Hey y'all! Anyone and everyone is welcome to jump in and join us.

This is the Intermittent Fasting DAily Menu/Results/Accountability Thread. It's where a few of us (or many) are going to log in and encourage each other while we experiment with our own IF plans. You can list or talk about anything--not just your food. I look forward to adding in HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) and core exercises to my walking plan while practicing IF. So expect to hear about that too. hehe I expect some of us will talk about the known IF side-effects like insomnia, circadian rhythm disturbance, etc. It's all good! Let's hack this IF mofo! mkay?

There is not any 1 specific IF plan--there are so many to choose from, so this is a BYOIFP (bring-your-own-IF-plan) and join the fun! This is the thread where we'll post our daily menus and maybe some piccys at times! We can discuss progress, issues we might notice, look at how we may want to refine our own personal plans. I do think you should be healed from surgery and have your doctor's and RD's blessings to try something like this and you should do a ton of research and reading about Intermittent Fasting.

IF isn't only about weight loss, it's about taking specific measures to limit either quantities, calories, macros, or sometimes only consciously altering eating windows/schedules in order to effect metabolic change and reduce inflammation and improve health markers.

Ok, let's do this thang!!!

5 minutes ago, sillykitty said:

Well ... it's hard to show what I ate as it was a slow progression

First I started out with this

Then my meal came. (notice the bottle of beer has disappeared and like 30 chips are missing)

And then this is the after, sorta. There is a half of a tortilla missing from the tortilla warmer, and I finished my michelada after I took the pic!

bahahahaahahaha!!! OMG I love it! Oh and I just saw the bite of chicken!!! Damn, maybe we'll all move in with you and we can all eat off one meal! *snort*

And bein' from TX, chips and salsa are a 5th food group and I will eat them preferentially over any meal we have! Great...now I want Mexican and my total fave: Michelada!!!

What kind of chicken dish is that? It looks amazing

5 minutes ago, esskay77 said:

What kind of chicken dish is that? It looks amazing

It's in a chipotle sauce. It is amazing, but not at all low cal!

19 minutes ago, sillykitty said:

It's in a chipotle sauce. It is amazing, but not at all low cal!

Gee, I'm doing this all wrong! We went to a Mexican restaurant after church yesterday and I had sauteed tilapia and mixed veggies with water to drink. I need to go be a third wheel with Kitty and Co!

Oh, yeah, and 1/2 a chip ?

Edited December 10, 20187 yr by Orchids&Dragons

1 minute ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

Gee, I'm doing this all wrong! We went to a Mexican restaurant after church yesterday and I had sauteed tilapia and mixed veggies with Water to drink. I need to go be a third wheel with Kitty and Co!

Oh no, you had the much wiser choice!

And you would have just been the 2nd wheel, I was by myself. That's why there was pics. I can't let the not a boyfriend know about my level of crazy.

23 minutes ago, sillykitty said:

Oh no, you had the much wiser choice!

And you would have just been the 2nd wheel, I was by myself. That's why there was pics. I can't let the not a boyfriend know about my level of crazy.

Maybe wiser, but a lot less fun. I haven't had anything to drink since I was in Tampa. That seems like ages ago! Miss my baby girl!

Yeah, certain personality traits should be kept in the closet until the relationship is rock-solid! ?

45 minutes ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

Maybe wiser, but a lot less fun. I haven't had anything to drink since I was in Tampa. That seems like ages ago! Miss my baby girl!

Yeah, certain personality traits should be kept in the closet until the relationship is rock-solid! ?

(You know you're still healin' right?) ?

52 minutes ago, FluffyChix said:

(You know you're still healin' right?) ?

And not very well since one of my incisions is still open. Maybe some tequila would sterilize/cauterize it? Nurse told me today I can try pouring peroxide into it to dry it out

15 hours ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

And not very well since one of my incisions is still open. Maybe some tequila would sterilize/cauterize it? Nurse told me today I can try pouring peroxide into it to dry it out

Have you tried Domoboro Solution? You buy these packets in the drug store. They are like a vinegar powder that you make into a slurry. Then you soak a gauze pad with it and lay it on the wound. And it helps it heal. I had to do that for my radiation burn and it really worked! It was crazy how well it dried it up!

Ok, the IF Tribulation has begun. *sob* Operation 40 hours is 12 hours in. I think I can...I think I can...I think I can...LOL.

Anyone want to see how long they can go with me?

2 hours ago, FluffyChix said:

Have you tried Domoboro Solution? You buy these packets in the drug store. They are like a vinegar powder that you make into a slurry. Then you soak a gauze pad with it and lay it on the wound. And it helps it heal. I had to do that for my radiation burn and it really worked! It was crazy how well it dried it up!

Nope, just the peroxide. However, there's something oddly satisfying about pouring it on and seeing all the bubbles! Some days I'm really easy to amuse!

22 hours ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

Maybe wiser, but a lot less fun. I haven't had anything to drink since I was in Tampa. That seems like ages ago! Miss my baby girl!

Yeah, certain personality traits should be kept in the closet until the relationship is rock-solid! ?

Oh that's where I went wrong ?

4 hours ago, FluffyChix said:

Ok, the IF Tribulation has begun. *sob* Operation 40 hours is 12 hours in. I think I can...I think I can...I think I can...LOL.

Anyone want to see how long they can go with me?

Nope.

37 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

Oh that's where I went wrong ?

Nah, when it's the wrong person, better to kick them to the curb early!

21 minutes ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

Nah, when it's the wrong person, better to kick them to the curb early!

This is why I LOVE y'all. No matter how screwed up I may be, it's never gonna be my fault.?????

Lol

#teamTeam

Edited December 11, 20187 yr by GreenTealael