16:8 diet

Avoiding the scales, but I’ve just tried on a closely fitted dress from a coup,e of years back and it looks good. No bumps and bulges!
It all seems to be going well.
Hope it’s working for you all, as well.

I have certainly noticed that too*MamaCaz*!

One thing to remember when weighing yourself is that your salt intake the day before can make a significant difference - if I have eaten something such as gammon the night before, my weight the next morning will be up. In my case, this is predictable enough for me to put it down to water retention resulting from a higher than normsl salt intake. I am not overweight, so I am not looking for excuses - it just happens to be something I have noticed over the years and something to bear in mind when you experience daily fluctuations in your weight!

www.w24.co.za/Wellness/Diet/the-ultimate-guide-to-intermittent-fasting-20170320+
The above website gives a good reminder of the benefits of 16:8.
Although I kept to my 8 hour window for eating ( 1pm to 9pm) over Christmas I did relax and have chocs, wine, and other festive goodies. It didn't seem to make any difference to my weight loss. I've been behaving since and when weighed by my doctor recently she said " My! You HAVE lost weight"
MARELLI. I don't like scales either and am easily discouraged by the numbers. Although I liked my doctors comment she let slip how much I still weigh so my spirits sunk somewhat. However - I shall keep going. I so want to be slim.

I happily have 2 mugs of coffee with milk at breakfast time. I do miss actual breakfast but know it's just a habit. I enjoyed having some toast and cheese for breakfast over the festive season but gave gone back to missing it out quite easily. I accidentally did 17:7 yesterday. Just not hungry at lunchtime. I'm pretty relaxed about it. I eat what I like in my 8 hours. No fussing with calorie counting and it works fine. I might lose more quickly if I did but I like my food and treats and life's more interesting that way. The flab evaporates in time. Or at least it did before Christmas!! Fingers crossed it still will now.

I'm on this now too. I'm not overweight, but really can't ignore the 3lbs I put on over Christmas.

I've done this before to keep control of my weight and find it very easy to skip my breakfast. When I do have breakfast I am soon hungry again and turn to a biscuit (or 3) mid morning, yet if I skip it, I don't get hungry till midday. However, I do sort of cheat, as I drink my usual amount of tea at breakfast time. If I drank it black it would be ok, but I take milk, which stricktly-speaking counts as a food!

The evenings are hardest for me. Even if I am not hungry, I find it a struggle not to nibble. However, I will stick it out.

I’m on my third day back on 16/8 after losing it over Christmas, but boy, it’s so hard. I’m at work now for last hour, 3 to go before I can eat, and I’m STARVING!! I read this thread regularly and I’m envious of all you grans who say how easy it is..... I find the evenings hard too?. But I agree it’s still the most doable diet/eating plan for me, and I do feel less bloated and healthier ?

I did this diet a few months ago and lost ten pounds. I found it quite easy but I've been binging over the holidays and nothing fits anymore so tomorrow back to the diet again.

I’m really glad to have found this thread. I started on Tues and have found it very doable! I won’t be weighing myself as I look on scales as a gift from Satan, and as soon as I start weighing myself I know from past experience that I’ll give up due to fluctuating weights.
Within the first couple of days on the 16.8 my jeans felt looser and I wasn’t having the usual indigestion.
I tried the 5.2, but it wasn’t for me, because once I got settled into the way of it I started to overeat on the non-fast days.
By having a ‘window’ of 8 hours it’s not so tempting to reach for cake, biscuits etc as I’m eating normal meals within that time and not ‘peckish’.
Thankyou, Jane10. ☺️

Tomorrow will be my last day of gorging er helping to finish up the odds and ends left over from a food packed season. Back to 16:8 on Monday but not bothered as I know its very doable.

I lost 5lbs in a few weeks before the new year, but put on 3lbs over the holiday (grr). Now back on track and it seems to be working well. (So much easier than 5:2). Good luck to all and just hang on in. ?

Well I have been eating everything on site as well as in sight! Apologies for not checking.

I have been ——- hoovering—- eating anything in site but only within the eight hours, it still seems to be working

Happy New Year to all! It would be a waste not to eat up all the left-overs and spare chocolates so I'm not starting again for a day or two. However, it's not as daunting to look forward to as the 5:2, so that's good.

I’m going to join you all in this. I’ve been letting myself go (as my mother would say), and kidding myself that I was becoming voluptuous rather than FAT!
I shall begin with my bowl of AllBran with sultanas at midday (very good for one’s ‘output’...). ?

Thank you J52 it is 10.30am and feeling peckish now....only 1 1/2 hours to go

Me too jane10 too many scrummy things still about, shall be ruthless and get rid of them, then shall get back to the 16:8 am feeling proper chunky and not liking it

I'm still happily eating for Britain! Or at least it feels like it. I'll go back to 16:8 proper next Monday. I'm still not eating as much as I used to though.

I think NYE was my undoing!
I’m strictly back on 16:8 from today!
I hope you achieve your target nannyjan53.

Happy New Year everyone

I am going to try this as from today. I only need to lose about 6/7 pounds and have been trying for last 3 months...but only manage 1 or 2 then I stick.

I used to be able to lose 7lbs in a few weeks quite easily.

Will report back in a week!

My youngest grandson (7) noticed that there wasn't as much of me round the middle. However he went on to itemise which other parts I could work on to match up.
I did keep to my 8 hour window but did have a few chocs and some Turkish Delight, also Christmas pud. Like others I found that I cannot eat the piggy portions I used to. Since being home I've succumbed to a cold and a wheezy cough which is subduing my appetite no end.
Resolve undiminished. I have some pairs of jeans with non elastic waists I'm aiming to get back into.

I think the joy of this diet is that you can go off the rails a bit and you won't pile weight back on as long as you do some exercise. I've had a couple of long weekends away with full English breakfasts but haven't gained an ounce, though did do quite a lot of walking.

I'm restarting on 1st. Jan, but I haven't put on any weight over Christmas Hurrah !!!

Gone off the rails but will restart after family Xmas in Ireland on Jan 5th

We've got cupboards of chocolates, cakes and crisps as well as loads of fizz and wine but I just don't fancy it. Most odd. Early days though. We've got more than a week of 'holidays' to get through. Visitors the next couple of evenings, a party too and, to top it off we've been told that we're being treated to dinner in the Michelin star restaurant of our choice!
The GN Burns lunch in January also on the culinary cards. Oh boy.