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!!!

1 minute ago, FluffyChix said:

Gosh my losses are so REMEDIAL!!

Don't forget the long game... That's really what matters

1 minute ago, GreenTealael said:

Crap I forgot about remembering to get measurements and weights taken...

This is just from my surgery day stuff where I take my measurements. But my weight stuff is done month to month cuz it's just easier to say June..., July, etc. I'm actually down for 6+ lbs for the month of September lol.

Just now, FluffyChix said:

This is just from my surgery day stuff where I take my measurements. But my weight stuff is done month to month cuz it's just easier to say June..., July, etc. I'm actually down for 6+ lbs for the month of September lol.

I don't normally weigh or measure so I'm going to try to remember

Posting more golden green milk, made with almond milk, water,matcha, tumeric and stevia

Some IF plans say unsweetened almond milk and stevia are fine , that's what I go with

That looks beautiful!

Tell me more about matcha please? About how much equivalent caffeine would be in a cup or two? I can drink a full 24oz glass of iced tea with lots of ice without a problem. I can drink "maybe" 1 cup of coffee without issue. But any more than that and I'm bouncing off the wall and fast heart beat etc.

Dr. Fung talks that green tea and matcha have mild appetite suppressant associated with it?

1 hour ago, FluffyChix said:

That looks beautiful!

Tell me more about matcha please? About how much equivalent caffeine would be in a cup or two? I can drink a full 24oz glass of iced tea with lots of ice without a problem. I can drink "maybe" 1 cup of coffee without issue. But any more than that and I'm bouncing off the wall and fast heart beat etc.

Dr. Fung talks that green tea and matcha have mild appetite suppressant associated with it?

I use Green foods ceremonial matcha (it was locally available and I liked the taste) It has 25mg of naturally occurring tea caffeine (theine) per 2 tsps. So you can add as much water or milk you want and dilute it if to your need.

I'm not sure about appetite suppression, I never noticed a difference but my appetite was never crazy. Except that time of the month, Sorry.

I always loved green tea (medicinal also) and used it for the detoxification and cellular protection properties. I have noticed that the more green tea I drank in the past the weight would slowly & steadily drop without doing anything else , and stay off (it was how I lost 30lbs prior to wls but at about 10lbs per year without trying)

Research shows EGCG in green tea stimules metabolism. I'm sure there's more to it all such as the L-theanine that helps reduce stress.

I also like the fact that is plant based, holistic and something I can drink

Edited September 20, 20187 yr by GreenTealael

17 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

I use Green foods ceremonial matcha (it was locally available and I liked the taste) It has 25mg of naturally occurring tea caffeine (theine) per 2 tsps. So you can add as much Water or milk you want and dilute it if to your need.

I'm not sure about appetite suppression, I never noticed a difference but my appetite was never crazy. Except that time of the month, Sorry.

I always loved green tea (medicinal also) and used it for the detoxification and cellular protection properties. I have noticed that the more green tea I drank in the past the weight would slowly a steadily drop without doing anything else , and stay off (it was how I lost 30lbs prior to wls but at about 10lbs per year without trying)

Research shows EGCG in green tea stimules metabolism. I'm sure there more to it all such as the L-theanine that helps reduce stress.

I also like the fact that is plant based, holistic and something I can drink

That's what he says in his YouTubes, that it spurs metabolism, has antioxidants and important micronutrients and antioxidants and is a weak appetite suppressant (both matcha and green tea). That's absolutely amazing about your pre-op weight loss with the green tea girl!!!

So how does the 25mg of caffeine compare to a single cup of coffee?

30 minutes ago, FluffyChix said:

That's what he says in his YouTubes, that it spurs metabolism, has antioxidants and important micronutrients and antioxidants and is a weak appetite suppressant (both matcha and green tea). That's absolutely amazing about your pre-op weight loss with the green tea girl!!!

So how does the 25mg of caffeine compare to a single cup of coffee?

So I almost exclusively drink Starbucks blonde (veranda not willow) and it's ~180mg caffeine for 8oz - that's a lot more caffeine per cup.

https://www.starbucks.com/menu/drinks/brewed-coffee/veranda-blend-#size=11019773

Edited September 20, 20187 yr by GreenTealael

Oh forgot to upload this from days ago @FluffyChix you are right so good, I even tried it with hot coffee and added pumpkin pie spice powder and legit taste like a warm banana nut muffin!

Thank you!

1 minute ago, GreenTealael said:

Oh forgot to upload this from days ago @FluffyChix you are right so good, I even tried it with hot coffee and added pumpkin pie spice powder and legit taste like a warm banana nut muffin!

Thank you!

OH yah! It's one of my faves in hot coffee!! I will have to try the pumpkin spices!!! So glad to hear you like it!!!

1 hour ago, GreenTealael said:

So I almost exclusively drink Starbucks blonde (veranda not willow) and it's ~180mg caffeine for 8oz - that's a lot more caffeine per cup.

https://www.starbucks.com/menu/drinks/brewed-coffee/veranda-blend-#size=11019773

Holy moly! No wonder it's hard to do a cup of coffee!! Ok, so I might be able to handle the matcha then!! I'm gonna order some from Vitacost.

6 minutes ago, FluffyChix said:

Holy moly! No wonder it's hard to do a cup of coffee!! Ok, so I might be able to handle the matcha then!! I'm gonna order some from vitacost.

I but it's just for Starbucks coffee, no clue what others contain...

Short fast day to get back into a proper rhythm. Non fasting hrs 12-7pm. I broke my true fast last night around 8 something and stopped eating by 10pm.

This fast eliminated the intense girl hunger of 2 days ago where I was eating every green leaf and nut possible.

There was water, tea (smooth move before true fast only, but wanted to show the brand), coffee (I love the cup), eggs (leftovers & new), multitude of vegetables, nuts and even a chocolate kind bar because I'm a girl ?

Let's call it an even 1200 because I'm too lazy for MFP tonight lol

Oh, there was a gym session today! I walked 1.6 miles to the gym (up a hills and through park land) weight trained for a bit, walked home 1.3 miles the easy way.

Going to bed early to work on proper sleep patterns.

Yum girl!!!! Those meals look delish! So does that golden tea/milk!!! Congrats on getting back on your fasting schedule and on exercising. The walk alone is VERY impressive, but then adding strength training too--you are burning the fat girlie!!! Wooohoooo! We want you to weigh again soon!!! (Now that girlie-time is almost over...)

OK, so yesterday marked the end of 3, 24 hour fasts! Yippee!!! And I don't mind telling you that yesterday was hard. Oh, it was hard by the afternoon. But thank GOD for @GreenTealael's green tea mixed with the black teas I have here (Matt I'm gonna work on getting some of the ones you rec'd.) like Bigelow Peach and Celestial Seasonings ones. And of course, plenty o' decaff black coffee and tons of water. I'm happy to report success!

Today I will do a 14/10 fast and eat normally, no caloric or macro restriction. I'll have 2 meals + the popcorn at the game and I may or may not have a couple of sips of a Diet Dr. Pepper. Dunno. Oh and a few peanuts--can't eat too many of those or I will feel ill, but I can handle about 8-10 max.

I'm down to 157.6lbs. I never dreamed I'd wake to this whoosh. I felt like it might happen cuz I was peein' like a racehorse last night. But I'm afraid to feel excitement cuz I don't want to be disappointed in the scale going back up. I did have some poopies over the past 2 days and of course pee'd a lot as mentioned. So it's quite likely 99% fluid. But hey, I broke the 150 barrier by the end of September which was my goal!!! Wooohoooo!!!

I didn't wake up a Starvin' Marvin' like I did yesterday, so think I will be fine making it through noon to 1pm on coffee and water and supplements. But boy do I have plans for lunch! I'm jonesing for my greens soup with shrimp and maybe one of my homemade meatballs (my daddy's recipe) that are lurking in the freezer all innocente. That's Spanish for innocent. hehe I make them up, cook and freeze on a tray, the bag and tag for later. They are 1oz portioned. I'm gonna make it Asian style. Hold me. Tonight we're just doing quick lettuce wraps with BH turkey and BH lacy swiss and veggies. No biggie. If I get hungry--which I won't, I'd probably splurge on a few almonds and 5 bing cherries.

Ok, that's all I've got! Super thrilled but trying not to be. Last time I weight this I was a senior in high school.

And there's the love for the IF again. Within .2 lbs of my lowest again just like that.