I know fasting is the hot new trend in weight loss but is it safe for folks that have been sleeved? I want to try it out but I can find any clear answers.

It is safe. You should be good to go, but always good to double check with your team!

I'm sleeved and I do it. I don't have my first meal until 10 am (protein shake), a small meal at noon, a jello cup at 2 pm, another shake at 4 pm and my dinner @ 6 pm. Then I really don't have anything after six. Sometimes a 15 calorie sugar free popsicle or two as needed.

I inadvertently started doing it around 3-4 months post op as I hated eating in the morning (i was never a breakfast eater, even pre-op). Around this time I was able to eat more at a sitting, so i didn’t need all day to get my food in anymore.

I implemented a no eating after 7pm also, so ended up with a 6-7 hr-ish eating window.

I still eat this way today most days.

I've done it while in maintenance, but not while I was in weight loss mode. Clear it with your team first. They might want to you get a good dose of protein every few hours, and doing IF might interfere with that.

Portion sizes must be big enough to meet nutritional needs during the feeding window. Early out that's most likely going to be a problem.

6 hours ago, Tangela Williams said:

I know fasting is the hot new trend in weight loss but is it safe for folks that have been sleeved? I want to try it out but I can find any clear answers.

You first have to define what YOU mean by intermittent fasting.

Do you mean time restricted feeding where you still eat each day but within a small time window of 6 - 8 hours?

Do you mean water fast only beyond 24 - 48 hours? or a 5 day eating/2 day fasting schedule? These are all very different beasts with very different considerations.

The first one.