[ASalazarMX]

> The consensus back then was that it only slightly increases the speed at which one loses weight, but it helps significantly with adherence to a diet.

This is my experience as well. IF didn't teach me how or what o eat, it taught me not to snack after the last meal of the day, and after losing around 10% of my weight (still obesity grade II), the weight-loss effect was lost. It didn't work for long-term weight loss, it just established a new equilibrium. Also, there's a bounce back if you stop it.

Currently, I'm on Mounjaro (diabetes type II likely caused by obesity and genetics), and IF meshes wonderfully with it, since mounjaro forces you to eat less or feel miserable. So far I've reached obesity grade I (aka plain obesity), and the effect has been very consistent over time, no new equilibrium reached yet.

So, for me, IF is not for weight loss, but it helps if you combine it with a proven method for weight loss.