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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've been on an 16-8 schedule (give or take) essentially my whole life without really realizing it. I'm just not hungry in the morning so my first meal (ex. coffee) is usually around 11:30am and my last meal the night ends usually ends around ~8pm.

If you don't think of it as a diet, it's incredibly easy to maintain; it's just a relatively minor lifestyle shift. I don't stress about what I eat at all. I just avoid snacking, indulge a few times a week if I want, excercise 2-4 times a week for my health, and I've been the same weight for the last 20 years. My metabolism has always been really fast, but I honestly think it's been because IF was matched to my natural eating habits ever since I can remember. And that's even been maintained as I get older.

I say just try and see?! No harm in sticking with it unless it's all consuming. [/quote]

This - IF itself is just shifting your life around a little. For some people, a byproduct is that they eat less, and those people lose weight. Other people may just pack their normal amount of calories in the 8 hour window, and those people won't lose weight (although they may have some of the other benefits).

I'm also in maintenance mode with a very relaxed 15/9. Some days I'll be in meetings and go 17 hours. On weekends, I might only go 12 or 13. [b]Honestly, for me, IF could also be called the "no more snacking right before bed" diet.[/b][/quote]

Me too!  I've found it easier to look at the clock and say, "well, no more eating for me today". rather than calorie counting.  It's naturally cut out calories for me when I "can't" dive into the Ben & Jerry's and in no time 3/4 of a pint is gone.

For my maintenance I'm doing 16:8 during the week and not as worried about it on the weekends.  While I don't eat all day long on the weekends, I don't sweat it if my family wants to go out for breakfast, or if we go get ice cream after dinner and I've gone beyond my eating window.  [/quote]

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