trickiernikki12's Journal, 03 February 2016

Started doing IF last week. Truthfully, it was a little difficult the first day; but by the third day, it was actually pretty easy. I was never much of a breakfast person anyway. So after the first 12 hours after my last meal, I just kept telling myself that every hour I continued, my body was being a fat-burning machine. I have learned to drink my coffee without heavy whipping cream... and I add my MCT oil and collagen hydrolysate to my 4:00PM cup of coffee. I also take a pre-natal multi vitamin with DHA and Biotin daily. I actually have more energy and feel much better on a LCHF diet as opposed to when I am eating rice and pasta. I hardly ever ate them before being diagnosed with gastroparesis...since those items are low-residue, they are supposed to be main staples...but the way they made me feel...and how they attributed to my sky-rocketted weight when I was taking the methylprednisolone, I KNEW that I would be MUCH BETTER OFF cutting them out of my diet!!!

Since caloric intake/food choices are my only means of weight-loss, I thought that I would give IF a try. I'm pleased to announce that the weight is now coming off much faster!! I have to watch my sodium intake, though, because after my last IVIG infusion, I gained 15 pounds in one day from fluid retention...that was a discouraging scale day...lolol...but it has since rectified itself. My abdomen still seems a little distended with fluid, but it is slowly returning to normal as well. Good Luck, everyone!!!

250.0 lb Lost so far: 90.0 lb.    Still to go: 90.0 lb.    Diet followed reasonably well.

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1394 kcal

Fat: 107.15g | Prot: 67.34g | Carb: 16.57g.   Breakfast: Crystal Light Liquid Strawberry Lemonade, Great Lakes Gelatin Collagen Hydrolysate, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds), Dasani Bottled Water (16.9 oz). Lunch: Viva Labs MCT Oil, Dasani Bottled Water (16.9 oz), Nature's Bounty Biotin, Nature Made Multi Prenatal, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds), Great Lakes Gelatin Collagen Hydrolysate. Dinner: Butter (Salted), Spectrum Organic Virgin Coconut Oil, Great Value Heavy Whipping Cream Ultra Pasteurized, A Taste of Thai Coconut Milk (Regular), Garlic, Cooked Chard (Fat Added in Cooking), Fresh Express Baby Spinach, Cooked Kale (from Fresh), Cooked Celery, Ginger, Chicken Thigh (Skin Not Eaten). Snacks/Other: Sprite Sprite Zero (Can), Alcoholic Beverage (100 Proof, Gin Rum Vodka Whiskey), Archer Farms Roasted Sunflower Kernels with Sea Salt. more...

3018 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Sitting - 2 hours, Cooking - 1 hour, Standing - 15 minutes, Resting - 13 hours and 45 minutes, Sleeping - 7 hours. more...