Something is happening...

That's brilliant, Jane. Well done! What is this diet you're on? I might do the same. Please tell.

It's the 16:8. All it consists of is eating all food within an 8 hour time slot. What we do is eat between 12 and 8pm. That suits us both. It's entirely flexible though to suit your lifestyle. In practice it means I don't have breakfast. The research shows that the 16 hour fast allows the body to 'reset' and recover from the onslaught of food and carry out repairs etc. I know it's counterintuitive but it works!

Can you drink alcohol as long as it's before 8pm Jane10?

I did see it mentioned on another thread and it sounded interesting.

Now you have found that it works it sounds even more interesting!

Re alcohol: oh yes. I'm sure I shouldn't but for me it's anything goes within the 8 hours. I only drink at weekends anyway and even then only one glass of wine. I've been eating loads of carbs, M&S chocs have been on offer and gratefully consumed. I had sausage rolls for lunch. I was sort of trying to push the diet to not work but it really seems to. My discovery this morning has really been a big surprise.
DH has been doing it longer than me and his clothes are literally hanging off him. I'm not on commission btw just amazed.

Does it have to be the same 8 hours each day?
Could it be 9 till 5 one day and 11 till 7 the next?

As long as there's a 16 hour gap its whatever suits your lifestyle. I suggest you Google it for more details and info about the health research behind it.

Had a look and looks very promising and great that it's worked for you Jane. I didnt notice anything about scoffing chocs tho!

Thanks for the info, Jane. The only thing that bothers me about this is missing breakfast. Don't they say breakfast is the most important meal of the day? Of course, the eight hours could be 9am to 5pm then you could have late breakfast, lunch and afternoon high tea! Brilliant.

Lazigirl I somehow think that if I didn't eat the chocs, cake, crisps etc I'd lose much more and much quicker.
NotTooOld I do miss my nice plate of toast and orange juice or whatever at breakfast time but it was just a habit. I still have 2 mugs of coffee then. I never felt faint or had a headache or any of the things I'd been told would happen.

Well done Jane10 keep up the good work. I was delighted when my hip bones appeared ?

I had been wondering about doing this for a while and now you're filling me with enthusiasm! Just for clarification..... are you saying you can still have coffee during the fasting hours? If so I am sure I could do this.

I think the fact that you are not eating breakfast has a lot to do with your weight loss. I didn't eat breakfast for many years and my first meal was lunch. I found it easy and my weight stayed off. Since retirement I have eaten breakfast again, and the weight has slowly gone back on. Thank you for reminding me if this, I might just stop eating breakfast again.

Bbevan hip bones- what on earth are they? I have not seen mine for many years, they are well cushioned. I would like to lose my stomach- I do not care where.

It sounds promising if I could continue to drink coffee in between the hours I am not allowed to eat.

Just read up on it as you advised and yes, dear readers, coffee and tea are allowed. Right.... this starts tomorrow. Always start a diet (or should that be lifestyle?) on a Monday!

Interesting! I’m wondering whether to attempt to combine this with SW - it could perhaps work. DS often tells me not to eat a meal after 7pm. If non alcoholic and decaffeinated drinks are unlimited that would help.
Anyway all the best to everyone hoping their loved ones will ‘see less of them’ at Christmas!

My son used this method and the pounds dropped off, it really works. He did eat sensibly but had lots of carbs and protein

What is SW ? Elrel? Anyone?

Oh, if only I didn’t enjoy that 9pm glass of wine with the telly time quite so much....

I guessed SW was Slimmers’ World?

I have chosen the low carb diet with intermittent fasting and have lost a stone of flab in four weeks...i do some exercise but now sleep ...yes sleep, do not feel hungry all the time and often go from 7 in the eve right round to lunch time the next day....even hubby thinks its a good woe.....way of eating...goggled it in great detail and then slowly lowered carbs especially the flour or processed variety...

Slimming World?

Persistentdonor - SW = Slimming World, WW = WeightWatchers!

I tend to eat between those hours anyway Jane10, so maybe that's why my weight is staying off!!

Well done on finding your hip bones, lol!

I was doing the 5/2 diet before I went on holiday and that worked well. I will now give this 16:8 one a go to get rid of the holiday excess !