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!!!

16 minutes ago, Biddy zz said:

Thanks fluff

She has been low carb for most of this year, as I moved to a low(ish) carb life following the surgery. That said I mean under 50 a day - her was a little higher (largely because she is physiologically attached to her morning granola, although she has given up the pre-bed granola helping!), but gone are chips, crackers, Pasta, rice and most bread. That is how she has dropped down to 60.5kg - the lowest in the 18 years we have been together.

And exploring it with her yesterday after we watched the video (and have bought the book) she is pretty sure the shakes have become a much less frequent thing, which all fits.

So today she is moving from 14:10 to 16:8 fasting. In fact, last food by 7pm and then missing Breakfast all together, and starting her day with an 11am lunch is the idea.

Q - does 1/2 sweetener in evening tea stimulate insulin production? You say avoid sweetener, and I just wondered why...

Oh wow! Ok, so yeah, the shakes lessening are good! But sadly the granola is probably one of the culprits of that. Are you making the granola homemade? Or are you using pre-made stuff? Cuz I can link you to some homemade low carb ones that are easy to make! And taste fabulous.

Yay on watching the vid and getting the book. I just started reading it yesterday. So far I've just been trying to devour his YouTubes and building on my IF stuff from my books from Dr. Johnson, Dr. Moseley, and Dr. Varady on ADF IF. These 3 espouse the ADF calorie restricted methodology rather than meal timing IF. But as usual...I complicate and do both. I think Dr. Fung may be in favor of the longer IF OMAD version and look forward to reading his recs for dietary protocol.

If by sweetener you mean anything with sugar or fructose or sucrose, then most definitely. Anything with highly available carbs will spike insulin -- even grains and legumes (although certain grains spike it slightly slower). Do you have Stevia or Swerve or Truvia or Sukrin products there? Those that have stevia and fructooligosaccharides stimulate it less. There is some info that Splenda (sucralose) spikes insulin, and the vote is split on whether or not erythritol spikes insulin--on the sucralose and erythritol, these insulin spikes occurred in the absence of blood sugar spikes--so they are silent offenders. But bottom line is if insulin is elevated, fats stores get locked up tight in the cells and won't be released.

I think 14/10 and 16/8 are def. great places to start. I can't wait to read more about the protein requirements during IF, cuz I am concerned with getting my protein in on days that I do 22-24hour fasts like I'm doing today. The most I can get in right now is about 50g of protein.

Congratulations to her!!! BTW, even though you are normal weight you can also IF 1-2 days per week. You just have to make sure to balance your cals on non-fasting days with healthy cals and you might be able to take advantage of the autophagy that it offers for eating loose skin and damaged cells!!

Here are some of my favorite low carb/keto bloggers' granola recipes:

Maria Emmerich - http://mariamindbodyhealth.com/low-carb-granola/

Carolyn Ketchum - https://alldayidreamaboutfood.com/paleo-coconut-cacao-nib-granola-low-carb-and-gluten-free/

I Breathe I'm Hungry (cinnamon faust crunch cereal) - https://www.ibreatheimhungry.com/cinnamon-faux-st-crunch-cereal-3/

These are awesome recipes that are low carb and healthified and give good amounts of protein too!

My mother was hyperglycemic so after more than 2 hours she need a protein snack. Peanuts worked for her 1/2 oz. if she went 4 hours she had 4 oz of orange juice. At 4 hours her shacking increased then nausea then fainting. So maybe if she wakes up in the am hydrate for 2 hours then maybe a little protein and see if it helps.

23 minutes ago, clsumrall said:

My mother was hyperglycemic so after more than 2 hours she need a Protein snack. Peanuts worked for her 1/2 oz. if she went 4 hours she had 4 oz of orange juice. At 4 hours her shacking increased then nausea then fainting. So maybe if she wakes up in the am hydrate for 2 hours then maybe a little protein and see if it helps.

Sorry about your mom!! Do you mean hypoglycemia?

Hello!

Just checking in to report, I've not done any IF, nor made a sigle wise choice as of late.

Weighed in this morning, up 5 lbs since my new low last weekend, but not surprising considering, terrible food choices, alcohol, not anywhere near my fluid goals (even including alcohol!?), lots of sodium, etc., etc.

This sums up the last week

This week won't be much better. Headed to a trade show right now, with every bad, crappy, but delicious food you could ever imagine, and then entertaining in the evening ... FML

Glad to see IF working for those on here though

2 minutes ago, sillykitty said:

Hello!

Just checking in to report, I've not done any IF, nor made a sigle wise choice as of late.

Weighed in this morning, up 5 lbs since my new low last weekend, but not surprising considering, terrible food choices, alcohol, not anywhere near my fluid goals (even including alcohol!?), lots of sodium, etc., etc.

This sums up the last week

This week won't be much better. Headed to a trade show right now, with every bad, crappy, but delicious food you could ever imagine, and then entertaining in the evening ... FML

Glad to see IF working for those on here though

Dang! Those sure look fun and festive! Hang in there girl. Remember, you know the remedy when you return. So what does FML mean again? *blush*

2 minutes ago, FluffyChix said:

So what does FML mean again? *blush*

F my life

1 minute ago, sillykitty said:

F my life

Ok! Good to know! Thought it was Fu*k Me, Ladies. bahahahaha!

((hang in there girlie))

Oh @sillykitty hang in there - we are currently two peas in a pod. Your traveling job is making it souch harder for you.

I am in for 3#s but think I can manage better this week. I need to refocus on my reasons for wanting to lose the next 20-30.

Yes sorry I meant hypoglycemia

No worries! We all do that--mean one thing and inadvertently type another!

Or like me, the Smartphone does my literacy no good. Most people end up going "Hunnh What DID she mean?"

12 hours ago, sillykitty said:

Hello!

Just checking in to report, I've not done any IF, nor made a sigle wise choice as of late.

Weighed in this morning, up 5 lbs since my new low last weekend, but not surprising considering, terrible food choices, alcohol, not anywhere near my fluid goals (even including alcohol!?), lots of sodium, etc., etc.

This sums up the last week

This week won't be much better. Headed to a trade show right now, with every bad, crappy, but delicious food you could ever imagine, and then entertaining in the evening ... FML

Glad to see IF working for those on here though

Oh! All i could think of was

? somewhere over the rainbow?

when I saw this... Enjoy life, do 10 jumping jacks, grudgingly have some kale, partake in *cardio*, eat a carrot, stress less- Balance...

Aloha!

Edited October 9, 20187 yr by GreenTealael

Still IFing lol, today only a 16:8 because celebrated my 11 month post op with a good friend by having brunch. I had a some of a Belgium waffle with eggs and turkey sausage (rarity, not likely to have encores), the rest of the meals were simply protein bars and coffee as we had a very busy day together.

Noticed today that I'm definitely still the same weight as when I altered a shirt a while ago, maybe last month, but it's much looser.

Hmmmm. Also I've been told that I fake or hide my weight well, as in I look lighter than the scale indicates... Something to consider.

1 hour ago, GreenTealael said:

Oh! All i could think of was

? somewhere over the rainbow?

when I saw this... Enjoy life, do 10 jumping jacks, grudgingly have some kale, partake in *cardio*, eat a carrot, stress less- Balance...

Aloha!

This travel is cutting into my cardio!