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title: "Dayfast Blog"
description: "Intermittent fasting rhythm — 16:8, 18:6, and tracking habits."
lastModified: "2026-08-28"
---

# Dayfast Blog

- [Dayfast vs a Regular Phone Timer: What’s the Difference?](https://dayfast.app/en/blog/dayfast-vs-a-regular-phone-timer-whats-the-difference) — Compares dedicated fasting tracking with basic timers.
- [How to Start Your First 16:8 Fast With Dayfast](https://dayfast.app/en/blog/how-to-start-your-first-168-fast-with-dayfast) — Walks through plan selection, timer and reminders.
- [Why Track Food and Activity Notes During Intermittent Fasting?](https://dayfast.app/en/blog/why-track-food-and-activity-notes-during-intermittent-fasting) — Helps users identify patterns in their routines.
- [How Progress Charts Can Keep Your Fasting Routine on Track](https://dayfast.app/en/blog/how-progress-charts-can-keep-your-fasting-routine-on-track) — Explores daily and weekly progress visualization.
- [How to Use Fasting Reminders Without Notification Overload](https://dayfast.app/en/blog/how-to-use-fasting-reminders-without-notification-overload) — Helps readers build useful reminder routines.
- [Why Use an Intermittent Fasting Timer?](https://dayfast.app/en/blog/why-use-an-intermittent-fasting-timer) — Shows how timers simplify fasting start and end times.
- [Why Does Your Weight Change From Day to Day?](https://dayfast.app/en/blog/why-does-your-weight-change-from-day-to-day) — Explains common reasons for daily scale fluctuations.
- [Waist Measurement vs Body Weight: Which Should You Track?](https://dayfast.app/en/blog/waist-measurement-vs-body-weight-which-should-you-track) — Explains how different measurements tell different stories.
- [How to Track Intermittent Fasting Progress Without the Scale](https://dayfast.app/en/blog/how-to-track-intermittent-fasting-progress-without-the-scale) — Explores alternative markers of progress.
- [Intermittent Fasting Plateau: 7 Things to Check](https://dayfast.app/en/blog/intermittent-fasting-plateau-7-things-to-check) — Reviews sleep, portions, movement and routine.