I am quite far along in my fasting weight loss journey and nearing my goal weight, so I've started doing monthly extended fasts (72s) to keep myself from plateauing. It sort of has gotten me interested in what might be...
Did it effect your cycle in any way? Other hormonal effects?
I am one week away from my montly cycle. Along with PMS and martial stress, I ended up eating a super late dinner and snack. I was doing 20:4 but wierdly started feeling hungrier than the other days. Is fasting...
Hi guys, I need some help here. I come across a lot of content online that says women shouldn’t fast for longer periods of time and your cycle will be disrupted or your hormones will be disrupted etc. I have...
Ladies, has anyone whose period has been affected by IF managed to get their period under control? If you have, what black magic did you use? I’ve started IF for about month. Started off with OMAD/20:4 on the last week...
I've started seeing a naturopath and we had an enlightening conversation about menstrual cycles and diet and how our food needs/cravings shift through our cycle. I've been thinking about this in the context of fasting and am wondering if anyone...
I have done dry fasts many times however i find it hard to stick to it after 48 hours, but now i plan to do it sincerely, but I'm in periods, i was already in the dry fast for first...
I’m doing intermittent fasting. I am not familiar with fasting-mimicking diets. I would love to hear about it, what does a fasting-mimicking diet even look like? How does it compare to IF? Which one is recommended and why?
Has anyone exerpriances fasting and having no loss at all? So strange. I decided to up my electrolytes and have a bit of Mct in my black coffee in the morning. To my surprise no loss at all the morning after..
Loving the positivity on this sub, and getting very interested in IF after trying a very basic 14:10 (skip breakfast) for the last few weeks. I've read "obesity code" and would like to find more information on how metabolism works...
Like a lot of women it seems, I find I’m hungry the week before my period, very hungry for chocolate on the first day of it :) then less hungry during. I’m currently doing ADF to lose weight and really...
Did a 48hr water fast in the week leading up to the start of my cycle. I thought since I wasn’t bleeding it would be fine but now my 7ml cup is filling every hour or two for the...
How do i go past it
So I have been doing keto for 2 weeks and I'm in ketosis..I started fasting Monday 16:8. I've been going to sleep early all week and getting good sleep. I did start my time of the month Wednesday night so...
I started about 14 days ago. I haven’t lost a damn pound but at least I haven’t gained… anyways the day I started was 2 days before my period. Well now I’m 12 days late and still no sign of...
I started fasting 3 days a week about 2 weeks ago (not quite ADF, but fasting T, TH, Sun). I’m now two weeks late (and confirmed not pregnant). I couldn’t find a ton of info about this, so I wanted...
Hello, i am planning to do a FULL straight 7 day soft dry fasting and want to know what to expect. I have zero experience whatsoever. Zero preparations and doing this for weight loss. Been on SAD - standard american diet all...
So, I'm only a month in of doing IF 16:8 (eating window is 11-7:00). I eat 2 meals and 1 snack per day for a total of about 1500-1800 calories. I don't exercise regularly, but I get an average of...
I am post menopausal, have Hashimoto’s and am overall sick on meds. I’m 5’7 and 150 or so. I’m trying for 135. What am I doing wrong?
I'm in my 30's 5ft 2 and currently 136.6lbs SW 140lbs GW:119lbs started IF 3 weeks ago, lost 4lbs then gained 0.6lbs (I lost 0.4%BF this week though) I really struggled last week. I've been putting in the hours 18:6 but...
Any women here dry fast during that time of the month? If so what are your tips? And any complications?
I've been binging on Mindy Pelz YouTube videos for the last few weeks and I know she endorses varying your fasting to align with your cycle and I'm just wondering if my takeaway is similar to what others have gotten...
I was specifically looking for information between 32 and 48 hours because I'm trying to decide which one I want to do regularly. However, this chart kind of skips that specific part. Does anyone have any charts that illustrate the...
So I had a previous post where I stated that I have done the 16:8 fasting before but I never really noticed any results for about two months. Some people recommended extending the fast, so I started reading on OMAD....
I am a 27 year old woman. I naturally do intermittent fasting without really trying but I’ve heard from multiple sources that women should not do it for as long as men. Normally, I wait about 5-7 hours after eating...
Hey guys, I have been doing IF (mostly 6/18) for a while and at some point the weight didn't want to come off anymore. Don't worry, I'm not scary thin or anything, I'm still a bit overweight. I saw a video...