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!!!

I've finally joined in. This is my 3rd day at 14/10. (Baby steps) So far, so good.

3 minutes ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

I've finally joined in. This is my 3rd day at 14/10. (Baby steps) So far, so good.

Wooohoooo! Welcome to the dark side of the moon! You got this!!! Before long you'll be 16:8 without even trying! Just make sure you can still get all your protein in while keeping your food volume to no more than what your doc wants from you at your stage of healing!!!

On 1/6/2019 at 10:16 AM, Orchids&Dragons said:

Holy cow, Fluff! How much Salad Dressing can you put on 1/4 cup of salad?

Am I the only person that doesn't eat any dressing at all?

I'm still missing hella notifications, but I'm IFing!!!!

Also dropping this here because you know I ❤❤❤❤ you all

BTW, IT'S KALE

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Edited January 7, 20197 yr by GreenTealael

14 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

Am I the only person that doesn't eat any dressing at all?

Yes.

But seriously, I don't eat salads like that cuz too much fat and they end up making me nauseated. Don't laugh at me, but I use Walden Farms Vinaigrette dressings: Italian (fave), Asian (2nd fave), Sesame Ginger (3rd fave), Balsamic + extra balsamic vinegar (4th fave). Wets the salad slightly and zero cals/carbs/fat. I use avocado, red fat feta/rf blue cheese, or nuts/seeds, or the meat in the salad to get enough fat in it to absorb the vits/mins from the veggies.

13 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

I'm still missing hella notifications, but I'm IFing!!!!

Also dropping this here because you know I ❤❤❤❤ you all

BTW, IT'S KALE

???????????????

Wooohooo on IFing with us. So weird about notifications! Love this piccy! Ha!

On 1/6/2019 at 4:28 AM, Orchids&Dragons said:

In my case the surgeon said they didn't really form a pouch, they just connected the "stomach" to the small intestine and food just drops through. I thought this was controlled by the size of the stoma, but it sounds like the stoma, in my case, does not provide any restriction at all. My "string bean" was so restrictive because of the valve at the bottom so I couldn't overfill it. Now, there's no valve.

Oh, valves are good, ugh!

On 1/6/2019 at 8:52 AM, Orchids&Dragons said:

@sillykitty Found this for you!

I wish that was me, instead of this

9 minutes ago, sillykitty said:

Oh, valves are good, ugh!

You know, one other thing he told me was really interesting. He said the pyloric (sp?) valve opens on a "timer", i.e. at regular intervals. However, the interval varies from one person to the next. It made me wonder if overweight people "cycle" more quickly than normal-sized people and if that keeps us from feeling full. Thoughts?

9 minutes ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

You know, one other thing he told me was really interesting. He said the pyloric (sp?) valve opens on a "timer", i.e. at regular intervals. However, the interval varies from one person to the next. It made me wonder if overweight people "cycle" more quickly than normal-sized people and if that keeps us from feeling full. Thoughts?

Interesting. I just posted in the hunger thread, and it made me think.

I don't think I was hungrier than your average weight person. I think I just loved "bad" food more. I had less ability?, desire?, motivation? to make good choices, Choosing the grilled chicken vs, the creamy pasta, for instance, which is what "naturally skinny people " do. That's why regain scares me, because that part of me hasn't really changed.

13 minutes ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

You know, one other thing he told me was really interesting. He said the pyloric (sp?) valve opens on a "timer", i.e. at regular intervals. However, the interval varies from one person to the next. It made me wonder if overweight people "cycle" more quickly than normal-sized people and if that keeps us from feeling full. Thoughts?

Very interesting comment! Dunno. I do know that people with long term insulin resistance and diabetes can develop neuropathy as a result that causes gastroparesis...

https://biologydictionary.net/pyloric-sphincter/

Dr. Google fast at work.

1 minute ago, sillykitty said:

Interesting. I just posted in the hunger thread, and it made me think.

I don't think I was hungrier than your average weight person. I think I just loved "bad" food more. I had less ability?, desire?, motivation? to make good choices, Choosing the grilled chicken vs, the creamy Pasta, for instance, which is what "naturally skinny people " do. That's why regain scares me, because that part of me hasn't really changed.

Right there with you!!!!

I have changed a lot--but I still allow too much. And it scares me spitless! And I still have a love affair with food and have a harder time not overeating.

12 minutes ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

You know, one other thing he told me was really interesting. He said the pyloric (sp?) valve opens on a "timer", i.e. at regular intervals. However, the interval varies from one person to the next. It made me wonder if overweight people "cycle" more quickly than normal-sized people and if that keeps us from feeling full. Thoughts?

I wonder if you can train your valve either way as well. I remember early on my team cautioning me against drinking too fast to prevent becoming used to emptying quickly. I should have listened but I was sooooo focused on not being dehydrated. I will try and see if waiting longer than 30/30 increases any positive correlation.

Stay tuned...

Just now, sillykitty said:

Interesting. I just posted in the hunger thread, and it made me think.

I don't think I was hungrier than your average weight person. I think I just loved "bad" food more. I had less ability?, desire?, motivation? to make good choices, Choosing the grilled chicken vs, the creamy Pasta, for instance, which is what "naturally skinny people " do. That's why regain scares me, because that part of me hasn't really changed.

I was the opposite. I mostly ate healthy foods. I love veggies, usually ate those first, hardly ever in any type of sauce. Our meats are usually grilled and I prefer chicken or fish to red meat. I just always ate way too much and honestly had never felt truly full. Not even on Thanksgiving. That's why I loved my restriction.

Still IF'ng... sorry I haven't been around. Some issues at work are preventing me from using this site all that often... and by "some issues" I mean "Someone saying I'm "Blogging" all day... not in "trouble" but I have to chill for a bit.

Still fighting to get under 200. Closest I've been at this point is 200.8 When I eat like an a$$hole, the numbers rise a bit... so, at least I know I can maintain pretty well.