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[quote=Anonymous][quote] I am 59 years old and 20 pounds over my ideal weight. Yes, I have tried it all. I track every last morsel. I exercise hard and cross train. This past year, I even tried Noom. The counselors couldn't understand why I don't lose weight eating 1,200 calories. All of my friends are in agreement that 1,200 doesn't work for weight loss like it did in our 40s. One friend has been doing IF for a year and lost 50 pounds. Now, she is too slim. Up until know, I dismissed IF as not something that I want to do. After reading both the Harvard and Hopkins reports, it appears to be a solid possibility. This past weekend, I started IF. Personally, I was shocked that I am not hungry! At this point, I am keeping my calories below 1,000 and continuing to log my food and workouts. My goal isn't crazy but I am targeting 10 lbs off by June 1. I am curious to see how effective it will be. It goes without saying that I am eating clean with about 30 net carbs per day. I welcome success stories only about IF.[/quote]

Your calories and carbs are way too low and may end up tanking your metabolism.  I’m 55 and have lost 11 lbs since Jan. 1 by cutting out wine and dairy, doing cardio or strength training for 30 min at least 5x a week, and doing 16:8 IF with carb cycling.  On my low carb days (2-3 a week), I limit to 50 g or less.  On other days I eat 3x that amount of carbs, but all from whole foods like fruit, brown rice and sweet potatoes (no processed foods).  I track all macros in My Fitness Pal.  Total calories are 1500-1600 per day.[/quote]

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