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, Matt Z said:

I love the Avocoloda from Tropical smoothie Cafe (no sugar of course) with added Protein and flax seeds.

Ooooo sounds amazing... I noticed right away when I started adding either hazelnut or macadamia oil (the two I had on hand) to the smoothie I was good for HOURS...

The smoothies sound delicious! Especially with the avocado in it. YUM.

It's official...my body is fu*ked in the wazoo. There is NO, repeat ZERO rhyme or reason for why I gain or lose. Zero. When I came back from the weekend, I think I wrote down I was 157.4? Or 157.8, can't remember without looking, but ugh! I'd eaten crap all weekend--coupled with some smart choices and good protein, but still...crap, none-the-less.

Then Monday was halfway ok--not good by any stretch, but eating less cuz you know, well...eat, feel icky, eat, feel icky, rinse and repeat--had to fast for the doc appt. Ate ALL. THE. THINGS. Yesterday. I had a hungry hungry heifer day. And if I saw food, I ate it--including an Atkins candy protein bar late last night. This morning I wake up and I'm now down to a new low 153.8lbs. I got off the scale and re-weighed 3 times.

The take away is that weight loss isn't linear--so Matt, you absolutely can and probably will have a whoosh that will get you back up to speed, hon!!! Hang in there to all of us. Scales make zero sense. None.

Today I'm def doing a 24 hour fast and I'm gonna try for a 36hour. Don't know if I will make it...but I figure after all the food stores I put away in my ass yesterday and this weekend, it should theoretically be doable. *snort*. I'm kind of bizarrely excited to be trying this and giving eating a rest. Weird.

Edited October 17, 20187 yr by FluffyChix

1 hour ago, FluffyChix said:

The smoothies sound delicious! Especially with the avocado in it. YUM.

It's official...my body is fu*ked in the wazoo. There is NO, repeat ZERO rhyme or reason for why I gain or lose. Zero. When I came back from the weekend, I think I wrote down I was 157.4? Or 157.8, can't remember without looking, but ugh! I'd eaten crap all weekend--coupled with some smart choices and good Protein, but still...crap, none-the-less.

Then Monday was halfway ok--not good by any stretch, but eating less cuz you know, well...eat, feel icky, eat, feel icky, rinse and repeat--had to fast for the doc appt. Ate ALL. THE. THINGS. Yesterday. I had a hungry hungry heifer day. And if I saw food, I ate it--including an Atkins candy Protein Bar late last night. This morning I wake up and I'm now down to a new low 153.8lbs. I got off the scale and re-weighed 3 times.

The take away is that weight loss isn't linear--so Matt, you absolutely can and probably will have a whoosh that will get you back up to speed, hon!!! Hang in there to all of us. scales make zero sense. None.

Today I'm def doing a 24 hour fast and I'm gonna try for a 36hour. Don't know if I will make it...but I figure after all the food stores I put away in my ass yesterday and this weekend, it should theoretically be doable. *snort*. I'm king bizarrly excited to be trying this and giving eating a rest. Weird.

Exactly, scales are so misleading, perfect/imperfect diet :they go down you're happy, they go up you're mystified. No discernable patterns whatsoever. As long as mood is unaffected treat it like a lotto winning ?????

16 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

That's like fine dining pretty .... like $40 price tag pretty!

Hello ...

Checking in!

@Matt Z I love that IF is working for you! So awesome your so close to your goal! You can totally do it!

@FluffyChix Oh, sorry you're not feeling well! Did the Dr. figure it out yet? Did you go anywhere fun on the BD road trip? Glad though you're down, that's awesome at least! Even if it doesn't make any sense!

As for me ... not on vacay yet ... 1.5 weeks away! Busy work travel week. Traveling with someone all week, so no IF, 3 meals a day, plus drinks. Funny thing is it actually feels like it's not all out of control, compared to the last two weeks. Two weeks ago I was eating fried noodles, shaved ice loco moco and mac salad,. Last week I ate everything sold at convenience stores, most especially anything on those rollers (I love roller food, gah!), and a heavy emphasis on pizza and fried chicken as well.. So just a normal breakfast, lunch and dinner schedule with a few drinks feels like I'm behaving, lol. We'll see what the scale says about it when I get back home. I suspect that alcohol might have a bigger affect on my weight than food. But as we know, it's not linear, so it's hard to know for certain.

33 minutes ago, sillykitty said:

That's like fine dining pretty .... like $40 price tag pretty!

Pershaps I should become a personal chef...

11 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

Pershaps I should become a personal chef...

You should start a Blue Apron for Bariatric patients!

29 minutes ago, sillykitty said:

Hello ...

Checking in!

@Matt Z I love that IF is working for you! So awesome your so close to your goal! You can totally do it!

@FluffyChix Oh, sorry you're not feeling well! Did the Dr. figure it out yet? Did you go anywhere fun on the BD road trip? Glad though you're down, that's awesome at least! Even if it doesn't make any sense!

As for me ... not on vacay yet ... 1.5 weeks away! Busy work travel week. Traveling with someone all week, so no IF, 3 meals a day, plus drinks. Funny thing is it actually feels like it's not all out of control, compared to the last two weeks. Two weeks ago I was eating fried noodles, shaved ice loco moco and mac salad,. Last week I ate everything sold at convenience stores, most especially anything on those rollers (I love roller food, gah!), and a heavy emphasis on pizza and fried chicken as well.. So just a normal Breakfast, lunch and dinner schedule with a few drinks feels like I'm behaving, lol. We'll see what the scale says about it when I get back home. I suspect that alcohol might have a bigger affect on my weight than food. But as we know, it's not linear, so it's hard to know for certain.

Can't wait to see how this week goes compared to your last weeks! I love that you feel in control. Yay on having normal B/L/D!!! Maybe you are beginning to trust the new you? LOL on loving roller food! But totally get loving pizza and fried chickie! hehe! me=southern girl...

Had a great roadtrip, went to the Hill Country, Fredericksburg, and Kerrville. Gorgeous country and too much fun! Doc hasn't figured anything. Will have ultrasound and UGI next Wednesday. Meh...it's not a big deal. Just swiggin some Carafate and trying to keep up with the IF. Prolly just irritated esophagus from a bad calcium pill swallow where I felt it scratch, or maybe a gallbladder on it's way out. Who knows? It's all good! ((hugs))

@GreenTealael I'd vote you becoming a personal chef!!!!

12 minutes ago, FluffyChix said:

Can't wait to see how this week goes compared to your last weeks! I love that you feel in control. Yay on having normal B/L/D!!! Maybe you are beginning to trust the new you? LOL on loving roller food! But totally get loving pizza and fried chickie! hehe! me=southern girl...

Had a great roadtrip, went to the Hill Country, Fredericksburg, and Kerrville. Gorgeous country and too much fun! Doc hasn't figured anything. Will have ultrasound and UGI next Wednesday. Meh...it's not a big deal. Just swiggin some Carafate and trying to keep up with the IF. Prolly just irritated esophagus from a bad Calcium pill swallow where I felt it scratch, or maybe a gallbladder on it's way out. Who knows? It's all good! ((hugs))

@GreenTealael I'd vote you becoming a personal chef!!!!

The laziest chef ever...

"Menu ... Um Smoothies, and salads???'

32 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

The laziest chef ever...

"Menu ... Um smoothies, and salads???'

As long as they are organic, people will pay!

47 minutes ago, FluffyChix said:

Can't wait to see how this week goes compared to your last weeks! I love that you feel in control. Yay on having normal B/L/D!!! Maybe you are beginning to trust the new you? LOL on loving roller food! But totally get loving pizza and fried chickie! hehe! me=southern girl...

Had a great roadtrip, went to the Hill Country, Fredericksburg, and Kerrville. Gorgeous country and too much fun! Doc hasn't figured anything. Will have ultrasound and UGI next Wednesday. Meh...it's not a big deal. Just swiggin some Carafate and trying to keep up with the IF. Prolly just irritated esophagus from a bad Calcium pill swallow where I felt it scratch, or maybe a gallbladder on it's way out. Who knows? It's all good! ((hugs))

@GreenTealael I'd vote you becoming a personal chef!!!!

I'd love to just be able to eat normal-ish, just in small quantities. That is my dream ? We'll just have to see how realistic that is.

Glad you had a good time on the road trip! Are those in the San Antonio area? It's a beautiful time of the year right now. I feel like everywhere I've been the past few weeks has been perfect fall (well, except Hawaii )

Hope it is no biggie and you heal up quick like!

So the doc just called from the OR, and her nurse asked me about if I was taking diuretics. I told them I was taking one for the continued borderline high blood pressure and leg swelling. So she said, I need you to go get this script from the pharmacy as soon as possible and start taking it today. I'm like, "Whah???" My potassium is 2.9. And they need me to come retake my blood work on Friday. So no more fasting today for me.

Something to consider if you're still on a diuretic and are IFing...you should be very careful about getting bloodwork and checking to be sure your potassium isn't low or super low as this case may be...

So while I wait, I went in and made the most potassium dense salad I could think of, but could only get 1/2 of it down. Will have to save the other half and eat it in 2-3 hours. Yeah, shazam! Too bad I don't keep anything but "dense" protein on hand and only pound down crap tons of protein and no veggies. Wah. Wah. Wahhhh. Shame really. LOL.

250mg of potassium salad--keto-friendly and I'll prolly still make my protein window from the doc of 60-80g today. I did have an after, afterall--it's pretty much sitting like a rock in my chest right now. So will walk it off and eat more later. But it was damn tasty!

Argentine red shrimp, cannellini beans, red fat feta, pumpkin seeds, super greens (swiss chard, spinach, kale), cucumber, mushroom, beet root, onion, avocado, grape tomatoes, WF Italian dressing, 1tsp evoo Spanish Olive Oil. So dang tasty going down!

Edited October 17, 20187 yr by FluffyChix

Oh no @FluffyChix!

Well the good news is potassium is an easy and cheap supplement to take!

Oh, and I LOVE Argentinian Red Shrimp! It's the only shrimp I ever buy to cook at home. Your salad looks delish!

3 minutes ago, sillykitty said:

Oh no @FluffyChix!

Well the good news is potassium is an easy and cheap supplement to take!

Oh, and I LOVE Argentinian Red Shrimp! It's the only shrimp I ever buy to cook at home. Your salad looks delish!

Ha! I bought it cuz of you! I heart it! It was a pretty super combination. Should have made my Dijon garlic vinaigrette but didn't feel like it--it was already complicated enough to put all the parts together. Ha!

Oh ... Yeah so about once a month I add cream of tartar to a drink to keep my potassium levels up..