FluffyChix

Wow! Congrats to you for all your hard work! You look fabulous!!

LOL. Give it time. You will...

(kserrynotserry for pre-maturely posting in the VET territory...) Wooohooooo!!!! So happy for you. Congrats on your great success and continuing recovery!!! You inspire me so much! WTG!!!

Welcome! Congrats girl.

Oh God! I saw that I think in Dr. F's FB group! OMG! ?

I don't know. I think I just didn't get back in time to read it before it clicked to a new page or else I just spaced replying!

Hahaha. Congrats. But what I meant, was "daddish"--soft, cuddly, innocuous, care worn, a little rumpled but totes loveable. Like a well-worn teddy bear. But your after is like you're ready to kick ass and take names and look about 15 years younger. No offense meant.

Wow you went from looking like a dad to a young buck. Congrats, you!

Girl! How'd I miss your thread? What a fantastic post!!! I'm so thrilled to hear about your vacation and how much better your experience was this time!!! Wooot! That's what it's all about. Right?!!! Isn't it awesome to be the Energizer Bunny and be able to walk and walk and walk without exhaustion or pain?!!! So happy you're sleeping better and no longer have pain from CFM shoes! hehehe

Agreed. (with it all!)

Girlll! Laughing so hard about the phone! Congrats on a new one! May it have a long and casserole-free life with you! Can you buy life insurance for it? As far as "where to take the fat from", LOL, my ass and jiggly wiggly thighs! I have 20lbs in just those areas alone!

Well I am still only making it 24 hours. GRRRRR! I want to do 36 so bad but by 24 hours I just want to "feed" and "feed" and "feed". LOL. So hmmm, there is that. I'm sticking at 144.8lbs and it's not going anywhere! Gah! LOL. It feels like my body defends each new low and I will sit within a few pounds of it for weeks, then it relents and allows a new low. It's a bit crazy making. I'm trying to do a 36 again today. Then will be gone no IF for the weekend, but keto weekend planned. How are you doing? ((hugs))

Let's here it for exercise and fasting! Wooohoooo!!! https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2019/02/exercise-fasting-shown-to-help-cells-shed-defective-proteins/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=hu-facebook-general&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2GRbZjBecJIVSpMuwcy8Xw7h7mOtSdKl5MDQFst_IY_BzI5PkXfLgjQWI

Yay!!! WTG!!!

Wow congrats! You look beautiful and amazing!!! WTG!

Good luck today!!!

Ok, update. Only made it until 8pm last night. Then I was starvin' and couldn't get past Mr. F's dinner. Meh. ? Oh well. Am going for it today. Mr. F. and I are going to attempt a 36hour fast to see if we can get his BGs down. He stopped his big T2 drug and is only on metformin right now and his sugars are up a bit. So in solidarity, I'm gonna see if he thinks he can push until either tomorrow morning or tomorrow at noon.

Yay!!!! I'm so thrilled for you and know you will hit your goal in just a blink of an eye--cuz you're dang near already there! Great work hon. Saying prayers for speedy recovery--you've been through so much!!!

Hi and welcome. Please hang out with us. I wouldn't do IF until at least 6months post op and until I know I can get ALL of my daily protein needs met with food. Plus being able to get lots of fluids in and all my vitamins/minerals in without chewables.

Cheese will TEAR me up. LOL.

Welcome!

Welcome TimmyJ.

Yep hydration. Maybe add a pinch of pink himalayan sea salt to your water about 3-4 times per day and get your fluid intake up!!! Stand up slowly!!

Sorry you're experiencing this. I'd say wait to hear from the doc. It could be so many things.

Welcome home @sillykitty!!! Sorry I was so self-absorbed that I failed to say that. We MISSED you SO. MUCH! Now start posting like a ho and update us on all the exciting things in life! We count on you to live vicariously! BF updates too! @clsumrall Congrats on getting into IF! How are you doing today? @GreenTealael How did your fast go? How are you feeling these days? Are you maintaining easily or still worried that you are still losing? *** I am doing a long fast today. We went out 2 times this weekend. *sigh* I didn't even make super "poor" choices, but the combination of eating many more cals, a few more carbs, and probably more volume than I'm used to eating at multiple meals in 1 day just really packs on the pounds quickly! ? The struggle is real! I'm back up to 144.4lbs this morning. Grrrr!!!! I don't make pristine choices any longer. I "skate" the edge. I know that's just "living life" but my particular reality means that "Magic always comes with a price, deary." So today I pay the piper. I hate that dude! TG for IF though. Cuz it's relatively easy for me to jump back into on Mondays and Tuesdays. I am going to see what happens if I do a long extended fast this week. I'm going to watch my blood sugar and ketones with our ketone meter and see what happens and I'm planning to go as long as possible on a liquid fast with water, decaff coffee and decaff green tea/match. My last caloric "food" was liquid (yes it was fermented grape juice) at 9:30pm last night. ? f**king wine. So I'm gonna count 9:30pm as the start of my fast. We'll see how long I can go. I will check in here periodically to post a quick update to let y'all know what I'm experiencing. I think it would be pretty cool to be able to do through Wednesday--or Thursday morning. But I don't know if I can hang that long. I will still take all my vitamins. Luckily, I don't have probs taking vitamins on an empty stomach, I may also keep taking psyllium husks in tea cuz the calories are minimal and would have minimum/if any impact on insulin and blood sugar. I'm not gonna "name how long" my fast will last. Cuz I've really no idea how long I can go. Psychologically I'm "afraid" and worried I will wimp out. Maybe I will pretend that today I'm on a clear liquid diet in solidarity with our friend @Orchids&Dragons who is having gallbladder surgery on the 27th. So I'll do my "clear liquids" a day in advance of her journey? How's everyone else doing?