First IF Trial Done

I just finished three weeks of intermittent fasting.  I ate only during the eight hour window of 11am to 7pm.  Interesting experience:

• Daily calories were 1500-1600.   Carefully tracked on MyFitnessPal.
• Between running, spin bike, and lifting, I was getting at least 400 calories of exercise per my Apple Watch. 
• Only one cheat -- coffee with half & half when I woke up.
• I planned to skew more keto, but that really didn't happen. 
• At 10am near the end of my fast I felt very thin.  Flat belly at that point.
• There really wasn't a time when I felt like I was starving or uncomfortably hungry.

The result?   I lost 1.3 kg (about 3lb) over three weeks.   Honestly I feel disappointed as I thought it would be on the upper end of what's possible, more like 1.5 lb per week.

What's next?  After Thanksgiving week, there is a three week period before Christmas.  I will repeat intermittent fasting but change the eating window to 8am to 4pm.  Skipping breakfast might not be a good idea, and not eating in the evening is supposed to be more effective.  This time I will for sure go low carbohydrate.   Not keto (20-30 grams of carbs a day), but at least below 70 grams per day.  As an added benefit, this means my protein intake will go up.   I'm planning my diet now.

Thanks to Zach for suggesting I try IF.

Going forward I'm going to focus on some measures other than weight.  Skin fold caliper and picture comparison.  I still think I need to drop another 4-5 kg, but I want to obsess less on the weight number.

It's good to have something to focus on and work towards.