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  • I know this will be hard to accept when the values potentially could differ by - what? - maybe low hundreds of calories? (The BMR estimate for me, without the body fat formulas, varies by 88 calories, but I'm not a big person, rather an average height li'l ol' lady.) It doesn't matter which one you choose. Mifflin-St Jeor…
  • Has anyone had experience with "Good Girl Moonshine"? It is water with ginger and ACV in it. I sometimes add stevia. I make it in concentrated batches and then just put about 1T of concentrate in 8oz of water. This video shows how to make the concentrate, though I do not use exact measurements like she does:…
  • Yeah, I think I'll avoid chewing anything at this point. Why add complications to the challenge?
  • Really?? What quantity of "leaves" is the limit for not "waking up" the pancreas? I adore greens, even without any dressing, but have not used them during my fast. Is there a metabolic disadvantage if you chew them as opposed to drinking parsley or arugula in a smoothie? (IE maybe amylase jumps into the game?) Please…
  • Checking in, about 4 weeks in.... I have good days and bad days. I am noticing a pattern on "bad" days: often a thought enters my head around 12 to 2 PM that says: "Wow. It's going to be HOURS before dinner. And this project isn't going too well. Why don't you take a break and go eat early? Can you really work on this…
  • Today is day 4 for me. I've been so amazed by my own ability to get to 4 PM because at about 12-2 it feels like I will not make it. Yesterday I remembered the trick about putting a wee bit of salt on the tongue and then having a glass of water, and it did indeed help with the light-headedness.
  • Hi everyone. First I want to thank Joe for his insights and generosity on YouTube. All the questions that have kept me from being "all in" with IF for the past 5 months or so are answered in his videos. I have about 15 pounds I'd like to lose. It may not seem like much, but I am petite and 15 pounds is a lot for me. I look…
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