Intermittent Fasting-Who Knew!!!
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, 07-02-2017 at 04:49 PM (3910 Views)
Actually, I know RehabNurse has mentioned more than a few times, to be honest early in my post-op life it scared me to think of not being able to eat beyond a four or five hour window because of how little I was eating then. I also, had heard/read several folks here talking about Keto Diet, and no way in hell was I going to try that knowning what has been ingrained in me about fat.
Keto diet is supposed to achieve fat loss instead of muscle loss by ketosis (which is generally used term for fat burning, which I also know is not a properly used term, going into ketosis as a diabetic is not a good thing). But I am not neither a formal nutritionist nor a biochemist nor truly informed on Keto so I will leave it there.
All I know and still try to adhere to is balance and moderation, they have been my mantras and foundation for my personal goals since I started down this WLS journey.
Pre op and continued throughout post op I adapted a modified Paleo and Diabetic Diet which was my version of balanced. I say modified because I use some dairy like Whey isolate (protein), yogurt or kefir, cottage cheese, milk (1%) and sometimes gelato. Also I eat whole grains like cut oats, quinoa or brown rice, Which are far from Paleo lol!
The diabetic version I adapted was all low glycemic fruits and vegetables, and other than olive oil or fresh avocados or coconut or raw almonds and few orher nuts not much fat as recommended in Keto. Also I adamantly avoid over processed or packaged foods which is a very Keto and Paleo and Diabetic approach. Granted I do occasionally eat a breakfast biscuit or two or a cracker here and there.
My food cornucopia is full of healthy and nutrient rich foods I do love and I never feel deprived. I eat a well balanced diet of approximately 1100+ calories and exercise regularly, my protein takes up about 60-70% of my diet, but weight this last month was at a standstill.
I reached my predicted 65% excess weight loss at 9 months, and weight has continued to shed, but it is coming off slower than molasses since then. I would very much like to lose another 20-30lbs to reach my idea of ideal weight for me. Last month I was told I have mild hypothyroidism, but I fall within normal and acceptable TSh/T3/T4 ranges. Eating the way I am eating needs to change if I want to start losing 2-3lbs a month like I was doing before. Upping my calories? I tried but can only achieve that with a higer carb (complex carbs) consuption and that didn't work.
Sooo... I started to look into (paleo version of) the Bulletproof Coffee after I joined a Paleo and Keto webinar to learn more about the lifestyle. I tried the paleo version bulletproof coffee with stuff I had at home and loved it. I also noticed that that morning I did not get hungry all day! I was running errands and around 3pm I was like ohm! I have not eaten anything!!! I tried again the next morning and around noon I remembered I had not eaten, so i ate. I ordered the book, I highlighted and took notes to really understand before I started something that would go against all my limited knowledge. I ordered their coffee, also bought the recommended ultra filtered coconut oil and ghee.
A week ago today, I started the Bulletproof Intermittent Fast with the bulletproof coffee. I am not following a high fat (keto) diet. Other than the added 1 tablespoon of brain octane oil and 1 tablespoon of ghee in my coffee I am eating normally, except I am limiting my (white, processed and simple) carbs to a minimum of 30g a day.
I started with a 12, 13, 14 hour intermittent fast. Meaning I stopped eating somewhere around 8 or 10 pm, had my bulletproof Coffee around 8am then nothing to eat until 11am or 2pm, which has not been an issue at all.
I was on my menstrual period most of the week with a five (5lbs) pound pms gain, and today I am half (1/2) lbs below my pre pms weight last week. That means something might have worked! I finally broke 170lbs! And find myself at 169.5lbs.
I may reach my first goal of 165lbs yet!
Tonight I plan to stop eating by 7pm and see if I can do the recommended 16 hour intermittent fast tomorrow.
I will be extremely happy if I can continue to lose .5 to 1lb/week. Hopefully 5lbs before my Paris vaca end of July. We will be on a river cruise for 10 days so I don't want to gain weight lol!!!
To be continued...