I Dropped 80 Pounds Eating Whatever I Wanted, Thanks to This Intermittent Fasting Secret
Do you want to lose weight? Try intermittent fasting, and recommend one weight loss warrior. Kayla Cox is a weight loss influencer and founder of Six Miles to Supper, instructing her followers "how to lose weight sustainably and keep it off for good," she writes in her bio. In a recent viral video, she explains how fasting was instrumental in her weight loss journey.
Kayla Discovered Intermittent Fasting in 2014 and Initially Lost 20 Pounds
Kayla struggled with her weight for most of her life, finally deciding to make a change in 2014 when she didn't recognize herself in Facebook photos. She had her aha moment and decided to try intermittent fasting. She lost 20 pounds, "doing a very inconsistent form of intermittent fasting, meaning that I would do intermittent fasting for a while, and then I would quit because the results weren't fast enough." She eventually suffered an injury and had to switch from weight lifting to walking. "By the end of the year, I had started regaining some of that weight back, and so I had a net loss of about 15 pounds that year," she says in the video.
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She Later Decided to Be More Consistent About It
"In January of 2016, I decided to focus on being consistent with a very simple plan. I committed to practicing intermittent fasting six days a week, walking six miles a day, and taking a day off from fasting, what I called my cheat day on Sunday," she says.
She Worked Her Way Up to a 16-8 Fasting Window and Then OMAD
She slowly worked her way up to about a 16-8 fasting window, "and I kept pushing that out gradually until I eventually got to OMAD," she says. This translates to "just one meal a day."
She Does Dirty Fasting
"Unbeknownst to me, at the time, I was practicing what's known as dirty fasting," she continues. "I was allowing myself coffee with half and half in it whenever I wanted it during the fasting window."
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She Has No Eating Rules
"One rule I had consistently during my eating window during the entire time was to eat whatever I wanted. I had no rules about what kind of foods I had to eat. I was not low carb, and I was not even high in protein. I just ate whatever food my family was eating. I would eat dessert, chocolate, I would drink wine whenever I wanted it, and my consistency paid off," she says.
She Ended Up Losing 80 Pounds
By the end of that year, she weighed 158 pounds for a total loss of 65 pounds. She maintained the weight for a year and then decided to lose more weight. "Over the course of the next year, I got down to 142 pounds, which is a total of 80 pounds from my highest confirmed weight of 222 pounds. Once I got down to 142, I found that I had found the diminishing point of returns for me for weight loss. I didn't really feel any difference between 158 and 142, so I decided to maintain in about a 10-pound range, which is what I've done since October of 2018," she says.
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Intermittent Fasting Makes Weight Loss Easier
"What I love about intermittent fasting is that it helps make the process of eating the right amount of food so that you can lose weight and maintain it a lot easier," she says.
It Also Simplifies It
"It also taught me the simplicity of weight loss. It's really not about what foods you're eating. It's about how much you're eating," she continues.
You Don't Have to Exercise A Lot Either
"I also learned that working out really hard isn't necessary for weight loss. I had the best results when I was just walking six miles a day and taking that weekly cheat day also taught me that you don't have to be perfect on the weight loss journey in order to have good results," she points out.
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Intermittent Fasting Changed Her Life
"Losing 80 pounds changed my life. I got comfortable in my own skin. All of my relationships with God, with food, with my family, with my husband improved, and it gave me the confidence to do things like write books," she concludes. And if you enjoyed this article, take advantage of these 15 Quick Ways to Lose Body Fat Percentage in a Week.
