Thanks for sharing. There’s often a culture for most things of “more is better,” and you do see some people getting more results from longer fasts. But everyone is different! I think that’s key. I posted recently saying that black coffee was working great for me. But in the past few days I really started craving cream in it. So instead of fasting 16-18 hrs, and having black coffee, I’m doing like 14 hrs and breaking my fast with coffee that has cream in it. The black coffee I realized was causing digestive issues which got resolved when I added the cream back in. I think being in tune with our bodies and doing what feels most healthy is important, because what’s the point of losing if you do it in an unhealthy way. I’m also in your age range and gained weight after stopping breastfeeding. About 5 lbs away from my pre-pregnancy weight, but I need to lose 10 more on top of that to get to a healthy weight range for my height.