July 2019 - IF/EF Chat Thread (All Welcome)

(Cancer Fighting Ketovore :)) #316

Thanks. I wish there was some way to tell if autophagy was happening and how effective/what it was doing

(Carol) #317

Yes to this. I feel weā€™re flying blind but I remain hopeful thereā€™s some truth in it. If nothing else, my health continues to improve.

(Allie) #318

Morning everyone :heart:

Meal-less Monday is here for me again. Iā€™ve had a crap night, donā€™t feel rested at all, not looking forward to the week at work at all as itā€™s going to be crazy hot outside which means the evil air con unit will be blowing itā€™s cold air at me even harder than usual. At least I havenā€™t woken up hungry today :joy:

Black salted coffee now, then on with the dayā€¦ :sleeping:

(Failed) #319

Thanks, now to see if it lastsā€¦:upside_down_face:

(Susan) #320

Have you thought about trying to cover the vent when you are at work (I know a few of us suggested it, I wondered if you saw that or asked your manager if you could?) I hope that the Meal-less Monday goes well for you; I am sorry I cannot do it this time, I did last week but I just broke a 74 hour fast and didnā€™t eat much, so not ready for it yet. I hope that your day improves and you are not too tired at work, take care =).

(Allie) #321

Management are apparently waiting on a quote to get this done, if itā€™s even possible as thereā€™s me and one other person who are affected in this way and they donā€™t know if blocking off two vents will cause a problem for the system.

Congrats on the 74 hours you just did :slight_smile:

(Susan) #322

Aww, okay, well I hope they can help you somehow with this =).

Thank you =). I hope that you feel better soon =).

(Eric - The patient needs to be patient!) #323

72 hours wow that is great. I think it is good to mix it up and confuse your body. Iā€™m going to fast this week and maybe next then take a break for a week.

(Allie) #324

This is what I try to do constantly with roughly 16/8 Tues - Fri, no limits Sat & Sun (though tend to aim for at least 12 hours without food overnight), and Meal-less Monday.

(Eric - The patient needs to be patient!) #325

I tend to break my longer fasts at the end of the day. I usually do 3 meals the next day. I IF on weekends and usually the other days. But I do occasionally eat 3 meals when I complete my resistance training to failure, just for some lean mass gains.

Have a great meal-less Monday Allie.

#326

Glad to see/hear everyone doing so well. :+1: Iā€™m planning on doing some Fasting this week myself. - Felt a bit under the weather past couple days, and pretty much kind-of crappy this past week. Mostly stuffed up and congested, which is probably weather related too. (Being so hot and back in the AC, etc.) ā€¦ So Iā€™m just at 14 hrs. presently, with no set limit. But a nice week long might be in the works?

Happy Fasting Folksā€¦ :slight_smile: :+1:

(Bob M) #328

Good luck to anyone doing a meal-less Monday. Due to family commitments, I may try for a meal-less Wednesday. Doesnā€™t roll off the tongue as well.

We had a vegetarian 13 year old stay with us for a few days. We were less than prepared for that, as we have no idea what a vegetarian eats. I think we did OK, and luckily no topics of conversation came up regarding this. (I eat many animal-only or very low vegetable meals.)

(Allie) #329

Currently at 23 hours and finding it easy to not eat, but still feeling crap after such poor sleep last night.

(Eric - The patient needs to be patient!) #330

Iā€™m at 17.5 hrs. Hunger not bad. Iā€™m a fasting pro is what I tell myself.

(Susan) #331

Awesome, Eric =).

#332

Well, I ended up doing OMAD the last two days, even though I was trying to fast. Sigh. Iā€™ve just really been struggling in the eveningsā€“and Iā€™m not that hungry. I just canā€™t shut off mentally. Overall, Iā€™m down a lb. for the week, which is progress, but I was hoping for a better week.

Iā€™m going to eat today, and then plan on starting another fast tomorrow. Iā€™d like to go two days, but if I could get through one, that would be good!

Happy fasting for everyone today!

(Bob M) #333

You just need something to do where you get home super late. :wink: For instance, tonight, I pick up my daughter from karate at 7:45pm. That means itā€™s not too long until I go to be, so if I can make it that far, I can make it overnight. Thatā€™s my normal plan for Mondays.

Today, Iā€™m not fasting, though, as I went to the gym this morning (normally go Tuesday morning, so it works well with a fast on Monday), due to a scheduling conflict. I find I can no longer fast the same day I go to the gym.

(Eric - The patient needs to be patient!) #334

So far in my fasting experience, if I can make it home without gnawing on my hand I can make it till morning as well. Sleep is a wonderful thing.

(Eric - The patient needs to be patient!) #335

Okay ~24 hours in. I have some work work to do at home so Iā€™ll be busy for an hour or two then a game of rummy with my wife before bed. Day 1 was pretty easy like last week.

Iā€™ll be home tomorrow in the afternoon and will have to stay busy. Target is ~72 hours but always will consider less if my body tells me it needs to be.

Iā€™m again telling myself Iā€™m a fasting pro. Or in training at least. :rofl:

(Susan) #336

You are doing great, Eric, keep up the good work =).