Intermittent Fasting Daily Menu/Results/Accountability

[november11 970]

Hey guys, I have been binge reading your posts I feel like I know everthinganna,sherriebear,recibus or something like that johhny something well just say the February sleevers. Having my sleeve in November . Any advice?

[Sheribear68 3,200]

On 09/15/2019 at 20:09, Sheribear68 said:

Okay so after a rather decadent weekend (mostly with alcohol, not food) I’m hitting it now with a 24 hr fast.

At 6:30 We finished up a dinner of chicken and salad and I even found some passable avocado to add to the salad for some extra healthy fat and calories.

I’m so stuffed right now that I don’t feel like eating for 3 days, lol.



Plan is to get up early for Pilates, spend some time organizing some clothes to do a sell-back before going to work at 1pm, then finding a way to break my fast tomorrow night at work after 6pm.

I’m going to do an 8 ounce beef Bone Broth cup with some sea salt before I go to work.



I’ll try to remember to post when I get off work tomorrow night and let y’all know how it went

Okay so it feels weird quoting myself, lol

Today went really well
Had some hunger around 11:30, which not surprisingly is about the time of day I break fast most days.
I pushed through it with extra Water and at 12:45 had a cup of the Bone Broth and salt.
Work was crazy as expected on a Monday and I had planned on eating some leftovers at 6:30.
I ended up eating them at 8 which gave me a 26hr fast.
I contemplated skipping and trying for a 36hr fast, but it’s so hard for me to eat in the morning that I got scared I might not be able to hold much food so I chickened out and ate tonite.

All in all, I only had about 220 calories worth of food so I drank a cup of milk when I got home.
Probably finished the day at about 40-45gm Protein which isn’t horrible for a 26hr fast.
Tomorrow my plan is to eat 800 calories and get in 65-70gm protein in a 10 hour eating window

[Sheribear68 3,200]

On 09/16/2019 at 09:34, november11 said:

Hey guys, I have been binge reading your posts I feel like I know everthinganna,sherriebear,recibus or something like that johhny something well just say the February sleevers. Having my sleeve in November . Any advice?

Follow many threads that interest you and learn as much as you can from those who’ve done it.
Every now and then I make sure to get outside my comfort zone and follow threads that I don’t normally follow and discover new ones here all the time that I didn’t know existed

[november11 970]

yes I will .you guys have taught me sooooooooo much!

[Sheribear68 3,200]

Okay so I’ve determined that I’m a fabulous faster, and a terrible breaker-of-fasts.

Yesterday (day after 26 hour fast) I STRUGGLED to get in 800 calories.

The bad:
My sleeve is crap at holding any kind of volume after more than a 18hr fast and extending it to 26 hours made it even worse. 4 ounces of Premier Protein shake filled me up yesterday morning, for goodness sakes. I ate over a 14 hour window (finished the last of the PP at 11:30pm) just to have time to get it all in

The good:
I’m learning and practicing still for that day when my restriction isn’t as pronounced and I’m learning to not get freaked out by skipping a meal (or two, or three....)

On my fast day I had 270 calories and 30-ish gm protein
Yesterday I had 70gm Protein and almost 800 calories. If it hadn’t been for the 30gm in the Premier Protein (took me 3 sessions to get that all drank) I would’ve fallen way short.

Weight last Friday am (prior to weekend booze-fest)
162.2
Weight this morning (no poop in 2 days)
162.4

Usually the weeks I work til midnight I don’t get on the scale much bc I’m so puffy, so I was pleased to see only a 0.2 pound bounce.
Will get back on the scale in 2 more mornings to see where I am.
Gonna follow 16:8 for these next 2 days

[FluffyChix 17,409]

I'd try to not exceed 16:8 then. And at least do 5:2 or ADF. Don't go under a 500cal deck is my thought. Even on restriction days.

Just a thought! Congrats on not having a big bounce from working or boozing! ((hugs))

[Sheribear68 3,200]

On 09/18/2019 at 11:39, FluffyChix said:

I'd try to not exceed 16:8 then. And at least do 5:2 or ADF. Don't go under a 500cal deck is my thought. Even on restriction days.

Just a thought! Congrats on not having a big bounce from working or boozing! ((hugs))

Good advice.
I love experimenting with this and it’s kinda funny/frustrating at the same time.
Lol, I remember for the 3 days pre-surgery when I was on liquids only, I scarfed down a whole container of the PP in about 90 seconds and was still STARVING (or at least my body was telling me I was).
Glad to not ever go back to that again, no matter how much I struggle now

One thing I did notice today around mid-afternoon is my hunger came back today and I made good use of it.
Put away a whole cup of cottage cheese and 2 ounces rotisserie chicken at noon, them ate again at 3. I had a p3 thingie because I wasn’t expecting to be hungry and didn’t have anything ready.
Then dinner was flank steak and salad mix and I actually went back and had seconds on a couple more bites of the steak.
Still only about 800-900 calories, but loads of Protein

[FluffyChix 17,409]

5 hours ago, Sheribear68 said:

Good advice.
I love experimenting with this and it’s kinda funny/frustrating at the same time.
Lol, I remember for the 3 days pre-surgery when I was on liquids only, I scarfed down a whole container of the PP in about 90 seconds and was still STARVING (or at least my body was telling me I was).
Glad to not ever go back to that again, no matter how much I struggle now

One thing I did notice today around mid-afternoon is my hunger came back today and I made good use of it.
Put away a whole cup of cottage cheese and 2 ounces rotisserie chicken at noon, them ate again at 3. I had a p3 thingie because I wasn’t expecting to be hungry and didn’t have anything ready.
Then dinner was flank steak and salad mix and I actually went back and had seconds on a couple more bites of the steak.
Still only about 800-900 calories, but loads of Protein

It's important to have enough FEAST days hun. The Feast is what fuels the fast. ((hugs))

[AZhiker 2,251]

8 hours ago, Sheribear68 said:

Good advice.
I love experimenting with this and it’s kinda funny/frustrating at the same time.
Lol, I remember for the 3 days pre-surgery when I was on liquids only, I scarfed down a whole container of the PP in about 90 seconds and was still STARVING (or at least my body was telling me I was).
Glad to not ever go back to that again, no matter how much I struggle now

I, too, have found fasting to be really empowering. You learn that true hunger really only lasts a short time and then passes. Learning this takes away the urgent need for immediate gratification - like really! Our bodies are actually going to shrivel up and die in 30 minutes if we don't eat??? I've found that it gives me a much better awareness of true hunger vs head hunger. I think it's great to have these extra tools in the toolbox.

[sillykitty 10,705]

45 minutes ago, AZhiker said:

I, too, have found fasting to be really empowering. You learn that true hunger really only lasts a short time and then passes. Learning this takes away the urgent need for immediate gratification - like really! Our bodies are actually going to shrivel up and die in 30 minutes if we don't eat??? I've found that it gives me a much better awareness of true hunger vs head hunger. I think it's great to have these extra tools in the toolbox.

Agree with all of this! I feel like I have a safety net.

[GB in CA 93]

Down 10 pounds as of today. It's been just over a month. I did an OMAD Monday then another OMAD yesterday. Today will be 18 hours, then tomorrow through Sunday 16:8. (I like to eat a little more freely on the weekend). I did find out that the little bit of Creamer I was putting in my coffee raised my blood sugar like 15 points. So I tried some sugar free and measured a TBSP, that had no effect on my sugar. Most of the doctors I follow say anything less than 50 calories won't break your fast.

[Sheribear68 3,200]

On 09/19/2019 at 11:32, GB in CA said:

Down 10 pounds as of today. It's been just over a month. I did an OMAD Monday then another OMAD yesterday. Today will be 18 hours, then tomorrow through Sunday 16:8. (I like to eat a little more freely on the weekend). I did find out that the little bit of Creamer I was putting in my coffee raised my blood sugar like 15 points. So I tried some sugar free and measured a TBSP, that had no effect on my sugar. Most of the doctors I follow say anything less than 50 calories won't break your fast.

Awesome job!

Okay, so for you what does OMAD look like as far as calories/macros?

I’m thinking about adding OMAD to my repertoire on days off

[GB in CA 93]

5 minutes ago, Sheribear68 said:

Awesome job!

Okay, so for you what does OMAD look like as far as calories/macros?

I’m thinking about adding OMAD to my repertoire on days off

I try to meet my Macros but its really hard to do in an hour. I mostly just try to get in as much Protein as possible because I do weight training. I usually get about 500 calories in.

[Sheribear68 3,200]

On 09/19/2019 at 12:03, GB in CA said:

I try to meet my Macros but its really hard to do in an hour. I mostly just try to get in as much Protein as possible because I do weight training. I usually get about 500 calories in.

Okay so thats what I would’ve guessed.
I seriously might try OMAD Saturday because it’s going to be busy busy in the daytime, but hubs and I are grilling out and making food for the kids (adult kids who can be bribed to come visit with food offerings) and settling in for a rare weekend off for the two of us to veg in the evening and watch some football
For some reason, OMAD appeals to me in a situation like this because I can once again partake in the experience of the meal.
I’m thinking I’m going to set aside 2 hours for eating and seeing what happens.

[GreenTealael 24,857]