I lost >40kg fat. How much more to go? 3~5kg? How to deal with the excess skin? Can I even do anything about it?

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    2 months ago

    Bell pepper, red cabbage, carrot, tomatoes, beets

    Funny that yours are green and mine are red!

    Does IF work? Does it feel good? I just eat less but the same stuff. I wouldn’t want to be hungry. I never understood how people can stay hungry and not getting hangry

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      2 months ago

      I’ve done IF in the past and I find it a pretty ideal solution. I think it is easier if you have a history of exercising a lot - enough to deplete your glycogen reserves - because this will train your body to utilize your fat stores more readily. I find that when I do IF, I might feel a bit peckish in the early afternoon, and then in the early evening I am quite hungry and eat dinner. I feel like it isn’t a big deal, and one of the big benefits is learning to experience the sensation of hunger and accept it, rather than thinking it is an emergency.

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        2 months ago

        I think it is a noble goal to feel and experience hunger and be ok with it. So far, I couldn’t reach that point. Maybe some day but right now I am happy having small breakfast - which is basically the only difference between IF and a normal diet for me

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          Very fair. It works for me, but I am probably a better adherent to this particular strategy than most.