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[quote=Anonymous]OP, this was me about a month ago:

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/15/1057962.page

I was really stuck at about 195 as my "set point" in my 50s.  I started doing 12-12 intermittent fasting, which essentially boiled down to "no snacking after dinner".  I ate whatever I wanted, including dessert if desired, but 7 PM is the cut off.   I wait 12 hours until 7 AM to eat breakfast.

That one change helped me get down below 190.  Then I started adding in some other things, including:

- trying to change my gut flora by adding more prebiotics and probiotics.  I take a good prebiotic/probiotic supplement every day and I also eat some naturally fermented sauerkraut or other vegetables.

- trying to be sure I get 8 hours of sleep each day.

- brushing teeth after every meal (to encourage no snacking between meals, basically)

- a little bit of weight lifting every day

- I still walk the same amount I always did each day -- this hasn't changed but I do do it.  I had already stopped drinking alcohol 4 years ago (didn't help me lose any weight)

I now hover between 183 and 185 pounds, and these changes I have made are definitely sustainable.  I like the intermittent fasting 12-12 because it is just simple.  I don't have to count calories or think about my meals.  I just DON'T EAT after 7 PM.

I cannot say what is the reason I am slowly losing weight, but these are the things I have been doing differently.  It is likely that I am eating fewer calories than before because I am no longer snacking all evening long!!  But, I can say that I do not feel hungry in the evening anymore and I don't feel like I'm being deprived of any foods.  If I'm hungry for something, I just eat it... just not between the hours of 7 PM and 7 AM.

I am in my 50s.

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