My Low Carb Alternate Day Fasting Experiment - Day 22

A quick note about my weight. It didn't budge this past week. Why? Possibly because of my wine consumption. Not sure. I'll experiment with avoiding alcohol this next week and see what happens. I'm still at 180. Five pounds below my pre-ADF weight and five to go to reach my ADF-goal weight.

9:30 AM - ADF Meal Replacement Pudding/Shake: (8 oz of unsweetened, vanilla almond milk, 1 scoop (natural + sugar-free) vanilla whey protein, 3 Tbs organic (sugar-free) peanut butter, 2 scoops chocolate "greens" powder, 1 scoop organic sprouted flax meal, 1 scoop of FOS/inulin and a dash of NutraSalt); a few (homemade, sugar-free) almond-coconut cookies + my morning supplements

10:30 AM - Blood Pressure: 111/62. Blood Sugar: 75.

11:45-12:15 - meditation practice

12:45 PM - a cup of organic black coffee

2:00 PM - lunch mish-mash (a sliced organic Roma tomato topped with wild salmon & caper cream cheese; a feta & spinach chicken sausage; a few bites of carnitas) + my mid-day supplements

3:45 PM - a cup of organic black coffee

6:40 PM - branzino fillet w/citrus-cauliflower aioli, roasted (organic) cauliflower + nighttime supplements

8:45 PM - a cup of organic black coffee

More to come ... I hope!

My Low Carb Alternate Day Fasting Experiment - Day 21

Officially beginning week 3 of my ADF experiment. It's going well. Some new information to share re: weight and such. Will post later today or tomorrow. Until then ...

9:00 AM - a cup of organic black coffee

9:15 AM - Blood Pressure: 109/64. Blood Sugar: 65.

10:30 AM - a strong cup of organic white tea

12:30 PM - a smoked beef rib (Whole Foods), homemade (organic) guacamole + most of my daily supplements

2:45 PM - a cup of organic black coffee

3:15 - 4:30 PM - work out

4:45 PM - a post-exercise, recovery shake (6 oz of unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 1 1/2 scoops of natural vanilla whey protein, 2 scoops of "chocolate greens", 1 scoop of FOS/inulin, a few drops of organic peppermint extract + a dash of NutraSalt)

6:30 PM - a cup of organic black coffee

8:00 PM - a strong cup of organic white tea

10:45 PM - a strong cup of organic chamomile tea

11:00 PM - meditation practice

More to come ... I hope!

My Low Carb Alternate Day Fasting Experiment - Day 20

We're making breakfast and getting ready to watch some football! It's a beautiful, overcast day. Later I plan to exercise and meditate. And, of course, enjoy this feed day to it's fullest. We may even work on an HF recipe. The ingredients are in the 'fridge and ready to go! Hope you all have a wonderful Sunday!

(Probable) Change of plans: I'll exercise tomorrow instead of today. It'll be interesting to see what it's like to work out on an ADF day. I'll also modify my eating pattern slightly to adjust for the exercise by adding a recovery (protein) shake to the mix.

Blood Pressure: 112/73. Blood Sugar: 67. Note: taken at 1:45 PM.

9:45 AM - a cup of coffee (black) w/ a scoop of FOS/inulin

10:45 AM - a small piece of organic spinach feta egg bake, a medium (organic) Roma tomato, 5 slices of organic bacon + my morning supplements

1:30 PM - a strong cup of organic white tea

2:20 PM - leftover bonanza (smoked salmon & caper cream cheese spread, natural prosciutto, an organic Roma tomato and feta-stuffed peppers), organic red wine (Malbec) + mid-day supplements

4:00 PM - a cup of coffee (black)

5:00 PM - meditation practice

7:00 PM - 2 small branzino (European sea bass) fillets w/ a citrus-garlic aioli, roasted cauliflower w/ shallots, a glass of organic red wine + nighttime supplements *

9:15 PM - a strong cup of organic white tea

10:45 PM - meditation practice

11:15 PM - a strong cup of organic chamomile tea

* Recipe to be posted on HF on Tuesday.

More to come ... I hope!

My Low Carb Alternate Day Fasting Experiment - Day 19

The good news: I'm not feeling very sore at all this morning ... even though I had my most intense work out in years yesterday. I also slept quite well last night. A big help.

Blood Pressure: 115/69. Blood Sugar: 67. (Taken after drinking coffee at about 11:10 AM).

10:45 AM - a cup of black coffee

1:10 PM - a strong cup of organic white tea

2:15 PM - a leftover In-n-Out 3x3 (three burger patties, 3 slices of American cheese, grilled onions, pickles and tomato slices), homemade organic guacamole, a glass of organic red wine (Malbec) + most of my daily supplements

4:00 PM - meditation practice

4:30 PM - a cup of black coffee

7:45 PM - a strong cup of organic white tea

10:30 PM - a strong cup of organic chamomile tea

More to come ... I hope!

My Low Carb Alternate Day Fasting Experiment - Day 18

The hunger is most noticeable when lying in bed at night trying to fall asleep. If sleep comes quickly, no problem. If it takes awhile, the stomach grumbles are more obvious. Drinking warm tea throughout the day helps. But you can't drink too much right before bed for obvious reasons.

Health Goals for Today - meditation and a work out.

10:15 AM - Blood Pressure: 107/66. Blood Sugar: 68 mg/dL.

10:45 AM - a cup of organic coffee w/ a scoop of FOS/inulin and unsweetened vanilla almond milk, a slice of homemade (organic) spinach feta egg bake, a spicy chicken sausage + my morning supplements

12:45 PM - a strong glass of organic white tea (3 tea bags)

2:10 PM - a cup of black coffee

2:15 - 3:30 PM - work out

3:45 PM - a post-exercise, recovery shake (6 oz of unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 1 scoop of natural vanilla whey protein, 2 scoops of "chocolate greens", 1 scoop of FOS/inulin, a few drops of organic peppermint extract)

4:40 - 5:00 PM - meditation practice

5:10 PM - a bowl of organic cottage cheese w/ a Tbs of Nature's Hollow (sugar-free) strawberry preserves, a few ounces of raw (organic) walnuts + my mid-day supplements

6:45 PM - a cup of black coffee

9:00 PM - feta-stuffed peppers (2 small), carnitas (pulled pork) w/ grilled pepper, onions, Monterey Jack cheese and sour cream, a glass of organic red wine (Tempranillo) + my evening supplements

12:30 AM - a strong cup of organic chamomile tea

More to come ... I hope!

My Low Carb Alternate Day Fasting Experiment - Day 17

Here's my mathematical equation of the day: add new exercise to your work out routine = new aches and pains. But then there's this: persistence + time = increased stamina, strength and wellness. You can't have one without the other.

9:15 AM - Blood Pressure: 114/73. Blood Sugar: 71 mg/dL.

9:30 AM - a cup of organic coffee (black)

1:00 PM - a large slice of homemade (organic) spinach-feta eggbake, a spicy chicken sausage, a half-glass of organic red wine (Tempranillo) + the majority of my daily supplements

2:30 PM - a cup of organic coffee (black)

4:30 PM - a cup of organic white tea (2 tea bags)

6:45 PM - a cup of organic coffee (black)

8:30 PM - a strong cup of organic white tea (3 tea bags)

10:45 PM - a strong cup of organic chamomile tea

11:15 PM - meditation practice

More to come ... I hope!

My Low Carb Alternate Day Fasting Experiment - Day 16

Today is a normal feed day and an exercise day. I'm planning on adding a few new weight machine exercises to my routine. Even though my muscles feel sore and tired, I feel compelled to finalize my work out routine by making a few alterations - 1) doing "interval training" while on the treadmill; 2) rounding out my resistance exercises by adding two new machines to the mix.

10:15 AM - Blood Pressure: 112/70. Blood Sugar: 68 mg/dL

10:20 AM - a cup of organic coffee (black), a large piece of homemade (organic) spinach egg bake

12:00 PM - a strong cup of organic white tea (3 tea bags)

12:30 AM - meditation practice (20 minutes)

2:00 PM - 3 thin slices of tri-tip steak topped w/ homemade organic guacamole, a glass of organic red wine (Tempranillo) + my mid-day supplements

3:20 PM - a cup of organic coffee (black)

3:30 PM - work out (60 minutes)

4:45 PM - a post-exercise, recovery shake (6 oz of unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 1 scoop of natural vanilla whey protein, 2 scoops of "chocolate greens", 1 scoop of FOS/inulin, a few drops of organic peppermint extract)

6:00 PM - a cup of organic coffee (black)

7:00 PM - an In-n-Out 3x3 (3 hamburger patties topped w/ American cheese, tomato slices, pickles and grilled onions), a glass of organic red wine (Tempranillo) + my evening supplements

8:30 PM - a strong cup of organic white tea (3 tea bags)

More to come ... I hope!