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!!!

42 minutes ago, JamesL73 said:

Zoodles @ Olive Garden???!!! I may just have to postpone my surgery. LMAO. What would be subbed for the sauce? I know the regular spaghetti sauce is full of sugar. Would definitely add meatballs. I love how a lot of restaurants are starting to accommodate Low Carb folks.

Hotmess ????

7 hours ago, FluffyChix said:

I'm sorry but I probably would have made a purse of you long ago for those shenanigans! However, I am guilty of bringing my own little containers of Walden Farms dressings and also bags of Shirataki noodles to put in Soups (at Pho shops).

Edited June 7, 20197 yr by GreenTealael

14 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

Wow you make a gorgeous purse!!! And it will be perfect to carry my WF dressing and shirataki noodles in, too! Bahahahaha. You are so hilarious and creative. Hope you know you crack me up.

37 minutes ago, FluffyChix said:

Wow you make a gorgeous purse!!! And it will be perfect to carry my WF dressing and Shirataki noodles in, too! Bahahahaha. You are so hilarious and creative. Hope you know you crack me up.

LOL

I've decided to jump on the IF bandwagon to try to shed my last 10 pounds. Any advice for how to combat morning exhaustion?

He's so smart and pretty ??

My man, Edward V!! Sing it Mister!

HOLY KALE !!!! LMAO Ok, so before anyone brings it up, yes, I had a little cheat from my preop liquid diet. The Kale conversation has been on my mind for days. I went to Sam's Club today to get more bottled water and protein shakes. I'm wandering around and see the Sweet Kale salad Kits and just had to get one, I was dying to see if it would stay down. I didn't add the little packet of raisins, nuts, etc. Added a bit of Primal Kitchen Dreamy Italian (made with Avocado oil). AWESOME!!! It went down well and STAYED DOWN. Now that that urge is out of my system I will get back and stay on track with liquids only but am so glad and looking forward to a lot of kale salads when I can get back to solids. Thank you @GreenTealael you made my day. KALE ON!!! ?

3 minutes ago, JamesL73 said:

HOLY KALE !!!! LMAO Ok, so before anyone brings it up, yes, I had a little cheat from my preop liquid diet. The Kale conversation has been on my mind for days. I went to Sam's Club today to get more bottled Water and Protein Shakes. I'm wandering around and see the Sweet Kale salad Kits and just had to get one, I was dying to see if it would stay down. I didn't add the little packet of raisins, nuts, etc. Added a bit of Primal Kitchen Dreamy Italian (made with Avocado oil). AWESOME!!! It went down well and STAYED DOWN. Now that that urge is out of my system I will get back and stay on track with liquids only but am so glad and looking forward to a lot of kale salads when I can get back to solids. Thank you @GreenTealael you made my day. KALE ON!!! ?

Team Kale: 3 / Haters: 2563847594748

I'm still counting this as a win ?

Kale= awesome.

Nuf said

First week of IF completed, I did... okay. I'm doing 16:8 and it's really easy for me to refrain from eating in the morning but once the evening hits, I'm like...I need food. However, on a positive note I hit a new weight low today

Ok, Dr. V. isn't for everyone...but you guys are pretty Outstanding peeps! So I want to park this here.

How to MAXIMIZE WLS. (Stay on the Elevator!)