November 2018 IF / EF Chat ALL WELCOME

(KCKO, KCFO) #218

#inforthelonghaul

Yes, that exactly. My current pattern is fast when I can, eat when I can’t fast anymore, then fast after the refeeding. And repeat.

(Doug) #219

@collaroygal -

KCKO, KCFO :slightly_smiling_face: Heck yes. I greatly admire your ‘even keel’ and consistency. As imperfect as I am, there have been many times when reading your good words and those of others on this site has kept me afloat, or at the very least really thinking about things.

(Lisa ) #220

Thanks everyone. At 108 hours now, feeling a LOT better after having a little feed last night and happy to keep going. I noticed another loss this morning and the highest morning ketones I’ve had (2.3) - guessing that’s from the fatty feed last night? But again, these are just numbers. Had the best sleep in a loooong time. Off dress shopping for a wedding this weekend - I haven’t been dress shopping since I was a much higher weight, so this will be fun! Used to be a NZ/AU 24 or US 20, now I’m wearing NZ/AU 10 or US 6 size clothes. It’s hard to notice how much weight you’ve lost until it translates to sizes, so I’m on a happy buzz this morning.
I was planning on ending my fast on Friday night/Saturday morning because of the wedding, but I don’t drink alcohol and I don’t like cake so I might just fast through and be a sober driver. Lisa

(Allie) #221

I ate last night, the food mentioned previously because it needed using up and I don’t like wasting food. Strangely found that I didn’t actually want it, after 50 hours fasted, which is unusual as normally I end up eating loads when I break a fast. Back on it today.

This time it’s much easier than usual and I’m trying to work out why. The two things I’ve changed since my last EF - cut out caffeine and added an extra magnesium supplement each morning (on top of everything else I already do to get mag in). Who knows what the change is caused by.

(What The Fast?!) #222

So I’m fasting mainly for weight loss and instead of watching my weight daily and letting that determine how I feel about myself that day, I’m trying something new.

I use a digital scale that syncs with my phone, so I’m weighing each morning but covering up the number so I can’t see it. I’ll look at my weight on the final day of the fast, as well as the previous day’s numbers to see the trend line.

I also took “before pictures” for this fast. I’m headed to Mexico on Saturday evening so that’s keeping me motivated. I KNOW that I’m mainly eliminating bloat and water weight right now - at 68.5 hours in, I can definitely see the difference - bloat is totally gone. When I DO break my fast, I’m going to eat simply carnivore in order to not gain back any of the bloat before I get into a swimsuit on Sunday. :blush:

I’m still shooting for 6 days but my self-control is waning so if I need to break it up into 2 extended fasts, I will. (i.e. I will eat a single carnivore meal, probably a big [spoiler]ribeye[/spoiler], and then start the fast again until Saturday.

I’m extremely competitive with myself though, so deep inside, I really want to break my own record. I realize how ridiculous that is…and to @OldDoug and @MRC and @juice’s point earlier - it’s not a race or an endurance test…but man, sometimes it feels like one!

(What The Fast?!) #224

I’ve heard that, but it hasn’t been the case for me. I’m ravenous on day 4. I generally break between 2 and 4 days. Keeping up with salt is helping for sure. I think working out also makes me hungrier though.

(Allie) #225

Quite shocked. Just tested blood and even though I ate last night so am technically only 24 hours fasted, ketones are higher than blood sugar - 3.8 ketones and 3.5 (63) glucose.

(What The Fast?!) #227

I do a bit of ACV, black coffee, salt, and potassium.

(KCKO, KCFO) #229

I think @brenda is busy so I started a thread for the Zornfast.

https://www.ketogenicforums.com/t/november-2018-zornfast/65572

(Kristin) #230

I ended my fast at 30 hours. I forgot I had dinner plans when I first set a goal of 48 hours. Dinner is done, and I am starting the clock on a new fast. Tomorrow I work, so it will be interesting fasting through an entire shift (12-13 hours). It will be my first. It may be easier to fast while I am at work than on my days off!

#231

Closed the fasting door at just over 72 hours. [spoiler]Ate dinner from Chipotle, was splendid.[/spoiler]

I don’t have a good baseline to go on, but I at least feel like doing an EF while I was sick was more than worthwhile. If I think back to when I was last as sick as I was this week, it definitely took me much longer to recover – hard to back without data, though.

(Allie) #232

Brenda has started one now -

(She had one feck to give and that feck is gone.) #234

I’ve fasted because I was sick (upper respiratory tract infections) a couple of time and found it immensely helpful. Got better so quick! I’ve found it to be the best course if I get one of those endless Winter coughs :+1:

(Justin Jordan) #235

Success.

Currently at 40.5 hours. I’ve got something slow cooking, so I may just stretch out to when that’s ready.

(Lisa ) #236

Day 6. Supposed to be finishing tomorrow for a wedding but I think I’ll just fast straight through. I don’t want to end up making myself feel ill on carbs/alcohol. Lost over a pound a day, interested to know what will be regained when I refeed. Lisa

(Allie) #237

48 hours and pushing through. I’ve just found that yoga during EF gives me heartburn :slightly_frowning_face:

Ketones 5.6 and glucose 3.4 when I tested blood after work.

(Kristin) #239

I was indeed busy at work today. My co-workers all asked me what I was eating for lunch, and I told them I was fasting. That’s not something they hear very often.

I’m more than 24 hours in and will go to sleep early. When I wake I will be at 36 hours. Husband and I are driving out of town to pick up a vehicle from his uncle, so we’ll see how I do on the fast at that point. I’m hoping to make it through until dinner, which will make a 48 hour fast.

(Allie) #240

I seem to lose a pound a day when fasting but it always goes back on within a couple of weeks, though I’m fasting more to give my body a rest than to lose weight.

(She had one feck to give and that feck is gone.) #241

Starting preThanksgiving fast today. As long as the scale moves I’m going to stick to [spoiler]BPC (no sweetener), bone broth[/spoiler], electrolytes and water, seltzer w/ACV and (for the win) San Pelligrino :palms_up_together:. Easy on the exercise. Last time I went too gung ho. Together with some extra stress the fast was bad.

I need to get back to the mindset that fasting is a break and engage in healing activities. I do not need to “do the most” all the time! As long as I’m feeling good I’ll go for up to 5 days, refill on Weds and be ready for TG on Thurs [spoiler]:poultry_leg:[/spoiler].

(Allie) #242

66 hours and it’s still a breeze. Trying to decide if I’ll break this evening as I have an early vets appt tomorrow, or if I’ll just keep going and see where I end up…