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44 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

Placing this here ,can't find the sophomoric thread atm, I didn't watch yet .. want to discuss soon because... He's hilarious

Uh-oh, guess my video is over before it starts 🙁

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1 hour ago, GreenTealael said:

Placing this here ,can't find the sophomoric thread atm, I didn't watch yet .. want to discuss soon because... He's hilarious

This is great - a message I needed to hear today. Thanks!

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7 minutes ago, sideeye said:

I am ravenous this morning and have gained two pounds since I started IF. And my period is AWOL. The hell.

I lost 2lbs overnight with a singular bowel movement... Don't sweat the small gainz

Is it the week before your cycle ?or as I lovingly refer to it as

Hell Week..

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I've got a notoriously unreliable cycle (think "on 3 weeks, off 1 week, on 1 week, off 7 weeks, on 2 weeks, off one OH JUST KIDDING on five weeks..."), but it's been calming the hell down over the past few years. According to the app that desperately tries to keep up, I should've started two days ago. And yet... here we are.

And I'm usually not one to scale-watch, but two pounds up after a three-week stall just feels mean. Cranky! Bored! God, I'm in quite the mood, aren't I?

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10 minutes ago, sideeye said:

I've got a notoriously unreliable cycle (think "on 3 weeks, off 1 week, on 1 week, off 7 weeks, on 2 weeks, off one OH JUST KIDDING on five weeks..."), but it's been calming the hell down over the past few years. According to the app that desperately tries to keep up, I should've started two days ago. And yet... here we are.

And I'm usually not one to scale-watch, but two pounds up after a three-week stall just feels mean. Cranky! Bored! God, I'm in quite the mood, aren't I?

Blame it on your period! And remember it'll go away soon enough

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

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5 hours ago, sideeye said:

I've got a notoriously unreliable cycle (think "on 3 weeks, off 1 week, on 1 week, off 7 weeks, on 2 weeks, off one OH JUST KIDDING on five weeks..."), but it's been calming the hell down over the past few years. According to the app that desperately tries to keep up, I should've started two days ago. And yet... here we are.

And I'm usually not one to scale-watch, but two pounds up after a three-week stall just feels mean. Cranky! Bored! God, I'm in quite the mood, aren't I?

Mirena! I wish I'd switched to it years ago!

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8 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

Placing this here ,can't find the sophomoric thread atm, I didn't watch yet .. want to discuss soon because... He's hilarious

I might be cocky :unsure:

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35 minutes ago, sillykitty said:

Mirena! I wish I'd switched to it years ago!

GET OUT OF MY HEAD, I just made an appointment this afternoon! Are you bugging my phone? Though I am going for the non-hormonal copper version instead of Mirena - my hormones are haywire enough without introducing more variables.

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5 minutes ago, sideeye said:

GET OUT OF MY HEAD, I just made an appointment this afternoon! Are you bugging my phone?

:lol:

Some tips... it HURTS, like way more than I expected. I assume it's in the city, so you wouldn't drive, but I'd encourage you to Lyft back. Make sure your Dr. prescribes you Misoprostol, which you take the night before to make insertion easier. That's all I got for now, until I eavesdrop some more :lol:

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I did 16:8 today, yeah! And in control! 869 cal, 65.5 Protein, and 132 oz. liquid so far. I'm still 10g shy of where they want me on protein, but all nutrition from real foods, no supplements!

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3 hours ago, sillykitty said:

:lol:

Some tips... it HURTS, like way more than I expected. I assume it's in the city, so you wouldn't drive, but I'd encourage you to Lyft back. Make sure your Dr. prescribes you Misoprostol, which you take the night before to make insertion easier. That's all I got for now, until I eavesdrop some more :lol:

Superpro tip, they hurt less if placed during your cycle when your cervix is softer ❤

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Advice appreciated - will report back when I'm .000005% copper. And I also apologize for hijacking the IF thread.

Speaking of IF, how frequently do you have a cheat day (hours-wise, not calorie-wise). Not like "I feel lightheaded so I need to drink some Protein or eat some cashews", I'm talking "I am going to go to the bar and drink a gin and tonic and then eat some damn tiny canapés". I'm only a week in, but was very tempted by option 2 tonight.

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6 minutes ago, sideeye said:

Speaking of IF, how frequently do you have a cheat day (hours-wise, not calorie-wise). Not like "I feel lightheaded so I need to drink some Protein or eat some cashews", I'm talking "I am going to go to the bar and drink a gin and tonic and then eat some damn tiny canapés". I'm only a week in, but was very tempted by option 2 tonight.

Pretty often!

There is work, so that's out of my control for the most part. But even personal, frequently enough. For example Sunday, went out to watch the game and did some bar hopping, ate and drank from 10am-11pm in total.

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