@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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