The fans of IF (I’ve been reading some online threads on it) call that a “15:9” schedule.
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I’m off to Spain next week, so I’ll be struggling to maintain that regime with the later dinners, but lunch is also later so it might even out 
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If I were going to Spain for a week, I’d just eat whatever and whenever I wanted.
(“sighs, having missed out on 3 freebie corporate trips to Spain due to conflicts”)
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You’re absolutely right, and it’s two weeks 
. IF be damned!!
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My dinners consist of a local fish and salad most days. Maybe a BSCB on occasion
Although a pescatarian diet has risks as I was reminded that mercury is not an uncommon element in ocean fish these days
Congrats!
I’ve been doing this everyday for about 10 years and it’s let me eat whatever I want at dinner. Sometimes I’ll head to a food destination for lunch but at most once a week.
If I gain 3 pounds, I cut carbs for 3-4 days and I’m back to steady state. I also try to work out at least 3 days a week.
Recently I’ve struggled a little with this diet, extreme hunger pangs around 3-4, not sure why but have gained 2-3 pounds recently…
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I always come home from Spain or Greece the same weight, because I walk so much, portions are reasonable and the food is so satisfying.
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I frequently worry about weight gain when i travel but i usually come home the same weight or slightly less, for the reasons you mention.
Which is yet another great reason to travel.
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Back at it. 
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And, what not to follow:
Good luck!
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Thanks. I might be down a pound. LOL.
I was hungry all night last night so that’s a sign there’s a deficit.
I don’t know if you like boiled eggs or cottage cheese but when I eat those, I’m not hungry.
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I’m a big fan of fat free cottage cheese with quartered tomatoes or grape sized tomatoes and a good grind of black pepper. Or red salsa.
I overheard a disturbing conversation in the locker room this morning. Several guests were discussing how they lose weight: a cocktail of metformin, insulin injections and ozempic jabs. It apparently works for them, they’re losing up to 8 pounds a week with minimal physical activity and not much food moderation. They say their doctors are ‘pleased’. I understand metformin and ozempic have some of the same side effects, ie: digestive distress. Scary!
That conversation was scarier than some of the political ones I overhear.
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I’m on Metformin, no significant weight loss or “side effects” but my blood sugar numbers are excellent. My endocrinologist seems to think that I’m interested in Ozempic, which I’m def not, because I turn 65 this year and it’ll be a lot cheaper for me with our provincial health insurance(OHIP). No thanks.
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It might not be available in Canada but I’ve been buying Good Culture cottage cheese. They have both low fat and regular but label reads much better than Knudsen. $5 for a pint is the lowest price I’ve found.
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I have mixed feelings about Ozempic, but it has worked fairly well, so far, for me. I was 25 pounds over my normal weight and in Afib (despite working out) starting in late 2021 so my doctor prescribed Ozempic for me in July of 2024. I have been on it (off and on) for the past 26 weeks and am 2 jabs away from finishing my second pen. I followed the dosage instructions on the first pen and both my appetite and food intake dropped within a few weeks. The first pen lasted 11 weeks but after the dosage amount ramped up I had fairly severe acid reflux/indigestion nearly every night.
But I lost 21-22 pounds and got out of Afib. So there is that.
I was able to maintain my weight after the first pen ran out so I stayed off it for a couple months and got another pen 6 weeks ago in an effort to get all the way back to my pre-Covid weight, which I accomplished in Tokyo 2 weeks ago. I tried to exercise and diet but I was not able to make any real gains. I started to lose weight within a few weeks of starting Ozempic and lost around 20+ pounds in 11 weeks, and felt much better other than the acid reflux. I work out mildly, but frequently, and walk a little, but this did not help my weight issues before Ozempic. Before Covid I worked out fairly hard at the gym 3 or 4 days a week, both weights and cardio, and was pretty fit. But my gym closed for Covid and I lost the workout habit.
I was on Metformin earlier and hated it, it made me dozey and tired. Now I am off all my Afib meds and just taking Statins and Ozempic, and I will take my last O jab in 9 days.
Maybe I will get another pen in the spring if my weight goes up, but I will try to maintain my weight without the pen for at least 6 months and hopefully for good. I have a Peloton that I use 6 days a week (30 minutes each time) when I am home, plus I learned how to turn down the volume of the Peloton instructors voice, so I am good to go! LOL!
As in all things, YMMV and listen to your doctor.
But for me, Ozempic has been a Godsend.
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Unfortunately, I plow through plain cottage cheese or low fat BabyBels when I’m on a strict diet.
I don’t mind hard boiled eggs. I sometimes boil them in advance. I haven’t tried using them as a late night snack to stop the hunger pains. I used to eat a half cup of high fibre cereal back when I was more regimented.
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So many other people are really interested in Oxempic. I think your doctor prob assumes you’re thinking like everyone else your doctor is seeing.
