--- Michael <slethnobotanist@...> wrote:
> How is the weight loss going by the way?

Michael, doing the 18/6 fast/eat IF worked quite well for me, as I
lost almost 20 pounds over 5 months from July to December. My weight
has stabilized around 203 pounds over the last month, but I didn't
stick to the 18/6 over the holidays. I'm 6'1", so that's not too bad
of a weight, considering that I exercise daily (walk and jog) and have
a fairly good muscle mass from the frequent exercise.

Lately I've been doing 18/6 just on weekdays. I still would like to
lose about another 10 pounds of fat, so I plan to continue the 18/6 on
weekdays this spring, and maybe indefinitely if necessary to keep my
weight stable.

In discussing IF with some of the Flickr NN members, one member said
she couldn't fast because if she doesn't eat frequently she gets very
weak and will sometimes faint! So, she didn't think IF was a good
idea and she's probably right if it leads to fainting :)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stubborndev/3164565749/

I don't feel any weakness when I'm in the fast periods. I do get a
little hungry sometimes, but I've learned to live with it. Getting
used to the hunger was difficult at first, but it only took about a
week to get used to it. Skipping dinner gives me more time to do
other things, which I like. I still eat a fairly low carb diet,
probably about 20 to 30 percent of calories from carbs, and much of
that is from raw dairy (digested into glucose and galactose, but with
plenty of fat and protein to slow the digestion). I suspect that
eating low-carb helps to stabilize blood sugar levels, thus minimizing
the intensity of hunger and helping to keep up strength during the
fasting periods.

Bryan