December Fasting Challenge Thread - All welcome!

[Stoozie]

Just a little experiment, based on the great suggestion from bellatakescharge

Please post your fasting goals for this month, and please encourage other members in their fasting as they join in

If enough people use this, and find it supportive, we can make it a regular thing

So: What are you doing fasting-wise this month, and what support might you value from fellow forum-ites?

[Stoozie Administrator]

My December Fasting challenge is to eat nothing before 11 am. This won't be a problem, hunger-wise, it's the social pressure to agree to cake at 10 am at various festive events

[S11m Volunteer 70lb IF20]

I will continue to eat nothing after 14:00, except for days when I am cold and hungry and below my target weight (15% body fat) - and if I have a "festive meal" in the evening I will eat OMAD, as I did for four consecutive days last year.

[Cosmo501 in reply to S11m]

I like the idea of OMAD for the festive events days . I’ll give it a go, but somehow I haven’t managed to make OMAD work for me yet.

[S11m Volunteer 70lb IF20 in reply to Cosmo501]

OMAD only works well if one is well fat-adapted. Years ago, if I tried having a light lunch before a large evening meal, I was too hungry to appreciate the meal!

[Cosmo501]

Hi Stoozie- I will continue to fast minimum 16 hours a day, preferably 17-18 hours. I like the idea of this thread, and just generally staying in touch with others on the forum a bit better!

Fasting for me is not something I force myself to conform to, it’s just a natural response to not being hungry... and I love it!

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I'm planning to carry on with my regular fasting/ eating plan thru December: I stop eating by 8pm latest on Sunday and fast from then until my body is ready to eat (between 35 and 74hrs). And most other days I eat omad.

I'm not too bothered about extra treats over xmas tbh. Partly because I'm enjoying getting healthier, lighter, smaller

And partly because I'm concentrating on staying sober (I'm a serious problem drinker, so this is the healthiest change I can make for myself), and eating carbs and "luxury" foods just makes me want to drink so it's not worth it ..

Of course I'll have the odd chocolate and a bit of xmas pud but it will be accounted for in my calorie allowance 😀

I'm going to celebrate the season in sobriety, with quality family time this year 💞

[sunny369 Five2]

with lots of disruption to my normal routines over December I think OMAD is quite a good way to go for me. Not on my working days, but for example, on Saturday when I was going out in the evening, I opted for just the one meal in the evening, then same again today.

[Stoozie Administrator]

Already been invited to 2 coffee mornings, with pressure that it's for the children.

How much of a scrooge will I look if I refuse the cake

[Stoozie Administrator]

Refused cake at a coffee morning at 9 am.

Not yet a social pariah