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!!!

No IF today. Lots o’ eating. Will not actively avoid anything except sweet potatoe cass with marshmallows and canned cranberry “sauce”. Will have lots of basil prosciutto salad and 4oz turkey. Not much room left for shenanigans!! ??

Regarding dating you might want to check out Rori Raye the modern siren series on dating I had a 90 day rule and was circular dating. It’s about setting up rule for yourself so that no more sabotaging of relationships happen it made a huge difference for me am now married 6 years to my man.

20 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

Going to SO family house, I made bread: regular for them, gluten free for me. I don't plan to eat anything really off plan.

Wait. How did u get from friend zone, to boo’d up to SO status and meeting his family in like...2weeks? Hell that is wicked high-performance fast girl! Like zero to sixty in 3! ???

1 hour ago, FluffyChix said:

Wait. How did u get from friend zone, to boo’d up to SO status and meeting his family in like...2weeks? Hell that is wicked high-performance fast girl! Like zero to sixty in 3! ???

She didn't run very fast ??

3 hours ago, FluffyChix said:

Wait. How did u get from friend zone, to boo’d up to SO status and meeting his family in like...2weeks? Hell that is wicked high-performance fast girl! Like zero to sixty in 3! ???

2 hours ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

She didn't run very fast ??

It was fast, wasn't it!?!?

3 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

It was fast, wasn't it!?!?

I'm a believer in trusting your gut. My husband was the first guy I ever dated longer than 6 weeks. We got married on my 30th birthday, so I'd been around a while. We were engaged at 11 weeks and married at 9 months, only because the Catholic church required a 6 month waiting period. Next anniversary will be our 30th.

3 hours ago, FluffyChix said:

Wait. How did u get from friend zone, to boo’d up to SO status and meeting his family in like...2weeks? Hell that is wicked high-performance fast girl! Like zero to sixty in 3! ???

I thought the exact same thing!! Wow!

I mean I've been dating since August, and still am unsure when we start calling each other bf/gf, and tip toeing into the family meet with going to a hockey game with a cousin!

Not much of a cat and mouse game, lol!

2 minutes ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

I'm a believer in trusting your gut.

My gut has lead me astray

4 minutes ago, sillykitty said:

My gut has lead me astray

Maybe more probiotics? LOL!

27 minutes ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

I'm a believer in trusting your gut. My husband was the first guy I ever dated longer than 6 weeks. We got married on my 30th birthday, so I'd been around a while. We were engaged at 11 weeks and married at 9 months, only because the Catholic church required a 6 month waiting period. Next anniversary will be our 30th.

This is a modern love story. I like it. Congrats on the success of your marriage! It's always good to hear a happy story

Great post for the singles out there!

45 minutes ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

I'm a believer in trusting your gut. My husband was the first guy I ever dated longer than 6 weeks. We got married on my 30th birthday, so I'd been around a while. We were engaged at 11 weeks and married at 9 months, only because the Catholic church required a 6 month waiting period. Next anniversary will be our 30th.

Me too. I cancelled my first wedding (to an abusive a*****e) and started dating my husband about 2 weeks later. Our first date was in August and by November we moved from Odessa to Dallas and lived together for about a year before we got married. December 15 is 34 years for us. When it is right I do think you know it.

16 minutes ago, MIZ60 said:

Me too. I cancelled my first wedding (to an abusive a*****e) and started dating my husband about 2 weeks later. Our first date was in August and by November we moved from Odessa to Dallas and lived together for about a year before we got married. December 15 is 34 years for us. When it is right I do think you know it.

Glad you figured it out in time with the first one!

1 hour ago, sillykitty said:

I thought the exact same thing!! Wow!

I mean I've been dating since August, and still am unsure when we start calling each other bf/gf, and tip toeing into the family meet with going to a hockey game with a cousin!

Not much of a cat and mouse game, lol!

I think we are moving super fast too, I'm surprised as well. I like him a lot and I've decided to just go with the flow and not make a big deal out of anything.

Edited November 23, 20187 yr by GreenTealael

2 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

I think we are moving super fast too, I'm surprised as well. I like him a lot and I'vedecided to just go with the flow and not make a big deal out of anything.

I think it is a good sign.

By far the most common issue I've found is men are not looking to commit, that want to keep their options open, indefinitely, and the guys who are looking for a side piece. So the fact you're meeting the family rules those two issues out for the most part.

How did it go?!?!