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I’ll be going back to my 16:8 I think. I need more practice. Or willpower. Or both. I caved. Good luck Fluff!

The hunger is ever present....but it's in my head now. Keep thinking about all these awful things I can't have. And shouldn't have anyway.

I've got coffee in my hand right now and I'm begging it to work!

Can I have a date too so I can stop ? I’m being a huge wimp today.

I think I’ll take everything as usual except omeprozole which is as needed anyway. I take a vitamin, calcium, and two prescriptions.

I took 3. My job involves walking/standing for 3 hours in the morning and sporatically in the afternoon. I took 3 weeks off, 2.5 might have been enough--those last few days I was like COME ONNNN xD

The scale was cruel to me this morning, but I deserved it. I also started eating breakfast forgetting about my 48 hour fast! So as soon as this real coffee and sausage scramble are consumed...it's on! xD My fast will just have slightly different hours. The willpower will be strong in this girl!

I'm in! I was HORRIBLE this weekend. H-O-R-R-I-B-L-E. It will suck. A lot. But I will cleanse all the nonsense from my system.

I'm also seeing a lower middle finger "eff you" in this delightful piece of artwork

Thank you much ? but it’s you guys I owe for helping me at this end stretch. Like I said yesterday I’ve just been reading the thread for months never actually trying and wala! Next time trust the regular posters faster ?

Ask and you shall receive! This is from 225 and 127. I’m going for 115-120 now with IF. ? I do 99% of my progress photos in that silly little bikini just to track where work still needs to be done. I promise I do wear clothes ?

Just dry, like a weirdo

Fiber one cereal. Half a cup has basically a woman’s daily requirement

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I'm 28, and thank you!

Going for 115-120 now that I met and demolished my 127 goal ?

@FluffyChix, this fasting plan has actually helped me get to 124 already! I cannot believe I read this thread for so long without jumping in and trying it. I'm just going to keep riding the wave and see where it takes me!

My hair shed from month 4 ish to month 10 ish so yes, it can last longer. But my hair turned a corner and it’s recovering here in month 11 pretty well!

Well that was fast....hit goal today—127! Now with fasting I’m aiming towards maybe 124, just to see what I can make of this! Healthy BMI chart says I can weigh a healthy 115-158 or something, so I might just put this fasting to the test!. With the new 11-7 hours it’s A LOT more manageable. Who knew dinner was so mentally important to me? ?

I used to do this at the salad bar too! Mine would be more protein heavy like diced ham, grilled chicken, hardboiled egg pieces, etc. But that's a good idea to load up on veggies like peppers. Cucumbers I haven't had good luck with. But it's always worth trying again.

My sleeve doesn't tolerate many veggies. Tomato goes down ok. Asparagus did at one point. But no spinach, no lettuce, nothing leafy is tolerated. And I don't find much nutrition in veggies like corn or peas or whatnot

So day 1 failed xD I ended up having a dinner at 7pm because I was so darn hungry. My caloric intake ended up being 582 I believe. So today, I switched it up to having eating hours between 11am-7pm so I can have a real dinner. And also not look like a weirdo to my mother who will be staying with me this weekend (lordhelpme). Being without food for a few hours in the morning really wasn't that bad, so I'm curious to see how the rest of the day goes. I know a grocery run is in my future. My meals today are consisting of fiber cereal, 2 protein shakes, and tuna with a little light mayo ? Protein goal is for sure met. Variety goal...not so much.

Well that would be ok then. Before I jumped on board with this my usual day was 500-600. It must just be very difficult the first day!

Is there something that helped you all determine how many calories you should be eating on fasting days? I met my protein goal--even exceeded it-- but only ate 382 calories. I'm drinking my water like a pro right now, but dang this girl is hungry! Is there some sort of "calculator" out there I'm missing?

Today is day 1 for me. My eating hours are 6a-2p. I’m actually excited. Slightly terrified about eating “dinner” at 1:45 but my mornings need all the brain power so ??‍♀️