Intermittent Fasting Update #2

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So I began the 8/16 intermittent fasting the second week of April. However, I have found myself going 18 or even 19 hours without eating, but mostly 18 hours. I just piddle around when I wake up and the next thing I know it's 18 hours. How have I done. Can't believe I put my watch on in the 4th hole today! I started at the 2nd when I got it in October. Seems I'm losing all my weight in my wrists. Yes, I have lost 12 pounds. I see a difference in the waist area but not above or below that. Just that hour glass shape on the sides. I can see a difference in my face and, yeah, my wrists. For those just tuning in, I have arthritis in my knees and shoulders. Walking on the treadmill has been taken off the table for now (knees haven't been bothering me too much lately). Physio put me on a pedal/bike thingamajig and that caused pain in my hip flexors. So I couldn't do that either. I have been using a twisting board. When my watch tells me it's time to get up and move I get on the twisting board for a couple of minutes (that's all I can manage at one time). So 12 pounds in two months. I'm about half way to my goal weight, but would really like to see a change in my belly. Oh, I also have the added bonus of waking up in the morning without any stomach discomfort of one kind or another... most days. I still have IBS. That's not going to go away, but not eating at night helps with my morning stomach issues. I never thought I would be able to do this... and there are still times when I want to eat. I was starving last night and was sure I was going to cheat before I went to bed. Even a tiny bite of something breaks the fast because it's all about kickstarting the metabolism. I don't wake up hungry though. I should be looking great in a swim suit come time to head to the tropics in December!