Hmmm. Maybe my body just goes into starvation mode a lot sooner than the "average." I am doing a lot of research on IF and will try a two week experiment.

LOL. Nope, the guy in the photo is Reggie Bush. He is a professional football player (running back) for the New Orleans Saints in the NFL. I have his photo up because...well because he's gorgeous.

I'm 23 years old. I'm female. I am 5'5 and I weight 159lbs This is down 40lbs (199lbs) as of May last year. I lost ten pounds over the summer and got as of December 2008 I was down to 186lbs. I had become a vegetarian in October and mistakenly thought the weight would fall off. NOPE. It wasn't until I started counting calories that the weight started really coming off. It just comes off in weird stages. Like, I will lose 7 lbs in a week and a half and then NOTHING for two weeks. I mean, from a psychological standpoint, the weeks that I drop a lot of weight are great...the weeks that I don't are discouraging so I wish it would come off more evenly.

Back to the fast: The only beverage I drink is water. No other drinks at all...I'm lactose intolerant so not even milk. Anyway, I drink tons of water and use the bathroom all the time so I don't think I am dehydrated. I do think you are RIGHT about the length of time. I think maybe my fast might not have been long enough and after my experiment with IF I may consider doing a longer fast to see. THANK you for the information, it was very helpful!

"As far as intermitant fasting I have a east Indian friend that fast (during day only) on every Monday 52 years old is has a bmi of about 24. So I think just from him and a few muslim friends that it works for weight lose."

Wow. I have read a lot of research in support of this...the only thing I am really worried about is binging. Like, being so hungry in the evenings that I binge and eat so many calories that it cancels the day out. If I do it I think I am going to try to do it with really good dense fibrous food in the evening like broccoli and low Sugar fruit.