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!!!

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!

12 minutes ago, FluffyChix said:

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!

Hahaha insurance does not protect them from ... Me.

I subconsciously want to live a tech free life and it manifests in me carelessly/accidentally destroying things i feel too tethered by. Its the reason I'm almost never on my desktop, don't watch TV, etc LOL HOT MESS

I wish we coukd choose where we lose from... Because I'd trade some things...

Edited February 28, 20197 yr by GreenTealael

Agreed. (with it all!)

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10 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

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

It’s real I’ve been aware fir the last 2 months and OMG. STINKYS And MOIST ALWAYS yikes

I think this is appropriate for our group...

Oh good day IF'ers

Still enjoying this occasionally. Thanks @FluffyChix for the recommendation!

1 minute ago, GreenTealael said:

Oh good day IF'ers

Still enjoying this occasionally. Thanks @FluffyChix for the recommendation!

Oh....Cocomo Joe's!! DEEEEEEEE-light-ful! Wish I had some here. I've been out of the PP B/C for so long. *sobbing* and now don't have a Sam's membership any more. They were sposed to be putting it on sale for $12.99 or something per 12 pack this past week.

How's the IF coming?

I went off the reservation this weekend for a big weekend in Dallas at Sissy's house. Thank you IF, cuz I came back about only 6oz up from where I was Friday morning--despite much revelry.

Today am kinda bored with IF, so gonna change things up and make a "new"/old game. I'm gonna do ADF (my old friend) for the next couple of weeks. Alternate day fasting with timed restricted eating. Good times!

Today I'm doing an 18:6/500 calorie Down Day (DD).

Tomorrow will do an 16:8/1200 calorie Up Day (UD).

Wednesday will follow my Monday schedule and Thursday will follow Tuesday for the next couple of weeks. Voila! Stella's got her groove back and isn't bored with things any more!

They are on sale ?

No IF today because i went crazy trying to perfect protein waffles. Success this morning so i had food about 10hrs into fasting

I heard they were!? But since I don't have a Sam's card I didn't check it out to see?

LOL on the penchant for low carb baking. Been there. Done that. Designed and printed the t-shirt. I truly wish I could eat that stuff each day. Cuz I'm perfectly happy with low carb equivalents like the protein waffles/pancakes/biscuits/tortillas/minute bread/etc. But when I'm in losing mode (*sigh* that may be forevs), I can't eat those everyday and expect to lose. Cuz I stall out--just like with the high carb equivalents.

(Your waffles looked AMAZZZZZING, btw!!! I'd wolf them down, thank you and say, "Please, mam, may I have some moah?"

I'm doing good right now. I'm gonna go for 18 hours which will put me around 3pm today. Yay!!

They are very low carb... Just whatever carbs the protein powder contains so i have no problem eating them en masse lol

Yay!!!

So your Dr. Weiner post reminded me about how "he" says that it IS possible to lower your set point--although, not easy cuz of the whole negative feedback loop. I'm trying to get my body to cooperate so that I can get down to my 140lbs. It REALLY likes being right around 144-146lbs. So of course I'm obsessing.

And I re-read Dr. W's Pound of Cure book and he talks about the key to lowering your set point is to eat LOTS of low calorie, high nutrient veg and fruits, while limiting dairy, meat proteins. So in addition to my ADF stuff, for grins and giggles I'm gonna see if I can get 1lb of veg/fruits in per day. And see what happens to my hunger levels.

So...wait for it. Not only am I doing the 18:6/16:8 stuff, but I'm also doing the ADF calorie restriction, and trying to satisfy my POC goals while meeting protein requirements. Hahaha. May be the most silly plan in the world, but I am determined to find my most ideal diet for every day. (Oh and it continues to be low carb/low fat/high fiber...)

I'm 146.4lb this morning so I'll update in a few days. I'll post my menu tomorrow for grins, once I've got the actual day in the bag. I'm getting 16 1/2oz of veg/berries today.

Edit: Just having my green smoothie cuz I've got a LOT of food to consume today...so only did 17/7. All's I have to say is...."Mmmmm, Veggie Boy!"

Edited March 4, 20197 yr by FluffyChix

2 hours ago, FluffyChix said:

. I'm trying to get my body to cooperate so that I can get down to my 140lbs

You look fantastic and hot little chick.

Your weight bounce is six pounds right now? Are you ready to maintain? What weight are you trying to maintain at?

1 minute ago, Healthy_life2 said:

You look fantastic and hot little chick.

Your weight bounce is six pounds right now? Are you ready to maintain? What weight are you trying to maintain at?

Noooo! LOL. Not maintain. Still want to lose--ideally to 135. But I have to get to 140lbs first. Closest I've come was 142lbs (for about a minute)--then bounced right back up to 143, 144, 143, 145, 146. LOL. Now trying to get it to go back down towards 140.

MUAH! BTW! Congrats on getting back down to the low end of your window so effectively!!! You rock woman!