I do intermittent fasting. Stop eating around 4pm and start eating around 9am. (no food around 17hrs/day). The first two weeks are the hardest (hunger pains

I do intermittent fasting. Stop eating around 4pm and start eating around 9am. (no food around 17hrs/day). The first two weeks are the hardest (hunger pains during fasting hours). Afterwards, hunger pains still occasionally occur but are a lot less severe, and sipping a herbal tea is enough keep my mouth busy. I also find that cheat days (pigging out due to social occasions) don't really mess up my cycle on following days, which I found very surprising. The only problem I have is when doing lots of physical activity. This summer I'm working on my house and gardening a lot, so I need to be sure to pig out before my 4pm cutoff or I'll be at a super calorie deficit and make the labor miserable.