Hello FatSecret members. On January 18th 2016 I decided to try intermittent fasting for the 1st time & lost 60 pounds up to date. Recently I been getting compliments on my weight loss, which inspires me to lose more. Last winter my stomach was pushing out 4XL flannel shirts, and now I can wear a regular XL T-Shirt comfortably. Soon I'd like to wear regular large or even medium sized shirts in the months to come. Books I've read would be the T-Factor diet and Atkins. Both books worked for me in there own ways. I once watched a digestion animation & learned how the digestive system breaks down food into usable energy. I also learned how the pancreas secretes the hormones insulin and glucagon to balance out the weight loss, weight gain, or weight maintenance, depending on the diet choices I make. Knowing these things helps me to understand what goes on in the body when I eat. And it also helps me to know what must be done to lose weight. About 6 years ago I weighed in as low as 160 pounds. Then in the year 2013 I was as high as 264 pounds. In the years 2014 through 2015 I maintained about 240 pounds. Currently I am 178 pounds shooting for 160. I been married to my second wife for a over 4 years and have a dog named bear. My interests would be: photography, outdoors, fishing, movies, food, drink, god, music, big trucks, & positive thinking.