Intermittent fasting?

[Ellajames]

Thanks wantingpink. I noticed that you did end up conceiving 2 girls! Did you skip breakfast and also lower the amount of carbs that you ate? Would you say that you had to up your protein intake?

[maidentomother]

When fasting I feel almost high...much better than after eating, which makes me sluggish. I can understand physics on fasting days that elude me on eating days! It is quite remarkable.

[atomic sagebrush]

Wow, thanks for your response atomic! I understand much better now.
Would you still suggest a nice long overnight fast and skipping breakfast for someone who doesn't have much weight to lose? And would you still suggest the same calorie range as you typically suggest for pink swayers?

yes to overnight fast and skipping breakfast, but eat upper level cals

[atomic sagebrush]

I do need to mention that there is a strong tendency amongst pink swayers to take a reasonable idea to the brink of insanity and thus I think that we should focus on the overnight "fast", skipping and pushing back breakfast a few hours, and avoiding snacks, as laid out in LE Diet. No one should be doing daylong fasts or juice fasts as a general rule *unless, like Maiden, you are very well informed about it and capable of doing so safely* and above all else the "I'm going to fast drinking nothing but Crystal Light" idea (which it's appaling the number of people who have suggested tht)

[WantingPink]

EllaJames I don't really like to eat breakfast. Never have as it makes me feel like crap the rest of the day. I would drink coffee with half and half and real organic maple syrup. There is something about real maple syrup that doesn't make me feel awful. So I did take in calories in the morning but not a lot. I did eat less protein overall (than with the boys) and ate smaller meals overall. I didn't eat more carbs but I did change the carbs I ate. With my boys I would get most of my carbs from fruit, veggies, quinoa, and long grain brown rice. With my girls I did switch to refined white carbs so I had to really watch amounts that I ate to keep from gaining weight. I am also a small person (5'1") so I think I probably require fewer calories than the average person and can get away with coffee in the morning and two small meals and a snack during the day.

Now that I am PG I have to eat all the time however my meals are very heavy protein/fat based which really helps with morning sickness. If I start eating carbs then the weight will pile on and my MS gets out of control.