Recent content by horselady21

I just rejoined Cathe because I got bored with my Zumba. When I looked at my weight back then, I was so happy! I've been low carb for 3 years. Started at 196 and was 130...now..after winter..140. Calorie counting doesn't work..trust me! Eat veggies, meats, and good fats. Carbs increase insulin...

You may want to check out my threads on intermittent fasting. I see someone posted above about the Fast Diet. It, and low carb/ketogenic eating, saved my life, my body, and my sanity! I really hate saying it here, but I quit the gym, just do a couple HIIT sessions a week and some weights, and am...

Hi, everyone! If you have read my threads before, you know about my experiences with intermittent fasting since mid-April. I started at 179-ish, and this morning, weighed in at 146.4. I do a combination of 5:2 (2 500 calorie days per week), with 16:8 (16 fasting hours per day, 8 hour eating...

Hi, Stacy! The 16:8 (16 hour fast, 8 hour eating window) , in my opinion, works best and easiest for me. If you think about it, 8 hours of that is sleeping (or close to it). So, for example, I eat dinner around 5. Nothing after that, go to bed, wake up, no breakfast, eat first meal around 9 am...

Hi, all, and hope this post finds you all well! Just a quick update on my progress. For those of you who don't know me, my original goal for the past several years, was to at least get down to 170. That was my original goal. Working out long hours, step, Zumba, running, and following a...

Wow, I just jumped on to update my progress and saw this! I am so happy for you, in both your marriage and your weight loss! And happy to have positively motivated someone. That is the very special thing that keeps me going!

And of course, the bathing suit shot...

Back from the best vacation ever! Attached are a few pics. About 20 lbs lighter than last year. I ate freely and then some while away but am going to have a super August and will be going all the way this time!

I haven't posted in a while, so I figured I would update before heading for vacation next week. Since starting intermittent fasting in mid-April, starting at 176 lbs., today I weighed in at 151.6. My original goal on here was 160. I blew that away, and reset my goal to 150 by vacation, which I...

No snacking, nothing after dinner.

Yes, eating window approximately 8-4. Really, I am not a hard and fast stickler for that kind of thing. Some days I fast 15, or 17....I work in retail so it isn't always feasible to stick to a strict schedule. Same with portions. I have never measured a meal in my life! I usually eat a whole...

I may at some point add some carbs back in once I reach my goal. But your body doesn't need carbs. It needs protein and fats. Your brain can operate very well on ketones, in fact, there are studies that show it prefers ketones to glucose. As for what I eat,etc. I started with 5:2, eating...

Hello, all! I can't remember if I posted last week. It was a 1.2 lb loss. I had just switched over to a 16:8 with ketogenic diet but had a pizza party at work and bought a candy bar from a little girl selling for school, so it wasn't a real clean week! This week was fantastic! Totally committed...

Firemedic, there are other options. A fast doesn't have to be long. You can do 16:8 (8 hour eating window with 16 hour fast), or any version of that that works for you. Some people do 19:5, 20:4 (the warrior diet). Done daily or at least several times a week can result in a pound of two gone.

Weigh in day! I couldn't wait until morning so weighed in at 2 am! It wasn't as much as I had wanted but I knew it wouldn't be. I ate out several times last weekend while away for Memorial day. But I still lost some. My May goal was 159, a loss of 10 lbs for the month. I missed it by a bit but...