9 Motivating Before-and-Afters That Might Convince You to Try Intermittent Fasting

If you didn't already know, Instagram is one of the best places to be when you're looking for for inspiring before-and-after weight-loss stories. Every diet and fitness trend has its own community of experts and beginners, all willing to share their failures, lessons, and successes.

There's a hashtag attached to each and every diet, with intermittent fasting being no different. The tag dedicated to I.F. boasts over a million posts, each letting you know about real-life experiences with the popular eating pattern. If you're contemplating trying something new, scroll through the following amazing before-and-afters, then read up on a success story and hear what the experts think about the diet.

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How to Lose 10 Pounds (and More) from Women Who Did It

These insider tips from 16 people who lost weight could tip the scale for you. 1 / 16 PHOTO CREDIT: KATE MCGINTY Seek out others with similar goals Newsroom editor Kate McGinty, 33, of Cincinnati, OH, found success losing weight—74 pounds, to be exact—by participating in a private accountability group on Facebook. Group members all started the same workout program—21-Day Fix, which they could do in their living rooms for just 30 minutes a day—and committed to checking in with each other on the platform every day. “The accountability was a huge help. I wasn’t alone. Having the support group means having people to celebrate with you, cheer you, relate to you, and hold you accountable,” she says. Follow McGinty’s journey on Instagram @kjmcginty . 2 / 16 PHOTO CREDIT: @MYADVENTURETOFIT Adopt the right mindset For 26-year-old Tiffany Elizabeth of Clearwater, FL, changing her expectations made all the difference. In the past, she felt...

I Did Alternate Day Fasting, and This Is What My Belly Looked Like After 3 Weeks

I sprang into Spring excited to start running more and ended up hurting my knee. I took a month-long break from running and CrossFit classes to heal and also did a bunch of traveling, so I was eating like crap. All that added up to some weight gain, and my usual 16:8 intermittent fasting (IF) schedule wasn't helping me drop those pounds. I decided to try alternate day fasting (ADF). What Is Alternate Day Fasting? Alternate day fasting (ADF), a form of intermittent fasting, involves fasting one day, eating the next, and repeating. If you need to, you are allowed to eat on fasting days, the recommended amount being 25 percent of your total calories. For example, if you've calculated that 1,800 calories a day is the amount you need to eat in order to lose weight, on a fasting day, you'd eat no more than 450 calories. On nonfasting days, you'd eat 1,800 calories. Why I Tried ADF First and foremost, I spoke with my doctor, the regis...

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