I did an experiment the month of June: I did 3 days a week of 20-24 hour intermittent fasts, usually Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, fasting till dinner. They weren’t hardcore fasts at all — a couple times a day I drank coffee and broth, the coffee with stevia, cocoa powder, cinnamon and cream and sometimes a little MCT oil. Once or twice, I added cream to the broth. I also put MIO drops in my water.
I’ve been low carb since September and keto since January, but had been in a six-month plateau. (I’m keto for weight loss but also long-term disease prevention.)
Soooo… drumroll. At the end of my month-long experiment, I:
- Lost between 4 and 8 pounds (not exact because my weight goes up and down around 4 lbs. from day to day – maddening)
- Lost an inch off my waist
- Lost an inch off my hips
- Didn’t lose a dang thing off my upper arms, darn it!
The fasting has become really easy. It’s funny because I’m still terrified of fasting an entire day (like 36 hours), even though this was no problem at all.
Anyway, I’m very very happy with the results!!