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!!!

4 hours ago, FluffyChix said:

It's no doubt, the cardio-intensive regimen you follow.

OMG...

4 hours ago, FluffyChix said:

It's no doubt, the cardio-intensive regimen you follow.

Is this why i was losing slowly?!?!?!?!?!?-?-?

Time. To. Get. Serious. Again...

Lolol

12 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

OMG...

Is this why i was losing slowly?!?!?!?!?!?-?-?

Mystery solved! ?

47 minutes ago, sillykitty said:

Mystery solved! ?

Damnit!

11 hours ago, FluffyChix said:

@GreenTealael Can I just tell you that I adore your videos!!!??? Love the links you post - they teach so much and are very helpful and uplifting/empowering! Fiber = Big Crush for me. Must. Have. Fiber. LURVE fiber! Love Dr. B.

Awww thanks

I'm finding I absolutely need Fiber (different types) and Senna tea... They are my jam!

So anyone doing IF for the immediate benefits?

27 minutes ago, summerset said:

So anyone doing IF for the immediate benefits?

Yes when i started to research i wanted to erase hunger that crept in. It works. Plus fat slurping / muscle sparing lol. It works for that too.

But ultimately i do just want to live forever ?

Edited March 28, 20197 yr by GreenTealael

7 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

Yes when i started the other i wanted to erase hunger that crept in. It works. Plus fat slurping / muscle sparing lol. It works for that too.

But ultimately i do just want to live forever ?

Yep! It all started for me cuz I wanted appetite control, to bust a stall, play a new game I wasn’t bored with, and to feel the energy I have on fasting days. Then I fell down the autophagy/longevity rabbit hole! Now I want to live forever and hang out drinking matcha with @GreenTealael

Edited March 28, 20197 yr by FluffyChix

13 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

But ultimately i do just want to live forever ?

LOL.

Maybe I should explain what I mean with immediate benefits.

I notice the following:

1) I need less sleep.

2) Even if I had not enough sleep during the night crawling out of bed is easier than usually.

3) I feel more concentrated at work and less tired.

4) Stressful situations seem to be easier to manage - no idea why that is.

So in sum I guess I'm in love with the cortisol and catecholamine rush. After a while even the cold hands and this feeling-a-little-wired has mostly subsided.

31 minutes ago, summerset said:

LOL.

Maybe I should explain what I mean with immediate benefits.

I notice the following:

1) I need less sleep.

2) Even if I had not enough sleep during the night crawling out of bed is easier than usually.

3) I feel more concentrated at work and less tired.

4) Stressful situations seem to be easier to manage - no idea why that is.

So in sum I guess I'm in love with the cortisol and catecholamine rush. After a while even the cold hands and this feeling-a-little-wired has mostly subsided

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YES

I also feel less tired even though i dont sleep much ?

Im a biyatch i cant lie but its because I stop letting people walk over me

Stress does roll off me a little better than before. I say whatever to a lot these days and keep drinking my tea

I had a super high calorie (relatively speaking) and super high carb day yesterday and had trouble avoiding grazing frequently during my window. For at least today (which is last day of spring break/working from hone), I’m going to narrow my window to six hours instead of eight. Pushing back first meal to 1:30 and going to try to stay focused and busy between now and then!

I figure that it makes sense for the first few days/weeks on IF to be a time to play around with windows and what works best for me! I know things will also look different once I’m back at work and have a different daily routine!

44 minutes ago, AEdoesRnY said:

I had a super high calorie (relatively speaking) and super high carb day yesterday and had trouble avoiding grazing frequently during my window. For at least today (which is last day of spring break/working from hone), I’m going to narrow my window to six hours instead of eight. Pushing back first meal to 1:30 and going to try to stay focused and busy between now and then!

I figure that it makes sense for the first few days/weeks on IF to be a time to play around with windows and what works best for me! I know things will also look different once I’m back at work and have a different daily routine!

It absolutely will. At first you will have mini hungry hungry heifer days and mini binges. No worries. Try to take the best next bite. Don't give into the full day even if you blow a meal or a snack. Try to eat as much dense lean protein with fat that you tolerate. And try for dense or raw veggies as a snack, or hard boiled eggs.

Also as you get used to IF, you won't have nearly as many of those bingish days. Part is probably due to hormones and shark week too. You're doin' great!

On 03/29/2019 at 09:17, FluffyChix said:

It absolutely will. At first you will have mini hungry hungry heifer days and mini binges. No worries. Try to take the best next bite. Don't give into the full day even if you blow a meal or a snack. Try to eat as much dense lean Protein with fat that you tolerate. And try for dense or raw veggies as a snack, or hard boiled eggs.

Also as you get used to IF, you won't have nearly as many of those bingish days. Part is probably due to hormones and shark week too. You're doin' great!

Thank you so much for that reassurance! I did buy eggs the other day but haven’t hard-boiled them yet, I’m going to make sure to do that today so I have them on hand! I did get lots of veggies and I have chicken I’ll cook up too. I like the idea of trying to start with a denser meal (vs yogurt) and seeing how that impacts my hunger and snacking levels!

Thanks!!

Maybe I will also see if I can finally get into broccoli/cauliflower - they’ve never been my jam but I feel like with the right seasoning/sauce/preparation maybe I’ll like them!

I have baby carrots and bell pepper as snacks right now which I love, but it’s time for me to start branching out more with veggies!