[woodbutcher1963]

I am 62. I was 213 pounds and 5’ 9” beginning of December.
My wife and I started intermittent fasting for 36 hour periods twice a week. Nothing else.
I work in an office job. I do a lot of work around the house.
I am now 187. Down 26 pounds. The first 10-12 pounds was easy. I am slowly trying to get back to 175.

FYI, after 35 years old I went from 31” to 32” to 34” to 36” to 38” pants. I am now back in 36”. I can squeeze into 34s.

[Myrddin]

Until January 2016, I was 5 ft 11 in, 192 lbs, 36 in waist. I put MyFitnessPal on my phone. Set a goal of 146 lbs. Tuesday/Thursday 600 calories. The other days were 1250 calories. My macro targets in calories was 30% protein, 30% fat, 40% carb. I reached my target weight in September 2016. Waist down to 32 inches. I've held that nominally since that point in time. Last year I had ampullary cancer. The Whipple surgery caused my stomach and intestinal tract to swell and not pass food. It took months to get back to normal. My weight bottomed out at 136.4 lbs. Today I'm 150.5. I can stay in the range of 148 to 152 lbs. I'm currently 68 years old. My recent blood work was outstanding.

[Zuriel]

Good job! Yes, fasting is effective.

My farming career included plenty of livestock related work, very physical. The last 16 years of it I worked various physically demanding off the farm jobs.

But quitting the farm career in 2001, then becoming a truck driver, showed me how quickly weight can be added. I nipped it in the bud by exercising at the end of the day, whether at home or a truckstop (I’m proof you don’t need a gym full of equipment to stay in shape).

We daily take some apple cider vinegar with water and juice. That stuff does work wonders.