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I did not have any results. I only need to lose 10 though. It's super easy to do but it sent my hormones into craziness so not sure this is something for me.

I'm doing keto with IF and weight loss results are inconsistent, but there are signs that my body is healing itself. I'm trying to think of it as a marathon and not a sprint.

I feel great eating this way and don't find it difficult to do after the first week.

Dr.Fung developed this way of eating for his type 2 diabetic patients who were obese. Unfortunately that description is me to a T. Tomorrow marks 10 weeks for me. My weight loss during that time is 21 lbs.

I find the fasting part incredibly easy to do. I typically do a 20/4 fast every day, drinking only water during those 20 fasting hours. I would not describe my diet as low carb, I would call it good carb. I do eat brown rice, beans, etc. in controlled portions. I did give up all artificial sweeteners and my beloved Diet Coke.

Walking is my choice of exercise. I strive for 100K+ steps per week (for me this is over 42 miles a week of walking).

I have absolutely no cravings. It's very easy to wait for my window of eating although usually I am pretty hungry when it does roll around. Just yesterday I was thinking "I wonder when it's time to eat" only to find out I had gone past my eating time.

This is the longest time I have been on a "diet" in recent history. I don't even think about going off it.

I just want to add that the fasting is a lot easier than many people imagine. I'd done 5:2 before so I knew it was do-able thankfully. The hunger doesn't just grow and grow, it comes and goes and when you feel it you just need to distract yourself for a few minutes, drink some more water and it passes.

And I've also literally just noticed today that I'm not craving sugar nearly as much. I was a bad snacker and I still like sugar but I've found I can limit myself to within my eating time and that works well. While I'm fasting I don't really crave it now which is amazing!!

I have been eating lowcarb medium/high fat for one year now and have lost little more then 60 lbs. I tend towards clean keto eating. I also quit all sodas a year ago, not even one sip since. I don't consciously fast, but I only eat when I am hungry and I find that eating this way for a year my body has fallen into a natural state of intermittent fasting. I rarely snack any more either. I don't need to nibble and when I do I find it's more due to social situations. I also have times when I feel ravenous. I eat more protein during those times and that only lasts a day or 2. I really find my body lets me know what it needs. Heck I went on vacation and ate steak, crab, shrimp, bunless burgers etc and came home to losing 2 lbs.

I am fasting 12-16 hours the vast majority of the time from mid-May when I bought the book. I am down 10 lbs and am now simply overweight, no longer obese. I am now just 25 lbs from where I should be. Somehow, for the first time in a long time, that seems like something I can manage. I am back to losing about 2 lbs a month which seemed to be my normal weight loss rate when I would try very hard to lose weight. I don't feel like I am trying terribly hard though I did eliminate sugar and have cut way back on carbs in general.

I work 7pm-7am and have found it difficult to fast while working and those are my fasting hours. Some days, I don't eat anything at all and can wait until my normal time to begin eating again afterwards. Other days, I don't eat but eat when I get home (about 13-14 hours total fasting) and still other days, I eat at work! I do bring nuts and similar snacks in case I find myself needing to eat for some reason so that I avoid the crap in the hospital! I also seem to find myself traveling at least once a month lately and that impacts my ability to fast and find appropriate foods. I am starting to get the hang of asking for menu changes. We went out to an Italian restaurant this weekend. Not my ideal choice, but I asked to replace the pasta with spinach, something I would not have done in the past.

I am making this a life style change. For me, it helps to have the science. I look at what I want to eat in terms of the insulin response. I fast 12-16 hours a day to lower my insulin levels.

I started dieting in October and lost about 12 pounds by Christmas and then I gained about half of that back over the holidays. I buckled down again and was back to -15 by June when I started IF. I just hit the -30 pound mark this week. Clearly, IF works for me. I usually to 16/8, but have done longer fasts too. My meals are generally low carb, high protein, but I have pizza every Friday!

I should have specified my sleep issue is my son. I could easily sleep more than 8 hours a night.

What if you stop taking the caffeine pills?