Well I lasted 23hrs. I had hot water, tea, hot water then several hours not needing anything, then I had some tea late afternoon then I had 3 cups of low sodium chicken broth around 8 pm. I kept thinking that I should have something so I don’t binge tomorrow so I ate 3 boneless skinless grilled chicken thighs at the 23 hr mark. I’ll wait until tomorrow to figure out my next plan. The husband is still fasting!

Thanks, everyone for the welcome

@mamainthekitchen PCOS - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, which is, in essence, a hormonal imbalance. There's a strong correlation between this hormonal imbalance, metabolic syndrome, and insulin resistance. The medication I'm on Victoza is a GLP-1 agonist, it basically replicates a hormone in our gut that increases insulin and leptin sensitivity among other things. (Hopefully, that helps).

Now onto my fast over the weekend. I struggled a lot after hour 48. I actually broke my fast at 64 hours. I just was feeling rough. I had an avocado and tomato salad and then completed the rest of my fast as expected. (So basically did a 64 and 34 back to back). It's still a bit longer than I've fasted before and I think eating was the right choice! I broke my fast on Sunday with more avocado and tomato salad and some homemade egg drop soup.

On Monday I was STARVING! LOL, this actually is a good sign for me, I often don't have much of an appetite. I'm pretty sure this is from beating up my metabolism for so many years. When I'm hungry it's a sign that my metabolism is actually increasing. The main reason I'm currently trying longer fasts and eating windows is that I was finding I wasn't eating enough after a fast. On my eating days, I'm also doing 18:6 or 17:7 depending on my schedule for the day. I'm going to try to do my 3 days eating, 4 days fasting for a few more weeks. If I find I'm always hungry on the first day after my fasting window, I'll probably change to Alternate day fasting for the majority of the time and only do longer fasts maybe once a month or so, as they are certainly a bit harder.

Just stopping in real quick...I know I missed a lot. And welcome to all the new and new-old users...great to see everyone. This place is starting to rock again.

Been taking care of some things and putting fasting off; I finally told my wife yesterday that after last night's meal I was starting a fast. I don't know how long I'm going. I started at 3:30 am (LSU National Championship...don't judge ) and am shooting for 36 hours, but will take it however long I can. Just went to grocery and am setup for keto over the next 2 weeks or so.

I'll be back soon...looking to change the banner; if anyone has any ideas or cool/inspirational pics please post them.

Congrats to everyone on fasting...it looks like you all are kicking butt right now.

Hi guys!

Ugh, one of those CrAzY busy days! Been sitting on this page for hours now, waiting to type something!

With that being said I need to keep this to a quick drive by! Big meeting and travel coming up last week of January so been nuts. Definitely still sticking to Keto though! And!! I have a coworker who just started this past Monday. Very happy for her! Unfortunately she is not on MFP, she uses another app so can't invite her here. Sigh...

I am sending positive vibes to all of you! Career, weight loss, good karma, and all that fun stuff.

See you guys soon.

@mamainthekitchen
re: Height - LOL at your sister. I always say 5'3" I knew I was a bit taller than 5'3" but had forgotten exactly how much, but my 12-year-old just reached 5'3" and so she's very anxious to get taller than me and so we measured and I was like geez why haven't I been saying 5'4" all this time?
re: Body Composition further details - So I'm 41 so not really young anymore. I'm just naturally muscular?!? I've 110lbs of lean muscle mass and 6lbs of bone, so at 30% body fat that would take me to 150lbs. My daughter at 12 and 5'3" is already at 95lbs of muscle, we're naturally strong, but don't do anything, in particular, to make that happen. LOL. I have lifted heavy in the past but honestly didn't seem to make a huge difference and I didn't seem to build a lot more muscle while I was doing it. In hindsight, I might not have been eating enough to build muscle. With extended fasting however you get a Human Growth Hormone spike around 48hrs. Once I'm closer to my goal weight I'm going to see if lifting heavy lifting fasted in those windows gives me any gains, but I want to be able to see what muscles I'm building so I have 25lbs yet to lose before I get there. At the moment I'm just focusing on walking
BTW: Are you in Vancouver? I'm in Calgary!

So as of last night at 6:30, I've started fasting again, I'm hoping to get farther into my 4-day fast than last week but I will see how it goes. My pace of weight loss is really quite fast, so while it's nice to lose so quickly my extended fasts are more about staying in autophagy and insulin deprivation than the speed of weight loss. That being said, I'm not complaining, and it's very encouraging to see such spectacular results.

Sorry for the delay in responding. Thank you for the re-welcome. My fast on Tuesday was a bust. I’m just not able to push through when my hunger tears it’s ugly head early in the morning. But that’s the beauty of fasting...flexibility. Making another attempt today.

Question: has anyone attempted to do a fasting mimicking diet? I’ve been exploring a DIY version with ideas from Reddit. I’ve tried Longos FMD product. But I couldn’t sustain it. I’m wondering if doing a DIY version with real food would increase the odds of success. I’m going to tweak some recipes next week and plan to use them to do a bit of a longer fast. I’ll keep you posted if anyone is interested.

Have a great weekend, everyone.

@flossyruby1 when you do a full day fast is that a from dinner one day to dinner the next?

If you're especially hungry in the morning you could do breakfast to breakfast instead. In fact when we eat in the morning our insulin response to that meal is less than if we eat the exact same meal in the evening. Since the point of fasting is to lower and drop insulin levels, so it might be worth a try?

The other thing I notice is if my food is too carby prior to starting my fast I'm way more hungry. I don't fully follow keto, but the day before my fast I make sure I've as few as carbs as possible to make that transition easier.

@flossyruby1 ah yes I agree it's much easier to skip breakfast and lunch unnoticed. I've a kiddo around myself, and while she knows I fast, I too try to do most of my fasting in her absence.

Going to bed hungry was one of my biggest hurdles when I started fasting, but it gets easier thankfully. I've come a long way, in my 20s I used to use food to medicate my insomnia...now going to sleep totally fasted is completely possible!

One of the things I like best about fasting is its complete flexibility, special event on a fasting day, switch up my fasting for a different day. It's certainly one of the most flexible things I've ever done.

@KateNkognito congrats on the 1 interview, the other not so much Hope that puzzle got you through your last fast. I find too that occupying my mind with somethings helps.

@mamainthekitchen congrats on the longer fast. How's your husband doing on it? I always like to hear from the guys too. This group has only had a few men actively participating (from time to time) over the years.

Good morning all!

Sorry for being a little missing in action lately! Crazy work week last week and the weekend was quiet on Saturday due to snow but busy yesterday since we were stuck in the house all day Saturday. LOL

My IF and Keto WOE is going well. My guy and I are planning to get back to the gym after I return from traveling next week. Next week I am heading to Atlanta for a few days. The chaos at work is planning the meeting in Atlanta. But, it will be over soon. Looking forward to that.

Sounds like you guys are all doing well. I can't do individual shout outs today. But, I am here cheering you on!

Have a great day and speak soon.

Hi guys!

Still rocking and rolling here! Work = busy. Keto = great. Getting a lot more steps in lately. LOL

Sending hugs to all. See you soon.

Hi guys!

oooh @KateNkognito feel better! We complain about that often at my job - when people come to work when they are sick. UGH! Keep your germs to yourselves!

Things are good here. Getting things accomplished and feeling less stressed about work and this big meeting I am planning for next week. Looking like the weather is going to cooperate too because who really wants to worry about snow when traveling!?

Keto is good. Moving right along and feeling good about sticking to it even though it is so busy at work and a lot of times I look and realize I never had time to eat my afternoon snack! Weigh in day on Friday. I stayed the same last week, so hopefully I have a little something something lost this week. Next week I plan on sticking to my Keto WOE while traveling. Wish me luck!

Guess that is all for now. Have a good rest of the day and I'll check back in soon. Almost time for lunch!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend.