Like a lot of us, I get frustrated by the up/down on the scale even when I'm eating and tracking.
And yes, the real victories are the non-scale victories like fitting into smaller clothing and having my doctor say that he's going to make me the poster child for better blood work through diet. That said, I'm a bit of a data nerd and I weigh myself daily and have built a spreadsheet
After reading about people looking for their sweet spot when it comes to macros and number of meals/day, I decided to start Intermittent Fasting (IF). This is what I found.
Started IF on July 29th. We usually have protein shakes or eggs as the first meal and then the one big meal of the day typically within a 6-8 hour window. And, always lots of water. This way of eating is both keto and much lower calories than before I started dieting so both KETO and CICO.
The benefit of keto is no hunger which is what makes IF possible. If I tried IF without keto, I'd be a monster - trust me on that.
Without IF, the scale is up 34% of the time.
With IF, the scale is up 22% of the time.
In the 30 days before I started IF, I lost 10.3 pounds.
In the 30 days since I started IF, I've lost 11.6 pounds.
