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I have tried every diet going and I’m getting married in 5 weeks so trying to lose all I can now albeit not very healthily...
I have a coffee in a morning and then dont eat tea until 6ish. I do this every day except Saturday where I have a day off and eat whatever. I lose about 2lb a week but I had a baby 7 months ago so gained weight then. Tbh I barely eat but don’t lose huge amounts - I only want to lose a stone or so but I think my metabolism is ducked from trying every diet under the sun
I have a coffee in a morning and then dont eat tea until 6ish. I do this every day except Saturday where I have a day off and eat whatever. I lose about 2lb a week but I had a baby 7 months ago so gained weight then. Tbh I barely eat but don’t lose huge amounts - I only want to lose a stone or so but I think my metabolism is ducked from trying every diet under the sun
I think maybe it could be that you’re not eating enough and your body is going in starvation mode which then feeds of stored large (I don’t claim to be an expert but whenever I’ve really limited my food, I either gain weight or bloat for days)I have tried every diet going and I’m getting married in 5 weeks so trying to lose all I can now albeit not very healthily...
I have a coffee in a morning and then dont eat tea until 6ish. I do this every day except Saturday where I have a day off and eat whatever. I lose about 2lb a week but I had a baby 7 months ago so gained weight then. Tbh I barely eat but don’t lose huge amounts - I only want to lose a stone or so but I think my metabolism is ducked from trying every diet under the sun
Have you tried the Cambridge (One2one)? I started two weeks ago and lost 6lbs first week and 4lba this week on it. They say it’s about a stone a month loss? XI have tried every diet going and I’m getting married in 5 weeks so trying to lose all I can now albeit not very healthily...
I have a coffee in a morning and then dont eat tea until 6ish. I do this every day except Saturday where I have a day off and eat whatever. I lose about 2lb a week but I had a baby 7 months ago so gained weight then. Tbh I barely eat but don’t lose huge amounts - I only want to lose a stone or so but I think my metabolism is ducked from trying every diet under the sun
I do 16:8. I eat until 6:30pm and then nothing but water until 10:30am. I don't restrict myself in the 8 hours, if I want chocolate I have it but I'm slowly losing weight as I don't eat all night
Nope I’ve not tried this..What do you eat? X
I am interested in this!! Want to try it
The main thing with all these diets is being in a calorie deficit. Intermittent fasting works as you’re restricting the time you eat so will generally miss a meal thus being in a deficit. A lot of people don’t eat breakfast anyway so tends to work well for them. Same with keto, people with a western diet tend to do well on it as it’s heavily full of carbs, so reduce the amount of carbs and you drop a lot of calories. Plus there’s only so much large you can eat so probably will get fed up of it and in turn not eat a lot of it anyway!
Starvation mode is a bit of a myth in the diet world, it can happen but you would literally need to be starving not just a case of skipping the odd meal. Might just be that calories are too low and is affecting metabolism, just like yo yo dieting can slow it down. The very minimum an adult should eat is 1200 Cals and more if you’re really active. I’ve heard Cambridge diet is good short term but be prepared to put it back on when you go back to eating normally.
I’m not an expert, just been listening to a lot of podcasts over lockdown including the Chloe Madeley EC method one, as I also want to lose some weight but atm a lot of the large loss info out there seems to be about flexible dieting. Tracking calories and looking at it as a weekly target so you can have the odd glass of wine, bar of chocolate here and there, which means you’re much more likely to stick to it, than restricting yourself or classing it as a bad food/ syn and can never eat it again which will just encourage restrict/binge cycle. Eating more protein will help you feel fuller for longer and help muscles repair after workouts, and upping daily activity to 10-12k steps a day has made a big difference to me as since being furloughed I rarely was getting past 4K. The main thing is being consistent with it (that’s the part I struggle with!) and I guess IF provides that structure for some.
Starvation mode is a bit of a myth in the diet world, it can happen but you would literally need to be starving not just a case of skipping the odd meal. Might just be that calories are too low and is affecting metabolism, just like yo yo dieting can slow it down. The very minimum an adult should eat is 1200 Cals and more if you’re really active. I’ve heard Cambridge diet is good short term but be prepared to put it back on when you go back to eating normally.
I’m not an expert, just been listening to a lot of podcasts over lockdown including the Chloe Madeley EC method one, as I also want to lose some weight but atm a lot of the large loss info out there seems to be about flexible dieting. Tracking calories and looking at it as a weekly target so you can have the odd glass of wine, bar of chocolate here and there, which means you’re much more likely to stick to it, than restricting yourself or classing it as a bad food/ syn and can never eat it again which will just encourage restrict/binge cycle. Eating more protein will help you feel fuller for longer and help muscles repair after workouts, and upping daily activity to 10-12k steps a day has made a big difference to me as since being furloughed I rarely was getting past 4K. The main thing is being consistent with it (that’s the part I struggle with!) and I guess IF provides that structure for some.
I'm seeing quite a few people doing OMAD recently anyone have any experience of that?
I do intermittent fasting but only because I like to have most of my calories in the evening. I tend to do roughly 16:8 but not massively strict I just try and save 3/4 of my calories for the night.
just to say, intermittent fasting will not make you lose weight only a calorie deficit will do that. People use intermittent fasting as more of a control method to stop over overeating and manage their calorie in take.
If you don’t have binge tendencies or are absolutely fine spreading your calories throughout the day then I wouldn’t bother. It’s all about the deficit whichever way you do it really. No specific method will make you lose weight you just have to eat less than your maintenance .
I would highly recommend having a search on reddit if you’re interested in IF, OMAD, cico. There are some very helpful threads.
Counting and tracking calories, exercising a little more and allowing yourself the food you enjoy is really the way to do it. CICO is simple but the diet industry complicates it with all these different fads
just to say, intermittent fasting will not make you lose weight only a calorie deficit will do that. People use intermittent fasting as more of a control method to stop over overeating and manage their calorie in take.
If you don’t have binge tendencies or are absolutely fine spreading your calories throughout the day then I wouldn’t bother. It’s all about the deficit whichever way you do it really. No specific method will make you lose weight you just have to eat less than your maintenance .
I would highly recommend having a search on reddit if you’re interested in IF, OMAD, cico. There are some very helpful threads.
some people love this because they can use all their calories in one go and feel satisfied and like they’ve had a big meal. But again, OMAD won’t make you lose weight just the calorie deficit.
Yes! Someone that gets it! Not trying to offend but I don’t understand how these dumb low calorie diets are even allowed? Some of the Cambridge plans have you eating 600-800 calories a day. You’re just gonna end up miserable, tired and lacking in a lot of nutrients regardless of what they would like you to believe.
Counting and tracking calories, exercising a little more and allowing yourself the food you enjoy is really the way to do it. CICO is simple but the diet industry complicates it with all these different fads
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Have you tried Chloe's plans she does with either body blitz or large loss blitz. I've done both and they get incredible results in 4 weeks. Bloody tough going, a lot of exercise but with one of them I dropped like 15 inches off my chest and stomach in only 3 weeks.
Wow! I have her first 2 books and really liked the gym workouts but the at home Hiit and carb cycling was a bit too intense and hard for me to stick to. Although the results on her page are awesome. I do like the fact she’s gone down the more flexible route of tracking calories and I’ve been following online Hiit workouts as I need something to follow without too much thinking myself!
I tend to have a bit of love/hate relationship with her where I unfollow and I follow. Her body is amazing and she’s so dedicated to what she does and gets the results, her voice just irritates me after a while!
Lots of cardio based work outs and just a traditional healthy diet have quicker results for weight loss I've found.I have tried every diet going and I’m getting married in 5 weeks so trying to lose all I can now albeit not very healthily...
I have a coffee in a morning and then dont eat tea until 6ish. I do this every day except Saturday where I have a day off and eat whatever. I lose about 2lb a week but I had a baby 7 months ago so gained weight then. Tbh I barely eat but don’t lose huge amounts - I only want to lose a stone or so but I think my metabolism is ducked from trying every diet under the sun
Also it can take up to 2 years for your body to return normal again after pregnancy - and that includes your metabolism.
As annoying as some people find her she is actually a really nice person. I went through a tough time and spent Christmas and New Year in hospital with heart issues and she was messaging me and being so lovely. She also (it will sound proper cringe and cliche) saved my life last year with her workouts. I went through such a battle with PTSD and without the focus of her book and daily workouts I don't think I would still be here. But the workouts are tough and for those 4 weeks it is all you think about.
That’s so lovely of her. To be fair in her early days of fitness fondue I bought a plan from her and got good results and she was always at the end of an email. It annoys me the hate she gets on Mail comments etc that she does nothing and lives off being Richard and Judy’s daughter when that’s clearly no true. I’m glad her plan helped you and gave you the focus you needed
The Cambridge plan I’m on is 600 calories a day and I honestly feel better than when I was eating food! I always had an upset stomach & hot flushes before but since I’ve started this I’ve felt completely fine so I’m clearly getting all the things my body needs. I’m never hungry and I’m losing weight. I’m aware I can’t carry on forever and the choice of meal is repetitive. My sister lost 110lbs for her wedding a few years ago following it when she came off she started to follow WW during the week and treats herself at the weekend and hasn’t gained the weight back so I am planning to do the same thing. Everyone is different but we are both the opposite of miserable. They say there is no motivation to lose weight like losing weight x
It’s all cambridge shakes/porridge/soup/meals/bars. I have just added another post if this helps too xx
I started IF 16:8 (dirty) on Saturday morning and when I weighed last night I had lost 1.2kg. I started at 94kg.... I naturally don’t feel hungry for breakfast normally so it’s not a massive slog for me. I eat between 11am and 7pm and try to keep it reasonably healthy. I use the simple app 
I lost over a stone doing this last Sep-Nov, I've piled weight back on now thanks to life being a bit rubbish since then and lockdown so it does work but you 100% have to stick to it. I'm terrible for snacking and picking at food (mostly in an evening) so I wanted to do it to stop that really so I'd have my last meal around 7-7:30pm and then not have anything until lunch time the next day. It became normal to me after the first couple of weeks and eventually didn't even feel hungry until about 11am in the end when it was almost time to eat anyway.
I tried to eat healthy within my eating window (I have a cup of tea every morning and I did have to allow myself to have one tiny bit of sugar in it and milk because I can't drink it otherwise and I need that tea to function!) but did allow the odd treat and a take away on weekends. I also made sure I drank lots of water. I'm hoping to get back into it when I'm feeling a bit better and not working from home - I know I'll stick to it better when back in the office.
I tried to eat healthy within my eating window (I have a cup of tea every morning and I did have to allow myself to have one tiny bit of sugar in it and milk because I can't drink it otherwise and I need that tea to function!) but did allow the odd treat and a take away on weekends. I also made sure I drank lots of water. I'm hoping to get back into it when I'm feeling a bit better and not working from home - I know I'll stick to it better when back in the office.
I unintentionally do IF when life was ‘normal’ (pre-lockdown) but gone out the window since being working from home. Always making coffees and getting a biscuit to go with it! Started back at the gym since they opened and been doing Keto which is working quite well. Maybe worth a go? I’ve lost 2lbs in 3 weeks.
Hello, I come from a nutrition/health background and work with with several lifestyle health issues so hopefully you find this useful.
Intermittent fasting is a good way to get into a routine of not snacking at all times of the day, usually most easiest to adapt to is eating in an 8 hour window (10am-6pm or whatever you choose, doesn’t really matter) withe idea being that you don’t eat the foods you normally would before or after that time.
as mentioned above, ultimately it’s down to a calorie deficit to lose weight however what happens over time is that your body adapts to this new low calorie diet, and therefore it will slow down to preserve energy.. hence why weight loss slows down.
if you are trying to budge a few lbs before an event, going low carb is good as it will get rid of water weight as carbs hold onto water (hence carboHYDRATE)
as far as ‘starvation mode’ goes, it’s a load of crock. You don’t store large. Take a look at everyone who goes into ‘im a celeb’..none of them come out bigger than they were going in do they?
Sorry if I come across blunt just wanted to get my words down before I forget
a useful thing to perhaps work out is your TDEE .. there are many calculators on the internet which tells you how much energy you burn in the day, aim to eat less than your TDEE to support weight loss
Intermittent fasting is a good way to get into a routine of not snacking at all times of the day, usually most easiest to adapt to is eating in an 8 hour window (10am-6pm or whatever you choose, doesn’t really matter) withe idea being that you don’t eat the foods you normally would before or after that time.
as mentioned above, ultimately it’s down to a calorie deficit to lose weight however what happens over time is that your body adapts to this new low calorie diet, and therefore it will slow down to preserve energy.. hence why weight loss slows down.
if you are trying to budge a few lbs before an event, going low carb is good as it will get rid of water weight as carbs hold onto water (hence carboHYDRATE)
as far as ‘starvation mode’ goes, it’s a load of crock. You don’t store large. Take a look at everyone who goes into ‘im a celeb’..none of them come out bigger than they were going in do they?
Sorry if I come across blunt just wanted to get my words down before I forget
a useful thing to perhaps work out is your TDEE .. there are many calculators on the internet which tells you how much energy you burn in the day, aim to eat less than your TDEE to support weight loss