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

[Brennan]

what does VLC mean

Very low carb - I believe

[Brennan]

do y’all think I will be okay if I eat a small amount and wait 30-60 minutes before eating more?

That’s the way you want to break a fast.

But probably not the place you want to do it. I would wait till you get home just in case. Disaster pants at the office would be a bad day for sure!

[daddyoh]

what does VLC mean?

Very Low Carb

[daddyoh]

I broke early at 23 hours. Was super hungry most of the day and had to pee a lot more than normal.

I pushed extra hard this morning with lower body resistance to failure and did 100 squats as well. I usually do my resistance to failure on feeding days.

Did this trigger my extra hunger or was this just not meant to be today.

I’m still happy I did what became an OMAD and I break when it feels right to break. Happy fasting you all.

I will likely be fasting at the end of the work week now.

[damgal]

I was several days behind in reading this thread but was happy to see so many successes - yay!

I had 4 nice days eating and hopefully keeping my BMR up. lol I’m hopping back on the fasting wagon, now in for 24 hours. Will probably go to Thursday? I have yearly blood work at the end of the month and want to make sure I’m eating TMAD at least 10 days out so any fasting needs to be done now.

Fast on.

[cervyn]

Glad to back online and ready to fast.

A mere 2 hours into my 26+ hour Monday afternoon to Tuesday evening fast.

And then at least a 36 hour one over Thursday… plus more? Not sure yet.

Did this trigger my extra hunger

I lift heavy to complete failure early Tuesday mornings and I find it very hard to fast that evening, currently it seems to really stir my true hunger up. Perhaps needing nutrients for muscle repair?

Happy fasting all!

[daddyoh]

I lift heavy to complete failure early Tuesday mornings and I find it very hard to fast that evening, currently it seems to really stir my true hunger up. Perhaps needing nutrients for muscle repair?

Mame,

Thanks. Tomorrow is upper body to failure and will eat post workout. I usually do failure Thursday and Friday and I fast m,t,w. I’ll switch back next week.

Thanks for the info.

[Momof5]

I am only at 26 hours so far (goal this round is 72). I just ate some Pink Himalyan salt followed with 64 ounces of water.

The receptionist asked me if I was on Keto when she was helping me make a black coffee, and I told her I was and she was very positive and encouraging, which was a great surprise and nice!
It was a nice change to just have a normal, nice conversation about Keto with someone.

[daddyoh]

It was a nice change to just have a normal, nice conversation about Keto with someone

I had the same with my dermatologist’s nurse who told me she is keto as well. When I told her I was fasting she high fived me.

[Momof5]

Wow, that is very neat!

[BJennif]

Broke fast last night at 51 hours. I had a slight headache and didn’t feel I could go another 24 hours to not break at work. Down only .8 over 2 days. Better than nothing but makes me question if this is worth it. I’ve yet to find the right combination of feeding and fasting. I fear I tend to get in a fasting rhythm and do too much and lower my BMR, but then I try to shake things up with a 3 meal a day and gain. No easy answers. Just keep on keeping on.

[Moo]

Hi All, Starting my week of ADF with a Tuesday to Wednesday 42 hr fast, will eat Wednesday and then fast all Day Thursday till about 2 on Friday. I think that will be enough for this week as the last two weeks I have done a 48 hr fast with OMAD on other week days. Weekends are feasting days. Working up to a 3 day fast for next week so for now I’m just giving my fasting muscle a workout.

[Digital_Dave]

Down only .8 over 2 days. Better than nothing but makes me question if this is worth it.

They say that the average for weight loss during Fasting is about .5 lb. per day, so yeah, I can usually lose just as much whether I’m eating or Fasting. So a lot of folks Fast for Autophagy, and to help with other issues they might have. Though weight loss is a plus, and Fasting is also sometimes used to break a stall, etc. … But each person’s reasons for Fasting will differ from one to the next.

[Janie]

Yeah, I am post-menopausal by over 15 years so nothing much hormonal going on with me, but I’ve seen vast differences in how much body fat I lose with different fasts and all around 72 hours.

Since I usually fast when traveling on business all I know is my net loss after re-feeding - not how much I lose from the fast itself. Sometimes it’s been a big fat zero after 72 hours. Sometimes I have lost and kept it off, so my weight setpoint dropped a bit.

My fasting goal is autophagy since I am 60 and need to undo a lot of damage from years of seed oils and processed foods and already beat cancer once. I don’t want to be broken down, carrying my own oxygen and riding an electric cart in WalMart in 10 years! So, in that sense I don’t see it as a lot of effort for no benefit if I don’t lose an ounce. I might feel differently if I still had a large amount of weight to lose, though.

[cervyn]

Sounds like people who are fasting right now are doing (or did ) well!

I am at 12.5 hours and am planning on a meal later this evening.

I am working on adjusting my overall volume of food lower to match where I am currently. It may take a month+ of tweaking to get this right for me. As this is a focus I am planning to be very conservative with fasting.

So besides my normal TRE of 19+ hours I am planning to fast Wed eve through Friday ending sometime after my Friday doctor appointment.

I hope all are feeling hydrated and healthy.

[andesite]

Checking in at the beginning of Day 5. My friend felt terrible most of yesterday so she broke her fast. I’m really proud of her, she did 4 days which was her record. I think she just hadn’t built up enough fasting muscle and her body was not into going any further. It was nice to have a buddy though, but I am so motivated I think I’m good to go for 7 days!

I have finally broken into the plateau!! I have been 242.5 since mid-March and this morning I weighed in at 239.5!!! So excited!!

I feel great, just bored. Trying to keep myself busy. I was pretty cold yesterday and I thought it was from the fast … then I finally looked at the thermometer and saw that it was an unseasonably cool day, only 66F in the afternoon and my house had cooled to 68F, so it wasn’t just me

but then I try to shake things up with a 3 meal a day and gain.

Congrats on 51 hours! Maybe 3 meals a day is 1 too many for you? I have been eating twice a day for months now, and that works pretty well for me.

Glad to see everyone is having success this week!! KCFO!!

[ZuleikaD]

Down only .8 over 2 days. Better than nothing but makes me question if this is worth it.

I’ve had fasts where I’ve lost nothing. It’s very frustrating. You go to all this effort for two days to not eat and get no result. It’s definitely not motivating, for sure. In those moments there’s not much I can do for my mental state except keep chanting “Weight loss isn’t linear. Over all downward trend. Weight loss isn’t linear. Over all downward trend.”

The problem with hopping on the scale on any given morning is that the smallest thing can create a 1–2 lb. difference. When did I last have a big drink of water? Did I eat something extra salty yesterday, so I’m retaining a bit more water this morning? Did I poop yesterday before I weighed, but not today? This craziness is why a lot of people don’t weigh everyday or even at all. On days like this (and I’m having one, too–my weight went up almost 2 lbs. overnight!) I just try to look at the linear trend line on my weight loss graph and ignore everything else.

Just remember there are a lot of other good reasons to fast–lowering your BG for overall metabolic health, autophagy, etc.

I’ve yet to find the right combination of feeding and fasting. I fear I tend to get in a fasting rhythm and do too much and lower my BMR

This is a tough one. I track everything I eat and my goal is to eat over my TDEE on eating days to try to keep my BMR up. This could be anything from just barely over to a few hundred calories over. I usually go with if I feel like eating I eat (which is almost always for me ). I haven’t had any tests done, so I don’t know for sure that it’s working, but my best estimates tell me it is. Of course, my BMR has dropped some because I’ve lost weight, so smaller person=smaller BMR.

Anyway, I’ve eaten four days in a row now. I was thinking about taking a break from fasting this week, but I’m feeling a bit blah today and ready for another fast. So, today for sure and maybe tomorrow.

[cervyn]

Went 21+ hours, took measurements, then ate.
bg=68 bk=3 gki=1.2 nice for less than 24 hours fasted. of course my lifting this morning probably helped to clear out liver.

now another 24hours or so until tomorrow night.

[Momof5]

Awesome, grats =). I am coming up to 52 here, feeling hungry, but ate more salt so that will go away soon =).

[damgal]

Just checking in at 54 hours. I confess when I started keto I decided to weigh only once a month. Having been on many weight-loss plans I think the scale is evil.It jumps around too much for my liking and makes me emotional. What I have discovered weighing only once a month is that it keeps me really honest in my eating. I do not want to hop on the scale and have bad news after a month. So far, so good.