I went from 260 (6' 1") to 231 as of this morning. All since September of last year. Intermitent fasting worked for me.

What hours do you eat/not eat?

I'm down from 245 to 230 in the last month doing slim4life. The diet is stupidly restrictive though, and unless you are just a full time cook for yourself or your wife cooks a lot (mine cooks almost none) I don't think you can stick to it 100%.

Down 25lbs over the last 5 months and that was during hip surgery recovery down time...Atkins and probiotics does the trick for me

Intermittent fasting does not work as it is often touted/explained. By this, I mean you cannot eat whatever you freaking want as long as you fast 16 hours a day. There are several studies on this, the largest of which was recently released. I have done it since September 1, 2021. I eat from 12 to 8, or I can, but really I eat from 12 to 6 or 630 most days. The reason it works for me, or why it has helped me, is I am a grazer. If I am bored, upset, food is just laying out, etc., I would eat. This, however, has limited the times I can eat, so it has limited the amount of calories I would mindlessly consume. I am not a person that eats a lot of bad food, and haven't in over 20 years. I am, however, a person that overconsumes too much of the good stuff. My meals also used to primarily consist of protein and one side (usually mashed russet potatoes). Now, my meals are about 40% protein, and the rest is made up of carbs from fresh veggies like squash (yellow and zucchini), spaghetti squash, baked/mashed sweet potatoes, radishes, corn on the cob, brown rice about once every 10 days, onions, sauteed mushrooms, roasted eggplant, roasted beets, etc. I do have an avocado a day for the fat, and I eat 93%/7% ground turkey, baked salmon, lean ground chicken, chicken leg quarters (skinless), canned tuna, etc. for proteins. I eat watermelon, cantaloupe, raspberries, blueberries, and bananas for 'sweets'. I have lost 77.8 pounds since 9/1/21. It's not a lot, granted, but it is fat loss, not muscle, not water. I also don't gain weight back if I have a day where I have a small piece of cake at a birthday. The main thing is watching your calories and eating nutrient dense foods that are low in calories and don't spike your glycemic levels. I eat about 1400 to 1800 calories a day, but I eat WAY MORE food than I did before, it's just the foods I eat are low calorie foods, but very nutrient dense.

Oh, and before this last month, I was losing 12 to 16 pounds a month while swimming. It took me 10 weeks to lose 6 pounds when I did just intermittent fasting. Also, in the beginning I was eating cheese and dairy products and I have learned those do not like me and actually slowed my weight loss. So, once I figured all that out by about April and got my diet figured out, things started going much, much better.

Down 58#. Still working!

Impressive, I’m 37# off my max

Well done! Keep it up.

279 to 241 yesterday.

I've feeling good about my slim down. 204 lbs in mid june and weighed 185 today. Hoping to hit 180 lbs in time to enjoy turkey day!

I'm down 84.8 pounds since Sept 1, 2021...find it really odd when some people that haven't seen me in 2 years don't notice. I'm like...HUH?!?!?!?!

great work!

Thanks! I'm working really hard! I would like to reach my goal by the end of February, but we'll see. I hate that I put most of the weight back on that I lost in 2012 and 2013, but I am an emotional eater and losing my uncle in 2013 was really hard on me.