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!!!

13 hours ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

Fluffy,

This was in my email inbox today - no kidding!

https://www.everydayhealth.com/pictures/foods-high-in-potassium/?slot=0&xid=nl_EHNLwomenshealth_2018-10-17&utm_source=Newsletters&utm_content=2018-10-17&utm_campaign=Women's Health&eh_uid=82463892

Love it! TYTYTYTY! Muah!

12 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

No cast iron skillet for me, I ruined them ??? I may try again. And no livers either ??my additional food restrictions... I'm in a hard place for iron, I do what I can, surprisingly all of my labs we great I thought that was weird but I'll take it, iron low as usual.

Bless you hear hon!

Ok, lol, cuz you know...I'm nothing if not predictable! I'm on the potassium supp, have the carafate liquid on the way, and am back on the horse. I'll continue to focus on potassium-rich foods. Have to retake blood test tomorrow--don't know how to study for it so I hope I do well.

I ended up doing about a 16:8 yesterday, and will aim for a 15:9 today, or thereabouts. I will try to do 2 meals + snack (think salad with lots of chard, spinach, kale, fresh beets, mushrooms, purple onion, cucumber, rbp, punkin seeds or pistachios, cannelini beans, and feta). Think it's a shrimp and chicken kinda day. Maybe just shrimp cuz that's what I feel like. I'll probably eat "gobs" of protein--cuz you know, that's how my broom flies. *snort* About 60-75g - you know, GOBS!

Weight held at 153.8-154.0 so I guess it's gonna stick. Yay me! It really is a new low. I'll take it! I'd love to be at 1st Goal by end of next week, but know better than to put timeframes to my weight loss. They always end in disastrous self-sabotage.

How is everyone doing today?

BTW? 16:8 IF is ridiculously easy now...just sayin'...

Well, I'll continue to post into the ether. Cuz you know...that's how I roll--just me and the crickets (and gobs of ketogenic protein=60g and "high fat"=about 35g-ish, hehe) I miss all my IF buds.

I repeat, that my way is the ONLY way -- that works for me. *snick* I do not think anyone should do things this way. Cuz you need to figure out and find your own way, and I honestly believe there are many paths to health. The goal is for each of us to pick one of those paths and follow it--and I will cheerlead the crap out of your journey and prolly be mildly jealous of your gorgeous food! (even though I'm enormously satisfied with my path).

Still waiting today to see about my re-test on the potassium. It's kinda a PIA, and unsettling. I don't like things hanging over me to do and the doc is almost 1 1/4-1 1/2 hours away. So it is "a process." LOL.

I don't know what time I will end up eating because of this--no idea if I need to be fasting...but if I haven't heard by 10:30am will call them again to find out.

Weight is down. I'm now at 152.6lbs and it feels good. Trying not to get excited about the proximity to 1st Goal. Just trying to keep my head down.

What do you have planned for the weekend? Anything fun?

We're just staying home and catching up with stuff. I was told not to do anything strenuous which is so fu*king ambiguous. LOL. But I'm betting doing the dishes and laundry do not make it onto the strenuous list...just walking in the park at the lake up down hills, or continuing my "jogging" progression, you know--just the fun stuff. All menial schleppy-type jobs are still okey dokey. LOL. *snort*

I'm here! I mean I'm not IF-ing right now, but I'm here!

Glad you're getting the potassium issue fixed @FluffyChix. Any word on the tummy troubles issue?

I just don't have a lot to report. Heading home from my work trip. Just general medium bad level of eating.

This weekend, the highlight will be a date, but then just family obligations, chores, errands.

Meh, I'm boring lately!

Edited October 19, 20187 yr by sillykitty

Me too. Boring. Even my dogs are sleeping. Husband snoring and it’s 11 am see what happens when you retire. But I love it. Because now I am not eating because I’m bored. ?

7 minutes ago, sillykitty said:

I'm here! I mean I'm not IF-ing right now, but I'm here!

Glad you're getting the potassium issue fixed @FluffyChix. Any word on the tummy troubles issue?

I just don't have a lot to report. Heading home from my work trip. Just general medium bad level of eating.

This, the highlight will be a date, but then just family obligations, chores, errands.

Meh, I'm boring lately!

Hahaha! Well don't stop with boring food. Post shenanigans pics whydoncha? And while you are at it, you could entertain us with your cardio tales. I call this "Cardio Talk" with SillyKitty. Ha! Have fun on your date!!

4 minutes ago, clsumrall said:

Me too. Boring. Even my dogs are sleeping. Husband snoring and it’s 11 am see what happens when you retire. But I love it. Because now I am not eating because I’m bored. ?

Wooohooooo gotta love retirement!!! I'm so dang proud of you girlie!!! Doesn't it feel great to not eat out of boredom??!!!! Wooot!!! Now you can just hang out here in between doing fun stuff with DH!!!! How's your walking going?

Oh and the update on the tum is it is still there. LOL. I'm still eating through the pain, cuz I learned long ago that as a big girl, sometimes you play through the hurt. LOLOL!!! Craptons of meds. And I take the UGI and U/S of ^rt quadrant on Wednesday of this coming week. Then Thursday I see the surgeon and am also trying to get in to see my PCP about the potassium issue on Wednesday but that's prolly not happening. He's a busy dude. LOL.

Aren't ya glad you asked? I hate **** like this...*le sigh*

Edited October 19, 20187 yr by FluffyChix

I am trying a modified fasting period of at least 12 hours but I am still drinking my coffee with Premiere Protein in the mornings, just no actual foods for at least 12 hours. Seems pretty easy so far.

1 minute ago, MIZ60 said:

I am trying a modified fasting period of at least 12 hours but I am still drinking my coffee with Premiere Protein in the mornings, just no actual foods for at least 12 hours. Seems pretty easy so far.

Yay!!! WTG!!!! You know, I don't know if the protein in the coffee is any big deal. Drs. Johnson (one of the original ADF docs and diets) and Dr. Moseley of the 5:2 diet fame both maintain (through research by Drs. Longo, Mattson, and Varady) that 500 cals (about 25% of normal daily nutrition) will still give you heaps of IF benes without total water fasting. And Dr. J recommended using a very "lean" low cal protein drink to sip on slowly through the day, then just have a small dinner at night.

Congrats girlie!!!! Woooohoooo!!!

Miz60 I’m doing something similar 16 oz Water but adding my collagen peptides to my coffee 40 calories-and 10 grams Protein. Then waiting to do Breakfast at 11ish. When I do this lunch at 2:30 dinner at 6:15 or so. then water and sf ice pops till bed. I’m not doing Snacks much anymore wich is good. I think my mid day snacking was my downfall

^^^Wohhooooo congrats on this!!! Looks like a great schedule!!!

So are you noticing the collagen helping your hair and skin by any chance? Is it in bone broth powder? Have you tasted that one?

I'm still here too!!! Nothing to report, oh I am up to 157 (cycle soon, expected) still IF-ing except the weekend. The usual... But I think I'm in maintenance now so you won't be hearing weight loss related updates (not that there were many lol) it's just lifestyle for me now.

3 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

I'm still here too!!! Nothing to report, oh I am up to 157 (cycle soon, expected) still IF-ing except the weekend. The usual... But I think I'm in maintenance now so you won't be hearing weight loss related updates (not that there were many lol) it's just lifestyle for me now.

Congrats! I hear that carries its own set of challenges!!!! Ugh of AF. Hope it passes soon!!! You look beautiful and have a lovely shape and %BF.

The Tanita scale at the doc's office said, TILT on the BF % when I got on it, so I still have a some miles to go before I sleep. Which is good to know in and of itself! So my plan is to still get down to "normal weight range" and see if my BF content has corrected itself.

11 minutes ago, FluffyChix said:

Congrats! I hear that carries its own set of challenges!!!! Ugh of AF. Hope it passes soon!!! You look beautiful and have a lovely shape and %BF.

The Tanita scale at the doc's office said, TILT on the BF % when I got on it, so I still have a some miles to go before I sleep. Which is good to know in and of itself! So my plan is to still get down to "normal weight range" and see if my BF content has corrected itself.

Thanks!!! Time to start considering/working on my second year goals... I think I should be fine for maintenance, I'm not going to start adding things into my diet that weren't already there, and IF is a serious tool.

I'm going to continue working on BF and muscle %, toning, flexibility, etc. Just not actively trying to lose more.

1 minute ago, GreenTealael said:

Thanks!!! Time to start considering/working on my second year goals... I think I should be fine for maintenance, I'm not going to start adding things into my diet that weren't already there, and IF is a serious tool.

I'm going to continue working on BF and muscle %, toning, flexibility, etc. Just not actively trying to lose more.

See I read this as: "I'm going to continue working on BF (aka boyfriend), and muscle % (getting a BF that looks as mighty fine as our YouTube IF-guy-eyecandy), and toning/flexibility (as it would aide and assist all cardio sessions).

I think those are all SWELL goals for 2nd year!!!