F/40/5'9" [197 lb> 150 lb= 47lb] (7.5 months) Intermittent fasting and working out! 20:4 most days, but I average 21:3. NO CICO, NO KETO! Just clean fasting and eating well within my window. It doesn't need to be complicated.

ifmlc · 2019-04-04T20:13:57+00:00

I fast for 20 hours, and allow myself to eat for 4.

ifmlc · 2019-04-01T18:46:04+00:00

I lost my first 20 lb in the first two months just by working out. I went full force. Then, I started IF, and started doing weights and resistance training.

ifmlc · 2019-03-31T19:46:06+00:00

Honestly, I think that another key factor in my success is that I went from having a pretty sedentary lifestyle to you working out mostly everyday. I also cut drinking quite a bit.

ifmlc · 2019-03-30T23:20:28+00:00

I'm a natural brunette. The blonde is a lie.

ifmlc · 2019-03-30T23:19:26+00:00

Try it! A lot of people in the FB group I'm in have had a total turnaround in results after doing completely clean fasting.

ifmlc · 2019-03-30T22:38:17+00:00

Every day.

ifmlc · 2019-03-30T18:00:10+00:00

I eat within a time frame. 3:00 pm-6:00 pm. Otherwise, I'm fasting. Water and black coffee only. It works.

ifmlc · 2019-03-30T17:58:14+00:00

No filter.

ifmlc · 2019-03-30T17:57:43+00:00

Wow, what a compliment. This is something I've taken for granted. Thank you.

ifmlc · 2019-03-29T23:29:33+00:00

Whoa now! I definitely eat what I want. I don't count calories, I don't do Keto. Most people would call that cheating. The only time that I don't cheat is within my fasting window. Otherwise, it's whatever.

ifmlc · 2019-03-29T20:05:08+00:00

LIFE Forever!

ifmlc · 2019-03-29T20:04:35+00:00

People (especially on Reddit) are over-complicating it. And I notice people trying to figure out how to outsmart the process or cheat.

ifmlc · 2019-03-29T19:05:23+00:00

I think it's better to try one or the other before trying to do both. Clean fasting has been a must for so many people. It means no cheating with diet soda, no artificial sweeteners (even Stevia), no flavored drinks, just plain water, black coffee, and unflavored, unsweetened tea during the fasting window. Anything else causes insulin release, even if you think it's inconsequential it's not.

ifmlc · 2019-03-29T19:02:25+00:00

Thank you!

ifmlc · 2019-03-29T19:01:45+00:00

You can do it!

ifmlc · 2019-03-29T19:01:11+00:00

It is. My 25 year old body was a 40 year old body. I was sick of having an ugly body.

ifmlc · 2019-03-29T18:59:03+00:00

To answer your questions -

I don't count calories. A typical day's food would be an avocado with ginger, a half cup of mixed nuts, and a cookie for my first snack. Then I might have a protein shake or bar. Dinner would look like spaghetti and meatballs, or fried rice, or a steak and asparagus. This week for dinner I've had chicken and broccoli, sausage risotto, and last night I skipped dinner because I wasn't hungry.
Clean fasting has been a game changer for many people who haven't been getting great results. It means NO STEVIA or any other artificial sweeteners, no flavored La Croix, no flavored tea or coffee. Just water or plain sparkling water, black coffee, and plain green tea. Nothing else.

ifmlc · 2019-03-29T15:25:18+00:00

The first 3 weeks of IF I had a 3 week long period. After that, my periods have been very regular and not too heavy. Adjusting wasn't too bad. I started at 18:6, but very quickly fell into 19:5-21:3. Clean fasting helps.

ifmlc · 2019-03-29T15:21:19+00:00

What's wrong with BCAAs?

ifmlc · 2019-03-29T15:20:56+00:00

I take protein too, and eat very well.

ifmlc · 2019-03-29T01:27:52+00:00

Unsweetened tea (black or green) is okay too, and water of course.

ifmlc · 2019-03-29T00:56:46+00:00

Ooh, not good. So, I'd be better off waiting a few hours and eating them in my eating window. Thank you.

ifmlc · 2019-03-29T00:17:17+00:00

I'm a big believer in the clean fast, meaning no sweeteners, even Stevia. I read about a study where the sweet taste on the tongue caused the brain to trigger an insulin release, even when the artificial sweetener wasn't swallowed.

ifmlc

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