I have struggled with my weight for years and in 2009, I decided I was sick and tired of being sick and tired and said no more. I was done living the way I was, it wasn't working for me.
A long story short, I lost 120 pounds over the period of 4 years. I didn't really diet, I just ate less and moved more.
But now I am back to carrying extra weight again, thankfully its not the 120 pounds that I had initially lost but I did gain back 30. And it just isn't coming back off. I exercise 30-60 minutes 3-4 days a week, 2 days a week I am closer to 90 minutes. I have the exercise thing down, I just cannot seem to find the food intake that works for me, either I am not eating enough or I eat too much. I have tried different website to get an idea of caloric intake but it varies drastically.
I found a woman on Facebook that wrote a book on what she had learned while intermittent fasting. And after talking here and there I decided to purchase her book. It is very straight forward and there is no drastic calorie cutting or food restrictions, it just limits the time in which you can eat. It is called The 16 Hour Diet.
While I am not starting the program until Sunday, I am going to start increasing the period of time I fast. I already go 10 hours without eating overnight and the goal is fast for 16 hours and most of that time being 2-4 hours before bed and then while you are sleeping. Right there is 10-12 hours for me, and I am not usually hungry in the morning, I just eat because you are not supposed to skip breakfast. I can have zero calorie beverages while I am fasting, so I usually spend the 1-2 hours watching the news and checking emails while I am drinking my coffee, now I am up to 13-14 hours, spend a hour working out and a hour showering and getting ready for the day...and VIOLA...16 hours. See I just made it easy for myself :)
I will be weighing in on Sunday morning as well as taking my measurements and before pics. I am really excited about jump starting my weight loss once again.
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