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!!!

7 minutes ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

Wow, that looks like so much more than 20 lbs!

IKR!?!?!

I think it's because it was pure fat and not water weight, glycogen swelling, etc (things that causes a scale to fluctuate quickly)

Edited November 5, 20187 yr by GreenTealael

8 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

Thank you!!!!

I have a very Puritan closet. LOL

I have one risque dress I will post pics of when I create a Surgiversary post (this week) but funny thing is that black and white sweater belongs to my 12yr old. Im stealing her clothes now.

Yes, you have a conservative wardrobe. I did too. My whole life I dressed conservatively. Something happened during this surgery. I'm like..."losin' daylight" on the number of year I can possibly dress like a hoochey mama and not just look pathetic (despite a smokin hot figure). LOL. So now I'm rocking the tight jeans and bootilicious Kardashian look, and tight shirts and tight sweaters and I feel a Giant FU ? in my future! hehe--JIC someone dares to tell me I should dress more respectfully for someone my age. LOL.

You have WAYYY more years to your advantage! Start dressing hot to trot! Especially at synagogue! LOL.

1 minute ago, FluffyChix said:

Yes, you have a conservative wardrobe. I did too. My whole life I dressed conservatively. Something happened during this surgery. I'm like..."losin' daylight" on the number of year I can possibly dress like a hoochey mama and not just look pathetic (despite a smokin hot figure). LOL. So now I'm rocking the tight jeans and bootilicious Kardashian look, and tight shirts and tight sweaters and I feel a Giant FU ? in my future! hehe--JIC someone dares to tell me I should dress more respectfully for someone my age. LOL.

You have WAYYY more years to your advantage! Start dressing hot to trot! Especially at synagogue! LOL.

Lol, I like the conservative look for everyday! Because underneath there are suprises like garter belts, corsets etc. I have a neo Victorian flair lol

Anti-aging here we come!!!

Ridin' the wave! Thanks for the video! I need to see about adding some sea salt...

I will tell you that the first day back IF after eating everything and lots of it...is hard. *sigh* But still not as bad as the first day.

Ok. So I have been half-assing this IF thing. Y'all are inspiring me.

I have jumped on the 'bullet journal' bandwagon (I am always late to the party) and set up a November IF tracker in it his morning, so I can track it old school analog, and maybe be more mindful....

I have hella ADD and anxiety, so I think this journal thing is going to be very good for me on several accounts.

4 minutes ago, Sosewsue61 said:

Ok. So I have been half-assing this IF thing. Y'all are inspiring me.

I have jumped on the 'bullet journal' bandwagon (I am always late to the party) and set up a November IF tracker in it his morning, so I can track it old school analog, and maybe be more mindful....

I have hella ADD and anxiety, so I think this journal thing is going to be very good for me on several accounts.

Yay girl!!!!! You go! Check in and post here like a lot!!!! A LOT!!!

What's a bullet journal?

@FluffyChix I fear telling you about bullet journals.....

Disclaimer warning: I bear no responsibility for anyone becoming a bullet journal junkie.

5 minutes ago, Sosewsue61 said:

@FluffyChix I fear telling you about bullet journals.....

Disclaimer warning: I bear no responsibility for anyone becoming a bullet journal junkie.

Crap! Forget about actually accomplishing any of the tasks listed...maybe I need to make Bullet Journaling my next hobby? I'm pretty sure I can kill a few hours a day this way!

I bet they are pretty fun to to read back through and marvel or laugh about them!?

@FluffyChix actually if you just stick to Ryder's minimalist style you won't get sucked into the vortex of turning it into a scrapbook... lol

The brain dump is really great for people like me that have 87,000 thoughts constantly running in your head, and eliminating the 'noise' so I can set priorities. I still use the calendar on my phone.

1 hour ago, Sosewsue61 said:

@FluffyChix actually if you just stick to Ryder's minimalist style you won't get sucked into the vortex of turning it into a scrapbook... lol

The brain dump is really great for people like me that have 87,000 thoughts constantly running in your head, and eliminating the 'noise' so I can set priorities. I still use the calendar on my phone.

That so rocks!!! I love that it's "analogue" and that it is a useful tool for organizing thoughts and tasks!!!

Today's macros 747 cals 49P 60 C

Done for the day.

@GreenTealael you look really gorgeous in your latest picture!!!

2 hours ago, Sosewsue61 said:

@GreenTealael you look really gorgeous in your latest picture!!!

Wow! Thanks for the ?

I appreciate it!!!

Ok, am finishing the last leg of a 40 hour IF!!! Wooot! My first, excluding prepping with clear liquids for previous surgeries/procedures.

I went from 8:30pm Sunday night to 8:30pm last night for a 24hour and just chose to continue it through today. Think I will break my fast with lunch around 12:30 or 1pm for a 40hour fast.

I "think" I know this answer, but just want to confirm with the IF posse, there is no special need to do a "refeed" or careful meal when I break a fast of this short of a duration, right? I just have a normal size meal? Planning on having a super greens salad with white beans, sardines or tuna, kalamata olives, pumpkin seeds, cucs, rbp, onion, spin, and red fat feta for lunch. But do I really need to just have some bone broth with a few greens and maybe some mushrooms in it?

Then planning tonight to just be a regular low carb dinner with 3oz of protein. I may have a snack of almonds and apple in between there.

Edited November 6, 20187 yr by FluffyChix