Feeling strong as an ox today after my 5.5mi walk. I actually tried jogging a little, too…..very little. I still ain’t walking past butch’s house, though. He loaded, cocked, and ready.

Weight today…… 231

Here’s dinner this afternoon, or is it called linner? All I know it’s my last meal of the day until 11am tomorrow. You can eat anything you want if you fast. This plate had more on it than what I’m used to but loaded with carbs and flavor. We swam at the lake today for a little added exercise. God Bless all of those wakeboats out there today. I waved at all of them with a one finger salute! 😂

I'm proud to say that my weight today is......228


We working it low and slow, just like a good piece of meat. Heck, by this time next year I will turn sideways and you may not even be able to see me! Leaving for AR in about an hour. I promise I'll be back up some by Monday cause I've got some voodoo and real good vittles packed up and ready for the weekend. Ya'll have a good one!

I'm reading The Obesity Code now and probably going to start IF soon, any updates from people that have been doing it?

I've done it since 9/1/2021. I have lost 98.6 pounds since then. HOWEVER, I only lost 6 pounds in 10 weeks when I started intermittent fasting and not actually counting my calories. There have been numerous studies that show it does not work the way most people do it. It helps me control when I eat, which is important to me, because I am a grazer. Before I started intermittent fasting, if I was bored, I ate. If I smelled food, I ate. If I was stressed or things were just [censored] in my life, I ate. If I was celebrating, I ate. Basically, I ate. Now, I limit the times I eat from 12 pm to 8 pm and I have changed my diet. So, I don't buy into the intermittent fasting as a real diet plan that is sustainable. I use it to change my behavior.

Primarily, I don't eat breads or sugars. I eat whole foods, not very many processed foods at all. One day a week, I do eat a sandwich with my best friend, but other than that, I'm good.

I also eat a LOT of vegetables with my meals, usually 4 or 5 sides of vegetables and one protein.

so it works if you eat less overall

Not necessarily. Like for me, I can't eat dairy products other than butter. They screw up my digestive system and I stop losing weight for days/weeks. I miss cheese. Every single body is different.

The way most people tout Intermittent Fasting is that you can eat whatever you want, as long as you eat it within an 8 hour span. That's [censored].

Yes. That (Fung books) were Mrs RayBob's go-to source when she started this type of lifestyle eating in Sept 2022. She talked me into this so I started in October. I'm down 24 lbs but I'm much older than you and we periodically have cheat days. I was quite the fat-azz at 222 lbs and 5'7". I'm at 198 now. Goal is 170. Mrs RayBob also joined a FB IF group. Also she says loss of inches are more important than pounds.

A tip or maybe a trick to fool your body when hungry is we keep a small bottle of the pink himalayan salt "rocks". Put one or 2 under your tongue occasionally when hunger hits or if you get a headache.

when i am working from home im pretty solid omad (one meal a day) but its tougher when i am out and about normally have 2. eating at 5-7pm everyday really makes a bit difference and get plenty of time to do other stuff and save money/energy ofc.

Wife and I have been carnivore for 6 months. Have no plans to ever change our diet. We enjoy it.

I found that IF works for me if I eat only when I'm hungry.

By "hungry" I mean when my belly grumbles. Not when I'm bored, or it's "time to eat."

It doesn't usually take much, just a small meal. No need to pig out, just eat a normal portion of whatever I want then wait for my stomach to growl again.

Another thing I've learned - if I don't wake up starving, then I ate too much the night before. Dinner to breakfast should be about a 12-hour fast. Hence the name, break-fast.

I'm now down 108.6 pounds. I actually eat a lot more now than I have in years. I'm also the smallest in my waist since I was very late in my 20th year, or when I was 21 (can't remember exactly), but I still have 7.4 pounds to lose before my weight is the lightest since then. Overall, I eat a lot more foods, just lower calories because I eat more vegetables than proteins at my meals and I don't eat breads/things made with flour or sugar.

Healthy food is the foundation. Period. Healthy. Not what the food industry wants you to eat. All these gimmick diets only work for a season. Not a life. Already studies are starting to come out showing the negative effects of the keto craze. Healthy food equals eat all you want. If one gives it just a bit of time for your body and tastes to develop for truly healthy foods, it is life changing and amazing. I ate a salad last night that came entirely out of my garden this year and it was as good as anything I have ever eaten.

Extra weight is deadly over the long haul.

My wife got on a healthy food kick, no processed food, salads out the wazoo . . . it was hell around here as nobody else could/would eat her choices. On top of that she had inflammatory issues (sore joints). She was not overweight ever ... she's 5'5" and at her most weighed 145 (2022). Finally last fall as she would still gain weight at a rate of 2-4 lbs a year(she's 52) she happened upon the literature mentioned in the OP by Dan written by Dr. Jason Fung. She read several other authors also and their theories/findings/observations/proposed benefits concerning intermittent fasting and started making that a lifestyle late summer/early fall 2022. I got on board in late October 2022. (I'm 5'7" and weighed 222 in 10/2022)) She is down to 122 and I'm down to 192. We're continuing this journey. My goal is to live at less than 160. She has reached her goal weight for the most part but more importantly her pain is much less.

Note: her hip pain was so bad in her R hip that she had a full radiological workup where a "shadow" was seen in the R pelvic girdle which resulted in a consult with an oncologist in Htown. (scared the krap out of us). Follow up MRI and the shadow has since dissipated (1/23). I have to conclude based on my experience that the weighted MRI image was showing an inflammatory process. The early reports in August was possible multiple myeloma, that was the "shadow" seen on the 1st MRI imaging.

I'm sold on the intermittent fasting. I know some say it won't work without significant caloric cuts but once you only eat over only a 4 hour window the end result is you're taking in less calories by default.

I am also working to cut back on most processed foods and glutens.

As alway, YMMV.

Glad to see so many people having success with various things. Aside from quitting smoking getting to and staying at a healthy weight is the number one thing you can do to improve your health and the number of healthy active years you have to live. I think the secret is there is no secret. When you are trying to lose weight you need to have a caloric deficit. Get there in whatever way suits you best and is sustainable for your particular lifestyle. Whether that's Keto, carnivore, weight watchers, intermittent fasting, paleo, whole 30, or whatever. Once you get to a healthy weight, it's time to focus in on building muscle and stability.

Great book on this I just read called, "Outlive" by Peter Attia. I can't recommend it enough if you are trying to live a longer healthier life.

Keep it up gents!