16:8 diet

thanks Lupin I've been told to walk about the house too,not sit longer than 20 minutes and then no more than 5 minutes on my feet ,Its very restrictive but if I dont get some more exercise soon I'll really be struggling with the weight.I'm doing Pilates daily and the exercises the physio gave me 3 or 4 times a day .Nothing seems to keep the pain at bay though .I'm thinking of doing a very low calorie diet for a few weeks while on the 16-8 to see if that kick starts it .I could do with losing a couple of stone

Paddyann - I have to add in exercise to get things shifting so to speak, and am a fan of Lesley Sansone's Walk At Home, or Jessica Smith - have a look on YouTube.
What do your medical advisors say about swimming?
A friend suggested to me that I get up and walk about during the adverts when watching TV. Have found that helps with stiffness. Please take care though. A herniated disc sounds rather painful. All the best.
Even doing the exercise I've found the weight comes off at a very gentle rate but I have such a lot of it to lose. However I shall keep on with it.

I’ve been following this way of eating since February and I so wish I’d known about it before. I feel much more energetic and less sluggish. I haven’t weighed myself at all, but my clothes are much more comfortable and waistbands on jeans are much looser. I’d had a really painful knee for the past year or so, but now - no pain! I stick rigidly to eating within the 8 hours, and I don’t calorie count - ever! Thanks for telling us about 16.8, Jane10. ☺️

I'm not losing much I don't think but mainly I suspect because I can't exercise as much as usual. I'll be pretty held up by new knee replacement op over the summer. Lots of post op icing and elevating rather than walking very much. Just hope I'll somehow be able to get back to some form of fitness in the late autumn. Will stick with 16:8 though except on holiday of course!

I am stuck at the moment will have to buckle down again going away for a few days which is when I will find it hard because breakfast provided and I won't always be able to have lunch !!!

I'm struggling with this ...not the diet thats easy .I'm not losing weight though ,maybe because I've a herniated disc and cant exercise as much as I need to? Is everyone who is losing weight doing a reasonable amount of exercise and if yes...what type .I've been told not to walk for more than 5 minutes and no weights

Ooh you are good J52 - I had a whole Lindt bunny!

Doing a mixture of 16.8 and 5.2.
The 5.2 really worked for me and I’ve kept most of it off. A few lbs have crept back over 6 years.
My eating habits have changed with both regimes. I now don’t want to eat too much and rarely between meals.
DH and I shared a little bag of mini eggs, as our Easter chocolate.

So glad you posted Jane 10. I though everyone had given up.
Isn't it great when clothes begin to fit you again. Congratulations.
I am still persevering with 16:8 and people are beginning to notice that I'm slimmer. I can now bend down and do up my shoe laces with ease.
I shall think of you and your trousers to encourage me onwards for however long it takes until I can get back into my jeans.

Well! Just put on my 'good' trousers for Easter lunch out and eureka! They fit. DH spontaneously commented on how slim I was looking. I've been backsliding a bit and having the odd breakfast and all round naughty treats but somehow the 16:8 magics still working. I haven't worn those trousers in 3 years. Still marvelling!

It's not working! I'm going to have to go back to the 5:2 diet if I want to lose weight. It was working well until I gave it a break before Christmas.

Ooh am having a bad month. I seem to have had to attend so many events featuring lots of lovely grub! I do stick to the hours of 16:8 but the sorts of things I've been eating have been exceptionally high in calories. Eg we used my afternoon tea voucher (birthday gift) at a 5* hotel yesterday. The food and service were absolutely top notch. Only snag was the sheer quantity! So good and so much of it.
If they gave Michelin stars for posh ladies' teas that hotel would have 3*!

I'm still going with this way of eating. It's working for me with weight loss and I notice that my shape is changing in a different way with 16:8. My midriff is the main area of loss, and a waist is appearing. Yay! My legs and arms are slimmer too.

Well have managed day 1, must admit I found it ok [happy] Jane10 hopefully I will be able to take the roll out of my gransnet name [laughing]

I’m incorporating the 16:8 into Frugal February i.e. being quite careful what I eat in the ‘eating hours’. I find I don’t lose weight on the 16:8 - perhaps because I’m only about 7lbs overweight so I have to try harder to shift those last few pounds.

But I do find it great for maintenance, which is for many the hard part after weight loss.

As Jane says it’s simply about changing when you eat.

Wot ho All

I stopped doing the 16:8 as after a few days it upset my hiatus hernia which I control by having small snacks in between main meals. But inevitably the few pounds I lost have crept back on, so I thought I'd try just three days to shift some of it. So this week I've done a mix of the 16:8 and the 5:2! I can do three days 16:8 and then a couple of days off with a light breakfast. I've lost a couple of pounds this week and no ill effects on my tum! Fingers crossed!

Not a diet! The whole point is changing how you eat not what you want. No point in measuring in pounds. Just stick with it and see what happens to your clothes!

Hi, been on the diet 10 days now and lost two pounds, not as much as I had hoped, but I am only doing it mon to Fri so can't expect anymore, I find it too difficult at weekends.Oh well onwards and downwards hopefully.

It's still working for me, as well. I think one if the reasons might be because when I ate chocolate (my passion....), I ate it in the evenings, while I was watching TV. It wasn't just a bit of a bar, either - it was a whole BIG bar! So, because I do 11-7 or 12-8, I'm not thinking about wanting the chocolate. I still have the odd chocolate biscuit - Penguin, etc during that time, but don't seem to 'fixate' on it now. Portion sizes at mealtimes have reduced, too.

You might need to change your pastry inspired name Janet! Good luck! You'll soon get used to it.

I am joining you all from tomorrow

I recently came across this system while looking at 'cures' for IBS D from which I suffer and have done for years. People recommend this for that, as it gives the bowel a chance to rest thereby improving it's performance.

Of course for me, if does that primarily plus the added bonus of losing some weight, I'm in. I have only just started, so cannot comment yet on success weight wise, but I do find I can quite easily pass up on breakfast and wait till lunch time for food.

Please don't thank me. I didn't invent it just mentioned it!!
Good luck all

Thanks jane10

I'm definitely noticing a difference. Jeans aren't grabbing my thighs or waist any more. I'm finding it easy to do and not thinking about food all the time, as we do on a 'diet'. Depending on what I've got planned for the day, I vary it to be 11-7 or 12-8. Thanks again, Jane10!