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May 13/ 161.8/ EFD (Egg Fast Day)
@165gw – must woot woot first – 193.4 yeah buddies! You’re doing it. It’s happening, even if its just for a little while, you know you are getting there. I think it’s great to celebrate!
Monday morning and I started the Egg Fast. I decided since I’m limited with food I’d start the app with it just so I can have a record of the fast. It sounds so weird to be doing an Egg fast, but I find it kinda fun. I really like the challenge of cooking with ONLY eggs and adding cheese if I want. I feel like its an art project. At 3 x 5 days that’s at least 15 meals. I also realize that I don’t want to get board or jut go COMPLETELY out of my egg mind, I will need to keep it a little different for some meals.
On Sat, I had 3 Peach Cobbler beers! (And don’t regret it, they were so good!) Did pretty good as I only went up to 161.2 on Sunday morning and I decided to have a NFD on Sunday and only went up .6 from that which may (fingers crossed) settle out after this first fasting day. We shall see 🙂
That is PROGRESS to not have sore knees! I like your expression better (touch wood) ours is knock on wood. And right on! Finishing before the kids! That is an accomplishment I’d be psyched!
@165gw – We all need reminders about things, my sweetheart reminds me all the time about using the Natural Calm, because I’ll use it for a while and then forget. – Hope you don’t get sick and if you do give yourself time to rest. Lots of soup and liquids is what I find helpful if I get a touch of something.
After I do a vigorous yoga class I find I’m more hungry if I have been eating Keto style. So unless I’m outright water fasting, I’ll have a snack. I’m rooting for ya on your OMAD or 36hr.
May 14/161.2/EFDx2
I’m almost mad at that number! If I had been water fasting I would be down at least 1lb! Oh you scaly wag Mr. Particular. Actually let me run upstairs right now and do a re-count. Ha **106.8*** Thats better, but I do wonder what I’m doing wrong?? Although I do remember yesterday it was egg-ceptionally hard for me to drink water. Today is better tho.
Yesterday
Breakfast was 2 scrambled eggs with avocado.
Lunch was egg salad (mayo without sugar can be used as your OIL) that must be consumed with the egg.
Dinner was a-friggin-mazing egg drop soup. I was making dinner for my SO and cut up their “hot sausage” and cooked it in my chicken broth, took all the sausage out and then dropped my eggs in. OH MY GOSH it had the BEST flavor! Totally want to do that again.
Today
Breakfast 2 eggs scrambled each with a table spoon of Irish Butter o_O and this time with cheese.
Lunch was the egg salad as I really was looking forward to it and figured I should eat it while I’m excited about it.
Dinner – I’m looking forward to the egg drop soup again, although I do not have any sausage for flavoring, maybe I’ll just sprinkle in some Ol’Bay.
I’d say the hardest thing for me is to eat the 1 tbl of FAT that I need to eat with EACH EGG! I’m getting to know myself and that I’m not a die-hard fan of butter. I mean I like a little and to me a little goes along way. I’m also like that with cheese. Whew this is testing my limits of both an oil(FAT) and cheese. Luckily the cheese is listed as optional So I don’t have it with every meal but if I feel like changing up the eggs – I have it.
I did get cream cheese yesterday which I haven’t had in ages. So I’ll see I if I can shake a leg and maybe make a quiche. I’m also intrigued with a recipe I found for a Cream Cheese Pancake (although I’m totally NOT a fan of separating eggs and beating the whites till they peak ;-( so it may not happen.
Oh and the Salted Carmel Custard – yeah that one is another recipe that I must make.
NOT hungry after cardio? Oh my gosh I’d say I’m super hungry or at least super thirsty which used to mean hungry in my head.
Oh My gosh a grilled cheese sandwich! I can imagine the stone cold look in your eyes as you try not to even look at it and just nod your head and say “um-hum”
Getting to autophagy go team go!
PS I might say that WFD are easier. I’m finding I’m in-between NOT hungry and VERY hungry all the time. Hope this is just a beginning phase.
May 15/ 159.6/EFD x3
I still like eggs (thank goodness) Today for sake of time I still just made them scrambled then went off to teach. Came home had a mini egg salad *as you are suppose to eat after you walk, which I led a vigorus yoga class, I assume they mean eat after exercise, if I ate after just walking I might be eating eggs non-stop. Ha I realized I had a typo, my number yesterday started at 161.2 then the re-count was 160.8 but I’m sure you know that I was NOT suddenly 106lbs. HA the egg fast would be a bit egg-stream!
I keep reading and looking up different articles about it and what people observe, I think we have already made these observances on our water fast. 3 days in and I’m going to stick it out to 5, but I don’t have high hopes as what I observed from others and how much they lost doing an egg fast… which has been around 10lbs! So far I’m only -2ish lbs and thats if you count that I started from the 161.8 on the first day of the egg fast.
I did make an egg-citing discovery (besides for all the different ways I can egg-spress my words, oh my gosh just tape my mouth shut, errr i guess since I’m typing tape my fingers behind my back) My discovery is that I made Crepes. I never had even tried to do that b/c I though it would be to difficult. But they came out pretty good and they were not that hard, I would definitely make they again to change up breakfast time.
I like most of the eating for LCHF, but I do not like that a lot of dessert recipes call for artificial sweeteners, I feel like there should be some kind of dessert that doesn’t need sweeter?
Oh my I hardly ever have constipation, but when I do, I usually always have it at a camping festival. My body seems to make sure I’m not anywhere near the comforts of home. When I have experienced a bit of discomfort – my go to is also prunes, they work every time. Yoga poses that help would be a squat, lie on your back hold one knee into your chest, then do other leg, Childs pose and forward folds. I like the forward folds while seated then you can stay for a good 3-5 minutes.
I did not think this egg fasting through b/c I am attending a dinner with my SO on Sunday! This dinner will prob not be anywhere near keto AND it will have beer. And really I’m not going to not have beer, I just need to accept that fact.
I think some things I have learned is that I would rather do an extended water fast Or even OMAD with WF at the beginning of each day. I get better results and I don’t feel like I’m always thirsty. AND forcing myself to eat butter. I do Like your suggestion of the coconut oil and coco… will look into it. I don’t think I’m allowed to have the chocolate tho on the Egg Fast.
I also had some natural calm today as my LEGS have had a flare up of achy/cramps/tightness/ My SO said I was moving my feet like a machine every thirty seconds I would twirl my feet.…. Wondering If I’m sensitive to eggs??? None the less since I have this dinner on Sunday I will need to start my transition on Friday evening. B/c everything recommends 2 days of still eggs in the morning and one LCHF dinner.
Hope your bathroom time is soon something to celebrate.
May 16/159.0/EFD
a total of -2.8lbs down. I guess thats not too bad, considering the amount of calories I ate every day with an Egg Fast – lets do some *fun* calculations (*I’m being sarcastic)
77 cal per Egg
100 per TBL Butter
110 per oz Cheese
x 6 = WOW 1722 calories!!! +Had an egg and butter after workout *b/c It said too do that. Thats an egg-tra 177 calories
Total of 1,899 calories per day – Now this is AMAZ-BALLS considering I did still lose weight. That is VERY interesting. However I do not feel this is the WOL for me. I will take WFD and regular FD over this for the future.
I’m considering transitioning tonight with a Keto meal. I’m feeling deficient and just outright hungry. I don’t like feeling hungry all the time, I think that is why I like water fasting, I don’t feel like this doing that.
*_*_*_*_*_* Actually scratch that – I just got up and poured a bowl of plain arugula. I do not need to prove anything else to myself. I need greens! Besides I’m still suppose to have eggs for breakfast & Lunch tomorrow for transition days.
I throughly stuck to it for 3.5 days and while weight loss was not dramatic – I did lose and I did learn a boat load new ways to make eggs! It was not all a loss – I will say egg-spiriment is complete. Haha
How are your workouts going? Knees still good?
I can’t believe we are 1/2 way through may! My may start of 162.2 I’m only down -2.2 for the month, but hey, I’m downward not upward so I’m not going to feel bad. Just going to try a WF next week. (Debating how many days…) possibly just go for 72 hours and then extend it if I am feeling good and OK with it.
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May 18/160.8/NFD
Oh my goodness. Dear @165gw, you poor thing. Hugs. Maybe a monster hug… I could squeeze it out of you. Awe.
And just so you know not everyone has a BM everyday and it is ok, I don’t and if I’m water fasting I won’t. I mean certain meds can inhibit folks from having a BM for a week. So give yourself some space, to create space. I do hope you can find some comfort.
From what i’m reading on the subject you are doing all good things to get the flow going. Maybe more Coffee? And we have this stuff here called Epson Salt (sodium chloride) you can put a teaspoon into 8oz water and drink it. I feel bad that you are having such a struggle, you darling soul. You might transition from the liquid fast to fruit or broth with some veggies. Veggies are known to give good fiber that can help move things along. Onions and garlic is also suppose to help.
– – Yesterday, I held strong to my water fasting (I knew we would be going to this little day festival so I held out all my calories in anticipation.) I did make a bowl of broth with veggies before going so that I would not be temped with buying foods there since it can be quite expensive! (vender foods in this town can be quite good, like we have this one that has bowls of grains, black beans, avocado, with veggies on top. They change the grain and veggies for different dishes they serve.) We also have traditional not healthy stuff like funnel cake, fried foods and what not, but I don’t find I’m ever overly tempted by that stuff unless I just feel a whim b/c I’ve not had a funnel cake in 3 years and I get one to split with my SO.
Debated on OMAD, but I feel hungry (prob all the mixed drinks) my sweetheart was happy go lucky at home with cocktails and it’s nice just throwing caution to the wind *I mean jeez we are two gown adults playing mixologist at home.
I really want to do an extended water fast next week. After all the eggs, butter and cheese I feel I need a re-set.
@165gw – I’m “on the edge of my seat” so to speak with what is happening with you. Breathe and be. Being check out in the ER can at least give reassurance of what you feel you need to do/or not do.
Gosh I hope you are feeling better.
Today my SO and I attended a catered dinner. I had a burger, took 1/2 the bread off it and a small bit of macaroni salad. I would say I drank most of my calories. Which would also explain why I am wide awake at 1am. Eeeeep.
Water fasting you ask…. yes. Actually that’s the plan for this week I have in mind just straight up water M-F but
open to just Water M,Tu, W and the traditional daysa Th Start our Water with a broth dinner and Friday broth and light veggie soup. (At least that’s my sketch for the Week.
Can I say I have had terrible RLS after the egg fast. I must be deficient in some vitamins or minerals b/c it’s been a rough week with it.
Hope you’re able to process your goods and hope my shins stop aching. Cheers to getting older.
May 20/ 161.8/ WFD
I feel like I should write a song about the number 161 – or play the lotto. I mean I’m starting to think that Mr. Particular has a favorite number. We are going to need to have a talk with him and get him to pick a lower favorite number. ah-hem…
Oh. My. Goodness. well I certainly would still feel all out of sorts with what is going on with the bathroom business, I mean you are on SEVERAL methods to try and get things flowing. I can’t believe the Dr. was a bit dismissive. hummmm I mean its not like you have been to the Dr for anything else in the last few years. I think your concern was/is valid.
Well I guess we still need to wait it out.
The crimson wave ride started yesterday and boy does that throw a wrench into getting ready for an evening out. Not only that, but also since I’m in-between sizes I look frumpy in my bigger clothes and not quite slim enough for my smaller clothes. The only other things I have right now that fit me better were a couple of yoga shirts I purchased a couple weeks ago so that I didn’t look so unkept. I don’t like looking untidy, unless I am trying to do it on purpose!
Well time for me to go and teach! Sooooon you will be back to feeling better and wow look at that number 193.6 and thats before you have rid of your food baby you are holding on to….
May 21/159.4/WFD2
breaking the 161 pattern yay.
So weak and tired that I had to take 1/2 a day subbed out my classes. I was just too tired. I’m almost to tired to type.
as for the pills vs senna depends on when the pills need to break down in the body as to how strong they are made. The tea has to go past your whole digestive track.
As for Keto (and the egg fast) I was a bit stopped up afterwards -so you could be onto something about the Keto. Grains may be our friends. I love quinoa and don’t know if I could ever truly avoid it forever. Unless I get tested for Celiac disease.
For me I have to come off the WF slowly. Starting with broth then broth with some veggies. Otherwise I’m in the loo for most of the day b/c my stomach or intestines are not ready. Take your time, its a process to come out of fast longer than 36hr.
Ah yes u are right about quinoa- it is recommended to give it up only at first because it can cause a gluten reaction.
This fasting I’ve missed food a bit more. I’m two days in tho so tomorrow should be better. I’ll probably have broth Thursday evening. I forgot I have a belated birthday dinner to attend Friday evening, Not sure About eating dinner yet …. will ponder solutions. – see I need a game plan. So that’s what I do I kinda make a mental note as to when I need to take the next steps with the WFDs
And yay I made it once again to 159. Now to stay below it is the challenge.
May 22/159.0/WFDx3
Third day is a charm right. Fasting today is easier, and i’m less tired. Yay 2 for 1 here. Contemplated the dinner thing friday. I looked at their menu (when I woke at 5:30am with nothing to do, my up time is 7ish) really the only thing that caught my eye was steak tips. Which I’ve never had before, but looked it up and looks awesome. It was that or just a steak. I have craved red meat in this last year WAY more than I ever have. Honestly I had not ate meat for about 10 years and I didn’t even miss it, till some time last year.
Its prob not the best way to break a fast, I’ll need to have broth with veggies on Thursday night and see how I do. Otherwise I’ll just be sitting there drinking water OR I could just politely decline…. man, then I feel like a party pooper (little do they know that would be the reason I would not be there. Bahahahahahaha)
speaking of the subject, I sure hope you’re doing better. I’m sorry its been quite the ordeal and feels like it is taking so long to sort itself out.
I always forget how much easier the 3rd day of a water fast is… sometimes the hard part is making food, but even that is sometimes not that big of a deal. I mean I made my SO an egg, ham, polenta, cheese, quesadilla this morning. Looked good but really just enjoyed that THEY enjoyed it.
An interesting thing happened at the store tho on Monday that I forgot about till thinking about food, cooking/shopping just now. When I did the food shopping on Monday (1st day of Water Fasting this week). I actually was appalled by most of the food in the grocery store. It was very odd feeling. There were so many food choices that I walked by thinking, why on earth did I ever eat that, and how did we get to this point to have so many processed foods etc. It disturbed me enough that I think I only spent like 35 dollars on food for the week. I came home and hardly put anything in the fridge, realizing that my SO needs to eat! Had to get creative with the little amounts of food that I did buy.
hope you are having a good day!
May 22/156.8/FD
@165gw – look at you sporting that 193! And me getting to my lowest weight so far on this journey of 156.8 – You and I we are doing it, and over all any loss we have in my book is good. And the running you may have also gained more muscle too.
Did 3 WFDs and would have kept going. But I injured my eye yesterday and had to go to the eye Dr this morning. I got antibiotics and apparently a steroid for my eye! They are both drops. And I tried to keep going with my water fast, but the pain from my eye was too much. So it was time, if I wanted ibuprofen I needed to have something in my stomach. I made a veggie filled broth and it was lovely.
So far it is tech still a FD tho because my veggie filled broth was prob no more than 100 cal. Besides that had planned out n transitioning anyway due to the dinner thing Friday.
May 24/156.8/FD
@165gw – you are getting there! and I know all about the hover.
Remember you had a tough time with your GI this month and you did still lose weight. I’m proud of you. Its tough to get extra stress, especially from our own bodies and then trying to re-set the balance while still trying to maintain more weight loss. Remember this – this is a WOL and it will be here for us like an old friend. If you need to eat a steady and balanced diet to get things back in line then do that. Take care of yourself. I am glad to hear things are possibly going better in the GI department.
My eye is doing better. Sill sensitive to light, so not driving in the day yet and keeping the lights low (along with darkening the computer screen.)
Been collecting data with Mr. Particular observing WF in the morning for days like today and yesterday….
Thurs Morning – 156.8 after 3xWFDs
Fri Morning – 157.2 after 1xFD
Fri afternoon – 156.8
We are nearing the end of the Month I’m up in the air a bit as to how I want to do the rest of my fasting days, since we have Memorial Day holiday here in the states some things are closed and really this is when folks have a lot of cook-outs. Although I have nothing planned for the day maybe we’ll get some organizing done.
NFD
Today is pretty and i was able to go outside and inspect my plants! the sun was way to bright for my eye yesterday.
Accidently got a CSA box this thursday, but has acutally worked out in my favor with all the veggies. So I’m celebrating and ate a sauteed kale with garlic and onions with a bit provalone cheese and a scrambled egg for breakfast served on 1 slice of pumpernickle rye swirl bread. Lunch was to the lighter side, I found out that i LIKE plain non-sweetened greek yogurt! That is a first! Yogurt usually taste pretty sour to me so I was so excited to try it and I just liked it! yay no more buying the honey kind or stuff with fruit. I don’t really eat that much yogurt anyway. I sorta just wanted it to help with digestion and for soemthing different. I probably get/eat yogurt once every two months or so. Well enough about that.
At the back of my closet as i was clearing things out for summer stuff. I found a pair of britches, really cute (totally like 60’s color pattern with swirls of pink purple and white pasily (big print) and I was like *wow I forgot I made these.* but then i remembered I made them and then soon after like no more than a month or so after I made them I out grew them. Well – Let – Me – Tell – You – What! I tried them on…… *~! and they fit !~* woot woot. didn’t even know I had motivational pants in my closet!
So i will be sporting those far out freaky colored pants with a nice strut!
Going out dacning tonight, I have not tried on my dance pants. I do wonder if I have at lest 1 pair that might fit yet… if not I’ll wear the far out freaky colored britches I found in the closet! I wish I would have put pockets in them, then they would be perfect…. I suppose I can still do that. Just not for tonight, not enogh time. I’ve debated also WHERE to put the pocket. I kinda like zipper pockets on the sides so that I don’t have stuff at my hips making me all uncomfortable. Will ahve to sort that out.
Havning a funky dyslexic day so I’m sure there are tons of mistakes in this post. Sorry bout that. but too excted to fix.
wow I do hope your GI track finds some happiness. Fiber supplement sounds like a good move. I might consider easing up on the Senna tea if possible. It may be making matters worse, its not a good tea to have over the long run of this kind of thing. What about switching it up to maybe some peppermint tea. I find peppermint tea to be good for digestive health. Most things I’ve researched said to not really use the senna tea longer than 10-14 days. So it may be time for a little break. If that feels impossible try drinking less and less and replace some of the cups of senna tea with the peppermint tea.
Have you tried drinking a homemade smoothie – if you have a blender, thow in a chopped banana, chopped apple, prune juice (or some prunes if no juice, if prunes are not soft (soak them first for about 5 minutes in hot water) a couple of tsp of either (flax OR chia seeds OR psyllium husk OR fiber supplement) add enough water to get it whirling, and depenidng on if it taste sweet enough you can add juice instead of all water.
My heart is with you on this journey.
May 28/162.2/WFD
Dancing was awesome all Saturday night. We got home at 5am – which is understandable, the place we went was 2 hours away. We had a good laugh that we can’t believe we used to do that 2 hour trip nearly twice a month when where were younger. ha
Yeah – that number up there is NOT a typo! 3 NFDs in a row and my body is like WEEEEEEEEEeeeeee – I’m not worried tho. I started yesterday evening and now going till Thrusday afternoon/evening. There’s a game night pot luck thing I’m attending on Thursday night, so I’ll have dinner. Then back to fasting on Friday – till Saturday morning.
It was pretty remarkable tho that I did widdle down to 156.8 – its not that far away so lets see how the 2 day Fasting helps my numbers.
I’m rooting for your knees. I have a special hip that flairs up. I was glad it didn’t give me much fuss when we went out dancing.
The RLS calmed a little and then came back full swing. I have an appointment in August (soonest I could get one) to get blood work done and see if I am deficient in any nutrients. I’ve read that low Iron may be part of the cause (and eating nuts can inhibit the absorption of iron.) dang it and I like nuts, I’ve at them more as a snack since looking for better alternatives to chips.
Well life is all about finding a good balance. Cheers to your fasting day!
May/159.4/WFD
have to check in and say woot woot! Yeah buddies – look at you! OOoooo at that rate those motivational jeans are going to get loose!
Getting my number back in check! yeah and after cutting up fresh veggies for my sweethearts dinner, I decided I would have a bowl full of warm veggies with just salt and pepper. I water sauteed onions, celery, brussel sprouts, yellow squash, and kale – I topped it with arugula, and lemon zest as well as a squeeze of lemon juice and of course the salt and pepper. Yeah all I can say is I’m ok with breaking water fast for vegetables. AND I took a ketone reading this morning and my ketones still went up. Which I didn’t have any carbs so that makes sense. They went up as if I had still been water fasting tho. So thats something to consider.
I think I’m like you, I’m going to find a good balance with carbs and lean toward veggies and maybe some keto recipes, but not be strict keto. I think I get a little imbalanced (digestive wise) with too strict of keto. I think it is actually the cheese and milk (and thats from almond, or cashew milk) that imbalance me. Most recipies call for WAY more cheese than I would put into something. I like cheese, but I also respect that it takes a lot of milk to make cheese and would rather enjoy the cheese as a delicacy and not take it for granted.
I will say even tho the number went up yesterday the Fancy Pants still fit. So I think you are right it was mostly water. Funny discovery tho with WFD – I weigh myself throughout the day on WFDs and I noticed if I haven’t drank enough water I actually will weigh more. (I mean I’ll weigh more if I just drink a big glass of water and then have not peed yet too) but it is a cool discovery to see that when I drink my water throughout the day, that it has an effect on the scale readings. I think I read that you do need water to process the energy your body burns from fat.
I’m so happy you seem to getting more balanced with your GI system AND look at you running! wow, I’m super impressed. I have not found a love of running yet. However, I am doing harder and harder yoga moves and arm balances (working toward harder arm balances that is….)
catch ya later!
You must trick it. Try switching the first paragraph and maybe add a sentence then it won’t be the same. That really is quite weird. I had it do that to me when I posted a link early on… I’m glad u can still post. If your posting does stop just send an email mail to the forum folks they will help you out.
In other news I did good at sticking to just the WF the whole day and boy is Mr Particular happy to tell me about it…. I’ll not speak too soon tho I’m going to wait for tomorrow morning’s readings to see if even better praises get sung. Haha
May 30/157.0/CD? Maybe
@165gw love you story. I think you are right it was too long. Now we know there is a limit in size/word count. Where do I begin?
First I’ll say this might be short b/c finally I am tired. I did not sleep at all the whole night. (And as a note of interest on WFDs every time I wake from sleeping I have usually lost weight on WFDs but not today. It’s the same number as when I went to bed! Sleeping burns calories – I knew it. (With my unscientific knowledges on the subject. ) so maybe after a nap – I even get a bit further down.
In need of ZZZzzzZZZzzzzz
May 30/155.2/CD
After the nap- look at that, I lost weight. I napped for 4 hours (which considering I didn’t sleep last night isn’t that long) During that time looks like I lost 1.8lbs. Wow. I wonder if I slept deeper if I would lose more while sleeping?
Awe what a bummer about your friend. I’m not into running (yet) but I would be and (i am) praising you. I know me running 5 minutes straight even at a jog pace would not be very pleasant. So I think you ROCK! Keep on going you are doing it. *i feel the same way about how u used to feel with running and feeling g heavy/clunky. It just never felt natural.
I’m into your eating theory. I really think it sounds like a good as well as an interesting plan. Laughing so much from this one. “mammoth ran out and couldn’t find any berries”
Oooo you have made me do some calculations… I’m about 1lb away from my 1/2 way point which is 30lbs! Wow, you are right we are doing it. Whew. I can only hope maintenance isn’t this challenging. I think we will be able to do a true 5:2 b/c we won’t be trying to lose weight. Well we’re getting there! Good job to us! Cheers!
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