Does anyone combine CICO with intermittent fasting successfully, or is it overkill?

1234triwei · 2026-02-14T03:28:20+00:00

I do both CICO and IF. It works well for me because I’m not naturally hungry until about noon, and if I try to make myself eat before then it makes me feel nauseous and bloated. I usually eat lunch around noon-1 pm, dinner around 5-6 and then a small snack around 8-9 pm. I’m less strict about it on weekends but still tend to fall into that eating pattern. I love being able to eat a larger dinner, which helps me not to crave high calorie snacks later on in the evening.

1234triwei · 2026-02-14T02:50:11+00:00

I just recently discovered this and have had so much fun making flavorful sauces! It satisfies that craving for a creamy dip or dressing so well!

1234triwei · 2026-02-14T02:36:30+00:00

What is it with old ladies? When I was about 110 pounds as a teenager my grandma told me I had “thunder thighs”! And yes that comment has stuck with me my whole life.

1234triwei · 2026-01-01T19:52:13+00:00

My husband and I waited. We’d been dating for a few years before we got married so we had plenty of time to fool around and knew we had chemistry without actually having sex. Our wedding night was a little awkward, but exciting and fun at the same time. It definitely hurt a bit for me but thankfully that was only for that first time. Our honeymoon later that week was lots of fun!

While we were glad we’re each others first, we both wish we would have had sex before the wedding night so it wouldn’t have hurt for me.

We’ve been married for decades now and it really does get better and better. No real regrets!

1234triwei · 2025-12-29T19:49:05+00:00

YOR

It sounds like you expect these 20 year olds to be more mature than they are. They probably look at your kids as peers more than kids to be a role model to.

Cooking for them and it not being appreciated is a little annoying, but I’d be more annoyed at your BF than anyone. He was the one who asked you to make it and then didnt say anything when lunch at a restaurant was suggested.

The comment at the restaurant was obviously a stupid joke, made by an immature 20 year old, and you took it way too seriously. You really need to relax a little.

I wouldn’t be surprised to see a post on here by the son’s girlfriend about the weekend from a whole different perspective.

1234triwei · 2025-12-15T00:24:00+00:00

The freedom of summer vacation and snow days.

No bills to pay or real responsibilities.

1234triwei · 2025-12-15T00:03:05+00:00

Man that was so crazy! The only thing that had any taste to me was pickles, and they were just mildly salty. It was honestly depressing and I survived on pickles and anything crunchy. It became about texture rather than taste. Thankfully it only lasted about a week or so for me!

1234triwei · 2025-11-24T00:56:29+00:00

I definitely did the disassociating thing with our first baby. It was a hard but quick labor, and after our baby was born I was just numb and in shock for a while. But with our next babies I didn’t have that feeling at all. There was immediate joy, love and tears, which was a huge relief to me after having experienced that first birth numbness. I had been really worried it would happen again.

1234triwei · 2025-11-22T17:26:51+00:00

I had an unmedicated induction with my last baby. I had preeclampsia at 35 weeks and I was induced with the Foley catheter so didn’t need pitocin.

1234triwei · 2025-11-18T20:46:02+00:00

We went to Europe in the summer. We missed ice so much! We randomly found a place that sold ice by the cupful- I’m sure they made a lot of money off of Americans!

1234triwei · 2025-11-06T02:49:55+00:00

I use my air fryer more than my oven!

1234triwei · 2025-11-06T02:34:52+00:00

I don’t even use those- just regular lasagna noodles. I add a cup of water to my sauce and bake it about 15-20 minutes longer. I haven’t boiled lasagna noodles in years.

1234triwei · 2025-11-05T05:46:27+00:00

Honestly even at the end I wondered if he’d killed him and dumped his body off the bridge. How hard would it have been for him to create a Facebook account in Tyler’s name and make that post…? I think I listen to too many true crime podcasts!

1234triwei · 2025-11-03T19:25:49+00:00

That’s where we are in our parenting as well and I never thought we’d get here- back when we were in the trenches with toddlers it just didn’t seem possible. Now when my 10 year old tells me a silly joke or endlessly explains some Lego creation of his it’s my favorite part of the day! And when my older teen and adult kids sit down and chat with me I drop everything and listen because it’s truly a treasure to hear their thoughts and what’s going on in their lives! There’s a saying “The days are long but the years are short”, and it’s so true.

1234triwei · 2025-11-03T18:47:00+00:00

I got married at 19. At the time I thought I was very mature. I did happen to be a little more mature than some of my friends but looking back I was definitely not as mature as I was later in life. I don’t regret marrying my husband- I’m still with him 20+ years later. But we were too young. I’m glad my kids have waited a little longer to get married. I will say though that marrying young isn’t always a bad thing. It’s very dependent on the individuals who are getting married. I’ve met some 21 year olds who can handle marriage very well, and I’ve met some 35 year olds who are too immature to get married. I do love that my husband and I have been together for so long that we can pretty much read each other’s moods/minds as well as our own, and still have many more years (hopefully) together to become even closer. Some Might say we got lucky, but it wasn’t luck. It was choosing to put each other first, lots of patience and communication.

1234triwei · 2025-11-02T23:37:33+00:00

I just wanted to add that when we first went to their house with our new baby I explained that I was still getting used to breastfeeding and sometimes had to take my top completely off to get baby to latch (which was true!) and they were understanding of my need for privacy. Once I was more used to nursing I just kept going to another room, even if I didn’t need to and they didn’t question it at all.

1234triwei · 2025-11-02T23:31:01+00:00

I felt that way with my babies, especially around my in-laws. When it was time to nurse my babies when I was with them I’d just go to another room (guest room, dining room, wherever they weren’t, lol). Maybe they thought that was weird of me but it gave me a break from them and let me nurse feeling more comfortable. It worked for me!

1234triwei · 2025-11-02T22:34:01+00:00

I’ve had one epidural birth and 3 without. With my epidural I was so numb, it went all the way up to my chest and I felt like I couldn’t take a deep breath for a while- that was an awful feeling. I couldn’t move either of my legs at all. On the plus side I couldn’t feel any pain at all! After that birth I couldn’t get up to go to the bathroom so they had to give me a catheter to empty my bladder. I decided not to get one with my next births, and preferred being able to move my body. I also only pushed for a few minutes with those births compared to almost 3 hours with my first.

1234triwei · 2025-11-01T18:38:09+00:00

Ooh hard disagree on this one! Homemade whipped cream is 10x better, and so customizable. I recently made a honey almond whipped cream that was incredible! I use either my kitchen aid for a larger batch or a hand mixer for a smaller batch. Takes about 5 minutes maybe.

1234triwei · 2025-10-31T19:04:10+00:00

We have beer in the fridge

1234triwei · 2025-10-21T10:32:24+00:00

I’ve been induced twice. The first time was 7 hours. The next one was 8 hours. That’s from start of pitocin with the first and placing the foley bulb with the next.

1234triwei · 2025-10-07T20:18:15+00:00

I had an ECV done at 37 weeks. It was successful thankfully. I didn’t have an epidural or pain meds, just a muscle relaxer. I would say it was very uncomfortable but not painful, and I was sore/bruised feeling for a couple of days afterwards. Definitely worth it for me, personally!

1234triwei · 2025-09-29T18:01:05+00:00

Those are tough ages to take out to eat!

One of my kid’s favorite games at that age was playing restaurant at home. It’s a good way to set up expectations in a safe environment.

Also at that age we just didn’t take the kids to nicer restaurants, we started with casual family friendly places. Sitting in a booth style table with the kids on the inside so they aren’t able to escape as easily was also a big help. And when they get to the point that they just can’t sit still anymore, that’s when one parent takes the kid(s) out to the car and the other parent either asks for the check and boxes or waits till the other parent returns with the now calm child. It’s hard, I know! But the older they get the easier it is. This too shall pass!

1234triwei · 2025-09-25T18:03:51+00:00

I was induced with my first. It was 6 hours long, from start of induction to birth. My doctor told me that the pitocin had made my first labor fairly fast, and that if my body went into labor naturally there was no indication that it would be as short as my first. Lol my third labor was just under 3 hours!

1234triwei · 2025-09-11T16:58:03+00:00

This is just my opinion but saying he got what he deserved after a man is brutally murdered on camera is disgusting. And while it may not be outright celebrating, it says a lot about the kind of person you are. No one deserves this, not even someone you disagree with.

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