduced my calorie intake by close to 1000 calories a day.
I am also increasing my daily activity, so that should contribute to weight loss. Next post, I'll track my activity, and the post after that will be on June 1 with my weight result.
Happy fasting!
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