Intermittent Fasting Advice

Paul Chek would categorize my "metabolic type" as a Protein Type.  And he characterizes that type as people who "live to eat."  And I have to tell you that he is spot on!  I am barely done one meal when I start thinking about the next.  I truly love food.  Which is one of the reasons I have latched on to Intermittent Fasting.  It forces me to unyoke myself periodically from eating, whether I like it or not.

However, I also find that I have a tendency to want to break my fast in a BIG way, which can be quite detrimental.  So I have had to make sure that there are strategies in place to either avoid that big "break-fast," or mitigate it.  Brad would probably tell me having that big meal post IF is the wrong way to go about it, but psychologically it sometimes just seems to be what I need.  And my method for attenuating the impact is to load my plate with a ton of green veggies.  This is not to say that the meal is not high in calories, but the bulk of the veggies serves to provide that feeling of fullness and reduce the likelihood that I will gorge on the totally calorie dense foods while looking for that full feeling.

Today's break-fast meal was a great example, and delicious to boot:

4 big baby bok-choi steamed (despite the "baby" moniker, these were huge)
Sautéed green onion and Spanish onion in olive oil
Leftover chicken and ground beef (6-7 oz in all)
2-3 tablespoons country cream (35%)
2-3 tablespoons parmesan cheese
salt and pepper
->Everything stirred together and topped with some organic cheddar, leaving it time to melt, and then piled onto a big plate with more freshly ground pepper.

It was simple to make, tasted great and satisfied all my senses.  The four baby bok-choi were quite huge (not really babies anymore...) and made up most of the bulk, although I admit there are still tons of calories in there.  That meal was at around 1 PM, after a 24 hour fast.  My next meal will be light (broiled pacific salmon and some sautéed snow peas).

This may not work for everyone, but it is one of the things which works for me and just thought I would pass it along.

Cheers,
Adam

Comments

[Lillea Woodlyns]

That sounds SO delicious! :)

It's very individual it seems! And anyone who is simply maintaining their weight loss and doing IF more than once a week will need to eat a bit more sometimes so they don't lose more fat than they want to.

I usually want cheese or beef after my fasts. Goat feta seems to be my thing right now. :)

[Acai Optimum]

What can I say? I enjoyed reading this post and will surely come back for more. Thank you!

[ClubPenguinCheats]

It's very individual it seems! And anyone who is simply maintaining their weight loss and doing IF more than once a week will need to eat a bit more sometimes so they don't lose more fat than they want to.