Intermittent fasting: down 42 pounds in 14 months

September 29 2017 by in Intermittent fasting, Success stories

Before and after

Kay wrote to us on Facebook:

I have been doing intermittent fasting for 14 months. I watched all of Dr. Jason Fung’s videos on Diet Doctor and was inspired. I fast 19 hours every day and eat in a 5-hour window. I’ve lost 42 lbs and 8.5 inches in my waist. Thank you, DietDoctor.com and Dr. Fung!

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4 comments

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Johann
October 12 2017
I have also lost over 25kg following intermittent fasting and LCHF thanks to Dr Fung, Diet Dr and Prof Tim Noakes
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Boba
February 21 2019
Hi there when fasting 12 or more hours does that meen I would not be able to drink water at that time also?

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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
February 22 2019

Hi there when fasting 12 or more hours does that meen I would not be able to drink water at that time also?

You can read more about fasting here - https://www.dietdoctor.com/intermittent-fasting
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nan_chak
February 7 2020
I’ve been doing IF for over nine months, mostly 20:4 and 24 hr. fasts, however I have only lost 10 lbs in this entire time. I do primarily low carb, with high vegetables and meats. I’ve recently switched to alternate day fasting, but am still not seeing the astounding success that so many others have had. I do have hypertension and chronic lung disease, but my numbers have not improved, either.

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