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@nla4625, I started doing intermittent fasting after watching Dr. Fung's YouTube video Fasting as a Therapeutic Option for Weight Loss. I was really intrigued because I've had a life long struggle with weight and although I went from about 330 lbs down to about 250, I just found it hard to lose any more weight. I had bounced between 245 and 265 for at least 10 years after losing the initial weight. When I started the intermittent fasting I was a little under 250 lbs and set a goal of 220. I started with a 24 hour fast and then did a 16/8 for a week and lost a few pounds but was a little disappointed. I was following @LeeAase's health journey (https://social-media-university-global.org/my-health-journey/) and in one of his blog entries he mentioned the Zero app (https://www.zerofasting.com/) and it made it so easy to keep track of my fasting. I started experimenting and found that I did a lot better with the 20/4 fast losing weight and now normally do it 4 to 5 times in a row and use an 18/6 or 16/8 for a few days before going back to the 20/4 fast. It allowed me to reach my goal of 220 lbs in about 4 months. I was so excited that I set a new goal for 200 lbs figuring if I can get there I will be able to easily using the fasting to maintain the weight which is what I weighed when I got out of the Navy. I'm now struggling a little and bouncing up and down around 211 lbs. I'm pretty sure it's related to my choice of eating bad foods/snacks in my windows of eating opportunity 🙂. So I'm planning to introduce some low carb high fat into my eating habits to hopefully get to my new goal.

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Thanks for mentioning the Zero app, @johnbishop. I find it really helpful too because I like to track my progress and then see how it correlates to how I'm feeling, how I'm sleeping and my weight. It can be really tempting sometimes to grab a snack that would break my fast...not necessarily bad food, but something that would raise my blood sugar and insulin levels, and therefore would hinder progress toward my goals. You're doing great with the intermittent fasting; I think you'll do even better with low carb.