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When IF goes wrong!!! 😳😱😱😱
So yesterday I decided to go back to my 16:8 (no big deal right? 🤷🏾♀️I told myself: “you’ve done it before girl! You got this! Summer body loading... etc” 💁🏾♀️). Then...plot twist 😂🙌🏾:
For breakfast I decided to have my lunch - worst mistake ever!
Side note: I’m starting to realize that my worst days normally start with having lunch for breakfast for supper for breakfast 🤔 *light bulb moment* 😱.
Anyway! 😪 here I am, at work, with no lunch (because I figured the breakfast I had at 7am would keep me for the entire day). Boy! Was I wrong! 🤭 at 12pm, I Decided to buy some Sprite Zero because I was literally starving 😥 and My logic was that I should have something with 0 calories so that I don’t take away from my day” (now that I think about it; I’m not sure if Sprite Zero was a good choice 🤯). So, this is where it gets interesting: after work I have class from 5pm to 9pm 😐 Yep! You guessed it. I was STARVING and ready to kill someone. All I could think about as we were going through Economical theories and models was the stew I left at home - I.HEARD.NOTHING!!!😪. At 8pm, I walked out and drove sooo fast to get home. While frantically looking for my gate remote I found some sweets in my glove compartment and I gobbled them up there and then (the gremline had awoken 👹). I got into the house, heated by big bowl of chicken stew and rice, had a slab of cheese in between and gobbled up some more sweets 🍬. By the end of the night, I had consumed over 2000 calories (including my breakfast)! Needless to say, after indulging I felt sooo horrible and disappointed in myself. But unlike other times I’ve binged, I immediately set out to see what I should tweak and correct, because clearly my day went horribly wrong 😳
So now I’m trying to figure out what I did wrong. Was it the meal I had? Or the fact that I had it early? 🤷🏾♀️ how do you people spread out your meals when you do IF (in particular OMAD or 16:8: or the 24 hour one. What time is best to start or finish?
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I started IF for the first time on Sunday. It is going well so far. My doctor suggested 6pm to 10am fast. So I have a late breakfast. So far it is working for me. Keeping full on coffee.
29 Aug 18 by member: lesyarademan
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Ah! Thanks Les! I’m going to try that one! It sounds less painful than 3pm to 7am
29 Aug 18 by member: Mandi_SA
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Yeah, I agree with Les... It's easier to skip a breakfast & have lunch around 1 - 2. Because from dinner time, up until 1 pm, should be +/- 16 hours. Which includes your sleep. I do OMAD. No b/fast, no lunch, only dinner on weekdays, but I work from 8 am - 5 pm.
29 Aug 18 by member: Ieksie
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I guess it depends on the person. I've always found that as soon as I eat breakfast my hunger is activated and I feel the need to eat frequently. If I don't eat breakfast I can usually easily get to 4pm+ without really thinking of food. I much prefer later meals. Dinner is and has always been my most important meal. My day is not complete without it 😂😂😂
29 Aug 18 by member: Espeecee
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I have been IF'ing for probably a month now, if not longer. I do 16:8. My feeding window is between 2pm and 10pm. This really works me :)
29 Aug 18 by member: BeanFletcher
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I think it's about finding what work for your body and daily schedule, but a lot of people find it easier to miss breakfast (or delay). That's how I started and after a few days, the body adjusts accordingly. Good luck finding what works for you!
29 Aug 18 by member: escapistArt
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I prefer having dinner before 6pm. before 5pm suits me even better. Then have lunch following afternoon around 12 or 1pm.
29 Aug 18 by member: Mariaan74
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There's an app you can download - body fast.. It has different types of fasts that you can use. I started a few months ago with 14:10 which is for beginners (ate at 10am stopped at 8pm). Now I eat from 1pm to 8pm (17:7), my body just adjusted.. Maybe start slow and work your way up..
29 Aug 18 by member: sisonkes
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im currently trying 16:8 I eat between 10am to 6pm..it is working good so far ...not really feeling that hunger...although I have a cup of tea be4 bedtime...
29 Aug 18 by member: kaylyn 000
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Thanks everyone. I’ve adjusted my hours from 7am-3pm to start my window around 10am also. I’ll do this for a little while and see what works best. Yesterday I did the 24hrs and I must say, it went very well. Like @Espeecee, it looks like I do better if I delay meals rather than eat early 😂. I struggle with eating “late”, so I can see I’m gonna have to adjust my lunch and dinner times to ensure that I am okay at my given times - otherwise I will end up binging 😖. Thank you so much for all your comments and help! I know most of you said I should do what works, but sharing what YOU do really helped me navigate to my final decision. I highly appreciate you all! 😁😁
29 Aug 18 by member: Mandi_SA
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When I do 16:8 IF i try to eat my last meal at 6pm mwaning I get to have breakfast at 10am.
To keep myself from feeling like I'm starving I have a bulletproof coffe (find recipe on internet) it keeps me full for a long time.
My breakfast is usually large so it keeps me full until quite late
30 Aug 18 by member: SimoneG_96
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