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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. It’s going ok so far. I’m hungry mid to late morning but then find I’m getting full more quickly when I do break the fast at noon (I stop eating by 8). I think even though I’m not restricting my food from 12-8 I am going to lose some weight just because I am losing one meal a day, and all evening snacking. I am not gorging myself or anything during my eating window, but I know it’s gotta be good for me at some level ([b]autophagy?[/b]) or in some small way in terms of my weight. [/quote]

The current theories re: authophagy indicate that you need a longer fasting window to get there.  An 8 hour window won’t do it.  And it would be better to have the shorter window earlier in the day.  Can you do breakfast and lunch, then stop?

To flatten my tummy before events, I’ve done OMAD (one meal a day, 23 hours of fast).  It works great and after a week or so, I wasn’t even hungry outside of my window.  To be sure, I didn’t gorge myself and worked to make that one meal count, nutrition-wise, with good protein and some supplements.  OMAD would be a good way to kick-start your serious weight loss journey and eradicate cravings from the start.  You could OMAD for two weeks or a month, then transition to a 4 hour window beginning with breakfast.

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This sounds great for you - maybe not quite right for me yet! I fast for 16 hours a day (not 8)... not sure about the math here. I have four kids and I can skip breakfast w/o anyone noticing, but I don't want to model dieting/restricted eating for them, so I want to be present for at least 2 of the 3 meals we eat together. Thanks for the advice...[/quote]

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