May 2018 IF/EF chat - all welcome

(Allie) #181

Thanks! Ten mins until I can leave work and I’m still resisting the keto snack I have at work… fingers crossed! :smiley:

(Liz ) #182

Thank you!! It feels like a massive achievement. I looked in my weight tracker and I’ve been bouncing around in the 160s basically since Nov 22, 2017 :flushed:

(Allie) #183

OK I’m home. Now to keep busy until bed time which will be so easy :joy:

Ketones 2.9mmol, glucose 4mmol (72) but once again leukocytes are showing up in urine which seems to happen every time I fast :thinking:

(Shayne) #184

I have found that if you use only an oil in the coffee/tea, that even if you blend the fuck out of it, the oil will still come out of suspension and be a gross oil slick on top. BUT, if I add a splash of coconut milk to the mixture, it stays emulsified long enough for me to drink it (and I’m a slow coffee drinker).

(*Rusty* Instagram: @Rustyk61) #185

Awesome!!!

(Shayne) #186

Yesterday was supposed to be day one of my second three day fast, but I felt like shit all afternoon and broke it early. I ended up eating around 5:30 and then again at midnight. It’s 12:30 Eastern US time right now and that means I’m 12 hours in. I feel much better today than yesterday, so I’m confident that I CAN make the 3 day goal. It won’t be a full 72 hours because I am not staying up till midnight on Saturday to eat - LOL. If I feel OK Saturday evening, then maybe I’ll wait till Sunday morning.

#187

Great progress! And thanks for the immersion blender tip:)
How did you keep yourself motivated? I’m finding it hard lately not to get discouraged- I’ve been fluctuating up more than down lately, and while I’m taking a break from the scale (no weigh May!) I don’t really understand why the weight isn’t continuing to trend down. I am trying no dairy now, but did you ever find yourself questioning if this truly is the right WOE? I’m quite convinced of the science myself, but I’m just being honest that sometimes the amount of effort vs return is just sooo confusing.

(Liz ) #188

Thank you! I will be honest, no, I never doubt this WOE for one minute. I have tried EVERYTHING else to lose weight with terrible results. When I learned, March 2017, the role insulin plays in weight gain I was astonished! Jason Fung solved the puzzle that was my totally frustrating metabolism and I am SO GRATEFUL. I also learned at that time that fasting would be the thing that took me forward when straight carb counting stopped working. Now i have a secret weapon! I cannot be stopped. But also I know this will take time.

Do I get impatient? You bet I do! My husband has seen me toss my too small jeans across the bedroom while I yelled like a toddler. But I am willing to keep tweaking my plan and trying new things endlessly until I troubleshoot my way to my goal weight and maintain for the rest of my life. In the mean time I am staving off body aches, arthritis, diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, Alzheimer’s, and hopefully some cancers. All while eating BACON! Keto for life!

(Teresa (turtle)) #189

Allie, On the Reddit page for Fasting someone asked about Leukocytes while fasting and the only answer given was that it’s a stress response and very normal which will drop over time. I hope this helps!

(Doug) #190

Whew, Liz… I’m a pretty cynical, world-weary old guy, but that was one heck of a post. Made me feel like jumping up and cheering! :sunglasses:

(Liz ) #191

Right on! :smile: :tada:

(Allie) #192

@Knapper88 thank you that’s very helpful! :heart:

(*Rusty* Instagram: @Rustyk61) #193

:heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: <—- my way of liking this 5 times. Excellent post!

(Liz ) #194

Thanks, friend! I think it’s important we all see how frustrating this can be for lots of folks, even folks who are succeeding somewhat.

(Allie) #195

Made it through the evening just fine, now chilling with my book for a while before going to sleep. I feel hungry but by morning hopefully it’ll be gone again. I’ll decide how to proceed by how I feel when I wake up tomorrow. Might break fast tomorrow morning but kinda hoping I feel OK to continue to at least 48 hours.

#196

I appreciate it! This forum has been so helpful for support.
I’ve only been at this 6 months, so I wonder what a year will do! Getting my head back in the game:)

(Liz ) #197

6 months is fairly early in a lifetime of change. If you feel good otherwise & love the food, yes, please keep at it. There are processes going on inside you at the cellular level that take time but healing is always happening. Our cells are slooooowly becoming less insulin resistant & every day new ones come online that are healthy! In the second half of my 1st year, the loooong 6 months it took me to lose 10 pounds, I went from a size 12 to a size 6 with zero exercise so I recommend yes, let that Keto magic happen :heart:

(Victoria Mc Coy) #198

Go Liz! Breakthrough time! :grin:

(Victoria Mc Coy) #199

Decided to push through to Friday. At hour 46 now, and hoping to make it to 72. :crossed_fingers:t2:

(Teresa (turtle)) #200

At hour 71 now. I’m really hoping that I can push through until Saturday morning. My last EF of longer than 48 hours was prior to the new year and I believe it was approximately 89 hours. Today I saw 163 on the scale which was last seen in the year 2002! I hope that I will be able to keep at least half of these pounds off after a refeed and that I hit 160 by Saturday! For reference, I am 48 and 5’5". :crossed_fingers: