just a personal anecdote as it relates to r/intermittentfasting.
for pandemic reasons, my restaurant had shut down, reopened and shut down again, starting me on an unintentional path down intermittent fasting as my eating window had shrunk to 6-8 hours a day. no income but the side effect of that being that i slowly lost weight and dipped below 200 for the first time in 20 years. it was a great feeling and i vowed to keep it up. at some point i had plateaued at about 195 and just couldn't lose any more even tho my eating habits hadn't changed and i decreased my intake even more. the advise in that sub was that a plateau was natural and to just persist. once my body had found its new equilibrium the weight loss would resume.
well, 2 months later, it has. i'm starting to lose again and it's exhilarating. nothing dramatic but the fact that the needle is moving again is fantastic. for anyone out there that feels like you've hit a wall, just remember to be patient. our bodies adapt and accept change at different rates. weight loss is one (important) component to a healthier life so even if the scale doesn't reflect change, just persist in eating smart and staying active.
life isn't like a movie, it's rarely exciting and hardly dramatic. it's the small decisions we make, the daily insignificant actions that compose the tapestry of our lives. let's not diminish their impact
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