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I have officially gained 40 pounds since the pandemic started.
I imagine your quality of sleep has dwindled as well.
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I have officially gained 40 pounds since the pandemic started.
Right there with you. I’m struggling this go round because of Covid schedule at work. I come on at 3 and I’m not hungry until it’s time to be at work.Got to get back to this. Having done it, I really am onboard with the benefits. It's difficult at first, then it gets easier, but then it gets harder again when I get the new problem of just missing the act of eating.
Poboys are the tool of the Devil.Got to get back to this. Having done it, I really am onboard with the benefits. It's difficult at first, then it gets easier, but then it gets harder again when I get the new problem of just missing the act of eating.
I naturally do the daily eating within an 8-10 hour window. I can do the long fasts and drop pounds quick, but they come back too easily for my liking. What has helped me get to and stay near my desired weight has been doing regular exercising. On my wife's birthday, it's her day and I do her bidding and that included doing the aerobic walking she started doing. I shunned it because I'm not a fan of the rah! rah! motivation that comes with these trainers. Anyway, I put my male ego aside and have been staying with low impact walking programs on YouTube with Leslie Sonsone. It's helped me keep the weight in check and some firming has been talking place. And it loosens up my upper body - tightness in shoulders and neck.Got to get back to this. Having done it, I really am onboard with the benefits. It's difficult at first, then it gets easier, but then it gets harder again when I get the new problem of just missing the act of eating.
I'm at 23 hours right now. Just one iced coffee today.When I was doing strict Keto I would do 18-20 hr fasts twice a week. It definitely helped with my weight loss and really wasn't hard at all. I lost 100 lbs in about 10 1/2 months.
Push through to bedtime and you buy yourself eight easy hours.I'm at 23 hours right now. Just one iced coffee today.
It has always been extremely hard for me to lose weight. My body likes to maintain a certain weight no matter and I love food. Starting about 3 years ago, I gradually gained 30 lbs over a 2 year period bc of my job and working from home. I had never been so heavy before. Seeing myself in pictures is what gave me a huge wake up call. I had a destination wedding to attend to last fall which proved a great motivating factor for me as well.
Because of intermittent fasting, I'm down 35 lbs. I noticed that fasting for 18-20 hours hits the sweet spot for me.
I eat whatever I want and I don't count calories which makes the whole process less stressful and complicated for me. My goal is to lose another 15 lbs, see how my body looks, and determine if I want to lose more. I don't even know what I would look like 15 lbs lighter than my current weight since I haven't been that size in over 20 years.
Good luck to all of us trying to lose weight. It can be such a long and draining process.
I didn't make it and did even worse today. Dunno if it was a psychological psyche out thing or an easing into it reminder. But I went ahead and ate something just to listen to my body telling me I'm hungry rather than trying to tough it out. I think that's a worse psychological thing to do because in the long run, willpower will only get you so far. In the past, I've never gotten much past 48 hours anyway.Push through to bedtime and you buy yourself eight easy hours.
There's really no hurry. Just do what feels right and forget about the weight. And I know that can be easier said than done when that scale is sitting there looking at you walk in your bathroom but the body fat will gradually get used up. I actually lost too much and had to force myself to eat more so I could put 10 pounds back on.I didn't make it and did even worse today. Dunno if it was a psychological psyche out thing or an easing into it reminder. But I went ahead and ate something just to listen to my body telling me I'm hungry rather than trying to tough it out. I think that's a worse psychological thing to do because in the long run, willpower will only get you so far. In the past, I've never gotten much past 48 hours anyway.
I'm gonna try for tomorrow and Saturday to be good days because I already know Sunday (game) and Tuesday (my birthday and I'm having cake!) will be "bad" days.