Just some info. I decided to fast this week. Monday evening to Wednesday afternoon (44hrs) then Wednesday evening to Friday afternoon (44hrs). What I ate in between didn’t pass like 1200 cals. That’s bc I have low calorie food in...
Hi all! I'm curious to know if it's possible for an active runner to no lose (or even gain) fat/muscle through their diet. Are there specific things to do other than calorie surplus and extra protein intake? Thanks!
Anyone have successes with this? I have been using IF to hold my weight for two years but I am suddenly gaining now that Meno is upon me. Any support or advice?
I've been trying to gain some weight by eating more but it sometimes is bothersome to try and squeeze in that extra food, so i was wondering. Will you lose your weight gains if you cut back to your normal daily...
Hi , I’m a 6ft male down to about 77kg after fifteen months of IF 6/18 . Assuming I have enough calories going in, any tips on gaining weight ? Thanks .
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I fasted for about 45 hrs last wednesday to friday. I weighed myself just now i’ve gained a whopping 9 pounds. Is my progress all gone
I can't work out which is the bigger culprit; carbs or salt.
As the title asks, I am interested in y'alls personal experience with the amount of weight you gain back after water fasting for 3-5 days. Thanks
Hi, I started fasting last Thursday so on day 8 of it now. Been doing 16:8 and have been following it strictly and usually going over time for fasts. When I’ve been eating it has been clean homemade food and...
3lbs up in 2 days after my fast, I did lose 7lbs from my fast though. Is it better to cycle through fast for better weight loss results?
Hi all! I used to do 16:8 years ago and liked it quite a bit; trying it again now! The only thing I'm noticing this time around is I'm actually slightly gaining despite being at a caloric deficit and exercising...
Wtf. I started out at 190 2 weeks ago. Got down to 185, got my period, and have been bouncing between 185-190. Weighed in this morning at 186.6 Guess I’m just looking for support, it sucks to see everyone dropping weight and I’m...
Some of my frustration in the past(non-fasting but calorie counting/exercise) has been that I lose about 1 lb a week and gain it all back during my period. Then I spend the next month doing the same thing. I just...
So I am looking to add more weight on my body. I have had serious autoimmune and still have a ton of health issues. I had my colon removed and have a jpouch. Using good diet, dry fasting and some...
As the title suggests. I’m one week into doing IF 16:8. I know one week is nothing but, I’m just wondering if I’m starting it out wrong? I’m (21M) 6ft2, and weight roughly 98kg. I have been drinking more water, cut...
I’ve been doing 16:8/18:6, sometimes 20:4, since the beginning of the year and lost 7.5 pounds 1/1-2/12. I was on vacation this past week and had to stop doing IF. I got back home and weighed myself and I’d shot...
Hello! I’m new here. I currently weigh 160 at 5”4’ and I would like to be where I was at least 145 which is were I was comfortable with before having both my kids. Thanks to two c sections...
I have been doing 16:8 for the past 6 months and was also able to overcome my plateau and lost almost 10lbs. I went on a long vacation a week back and gained back all the weight that I had...
As the title says, I've been eating only one meal a day and the (electric) scale shows that I've gained a kilogram. I've noticed that I've been eating maybe two people's worth of food in my meals. Should I change...
42f sw222 cw193 gw175 16:8 I have been doing IF for about 6 months and have lost 30 lbs. I feel great. This is very sustainable for me and I know I can do this long term. I exercise regularly, running...
Thank you in advance to anyone that responds. I’m on hour 60 of my fast. I’ve lost about 10 pounds so far. I’m going to break my fast after hour 72. Is there a rule of thumb...
Hi there fellow fasters! I’m on day 25 of a 30 day, and the past two weeks have been a bit frustrating as I have no been losing as much weight as I thought I would and today I actually...
Hey, i know fasting nornally is done by people who are trying to be skinnier. The thing is: fasting have a lot of health benefits. Theres any way i could get fasting benefits at the same time i gain weight? Any...
Hey all, I'm new to the group and IF in general. Did anyone else experience weight gain when they started out? I've been on 16:8 for 10 days now but I've actually gained 5 pounds in that time. Any thoughts?...
So I have been consistently losing weight from days 1 -6. For some reason day 7 I lost 0, 8 I lost 0, and today gained 3 lbs. Honest to god drinking nothing but water. How is this possible?
I'm half way through my 2 weeks fast and I'm scared I'll gain the weight back. I've done a week fast before and all the weight came back in 3 days. I'm worried that this will be all for nothing....
I have been doing IF for last two years. I lost 30lbs in 2020 but starting in 2021, it stopped & now I struggle not to gain weight (already up 10lbs so a netloss of 20lbs) I am currently doing 23-1...
I do keto and IF. I usually eat breakfast at 12pm-2pm and eat dinner 6-8pm before college started for an entire month. After uni started, because I have uni from 8.30am to 5pm, I shifted the eating window. So, I...
Hi everyone, after losing 118 lb total from a combination of OMAD and ADF over the course of a year, I fell off the wagon during the holidays. I am shocked to find out that I have gained 30lbs...
I lost 6 pound in 2 days but now 8 days later I’ve gained it all back. I am eating 1300 calories a day I weigh 210lbs and I’m trying to get to 150lbs I know I was over eating...
I gained around 5 lbs in 30 days of fasting, but my waist circumference didn't change at all, so that's that. I used to workout allot , stopped for 2 months to recover from surgery in my jaw, came back a...
So I'm on a 7-day fast and I was just wondering will I put the weight back on after I begin eating again? Don't get me wrong I'm not going to eat like a pig for the first few days...
Hello beautiful fasters, I have been practicing fasting for a bit now. I went from intermittent fasting daily to 2 day fasts and last week I progressed to a 3 day fast. My problem is that I keep gaining all the...
Ive been following IF for approximatly a week now and I have GAINED 5lbs. I started at 198lbs and this morning I weighed 203lbs. Ive been following the 16/8 plan and eating pretty much the same as I...
Hi everyone, I've been doing 16:8 and 18:6 alternatively for the last 6ish weeks. But since I've started adding workouts, specifically weight lifting, to my schedule I've seen a very fast increase in weight. I only started doing lifting about a week ago,...
So I really did some damage over 5 days during Christmas eating and drinking whatever I liked. I jumped on the scales last Wednesday having fasted since Monday, hoping that the damage wouldn't seem so bad if I got 2 days...
I am 9 days in to 16:8. Lost 7 pounds the first 7 days. Now I seem to have gained 5 back. Im counting calories and staying just under my calorie goal. Any insights? Thanks for all of your help...
Hi all! So I first began my IF journey in Nov 2021 - it was going great and by mid December I had lost 10lbs. Then, come the holidays I kind of fell off the wagon and ended up gaining...
Many numbers ahead for those sensitive. I weight about 135Ibs at 5'0". In September 2021, I weighed around 100Ibs. This period has been really rough, but I'm ready to get back on my game. The only issue is, I have some...
I'm currently on day 2 of my 3-day water fast and woke up this morning with +0.2kg. My body looks overall slimmer in the mirror and my stomach looks very defined. Is the weight gain just from drinking too much...
So I basically gained 2 pounds even though I was fasting as usual. The only difference is that I started doing exercise and cardio to help me burn more fat and I only ate 1000 calories yesterday. I do a...
And intermittent fasting has been a huge part of my success! For about three months now, I've been focused on losing weight by making small lifestyle changes. One of those changes has been a daily ~15 hour fast (9pm-Noon). I realized...
I am just popping in here to see if I can get advice on losing weight, gaining muscle, and balancing it with Intermittent fasting. I'm currently doing the 20/4 short period. I burn about 1000 calories daily and do a...
I'm not specifically trying to gain or lose weight, I'm just trying to find a comfortable pattern of eating when I want and need to without restricting myself or binging. Intuitive eating as it were. Despite this I do still...
I am 39/f, 5’6, around 143lbs. Stopped drinking and late night snacking in December. Majorly upped activity level. Have been intermittent fasting a few days shy of a month (16/8). FitBit estimates I burn 2000-2800 calories per day (usually average...
Since I have been on my fasting journey. Down a total of 67lbs so I am about halfway there! I spend a lot of time thinking about weight loss and weight gain and one thing just sticks in my head....
Completed a 36 hour fast & I lost 2.1 lbs & BMI was down...I ate a meal with very little carbs then began a 20 hour fast ( OMAD) I get on the scale the next morning & my Weight...
im 2 days into my 5 days dry fast, will i gain all the weight back after breaking my fast and how do i keep it off ?
Yea well if a person goes back to eating a high carb/sugar diet with tons of sodium in a caloric surplus, no **** they're going to gain it all back. But for people going back to healthy lifestyle it won't...
Hi! I'm 26 F and I have PCOS (Polycystic ovary syndrome) which messes up my hormones and causes me to gain weight. I've been on an 14:10 fasting window for 50 days now but instead of loosing weight, i think...
Hi all, I’m bipolar and take Abilify (antipsychotic) to help stabilize my mood. Since starting it in April of this year, I’ve put on 18lbs which is very discouraging for me. My psychiatrist suggested I try IF to help combat...
SW: 155 2 days ago: 137.2 (-Lost 17.8 lbs in 12 days) Today… 138.5 (+Gained 1.3 lbs) Only difference is that I started drinking 1 pack of Liquid IV per day for electrolytes (I know it has sugar, my other LMNT ones are on their...
Long story short, I started doing intermittent fasting in 2021. From Sunday to Friday evening, I ate once a day, from Friday evening to Sunday I ate anything. I lost 16KG in 5 months, I was doing great, then summer...
Hey guys! I’m 73 hours into my first 96 hour fast and am beginning to contemplate what my first meal should be. Does anyone have any tips? I want to maintain as much of the weight loss as possible. 28yo(f) 5’6...
So I used to fast in the past and lost 100 pounds in 6 months and recently started fasting again February 1st Went from 340 to 330 in 2 days but since February 5 I’ve been fluctuating between 335 and...
I (adult female) gained lot of weight after losing much weight. It's a good thing I lost the weight before taking the medication cause perhaps I'd be 300+ at 5'1 if I hadn't. I would like to water fast...
Hi All, Last week I fasted for 96 hours (Mon-Thur) and then I broke the fast. I then faster for 36 hours. In total I lost 7 lbs but gained 2lbs during my refeeding. This week I wanted to do another 96...
Hello everyone! I'm a 17 year old male. About half a year ago I got started on antidepressants, these meds make me hungry all the time. Because of this, I gained 12 kg in half a year. Now I'm trying...
16:08 IF and no exercices/training - I am visibly shrinking but my scale still gives me the same weight. How is this possible? (I’m so sorry if you saw this question before. I only found some posts related to muscle...
For example, 500 calories of oat biscuits compared to 500 calories of plain oats?
I’ve been trying intermittent fasting for the last week, and right before I break my fast every day my weight has been consistently 0.2-0.4 higher than last. I’ve been drinking more water than I’ve ever drank in my life and...
everytime i fast i just gain the weight back. it’s torture
Started OMAD a week ago. I have one large meal of 1500 calories max in the afternoon (at around 2 PM). Otherwise, I’m used to IF 18:6 regimen but fell off the wagon during Christmas holidays and gained 5 lbs...
Hello, I used keto and IF to lose about 45 lbs before covid. I am 6', and I dropped from 250 to 195, I was so in shape I almost had a six-pack. Lockdowns, staying home for a whole year,...
So I'm a man in my mid 30s. I've always had some acne problems, but it all pretty much went away when I did OMAD two years ago for two months. Now, in the last four months, I've been dedicated...
I started IF and CICO November 23rd and I’ve lost about 9lbs total as of today, about a week ago I was the lowest weight since I started, but since that day I’ve been going up on the scale every...
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I'm seeing a minor weight gain (1.5 lbs) throughout the day. Admittedly, I have been far busier and sweating/drinking water more than usual. Yesterday was 333.9 but today is 335.2. I took in 1,914 calories yesterday. IF window: 7pm...
Hey everyone, I have been dieting for a while trying to control my calories but I was always feeling hungry. I tried intermittent fasting for a week and I felt better. However, I am very scared that once I come...
I would like opinions and suggestions. I am a 52 year old male, and my goals are a little different than a lot of you. I don't really need to lose weight- although what man wouldn't like to be lower...
I finished a 5 day fast on Friday since I was going to visit family over the weekend. I had started that fast at 177 and ended it at 171. I was feeling really proud of my progress, and made...
Hi all. I started fasting almost three years ago. I eat between 4-9. I eat a big dinner then a dessert. I lost almost 20 pounds doing this. Recently I gained almost all the weight back. It has been a...
I’m back on Zoloft and I sadly really need it. I don’t want to gain weight as I have from Zoloft in the past. Will intermittent fasting help? Anyone with experience?
Hi, I've worked with IF for the last three years, but haven't since recently began to do it "long" time (currently 1 month in, 3kg down). I'm mostly doing IF for weight loss reasons, and it is working great with...
I can't do anything right. I'm so frustrated and sad. Almost 3 weeks but am gaining weight.
I weighed myself yesterday morning and again today, hours from finishing a 36-hour fast. I put on half a pound. needless to say that was not what I wanted to see... did I do something wrong? will...
5'10. 170lbs. I've been the exact same weight since I was a teenager. Barely losing or gaining a single pound. I just found this subreddit and I'd like to know what the best course of action is for me. For several...
Is it normal to suddenly gain 4-5lbs within a day when breaking a fast? I've been doing IF 16:8 with calorie deficit of 1800 while working out 5-6 days a week. I was steadily losing 1lb a week but then...
Hi everyone. Posting here for knowledge as I know you’re all a knowledgeable and supportive bunch. I’ve lost approximately 12 pounds since December the 19th from fasting for 48-72 hours and breaking the fast with an OMAD keto meal then...
Pretty much as it says in the title. I also track macros and mostly focus on protein and Fats. I limit carbs esp refined carbs because of PCOS. I work out 3 days a week and the days I don’t...
I usually eat one main meal a day, and get all of my calories in with that meal. Yes, I realize “OMAD” is the name for that. However, I don’t purposely do intermittent fasting, but I find that I always...
Given that fasting increases cortisol levels which causes our bodies to store fat, I was wondering what the impact of fasting was on chronically stressed individuals or individuals with anxiety
So the last day of my fast, I weighed 284 pounds, and after three days of eating a pretty healthy and balanced diet where I only ate 1500 calories a day, I weigh 291. Is this a regular thing, and...
Hey everyone - as many here, a nervous refeeder. I weighed in at 163 pounds the day I started a 10 day fast (I'd been doing rolling fasting, but this day was right after I ate - moderate carbs, high...
Hey Folks, I completed a 16-day water fast going from a SW 216.8 down to 192.6. BF% started at 34.2%, dropping to 28.5%. Great experience, the first long fast I've done in a few years now. When completing, I decided to switch...
i went from 240 to 195. i had been lingering around 195 for months. but i had a really bad two weeks. i was eating out a lot. i got a new scale last week and checked in at 210....
I’ve been doing IF for 2 years and it was fantastic. But in the last 3 months I’ve gained about 15lbs back. Nothing has changed in my routine. 16:8 with about 1800cal a day. I think my body has adapted...
I have lost 40 lbs. I would like to lose around 70 more lbs. I am doing 18:6 with an occasional 24 hr fast. I am eating around 1800 cal, and my fitbit charge 5 says burning 3200 + calories...
hey yall! apologies for any formatting issues, i'm on mobile. i'm mostly into fasting for the toning benefits and breaking weight plateaus, in addition to mental clarity and other health benefits. stats are 18F, hw 220 lbs, cw 144 lbs....
I've been on OMAD for a year and a half and lost thirty pounds up until I stepped on the scale today. I exercise 5 days a week, three days strength training, 2 days cardio. I still have a dad...
Hi guys! Im new to IF, im still on day 4 and im doing a "easy" 14/10 where I fast for 14 hours and can eat for 10. This for me means skipping breakfast and stopping the late night binges...
I am female, 23, 5”2 and and 130lbs. Started at 148lbs in March of this year. I’ve done water fasting in the past and was able to lose about 9lbs in combination with a low calorie diet in roughly a 4...
Even if I don’t eat very much I can gain as much as 6 pounds from a cheat day and then it’s very hard to take it off again. (I lost 22 pounds on IF in Spring of 2021) 52 5’4” SW...
F (36) been on IF for three months. I am mostly doing 20:4. I have been avoiding the scale - I have only weighed myself three times, one being mandated at a hospital before seeing a Doctor. I saw...