Intermittent Fasting 16/8 – One week experiment and results – with meals, tips and ideas. My schedule plan to help with losing weight.
Intermittent Fasting 16/8
Although I’ve lost quite a bit of weight with the keto diet over the past year, the last couple of months have been another story. I’ve had birthdays and stress galore and so I just haven’t been putting in the effort needed to sustain my earlier weight loss.
So, rather than spiral out of control and end up back where I started (or worse) I’ve decided to make a new plan. Trying to stick religiously to the Keto Diet with all I have on at the moment is just not really possible. (I’m in the process of moving from Melbourne, Australia to IRELAND!) I’ve dabbled with intermittent fasting in the past. I liked to say I intermittently intermittent fasted, which meant maybe every couple of weeks. (If that.)
I feel that rather than trying to stick to full keto, I will have mostly keto meals and intermittent fast as well. The plan is to fast from 7pm until 11am the next day. So, 16 hours fasting and 8 hours eating.
I’m going to share diary like entries below every day (written in real time on the day) with how I went and film a video of my experience too which will be down the bottom of the page.
Let’s get started with my Intermittent Fasting 16/8 experience.
Day 1
I easily lasted until 11am. In fact, it was well after 11am when I had my first meal. A lunch box I’d put together (pictured above) and enjoyed out and about at a park with friends.
Day 2
For some reason I was STARVING early in the morning. I had planned to spend the morning working, but by 9am, I just needed breakfast. So managed a 14 hour fast before enjoying a big breakfast. Not the most wonderful Intermittent Fasting 16/8 outcome.
But, from my time on Keto and intuitive eating, I know it’s important NOT to ignore my hunger cues. So, I was happy with a 14 hour fast, instead of a 16 hour one. Better luck tomorrow!
Day 3
Yay! I managed a 16 hour fast again today. I was hungry as the 16th hour closed in, but I managed to wait to break my fast. I made a lunch box again for while I was out and about (pictured above) and then I was fine until dinner which was sausages, spinach, cheese and sour cream.
Two days into my intermittent fasting and already I feel SOOOOOOO much less bloated than I did just a couple of days ago.
Day 4
Today I managed fine again. The next few days are going to be a little bit tricky with eating times BUT I plan to continue the 16/8 fast, I’ll just adjust my days accordingly.
So, when I have a 9am breakfast date with my Hubby, I’ll just have an extra early dinner the night before so I get my full 16 hour fast in. (5pm dinners, here I come!)
Day 5
Managed an early dinner last night and a perfect 16 hour fast until breakfast was served to me at a cafe with my Husband. Today was a complete non keto day (as you can see by the above pictured MASSIVE breakfast) and that’s fine by me.
Day 6
I feel I’m now in the swing of things. I fasted from 6pm last night until 10am today and managed well. I have yet to decide what I’m going to do beyond day 6, whether I’m going to continue intermittent fasting or do it a few times a week.
It’s something I’m going to have to think more about and share with you once I know.
Day 7
Hooray! We made it to day 7! I found today to be the easiest of all to fast the 16 hours. The week has flown by and it’s been an interesting experiment.
Intermittent Fasting Results
So, what are my overall thoughts of my week of intermittent fasting and how much weight did I lose? I found it to be a positive experience and lost 1.2kgs in total.
Today I had a realisation that this intermittent fasting 16/8 routine has stopped my night time snacking. Completely. And I didn’t even have a massive problem with it to begin with. I just noticed that what I would usually do is, a couple of hours after dinner snack on whatever leftovers we had from dinner, as I was moving it from it’s cooling spot to the fridge.
Or, maybe I’d have a hot chocolate a few hours after dinner. Instead, I have nothing and feel empowered with this eating/fasting regime. I can eat what I want during my 8 hours and then give my body 16 hours to digest and rest.
3 Weeks Later – Update
I wrote the above Intermittent Fasting Diary a few weeks ago and finally had a chance to work through my thoughts and film the video to share my experience. I’ve had a couple of weeks to experiment further with Intermittent Fasting and am still absolutely LOVING it.
Through experimentation, I’ve found that a routine of fasting from 4pm until 8am the next morning works for me (for now) and I’m loving this way of eating.
Intermittent Fasting 16/8 Video
Here’s the video where I chat you through my Intermittent Fasting 16/8 experience and more about my current intermittent fasting routine. Hit play below or click here to watch on YouTube.
More Helpful Fasting Resources:
Intermittent Fasting For Beginners
Intermittent Fasting Keto Meals
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