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a couple of years back I lost around 65lbs in around a semester doing IF and calorie restriction. my eating habits became sort of disordered, so that's something important to note. my disordered eating had a lot more to do with mental health issues than what my diet of choice tho. I liked IF because for me it's easier to just not eat when you're fasted than you just had a meal, especially if you're stuck at home for whatever reason. if I have a meal there's a greater chance I'll get something sweet after or snack after a couple of hours, whereas if I simply not eat I can willpower fasting until when I planned my meal.
there have also been some studies that claim IF is really, really good for your overall health and longevity, so that's also a plus.
Yes, I had a lot of disordered eating in my late teens and early twenties. It wasn't intermittent fasting so much as just plain starving myself and the occasional binge session. I'm in a lot healthier place now, mentally speaking. I don't think I'll go back to that extreme. Looking back, it was very mentally taxing to be so hard on myself all the time. I don't have the willpower to hate myself that much anymore, if that makes sense. I've grown soft, inside and outside!
yeah, my weight loss was definitely powered by self-hatred, as was your experience with disordered eating :agony:
if you think your mental health is in check i'd highly advise trying IF out and, if you enjoyed it, not only doing it for dieting but for the rest of your life for health reasons