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!!!

41 minutes ago, sillykitty said:

Hello!

Been MIA, crazy busy work and travel schedule!

Sorry you're not feeling well @FluffyChix, hopefully the walking and Matcha will get it all beat!

Not much to report here. Have done IF when possible. Had 2 Breakfast meetings this week, so not those days. My food choices have been both good and bad. I'm counting the small victories like not eating the Andes mints that were left on my pillow.

The scale is holding steady at 153.2, the same as Tuesday morning, my last weigh in. It's .5 lbs up from my low of 152.6.

I don't think IF alone works for me as a weight loss tool. Maybe because I had inadvertently done IF for a lot of my life? I've never been a breakfast eater, so I naturally have a long fast. Unless I have reasons to eat in the morning, like brunch plans or meetings, etc..

I have some dinner plans this weekend. Nothing to prevent me from doing IF. Making good choices is the much bigger struggle.

Next few weeks are going to be a b*tch! Solid travel, even gone one weekend, with only an overnight home to repack. Lots of meetings, meals, wining and dining. Weekend with a girlfriend and Mai Tai's. There will be a trade show with every type of junk food imaginable. Then straight into my gelato, Pasta & wine vacay.

I'd really, really like to start dropping weight again. Although my choice haven't all been good, my cals have been well under 1000 (yay restiction). So I'm hoping this is a stall ... but still scared if it's not.

My policy would be to go super strict until you see the Trevi fountain and only eat gelato while walking ????

20 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

scales are stupid and can't be trusted

(also don't be alarmed if it bounces up in a few days even though you are perfect on plan. I'm beginning to notice that energy conversion and weight reflecting it takes some time to show up... I should look into it)

Here as well ....

It will take a few days for any good or bad behavior to reflect on the scale.

Maybe that's my stall explanation. Have not had any streak of consistently good or bad. Been a total mixed bag. (Well except the fact my cals have been consistently in the deficit range, arrgh)

46 minutes ago, FluffyChix said:

We've missed you but totally understand--you have a life...Newsflash! (Can I buy one? LOL) But seriously, your schedule sounds exciting, fast paced and fun, but oh so scary larry! I get why you're concerned!!! I've no idea how/what I would do in your situation. Your life revolves around decadent and celebratory foods!!!

I agree that IF alone doesn't make me "eat less" or make me "make better choices." But, what it does do is makes it easier to limit my daily intake. Since I can eat so much, that's especially important. I still can't eat as much as I could pre-surg--but still...I can do calorie damage if I put my mind to it, with relative ease. And you are placed in that position almost daily! GOSH!! ((hugs))

I think IF may also have some hidden, behind the scenes benefits with hormone regulation that helps us process the foods we do eat. My numbers are showing this...I will post those at the end of the month. So maybe, the IF, along with your making "thinking" smart choices as often as possible, will do what it needs to do and allow you to keep losing weight? I think of IF as kinda "doing the job" that most natural skinny people do for themselves without thinking. Like if I know I'm gonna have a huge dinner of calories and wine, I would be abstemious the rest of the day so the cals balance out. Instead of like I used to do where my rationale would be..."Oh I'm having an ass-buster meal tonight, the day is tanked, might as well go have a huge brekky and pound a Big Mac and fries at lunch since I'm splurging today." So the insult would be compounded by 3.

I agree the long term benefits of IF pique my interests my more than the immediate weight loss aspect. I keep hearing about longevity, idk about everyone else but I plan to live forever in Amazing condition lol, it's why I'm so careful with my diet. Also, the fat adaptation possibility is of particular interest to me. If I stayed at this weight but my muscles increased and fat decreased I would be thrilled. So those are my new goals. It's more about maintenance 10+ years vs a weight goal come November. Im going to have to behave like a naturally thin person and start working on decreasing body fat... The hard way lol

Here we go!

Edited September 28, 20187 yr by GreenTealael

35 minutes ago, FluffyChix said:

We've missed you but totally understand--you have a life...Newsflash! (Can I buy one? LOL) But seriously, your schedule sounds exciting, fast paced and fun, but oh so scary larry! I get why you're concerned!!! I've no idea how/what I would do in your situation. Your life revolves around decadent and celebratory foods!!!

I agree that IF alone doesn't make me "eat less" or make me "make better choices." But, what it does do is makes it easier to limit my daily intake. Since I can eat so much, that's especially important. I still can't eat as much as I could pre-surg--but still...I can do calorie damage if I put my mind to it, with relative ease. And you are placed in that position almost daily! GOSH!! ((hugs))

I think IF may also have some hidden, behind the scenes benefits with hormone regulation that helps us process the foods we do eat. My numbers are showing this...I will post those at the end of the month. So maybe, the IF, along with your making "thinking" smart choices as often as possible, will do what it needs to do and allow you to keep losing weight? I think of IF as kinda "doing the job" that most natural skinny people do for themselves without thinking. Like if I know I'm gonna have a huge dinner of calories and wine, I would be abstemious the rest of the day so the cals balance out. Instead of like I used to do where my rationale would be..."Oh I'm having an ass-buster meal tonight, the day is tanked, might as well go have a huge brekky and pound a Big Mac and fries at lunch since I'm splurging today." So the insult would be compounded by 3.

Exciting and fun .... right now I'd describe it as stressful and overwhelming

"I think IF may also have some hidden, behind the scenes benefits with hormone regulation that helps us process the foods we do eat."

I think it may, but if so it is a benefit I have long had, being breakfast averse. So just being stricter about it doesn't seem to be doing anything for weight loss, for me. It can help me control the total cals consumed though.

"Like if I know I'm gonna have a huge dinner of calories and wine, I would be abstemious the rest of the day so the cals balance out. Instead of like I used to do where my rationale would be..."Oh I'm having an ass-buster meal tonight, the day is tanked, might as well go have a huge brekky and pound a Big Mac and fries at lunch since I'm splurging today." So the insult would be compounded by 3. "

Same here. I feel like I have gotten past that thought process. I can mix and match "good" and "bad" behavior in the same day, week, etc.

14 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

My policy would be to go super strict until you see the Trevi fountain and only eat gelato while walking ????

I can totally do the gelato only while walking rule, easy, peasy!

Super strict pre vacay, ugh, not possible with my current schedule.

6 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

I agree the long term benefits of IF pique my interests my more than the immediate weight loss aspect. I keep hearing about longevity, idk about everyone else but I plan to live forever in Amazing condition lol, it's why I'm so careful with my diet. Also, the fat adaptation possibility is of particular interest to me. If I stayed at this weight but my muscles increased and fat decreased I would be thrilled. So those are my new goals. It's more about maintenance 10+ years vs a weight goal come November. Im going to have to behave like a naturally thin person and start working on decreasing body fat... The hard way lol

Here we go!

My family is incredibly long lived. This is kind of deep and heavy, but I have learned I definitely don't want to live forever, or even as long as some family members have.

2 minutes ago, sillykitty said:

My family is incredibly long lived. This is kind of deep and heavy, but I have learned I definitely don't want to live forever, or even as long as some family members have.

I have always been absolutely positive that I would die in a car crash, so never really considered long-term longevity. I just plan to be an easier-to-remove-from-crushed-vehicle corpse If I end up dying from something else, I will be truly and completely dumbfounded. This tends to make me relatively fearless in dangerous situations. (I do worry about situations where I could be HURT, but not killed. Odd, huh?)

8 minutes ago, sillykitty said:

My family is incredibly long lived. This is kind of deep and heavy, but I have learned I definitely don't want to live forever, or even as long as some family members have.

What you don't want to enjoy chocolate forever? I do...

lol ???????

Just now, GreenTealael said:

What you don't want to enjoy chocolate forever? I do...

lol ???????

Not in pudding only form

13 minutes ago, sillykitty said:

I can totally do the gelato only while walking rule, easy, peasy!

Super strict pre vacay, ugh, not possible with my current schedule.

Within your cal limits I meant , then Euro cals don't count lol everyone knows they're worth more compared to US cals lol

???????????

12 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

Within your cal limits I meant , then Euro cals don't count lol everyone knows they're worth more compared to US cals lol

???????????

It's because of the euro exchange rate

Hey everyone,

So had to go to the Dr and weight is still 163... This is a major win

A. I'm still on my cycle

B. I feasted this week

C. This is what I was prior to Dry Fasting (158lbs in retrospect was a dehydration weight, I'm hydrated AF now)

D. It's going down

E. I like bullet points on lists lol

F. Have a great weekend everyone! (Enjoy life, weight isn't everything)

Had a pretty cool NSV yesterday. Walked up 8 flights of stairs in a Federal Hospital, so like... more than 8 actual flights of stairs. Did it in 1 shot, no issues and my HR was only 121 when I got to the top... LIKE A BOSS

2 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

Hey everyone,

So had to go to the Dr and weight is still 163... This is a major win

A. I'm still on my cycle

B. I feasted this week

C. This is what I was prior to Dry Fasting (158lbs in retrospect was a dehydration weight, I'm hydrated AF now)

D. It's going down

E. I like bullet points on lists lol

F. Have a great weekend everyone! (Enjoy life, weight isn't everything)

1. Congrats!!! That's major success in my book!

2. Hope you're feeling better and didn't have to get drugs!

3. Is the feast still going?

4. Me2

5. Have an awesome weekend!!!! ((hugs))

1 minute ago, Matt Z said:

Had a pretty cool NSV yesterday. Walked up 8 flights of stairs in a Federal Hospital, so like... more than 8 actual flights of stairs. Did it in 1 shot, no issues and my HR was only 121 when I got to the top... LIKE A BOSS

Congrats you beast! That's fantastic! LOL. Love the vid!