Have you tried intermittent fasting?

Embracethemess
Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:21:52 +0000

I have a good friend who has found that her anxiety is greatly reduced when she follows an IF schedule (she eats between 2 and 6 pm.) She hasn’t lost weight and doesn’t really need to; for her it’s about keeping her blood sugars from spiking and dipping. She finds she is sleeping MUCH better at night and just feels better in general.

I did IF pre-covid and lost 24 pounds slowly, about 1.5 per month over 18 months. The key for me was staying focused on the plan which meant NO nibbling after dinner. And I ate less when I eliminated the morning meal. So few calories, and better about getting my exercise in and better about eating clean. Then covid hit and the plan was totally disrupted. Pandemic anxiety coinciding with some new medical anxiety plus daughter coming home to stay with us for 15 months and my eating habits were all shook up (plus far less exercise because I didn’t want to go to the gym.) Now the weight has come back. Thinking of starting back up, but will be mindful of combining it with muscle-building exercise. The gym membership has been re-opened!