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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I may get attacked for this, but.....

I don't eat before noon, ever.  [/quote]

You won’t get attacked, but that’s hardly a small change.[b] Intermittent fasting is a big change.[/b] [/quote]

No it's not. Please.  For most of your fasting window you're asleep - it's not hard at all. If you can't control yourself until noon (11am in my case), then I don't know what to say. [/quote]

It's not hard for you. For those of us who have different metabolisms or process our macros differently or have thyroid issues...it is hard. I get light headed and cranky when I don't have breakfast. I'm a teacher--do you want me to faint or snap at your children so I can lose weight? I'm guessing no. [/quote]

I'm not the PP, who was being I think a little mean but I guess I have two things to add to the IF conversation

1) I had a hard time with the first month, but after that it was a piece of cake and is literally just how I eat now, so if it is something you were interested in trying, I would say you actually do need to push through like, 3-4 weeks, for your body to adjust

2) But that said, people's bodies are different! The reasons that we gain weight are different! The reasons that we struggle to lose weight are different! So acting like every piece of advice that doesn't apply to you is useless is unhelpful, it is useful to someone. And acting like everything that worked for you will be someone else's silver bullet is equally unhelpful, for many it will not work at all.

For me, it started with IF. That led to basically not really drinking anymore. I still drink at a party or if we go out to dinner or something, but I'm not sitting around watching TV with wine. That led to 15 pounds of weight loss which led to me buying a peloton. Which led to losing more weight. It all built on itself. The better I felt, the more I lost, the more motivating it was to keep going. And before I knew it it was two years later and I was down 50 pounds and even if I decide I want to eat breakfast with my kids it makes me feel like crap. My body has changed, what it wants has changed. Old me could NEVER live new me's life, had to take all the little steps along the way. Old me was also awesome, and cool, and worthy of love! But new me feels like I might live a few extra years and I'm pretty happy about that, and about all the physical things I can do now.

Anyway, its good to share what worked. Because I tried a lot of things before I finally tried IF, and that was my silver bullet (I have PCOS so it makes sense that it was!). If you stop people from sharing their success or talk down about stuff, then maybe someone won't try the thing that will work for them. The unfortunate reality is that its different for everyone, and its trial and error. [/quote]

I have PCOS and also found that IF (combined with a more mindful diet) was amazing for both weight loss and for almost eliminating my PCOS symptoms. [/quote]

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