I’m (34/F) just wrapping up day 86 of my current round of fasting which primarily consisted of OMAD. I have an event next month that I decided to challenge myself with including Alternate Day Fasting (ADF) in addition to OMAD - I’m eating once every other day at this point. I have a few questions for those who have attempted this protocol:
Thanks for any feedback!
I wouldn’t put too much on first week results because a large part of that 5lbs is water fluctuation. The food in your body acts as a sponge holding onto water. An absence of food is also an absence of water and the absence of just the physical mass of food and waste generated from eating. You can have massive swings in weight from just that difference alone. For that reason, I’d probably only weigh on mornings after you’ve eaten for the most direct comparisons between diet methods.
Seems like a long time to be going without any nutrition.
If you really want to hit a goal quickly, best bet is to go pure carnivore. Zero carbs or as close as possible. Eat 2mad or OMAD and do your fitness routine.
I bet if you do it for the next few weeks you’ll probably just want to stay on it once you realize how amazing you feel