I was overweight for a while (More than 2 years) and was slowly going towards obese. I had to suffer people ridiculing my body. Even my parents were worried about my increasing weight. My partner was avoiding me. I tried intermittent fasting (OMAD) for a month and lost 5 kgs and now I am back to overweight. After the weight loss all my clothes fit better. I look good, feel attractive and over all…lighter. People are nicer to me. But now whenever I have to eat…I feel guilty. I feel like I am ruining the good thing going on for me with the recent weight loss. This happened for 2 weeks and now I feel dizzy and tired all the time as I can’t eat and if I eat I feel guilty about it. Please help. I don’t want to be weak but I want to continue losing weight.
There’s no need to feel guilty about eating! IF is meant to naturally alternate between times when you fast and times when you eat. It’s not supposed to be all fasting, all the time. Fasting longer is not always better! You will lose weight and keep it off more sustainably, and you will be mentally and physically healthier, if you don’t push yourself way too hard. If you burn yourself out and have to quit, then what good is that? You want to find a rhythm of eating and fasting that you can comfortably maintain long-term. So eating is an important part of weight loss, too!
This is kind of what the beginning of disordered eating is like. Disassociate “good” and “bad” from your ideas about food. It’s just fuel, plain and simple. If you are feeling dizzy please check your amount of pre-fasting carbohydrates and lower them and increase your healthy fats. Too much carbohydrates (sugar, starches) before a fast will cause this. So does dehydration. I recommend getting adapted to a healthy ketogenic diet as it stabilizes blood sugar and speeds weight loss.