JJanet

My body loves all this keto food! My skin is SO clear, my hair is SO shiny and smooth… I am just in awe of how my body is responding to the change in my diet! As a bit of an experiment, I am seeing how my body responds to intermittent fasting (IF). What I am doing is just having my evening meal between 6-8, and fasting until the next evening. Because the keto foods are so calorie dense, I am able to eat my daily calories (minus small deficit) within that short time period. This is day 3, and here are some pros and cons that I have experienced so far:

PROS:

- REDUCED HUNGER! I am SO much less hungry having one meal a day as opposed to the 4-6 I would have on an average day! If I ever missed one of my smaller, more frequent meals, I would turn into a raging, angry beast! So I never thought this sort of eating would be sustainable, but the lack of hunger is nothing short of a miracle!

- The prep work!! OMG!!! The dishes, pans, pots, tupperware, cooking, cleaning… SLASHED! I LOVE IT!

CONS:

- I get dizzy when I stand up too quickly - I have always had this problem, but it seems to be a greater issue with the fasting.

- I don’t eat as many veggies as I would like (2 cups/day versus 6 cups) because of their volume to calorie ratio. I am thinking of cooking up my spinach so it’s not quite as filling. Anyone have a good spinach recipe for me?

That’s it for now. I am planning on doing IF for the next 3.5 weeks. Whenever I have a social obligation, I will move the eating window to whenever the event takes place! I’m interested to see how my body composition and strength responds to these changes in eating windows, as well as the Keto.

I am supplementing with the following:

- Xtend

- Orange Triad Multivitamin/Joint Support/Digestive Enzymes

- Fish Oil

- Krill Oil

If anyone has ever experiemented with IF, I would love to hear about your experience, both positive and negative!

HIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!! Life kept me on my toes for the past little while. I had to really prioritize my life and decide what I could expend my energy on, and with how completely ADDICTING I find this site, I had to cut it from my list. But I missed it and missed YOU (you know who you guys are! *big awkward asian hug*). I will try and peek in on your lives.

I must renege on a goal I had previously stated I would do at the end of August - the one about putting up a full progress picture. LOL. Yes yes, roll your eyes at me. I haven’t pushed myself hard enough in my workouts, and when I look at myself, I do NOT see progress. So NO PROGRESS PICTURE! But, I am making some changes so I can expect different results! I am doing a keto (SKD) style diet right now. The macro breakdown of this diet is 65f/30p/5c. Mine is slightly modified to allow for more cruciferous vegetables, so it’s more like 60f/25f/15c. My carb sources are spinach, green beans, brocolli, and the minimal amounts from eggs, hard/soft cheeses, and other miscellaneous contributors.

It’s been 10 days since I started this diet, and I LOVE IT!!!!!!! I have TONS of energy! I don’t crave carbs at ALL! Which is a HUGE thing for me because words cannot describe how much I simply ADORE my CHO’s! I am also finding it MUCH easier to eat socially  without feeling like a leper. WOOHOO! I will be eating this way at least until the end of October - possibly longer depending on how I feel. Some people do carb-ups on this diet (12-36 hour period where you fill up on carbs). I’m still on the fence about this, so until I see a ‘need’ for it, I’m just going to continue with the macros that I have. Sooooo… maybe a progress picture at the end of October. Maybe I’ll have actual PROGRESS to show by then!

I’d love to hear from anyone who has also gone through a similar type of diet and what sorts of results/experiences they had!