Question

Has anyone done weight watchers and intermittent fasting with success?  

Answer 1

I don't think going with out food is part of WW plan !  

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@madly I agree and I lost my weight 10 years ago and kept it off.  

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@madly you are not going without food. You simply eat for X hours a day. For me it's 8. Not sure that has anything to do with ww

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@weissman Absolutely! The WW plan says nothing about what time to eat.  

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@madly no one goes without food. Better to call it time restricted eating for people who don’t understand the dozens of health benefits associated with the lifestyle.  

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@toadstool what are the health benefits of IF?  

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@hobbema look on YouTube for Dr. fung and Gin Stephens. They explain it better than I can. But I’ll share what’s happened to me since starting. My vision improved drastically (I have pathological near sightedness), I am off of omeprazole completely, my blood pressure is waaay down, I sleep through the night, my glucose levels are down 20 points, I have more energy, my eyes are no longer bloodshot, I used to wake up with anxiety. gone, my joints don’t ache, I had sprained my ankle on Xmas day and the swelling wouldn’t go down. After one week on IF, swelling is gone and so is the pain. I don’t weigh myself but my clothes are loose. The best thing is I’m not a slave to that dern scale btw.  

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@toadstool thanks for the update !  

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Hi I only eat 9 till 5 not after !  

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Anderson Neilson 16/8?  

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@weissman that’s how I started. Appetite correction has kicked in so I am going longer.  

Answer 2

I do intermittent fasting regularly, done right its good for you

Answer 3

Yes, 7 p. m. to 7 a. m., it's the only way I was able to break through a plateau.  

Answer 4

I’ve done some extensive reading on it. sounds like lots of upsides.  

Answer 5

I’ve started fasting with WW, start eating around 10:30am/11am and stop eating 6:30pm/7pm ish. So around two meals a day with some small snacks in between. Still sticking to my 30 points:) good luck (I’m convinced it helps with my slow metabolism as I’m exercising on an empty stomach in the morning)

Answer 6

I do ‍♀️ 14:10 method. I lost 139 lbs , 120 of it was gone as of my 1 year weigh in  

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@eran624 different intermittent fasting methods

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@accident Those are different fasting times. 14 hour fasting window with a 10 hour eating window. 15 hour fasting window with a 9 hour eating window etc

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@eran624 thanks. So I am doing green and they give me up to 30 points. Two meals, instead of three meals and a snack? Breakfast at 10 No lunch Dinner at 8 No snacks Drink a gallon of water daily Fast between 10-8? Sleep time.?  

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@accident what you want to do is eat all the points that you're allowed for the day in your eating time frame, and then when your fasting you just drink a lot of water and I would recommend drinking a lot of water throughout the day anyway as well

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@accident You can eat whatever time you want during your "eating" window. Your fasting window would start as soon as you finished your last meal. So if you ate at 8pm then if you wanted to fast for 16 hours, you wouldn't eat again until 12. You can start lower at 12/12 or 14/8. Whatever works for you. You would be sleeping for a good part of your fast.  

Answer 7

Would like to learn more about this

Answer 8

I do the 16:8 method and I eat from 11am-7pm while staying within my WW points.  

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@madly Grotsky Camp me too! Down 65 pounds!  

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Do you do that daily or every few days? Ongoing or a weeks at a time?  

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@top that’s awesome !  

Answer 9

Yes 16/8 seems to work the best. Most days I do 15/9. Helps me from going over points in my dailies.  

Answer 10

Yes. I do when I plateau. Important to mix things up.  

Answer 11

I’m doing IF right now. I’ve done weight watchers so many times. I can’t do the yo-yo thing anymore. It’s just not healthy. So I’m IF’ing to change my lifestyle forever. It’s working in amazing ways and I love it. That being said, I’m considering incorporating weight watchers into intermittent fasting if I don’t lose the weight I want on IF only. I know WW works. But intermittent fasting is just so much simpler and as I mentioned there are just so many incredible health benefits.  

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@toadstool I do it along with cc on My Fitness pal, counting calories and macros. Doing well.  

Answer 12

16/8 window.  

Answer 13

Yes! I was recommended by my dr cause I’m prediabetic. Also no white carbs. Insulin went down and fasting glucose.  

Answer 14

Not WW but Optavia and had great success

Answer 15

If I fast can I still have my coffee with cream in the morning or is it breaking the fast

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@cushat technically it is considered a dirty fast. Only black coffee for a clean fast. Or wait until your eating window

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@cushat they say no. I need my coffee, use ff sf cremora. IF STILL works

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@cushat I believe if you cross over 100 calories then you’ve broken the fast. Might wanna google it as I’m not 100% sure if my memory serves me right.  

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@cushat no. You cannot have creamer. Your coffee has to be black.  

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@cushat black coffee, I have switched to cold brew and enjoy it now

Answer 16

Yes I only got a few more pounds to be my goal weight because I start IF at 3:00 everyday and only drink black tea or water

Answer 17

Today is my second day.  

Answer 18

What is it and how do you do it

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@melchizedek It's just restricting the times that you eat. I'm doing 8:16 I eat only between 10 a. m. And 6 p. m. The rest of the time no food. And while you're not eating you can only have coffee tea and water.  

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@melchizedek question , I start work at 2:30 am and go to bed by 6 pm. What do you think I should do. Thanks so much

Answer 19

A lot of ppl are doing both together now. I think there is a whole fb page of ppl doing ww &IF (Intermittent Fasting and the Wa lifestyle)

Answer 20

Any reason why some WW peeps are SO against this? Is there something I need to know?  

Answer 21

I am a current/active member of WW. Started IF end of July, broke an 11-month plateau. Am now in maintenance on the way to Lifetime. IF is a game changer for me. Read THe Obesity Code by Dr. Jason Fung. He explains the science behind IF. IT WORKS with WW!  

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MarcyFinn do you do 16/8?  

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@weissman I do 18:6

Answer 22

It seems it is suited to me and I like it and do WW as well

Answer 23

Yup love it eat a lil snack at 8 and eat again at 11 am

Answer 24

I have been doing IF for a little over a week and have seen no change in the scale. How long did it take for people who have done it to see results on the scale?!  

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@therapeutics637 how are you doing yours?  

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@greylag7713 eating from 10am-6pm. I went down 2lbs after 3 days then back up those 2lbs and have not budged. Started feb. 1st. Drinking lots of water during fasting times and workout 4 times a week.  

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@therapeutics637 It could actually take a while to lose weight. the healing starts first. inflammation etc. Keep it up! Definitely read Delay, Don't Deny by Gin Stephens. Everything is easily explained in that book. You will lose inches before lbs most likely.  

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@eran624 thank you for the info!  

Answer 25

I’ve been doing intermittent fasting for about 3 yrs. it does help. I’ve stayed within my goal only wavering about 5lb once in a while. It gives me the freedom of not worrying about food all day what to eat all day. It gives me permission to not eat until I’m actually hungry.  

Answer 26

Yes, but I only fast for a few days at a time. I'm trying to keep my metabolism a bit shocked so I don't plateau. Haven't been doing it very long so can't tell you if my logic is working or not, but I am consistently losing so far.  

Answer 27

Right now I’m on my 2nd week . I’m doing 16/8 and I’m doing just fine . I’m sleeping better I can say that

Answer 28

I’m on my second week of IF and I lost 4. 4 pounds in one week with both WW and IF. I can see a huge difference in my body and inside my body too!  

Answer 29

I’m doing WW and IF. But I keep having to “start over”. I’m getting so frustrated with myself

Answer 30

A question to the people that do the IF, because I am not sure that is the answer. Before you ever thought about fasting, did all of you drink your water you’re supposed to and do exercises like you should.  

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@calaverite yes. I have been doing IF since September. I have always Frank’s lots of water and lots of exercise. The IF is just something I added in.  

Answer 31

Yes . IF and WW here, usually a 16:8 pattern. And to the critics: Yes, my doctor knows (he recommended it as part of my breast cancer survivorship plan); yes, I drink all my water (and then some); yes, I exercise. I also I eat carbs (smart ones, not crap snacks) and I'm not starving. I'd recommend reading The Obesity Code, or for a less sciency-read, check out Delay Don't Deny by Gin Stephens. Life changing read.  

Answer 32

Great success

Answer 33

I had a hard time fitting in my points with our busy schedule in the time. I decided to do my best staying in the time but not to stress about it. Notice the scale not move when I don’t use my points.  

Answer 34

Yes to both - Intermittent fasting doesn't cost anything. WW is getting expensive.  

Answer 35

I do IF! Life changing! If feel better than I have in my entire life.  

Answer 36

I have been doing WW for three years added IF about a year 2 years. I am below goal. I weigh in every month.  

Answer 37

But it was the half a gallon of water everyday until I go to bed helps also

Answer 38

I do! 19 pounds down in 5 weeks.  

Answer 39

There is also a FB page for IF and WW

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I find the FB pages a little too strict, and I don't believe OMAD (one meal a day) is the answer to lifestyle changes. In my opinion.  

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@skilful3675 do you know what page that is?  

Answer 40

Yes down 54 lbs since May --- and have maintained it for months - love the IF/WW lifestyle

Answer 41

I do and I love it!  

Answer 42

Yes, I’m finding it helpful

Answer 43

I don’t really see a difference. But that’s me. I’m happy with my blue plan.  

Answer 44

Yes. Love the combo it was a game changer for me

Answer 45

I tried it last week because the weight wasn’t coming off like I wanted. I was close to 50 lbs lost. So I tried the intermittent fasting and lost 3. 6 this week.  

Answer 46

Please explain the fasting to me how does it work

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@jemina3096 Treely I only eat eight hours out of the day. But stay with in my points. You can drink water coffee or tea at any point of the day. I personally eat 11 to 7. You don’t eat 16 hours out of the dat

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@unbeaten3026 , do you do this every day?  

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@jemina3096 Treely I tried but two days I wasn’t done eating until 7:30.  

Answer 47

Wow! That’s great