Gained weight with intermittent fasting

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You need to power through that first day when you are hungry all the time. And increase your fasting window.
I mean you had all day to eat!

I'm ALREADY hungry all the time, though. If I increase my fasting window (and I have gone as long as 18 hours before), I'm light-headed and nauseated. Water doesn't help.

[Anonymous]

You are likely not consuming enough fiber or protein. Fiber sustains fullness. Eat more to see a difference in your satiety.

[Anonymous]

I've heard good things about Noom. Can I use it in addition to IF?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are likely not consuming enough fiber or protein. Fiber sustains fullness. Eat more to see a difference in your satiety.

I will try this. Protein is hard outside of meals, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would bet you gained weight in the past 8 months and this is actual weight loss. Either you're lying or you have a medical condition. If youre legitimately eating 1000 calories a day and not losing weight at all, something is wrong. It does sound like a dietician could help you figure out what to eat

This. Do you track everything you eat and drink? Including random snacking, drinks, a few bites of the kids’ food, weekend splurges, etc.? Would also ensure you get enough protein and fat in each meal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would bet you gained weight in the past 8 months and this is actual weight loss. Either you're lying or you have a medical condition. If youre legitimately eating 1000 calories a day and not losing weight at all, something is wrong. It does sound like a dietician could help you figure out what to eat

This. Do you track everything you eat and drink? Including random snacking, drinks, a few bites of the kids’ food, weekend splurges, etc.? Would also ensure you get enough protein and fat in each meal.

Not splurging on the weekend anymore is one of the worst parts of this. And I went from the occasional latte to black coffee only. I can channel my obsessions for good, it turns out.

[Anonymous]

IF worked great in the first 6-8 months for me. Lost almost 20 lbs. But I found it was starting to backfire on me and I was ravenous and binge eating and I ended up gaining 10 lbs back.

So I decided to change my approach to eating. I started counting macros in addition to doing the IF. I’ve added probably 3x the protein and scaled way back on my carbs - but I make sure the ones I am eating are from whole grains etc. Ive seen an almost immediate change. It’s been 3 weeks and I’m already down 5-6 lbs. Just changing the kind of foods you eat can make a huge difference.

[Anonymous]

I think you should just calorie count. Obviously you are consuming too many calories- fasting or not. So stop fasting (why torture yourself), and just count your calories and eat at normal meal times

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think you should just calorie count. Obviously you are consuming too many calories- fasting or not. So stop fasting (why torture yourself), and just count your calories and eat at normal meal times

Ok. Fine.

But here's my question. I was never hungry before, ate what I wanted, drank lattes and hovered around 280 pounds. With IF, if I'm always hungry AND eating less, how am I gaining weight?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think you should just calorie count. Obviously you are consuming too many calories- fasting or not. So stop fasting (why torture yourself), and just count your calories and eat at normal meal times

Ok. Fine.

But here's my question. I was never hungry before, ate what I wanted, drank lattes and hovered around 280 pounds. With IF, if I'm always hungry AND eating less, how am I gaining weight?!

Again OP, you don't actually have proof you're gaining. In fact, you say your clothes are looser and it looks like you've lost weight. So the logical conclusion is that you weighed over 300 when you started and didn't know. Regardless, Google quick and easy protein snacks to help keep you more full.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think you should just calorie count. Obviously you are consuming too many calories- fasting or not. So stop fasting (why torture yourself), and just count your calories and eat at normal meal times

Ok. Fine.

But here's my question. I was never hungry before, ate what I wanted, drank lattes and hovered around 280 pounds. With IF, if I'm always hungry AND eating less, how am I gaining weight?!

Maybe since you feel so hungry you are eating larger portions that would would otherwise, just in a shorter time frame. Fact it, you are eating more calories than you are burning. Maybe a combination of eating too much and not moving enough

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m so depressed. I’ve been doing 14/10 IF for three weeks now. I finally unpacked our scale after it being in storage and not weighing myself for probably eight months, and was pretty excited because my body has been changing. Well, I’m 6 pounds over my heaviest weight!

Ok, so I’m obviously eating too much, and I knew going in that IF wasn’t a cure for that. The thing is I’m constantly hungry. I skip breakfast, have a salad for lunch with only lemon for dressing, and a normal but small dinner. I stop eating just after, so between 5:30 and 7 depending on work and school schedules. IF has taught me that hunger is ok, but if I’m constantly hungry and gaining weight, I don’t see the point!

I tried adding exercise, and that's when the hunger turned from an interesting observation to all-out nausea. I am hugely obese, so this is devastating to me. What else can I do?

14/10 is not really an IF protocol, IME. The shortest time I’ve ever seen is 16 and I think 18 is the sweet spot. I found going low carb when I couldn’t make it through a fasting period helped transition to it. Nuts worked wonders. You might try that for a few weeks—fast to 16 hours when you can and eat reasonably caloric but low carb when you can’t, as you work up to it.

[Anonymous]

I don’t understand why you are assuming the weight gain happened in the last 3 weeks instead of the preceding 8 months. You could be losing, but you don’t know because you don’t know where you started. Regardless, if you’re constantly hungry this obviously won’t work for you. Find something else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand why you are assuming the weight gain happened in the last 3 weeks instead of the preceding 8 months. You could be losing, but you don’t know because you don’t know where you started. Regardless, if you’re constantly hungry this obviously won’t work for you. Find something else.

Because I can't accept being over 300 lbs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m so depressed. I’ve been doing 14/10 IF for three weeks now. I finally unpacked our scale after it being in storage and not weighing myself for probably eight months, and was pretty excited because my body has been changing. Well, I’m 6 pounds over my heaviest weight!

Ok, so I’m obviously eating too much, and I knew going in that IF wasn’t a cure for that. The thing is I’m constantly hungry. I skip breakfast, have a salad for lunch with only lemon for dressing, and a normal but small dinner. I stop eating just after, so between 5:30 and 7 depending on work and school schedules. IF has taught me that hunger is ok, but if I’m constantly hungry and gaining weight, I don’t see the point!

I tried adding exercise, and that's when the hunger turned from an interesting observation to all-out nausea. I am hugely obese, so this is devastating to me. What else can I do?

14/10 is not really an IF protocol, IME. The shortest time I’ve ever seen is 16 and I think 18 is the sweet spot. I found going low carb when I couldn’t make it through a fasting period helped transition to it. Nuts worked wonders. You might try that for a few weeks—fast to 16 hours when you can and eat reasonably caloric but low carb when you can’t, as you work up to it.

I do usually go longer, but I have a coffee with stevia around 15 hors, so I call it early to be on the safe side. If one cup with a few drops is throwing me off...same deal. I can't function like that when I was getting creamer before.