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Well, the week-long food fest is over. Hopefully, I've ratcheted up my metabolism. Now its back to sensible eating. I'm going to try doing a total fast on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays (most weeks). I'm not sure if the 3 days of fasting will work for me or not, but I'm going to give it a serious effort. I hope to continue IF on the days that I do eat, however, I may have to move to an 18:6 or even 16:8 eating window due to the total fasts on alternate days. On days that I eat, I want to keep my caloric intake in the 2,200 to 2,500 calorie window at first. If that appears too low or too high, I'll make adjustments. Now that my weight is close to where I want it to be, I'm not overly concerned about the calorie counts anymore, except that I don't want to go too low and tank my metabolism. One other thing that I'm going to try is vinegar. I'm not a fan of vinegar at all. However, according to Dr. Fung, vinegar (white, apple cider, or red wine) will help keep insulin levels in check and reduce insulin resistance. I've purchased one bottle of each type and I'm going to try to muscle-down a couple of tablespoons per day.
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