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Intermittent Fasting: Day 7

Intermittent Fasting: Day 7

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We are down to the last two days of this little intermittent fasting experiment as I continue to follow a plan found in The Complete Guide to Fasting: Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day and Extended Fasting and I have to say, it has been quite the experience. Fasting certainly has a way of highlighting little food behaviors that can otherwise easily fly under the radar. And, if you find yourself in an eating rut, fasting definitely makes mealtimes all the more exciting! Though I’ll have much more to say in upcoming posts about my own week-long experience with intermittent fasting, let’s take a look at Day 7 which was another 6:18 eating/fasting schedule and see how that went.

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Intermittent Fasting: Day 6

Intermittent Fasting: Day 6

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Second 24-hour fast day–let’s do this!

I decided to start my day with a super-charged cup of joe famously known as Bulletproof Coffee. Have you heard of this? Popularized by keto folks, this is not your regular cuppa. Though the recipes vary a bit, Bulletproof Coffee is essentially a cup of strong coffee that’s been blended with heavy cream, clarified butter, coconut oil, and MCT (medium-chain triglyceride) oil, or any combination thereof. While it is not low in calories by any means, it does check the boxes for those following a liquid and/or fat fast and is meant to get someone through those challenging days when your regular java just won’t cut it.

In honor of June’s Diet of the Month, The Complete Guide to Fasting: Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting by Jason Fung, MD and Jimmy Moore, I decided to test out the version found in their recipe section, which combines 1 cup of coffee with 1-2 tablespoons heavy cream, 1-2 tablespoons butter or ghee (clarified butter), and 1-2 tablespoons coconut oil. I went with the lesser amount of each of those high-fat additions, gave it a good whisking with my Aerolatte, and took a swig.

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Intermittent Fasting: Day 1

Intermittent Fasting: Day 1

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Here we go! Day 1 of intermittent fasting (IMF)! If this is your first visit to The Diet Oracle, this month we have been taking a look at The Complete Guide to Fasting: Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting by Jason Fung, MD and Jimmy Moore for June’s Diet of the Month. Today, I will begin a week-long test drive of one of their recommended regimens to see what intermittent fasting is all about. (If you’d like a quick snapshot of the plan I’ll be following, check out my previous post, Intermittent Fasting: Ready, Set, Go!

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Intermittent Fasting: Ready, Set, Go!

Intermittent Fasting: Ready, Set, Go!

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Now that we’ve had some time to read up on the claims and promised results, it’s time to take The Complete Guide to Intermittent Fasting: Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting for a spin!

So, not gonna lie here, I am just a bit nervous going into this. I must confess that I love to eat and am not particularly inclined to miss meals. Aside from an epic stomach flu or routine lab tests, I’ve never really fasted before and am not sure how this is going to go.

Despite this, however, I really am interested to see how Fung’s claims will hold up when taken for a test drive. Since it’s not realistic to think there could be any measurable health changes in just seven days, I’m mostly interested to see how intermittent fasting (IMF) will impact my appetite, workouts, and weight.

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