We’re in our early 60’s. We ‘fast’ from 6pm until Noon the next day. (18 hours) If it’s Movie Night we’ll indulge in a little popcorn. ;)
We have either soup and a veggie wrap or a regular bacon & eggs breakfast at noon.
Supper is a meat (grilled or baked) choice and a salad and a steamed side veg.
We’re not losing a lot of weight, but we’re not gaining any and we both feel better. :)
I DO miss carbs, though! I miss bread and I miss all the baking I used to do. :(
We are just a few years younger than you and our window is a bit later - usually 2-8 pm, as work makes it hard to eat dinner by 6. But cutting the carbs has allowed me to drop 20 and my wife 10 relatively painlessly. Keys for me have been finding no carb snacks I actually like that I can have in my window, finding recipes for really good egg-based pizza crust and egg-and-cheese based pasta, and mixing up the menu. I barely even miss good bread anymore. This feels completely sustainable