The Science of Fasting

yes. All calories have been between 12 and 6pm. I did have to adjust my window Monday and Tuesday because my work schedule did not allow me to get to my last meal at 6. I also feel great. I am not struggling with the not eating in the morning hardly at all. I also love the mental aspect of it. It has made me far more in tuned with how I eat and the few times that I have experienced hunger it made me more aware of my mental and physical states and the hunger fades. I also know that there is probably some skew in the numbers because of water loss but I have lost weight many times but never actually felt myself losing it like this.



I have not figured all of that out yet but I likely will. I am going to cut back when it just feels right. Maybe try to maintain with 2 or three days of this a week once I hit around 170. I am concerned about the deficit. I'm not really cutting back on how much I eat much other than what happens naturally because of the window. I still eat three meals a day but after that first one, the second and third are naturally smaller since I just ate 3 hours before. I have been careful with what I eat though. Its been nothing but lean proteins, fruits, vegetables and low GI carbs like whole oatmeal. I have kept watermelon and pineapple freshly cut up in the fridge for snacking in between the meals. I was pushing the cardio upwards around 1000 daily but I have scaled that back to no more than 8 to 850.

Yes, eventually you'll need to figure that out. At some point, your body will adjust to what you're giving it and the weight will stop coming off. That's when you'll need to adjust your macros. It's good that you're focusing on lean proteins and low GI carbs. Those low GI carbs can help offset the down regulation of your metabolism and hormones (like leptin) that will eventually occur.

You could also consider moving to a OMAD or TMAD approach (One Meal a Day or Two Meals a Day). Lots of people have success with that and IF.

Sounds like you've got a handle on things, but definitely watch for too much cardio. Cardio can stimulate appetite as well. I read Lyle McDonald's Rapid Fat Loss handbook recently (and implemented it to drop 10 lbs in 3 weeks) and he covered cardio on a severely restricted diet in it.