FastDay User Blogs

Journals, thoughts and musings from our community

Archives

- January 2015
+ November 2014
+ October 2014
+ September 2014
+ August 2014
+ June 2014
+ May 2014
+ April 2014
+ March 2014
+ February 2014
+ January 2014
+ December 2013
+ November 2013
+ October 2013
+ August 2013

Raw Karen's Blog

More Research

by rawkaren on 18 Oct 2014, 04:20

Living and working in Silicon Valley means I'm surrounded by geeks who spend alot of time talking about biohacking and continuing to find ways to improve fitness and mental performance. Bulletproof IF is de-rigueur here, but it all seems geared towards blokes.

So I was intrigued when I spotted that a women called Skye St. John had devised a female version, based on her own experience and leveraging other resources such as Ferris 4 Hour Body and others. No Fail Fat Burning for Women is available on Amazon. It's cheap and can be read in a couple of hours. It's on Amazon worldwide distribution and available on Kindle too for only £2.45.

So I'm on day 7 of her carb depletion phase where carbs need to be 30g or less. On day 10 is a carb refeed after a short intense exercise using 'safe' carbs such as sweet potato, white rice and squash (not junk!). There is no point in getting on the scales as the water will be deceptive. I'm more interested in my body fat loss, which is what I'm working on as a goal rather than weight. After the 10 days are over, you go back to VLCD but re-feed every 4th day.

So I can go back to drinking bulletproof coffee in the morning as a form of IF (because it's fat only), and still getting some of the autophagy benefits of fasting (it's 16:8), but during the 16 you can drink butter coffee so it is less stressful on the adrenals. I'm also drinking pink salt in the morning and the afternoon if I feel strange. I can't believe the difference. I was doing bulletproof coffee last year as I recall when I managed to lose 15lbs or so in 4 months, so it must have suited me.
I'm still doing Fast-5 as I eat at 1pm but I'm not hungry in the evenings so the fasting period (sans butter) is longer.
So I have joined the biohackers for a while and will see how it goes. Will continue to report!


Follow my full diet journey https://diettales.wordpress.com/ https://www.instagram.com/karengeary/
Focus on your actions, not the result.
0 Comments   Viewed 17002 times

START THE 5:2 DIET WITH HELP FROM FASTDAY

Be healthier. Lose weight. Eat the foods you love, most of the time.

Learn about the 5:2 diet

LEARN ABOUT FASTING
We've got loads of info about intermittent fasting, written in a way which is easy to understand. Whether you're wondering about side effects or why the scales aren't budging, we've got all you need to know.

Your intermittent fasting questions answered ASK QUESTIONS & GET SUPPORT
Come along to the FastDay Forum, we're a friendly bunch and happy to answer your fasting questions and offer support. Why not join in one of our regular challenges to help you towards your goal weight?

Use our free 5:2 diet tracker FREE 5:2 DIET PROGRESS TRACKER & BLOG
Tracking your diet progress is great for staying motivated. Chart your measurements and keep tabs on your daily calorie needs. You can even create a free blog to journal your 5:2 experience!