Inbetweenies - not skinny, not fat, need to lose around a stone ...

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Totriornottotri Feb 2021 9:20pm, 16 Feb 2021 1,381 posts	0 Totriornottotri That’s MouseyTongue!
Dvorak Feb 2021 9:27pm, 16 Feb 2021 21,984 posts	0 Dvorak Boom tssch!
Paul N Feb 2021 9:43pm, 16 Feb 2021 2,169 posts	0 Paul N Hope the 16/8 goes well for you Totriornottotri. I've been playing about with it for a year or so. Definitely feel the better for it. Can't say for sure if it is IF, eating better, monitoring calories or, as likely a mix of all + miles. But I've brought my weight down from just under 12 st, to just over 10.5. Body Fat% hovers around 13% these days, would have been 15%+ this time last year. The missus has also fasts and has seen great "gains". Also found investing in a set of smart scales to be a really good buy. Have really helped to keep me honest. It's not wildly restrictive either, I eat 2,000 + running calories a day. I'd say most days I'm looking to hit north of 2,750 calories. If I get a good hard long run in I can really fill my boots!
Totriornottotri Feb 2021 1:00pm, 19 Feb 2021 1,397 posts	0 Totriornottotri That’s amazing. I have had a great start. Lost 3lb and don’t feel that hungry. I have a coffee (or two) for breakfast. I have been hitting 1500 calories and don’t feel weak. I’m around 28 BMI and about 10kg over my okay weight and the another 5kg to happiest weight. Another 3kg would be race weight (I’m not after that)!
Lip Gloss Feb 2021 1:04pm, 19 Feb 2021 49,045 posts	0 Lip Gloss Can I ask is that eat from midday till 8pm then fast? When fasting do you drink any water or anything?
Totriornottotri Feb 2021 1:26pm, 19 Feb 2021 1,398 posts	0 Totriornottotri Yes that’s it or 11-7 I’ve seen as an option. You can apparently have around 50kcal without breaking it so a filter drip coffee with semi skimmed milk should be fine. I’ve also read that some loss it just because you miss a meal essentially and have less time to stuff your face. You also can’t feast all night in front of the telly. I have also seen one place say you can eat whatever you want in those 8hours - I’m a sailor, that’s like a red rag to a bull. I can put away a lot of scran! That’s why we’re in this state!
Welshpoppy Feb 2021 1:26pm, 19 Feb 2021 561 posts	0 Welshpoppy LG I used to do 16:8 and when I fasted it was black coffee and water.I must get back to it I will start tomorrow.
Totriornottotri Feb 2021 1:28pm, 19 Feb 2021 1,399 posts	0 Totriornottotri bbc.com Appears to have quite a bit of info - just searching history of things I’ve read!
FenlandRunner Feb 2021 1:28pm, 19 Feb 2021 5,927 posts	0 FenlandRunner I ended up doing almost 18:6 on Monday, and I only drank water and coffee during the 18.
Lip Gloss Feb 2021 1:29pm, 19 Feb 2021 49,046 posts	0 Lip Gloss Thanks. I never normally eat or drink after 7.30pm anyway (except a Fri and Sat ) so i just need to think about the morning as I do normally like to have breakfast before work