I was about 40lbs more than I want to be so 5 weeks ago I thought I'd give it a shot. I know in the end it's all about calories in/calories out but IF isn't as hard as I thought it would be. I decide to try out 20:4. The weekdays are pretty easy but the weekends are a little more challenging(football season) so I've went to 18:6 on Saturdays. The time I eat is between 4-8pm. During fasting I only drink water and coffee. Giving up around 48 ounces of Diet Mountain Dew during the day has probably been the toughest part. So far I've lost about 12lbs.
Anyone else try this?
I've found intermittent fasting is about the easiest way to lose some pounds. I read an article about a guy who tried intermittent fasting by not eating after 8pm, and then skipping breakfast. This was appealing to me because i'm generally not hungry for breakfast on most days, yet i go ahead and eat anyway because "breakfast is the most important meal of the day." Add to it that i'm always starving by 10am whether i eat breakfast or not. So for me, skipping breakfast works out perfectly. The added bonus is that i'm asleep for 8 hours of the fasting, so that equals less suffering.
So, on a normal day I almost always workout (run, bike, or strength training) during lunch. That means i'm not taking in calories between 8:30pm - 1pm. Then i eat a healthy lunch, small snack when i get home (starving at this point), and then dinner. No food after 8:30.