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Finished until 12 tomorrow, apart from Green tea with mint. I certainly don’t feel hungry and have just eaten normally, lunch and dinner, no between meals. Really didn’t notice no breakfast.

NFK I think fruit juice might be just too much sugar. Stick to tea/coffee type drinks out with your 8 hours.
I've just had a big plate of bangers and mash and sprouts.
On a completely different subject I was interested to read that each fart burns up 67 calories. Of course I have no experience of such events!

Not eating from 6 at night til 10 in the morning will mean that we can't snack on biscuits, peanuts, crisps or sweets which are definitely our dieting downfall. We've started today. It sounds so easy. Thanks Jane.

Thanks Jane, I’ll stick to hot water or coffee then.

I take 67 calories is an average fart. This makes the school boy setting fire to bottled farts a legitimate experiment then. I wonder what a good rip roarer would burn.

Perhaps you could experiment with that yourself this week*NFK*! Do let us know your findings!! What a way to lose weight.

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I can testify that it does work, having lost almost 2 stones in the last few months. DH still works and doesn't get home until around 7pm so we eat fairly late but normal food and the odd glass of wine or three. I've never been one for breakfast first thing so I can't say I've missed not eating before noon - or even later if we've had cheese and biccies or something similar for a late snack. I do walk a lot more than I used to and often walk 5 or 6 miles first thing, having just had some lemon squeezed into hot water. Now I just need some advice on how to get rid of the nasty wrinkled skin on my previously bingo wing arms!

I saw a program, probably a couple of years ago, about a diet very similar to this. It was presented by a ?doctor type person. He said that you should only eat between 7am and 7pm as the body needs a 12 hour period to rest. Obviously this would give you time to fit 3 meals in. He was quite specific about not eating after 7pm as he said the metabolism slows down quite dramatically after this time. It does sound quite similar to the 16:8 diet and I know they had very good results

I've opened a new thread, hope that's ok Jane10 as you started this one but it seemed like a good idea, thanks for kicking it off

I do Slimming World and that works for me but this sounds interesting, might give it try.

I'm clutching at straws here - but is 16:8 done every day? So it becomes a permanent way of life, rather than the 5:2 done twice a week. I guess it is, which ought to make it very effective.

I've just done my first morning on this, as I've been struggling a bit with my usual 5:2 in the colder weather this autumn. Fingers crossed!

I'm struggling with SW, started well but now I'm stuck. I thought I couldn't cope without breakfast but have missed a few times recently and was ok. SO - here goes! Thankyou so much Jane10.

I can't find the new thread - anyone give me a clue please?

Got it, I think! Doh!