Schedule changes are messing with me.

So I was home for 2 years due to job loss. I found IF January 2021 and by end of July I lost 40 lbs. Then I gained and loss the same 3 lbs over the next 3 months. I maintained during the holidays, which was great, 1st time in forever. Since then I've gained and loss the same 2lbs. But now I've accepted a job, and it's messing my schedule up. Instead of 20 hr fasts, I've decided to do about 18 hr and try for OMAD on my day off. I'm a little worried though about my feeling of lack of control. I can write the schedule at work, but as I have other people I have to work with, I can't write it the way I'd like to. Any tips?

Answer

If you’ve basically maintained for this long, that tells me you’re just eating too much for your activity level for weight loss. So this might be a good opportunity to critique your diet and find out where you can cut out some calories to help lose more weight (if that’s what you want.)

Basically, just do the best you can. If you can’t do OMAD, another fasting schedule is perfectly fine. And there’s nothing wrong with having different IF schedules on different days. It’s the results that matter, not the timings.

Answer

Congrats on the new job! It’s totally fine to shift your IF schedule to fit with your life. In fact, that is how IF works best. You’re not out of control — you’re taking control, making IF work for you. I think your proposed schedule sounds great.