F42 SW: 241 CW: 224 GW: 185. Almost 10 weeks completed. I’ve been fasting everyday day woth a minimum of 16:8 but it varies and i just do whats comfortable so often im closer to 20:4 or OMAD. Anyways, its been going bery well but I just went down a rabbit hole and have been reading and watching alot of videos mentioning women over 40 shouldn’t necessarily fast 7 days a week but will have better success with a few times a week or ADF. So just curious for women out there over 40. I really like fasting currently everyday and am getting results but not sure if I should change that. I don’t want to create new norms in my body that end up reducing future progress.
F49. 16:8, sometimes 17:7. I plan for every day, but I am open to adjustments if life gets in the way. My understanding is that women above a certain age are sensitive to cortisol. And extremes can cause quite some stress, which can result in higher cortisol levels. So I’m taking it easy. 50 days in, lost 13 lbs. And I plan on continuing at that speed of barely 2 lbs a week. As long as you feel well and not stressed from IF, don’t go hungry, and eat in a sustainable healthy way, you’re probably doing great.
Maybe look into Gin Stephens podcast. She has a couple. I think one is called the intermittent fasting podcast and the other delay don’t deny. They have people on who share their fasting stories and many are women over 40 including Gin herself.