I've found that the 2 meals per day, eating lunch and dinner and then not eating again for 16 hours, is by far the easiest "diet" I've ever followed. It doesn't

I've found that the 2 meals per day, eating lunch and dinner and then not eating again for 16 hours, is by far the easiest "diet" I've ever followed. It doesn't really disrupt any cultural norms around eating dinner (especially important with kids and getting that time together every night), doesn't require too much movement in terms of food you eat, and is very simple to follow. I think it can also have a bit of a flywheel effect in that you can start out eating your normal portions/food for lunch and dinner and will lose weight since you're cutting out breakfast. Once you get going, you start to say "maybe I'll just have some veggies for lunch today" and start doing that and start to lose even more and feel better. Compared to counting calories, counting macros, diet restrictions, etc. the guardrails for IF are incredibly simple to follow. Once you get into the pattern, it's not even that much of a morning struggle, though the first few weeks may be if you're used to breakfast. The one hiccup I have is my kids still eat breakfast and I prepare if for them, so it's sometimes hard not to grab a few bites!