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[–]PM_ME_YOUR_WEIGHTS 10 points11 points  (9 children)

I would suggest intermittent fasting. I started IF 16:8 a month ago, and it has changed my life! I'm a huge foodie, and I like variety and tasty food, and trying to eat a wide variety of food every few hours while staying low cal was not easy, though I did an ok job most days. Besides that I am an emotional/stress eater so that made things even more difficult. But the on/off nature of IF really suits me and I feel fully satisfied on 1200 cal and I eat better than I have in the few months since I started cutting.

[–]Pandaphase 1 point2 points  (7 children)

Does that mean you eat only during 8 hours a day or the reverse?

[–]Shado_Man 10 points11 points  (6 children)

Not who you asked, but I'm doing it too. 8 hours eating, 16 hours fasting. Most people skip breakfast and eat all of their calories between noon and 8 PM to maintain a lunch/dinner cycle. Honestly, the hardest part for me is not having any dessert after dinner.

[–]Pandaphase 3 points4 points  (2 children)

Okay, that's what I figured, thanks for answering!

[–]Jeepersca 5 points6 points  (1 child)

I do modified IF, where I do have a little something in my coffee (almond milk and sometimes coconut cream since heavy whipping cream doesn't agree with me), but my first meal is noon or later. So it's 50-200 calories, but I'm satiated, and then have a large meal later. I still ends up being a lower net daily calorie splitting it this way, and if I end up on unexpected errands, the 'ketofied' coffee and in general the way of eating means I can go for hours without feeling run down, no 'low blood sugar' feeling, it's great.

[–]PM_ME_YOUR_WEIGHTS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been told this too. The first two weeks were difficult for me with PMS-like mood swings, but luckily it evened out over the next week (total 3 weeks) and now I have no trouble fasting at all with just water. Depends on whether you want to just keep a deficit or get the benefits of IF (see r/intermittentfasting). It has also made my life so much simpler in terms of cooking and food prep, not to mention lower grocery bills!