I’ve been yo-yo dieting for the past couple years and it shows. Each time, putting back on a few lbs more than I’d started with. A few months ago, I was tearing my hair out, trying to decide which diet was best. I was switching tactics on an almost daily basis. Madness. My partner became concerned and asked that I take a couple months away from dieting, and reading about dieting, and even thinking about dieting lol. He suggested I might find the answers if I stopped distracting myself (wise man he is).
I did what he suggested and, after all the info was done percolating in my feeble brain, what I kept coming back to was IF. It makes sense from an evolutionary perspective, the science is very encouraging and there is a spiritual element to it that attracts me as well.
Today is my first day. So far, so good (although I normally don’t get hungry until later afternoon). I look forward to a new relationship with hunger and food that this ‘diet’ seems to offer.
I hope to make this a lifetime project. The health benefits, outside of losing weight, certainly seem to encourage this way of eating.
BUT O THE WEIGHT! I’m currently at 184 lb, 45 yrs old and 5’5″ tall. My stomach now hangs over itself and I look and feel pretty miserable.
I have an underactive thyroid that’s being treated and it does worry me a bit, as I’ve had limited success with other weight loss attempts. But I think if I approach this as a long-term solution, and not a quick fix, I can maybe succeed this time.
Fingers crossed! Thanks so much for having this forum, I have a feeling I’ll be using it regularly.
And hello to everyone! Nice to meet you 🙂
5:00 pm
30 Mar 15