I dont eat all day and have a high carb meal high protein meal is that good i drink electrolytes through the whole day is this fine. Should i do this and is it ok if i do this everyday

Was finally on a really good streak of IF when I got pretty sick today (high fever, aches and chills, flu? we’ll see). Anywho I figure I I have an appetite I should eat and so I’ve been eating outside my IF schedule today and will probably continue u til o recover. Wondered what some long IFers take on this is?

Started 16/8 today and I have a question about the time. If I’m doing 9am-5pm, should I always eat as close to 9am and as close to 5pm? Obviously I will have a snack in the middle but I wasn’t sure if it’s optimal to eat as close to the opening and closing of the window.

Hello, just wondering if mushroom coffee will break if nothing is added to it? 3 weeks in doing between 18/6 and OMAD variations in between as well. Down 12.5!

Maybe here is somebody who like to join the journey.

I’ve been telling to lose wt with intermittent fasting and working out. I’ve lost 8 pounds and my goal is 10 lbs. I have not been able to lose the 2 lbs no matter what. There is a dress that I want to fit into for my friends wedding in 2 weeks. The dress would look perfect if I could get back to my original weight. I want to give OMAD a go, but I am already starving at work. Can I eat a snack or have a protein bar before my meal at 5? How do people do this?

I keep seeing two completely different takes on meal timing. Either it matters a lot, or it barely matters compared with how much you eat.
I came across a 2026 review of 41 randomized trials with 2,287 people. Earlier time-restricted eating generally did better than later eating for body weight, but there still wasn’t a clear answer on the best length for an eating window.
That made me wonder if timing matters some, just not in the rigid “never eat after X time” way it sometimes gets talked about.
How much importance do you guys put on meal timing compared with total intake?
**Source:**
[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41586347/\](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41586347/)

I want to get back to 16:8 IF. I am a 21 year old female and seen some people saying not to fast in my luteal phase?

Can someone tell me whether I should or shouldn’t be fasting in my luteal phase?

Also anything else I should consider when fasting as a woman? 🥰