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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am two months in maintaining ~20 hr daily fasts (work a desk job). So far, this is the most successful I have been at a diet and dropping ~1-1.5 lbs weekly. If I don't drop any in a week, I simply eat less the following week. Some weekends, I eat normally, but during the work week, I can maintain. My workouts are less intense, but if have a carb heavy dinner night before, I will run/cardio the following day.

I bought a juicer that helps me get in all the veggies/fruits. I realize I was overweight due to a food addiction. [/quote]

As always, honesty is the best policy.[/quote]
20 hour fasts seem sensible and sustainable to you? That kind of “honesty”?[/quote]

Its odd to say this but yes. Once my food addiction was known/cured... +20 hrs is very sustainable.  I work a desk job, inactivity is my day. Once addiction was known/cured, fasting is much easier. It feels free not to crave and have the ability to delay eating until higher quality and cheaper foods are available.

Two years ago, I tried fasting but food addiction wasn't cured. I would devour food at the end of fast and junk cravings remained. I thought about food all the time and my body was always sore from working out. Longest fasting diet (16-20 hrs daily) was 1 month before giving in and regaining all the weight I lost. This time around it is different.

I want to treat my body well, lose the fat, rest, exercise moderately, provide it fresh fruits, veggies, yogurt, and some meat. I am ok with eating 50-80% until full as my only meal. I celebrate holidays or when with friends (drinking and feasting) just not as much as I used to.

I have 16 lbs to go and the only way to lose 1 lb a week is to have 3500 weekly deficit. I read research and it seems long term studies show that fasting and calorie counting lead to the same end result as long as there is a caloric deficit.

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