I lost my belly fat by intermittent fasting

I just started the OMAD (eat One Meal A Day) diet 3 weeks ago. I'm losing inches more than weight, for now. I eat whatever I want for dinner, but still stay away from sodas. Coffee and water during the day only. It's easier now than when I first started.

How do you prevent getting a headache or the irritability/nausea feeling from low blood sugar? If I don’t eat, I definitely get a headache and sometimes feel nauseous.

Couldn't lose it no matter how much run or train. Then started intermittent fasting since September. Lost 15 lbs with flat stomach. I chose 18/6 hour window. I eat whatever I want during 6 hours. I drink black coffee in the morning and drink water in the evening. Sleeping well.

I've started my New Year's resolution early. Ate way too much this Thanksgiving and don't want to get slammed with even more pounds this Christmas.

Here are my questions: I did keto over a year ago to lose a stubborn 10 - 15 lbs and have nearly gained it all back - which is so frustrating that I don't know I want to do keto again. After I lose the weight, how do I keep it off? I'm in my 40s, will I need to change my diet permanently?

Also, I haven't reached menopause yet but have friends that have and they say it's nearly impossible to lose the weight after menopause - especially belly fat because of hormones. Does intermittent fasting help or hinder a woman's hormonal balance? In other words, if I go off the diet, will the weight (and then some) come back?

What about exercise? While on keto I had a hard time losing those final lbs, my friend (who was also on keto) said it was because I exercise too much and the body holds onto the weight with too much exercise - I've googled and found conflicting information on this. With intermittent fasting, can I still engage in moderate exercise? (I walk about 3 - 5 miles a day).

How do you prevent getting a headache or the irritability/nausea feeling from low blood sugar? If I don’t eat, I definitely get a headache and sometimes feel nauseous.

Manboobs.

Same here. 84 pounds in 6 months, with several vacation weeks of eating everything and not fasting. Doing the fasting and one meal a day I lose 1-2 pounds every day. I also have the cheat weekends.

at any given moment, our bodies are doing ONE of two things:
digesting or detoxifying.

when you eat, your body STOPS detoxifying and begins digesting.
once digestion is over, the body fully resumes the detoxifying.


so i prefer to stay in the latter mode.
food bogs me down.
i feel better when my stomach is empty.

one meal a day? damn!

Yep, and you can give yourself brain damage via ketosis. The brain needs constant supply of glycogen or it will malfunction. Ketone bodies aren't enough to keep it functioning properly. The headaches you experience are the result of brain damage kicking in. Snd the nausea is keto flu - caused by depressed immune system.

Did you mean 8 hour window? Whether it is 6 or 8, what is your designated time to splurge?

A close relative just lost 70 lbs eating IF.I lost 50 lbs by eating very low carb (20 gm carbs per day). I reversed my diabetes

I have been doing 8/16 since July. I initially lost 10 lbs but haven’t lost any since. I think I’ve gained it all back actually even though I stick to fasting. It’s irritating. I don’t exercise though. I’m thinking of going low carb after the 1st of the year in conjunction with IF.

i normally only have sugar in my morning coffee, i dont eat sweets at all.
when i drink alcohol, its more of a binge type, i only have one night every few weeks so i drink alot.
the next morning i will be HUNGRY which is unusual for me as i dont normally get hungry until late afternoon when i eat my usual one meal a day.

something about alcohol makes me hungry the next day and i think it might have to do with the YEAST in our bellies maybe it causes an imbalance of too much yeast which causes the hunger?
im not sure, what do yall think?

How about quit drinking?