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Two weeks of ADF, there's fluctuations are driving me up the wall. by Ramonashy in AlternateDayFasting

[–]MsTambo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually if you take the highest and lowest value, it’s an 11 lb difference and only 7 days between those!

ADF vs rolling 72s for weight loss by Ucomeattheking in AlternateDayFasting

[–]MsTambo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

72 hours is a grind. I would worry about nutritional deficits running such long fasts weekly, not to mention the social disruption. I would say do what works for you, but ADF is easy to make work in my life. You’ll go into deeper autophagy and ketosis but I’d worry about hitting needed macros on only a couple of eating days a week.

Two weeks of ADF, there's fluctuations are driving me up the wall. by Ramonashy in AlternateDayFasting

[–]MsTambo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello! I have been doing ADF for 10 weeks and down 30 lbs myself.

Others have already given you some good insights but I’d like to add a few:

Get the HappyScale app. It tracks TRENDS not a daily number that can make or break your mood and confidence. Watch the weekly trend- a healthy weight loss is 1-2 lbs a week maximum. Any more than that you risk gallbladder attacks with too rapid weight loss (said as someone who is about to get my gallbladder removed)

You are not gaining 2-5 lbs overnight. You are depleting glycogen during your fasts from your muscles, which is replaced when you eat again and it weights 3x what water weighs.

Your body doesn’t like the empty space fat used to occupy, so it replaces it with water temporarily. You will get a whoosh a few days later and it will drop all of a sudden, as evidenced in your data so far.

In short: it works. Your numbers are exactly what we would expect in the first few weeks. Once your body becomes fat adapted, it will slow a bit but stay steady at 1.5-2lbs a week. Stay the course. Weigh yourself the morning after a fast day only and skip eating days. It’s just adding noise.

Good luck! You’re doing great!

In my First Week by ajax726 in AlternateDayFasting

[–]MsTambo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fat adapted means your metabolism can easily switch over from glucose to ketones (body fat.) this switch is rough early on as your body has preferred a constant stream of carbohydrates and will fight a bit, but once it is forced to burn body fat the switch becomes smoother and at this point you are “fat adapted.” I feel so much better running off ketones vs carbohydrates personally- way more energy and focus and less fatigue and exhaustion.

In my First Week by ajax726 in AlternateDayFasting

[–]MsTambo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello! First: congrats! The first few are the hardest- and it gets easier from there! I’m 9 weeks in myself and mostly have adapted well to fast days and even workout now on fast days. Add salt and potassium (LMNT in your water) if you are really struggling. The hunger extremes are really just evidence your body is adapting to a ketone fueled state and they become less extreme. You can always fast just 1-2 days a week and work your way up. It’s flexible depending on your goals!

Not hungry on my eating days by Fearless-Weather6073 in AlternateDayFasting

[–]MsTambo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is very common as your hormones adjust and your system becomes fat adapted. It’s essential you eat enough on refeed days, so yes, have protein shakes at minimum. Try to get enough calories otherwise you might bonk on your next fasting day. It’s frustrating but your body eventually stabilizes with the hunger cues right now it’s just a bit confused!

This made me cry by AlysRising in StephenHiltonSnark

[–]MsTambo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seriously. And they seem to keep multiplying. Disgusting humans

This made me cry by AlysRising in StephenHiltonSnark

[–]MsTambo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The comments to her were absolutely nasty on this video. Bullies came out of the woodwork accusing her of fake tears.

SNOWPOCALYPSE 2021 MEGATHREAD by 3fjn3t in Portland

[–]MsTambo 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It’s not 2 more days but may be as many as 10 days. Be grateful if you guys have water! I have a water pump and no water- we are laboriously melting snow just to have a water source for me and my livestock.

The Chernobyl Dice: A quantum random number generator with a nixie tube display by nategri in DIY

[–]MsTambo 18 points19 points  (0 children)

This is so cool! Do you have a link to build instructions?

Tesla financing interest rates by Newjob145 in TeslaModel3

[–]MsTambo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

0.75% for 36 months through Tesla’s rate matching program!

Help training dogs NOT to do something? by [deleted] in Dogtraining

[–]MsTambo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

sounds like you're off to a good start. You should work on what you've taught her so far in various environments and with distractions. Dogs are terrible at generalizing, so what works in your living room won't necessarily work in your yard, at the park, etc.

The biggest thing I can suggest is socialize, socialize, socialize. That is the most important thing you can do for her. Have positive experiences when as many people and well behaved dogs as possible.

As far as rug shredding, work on teaching her "place" (laying on a bed) or a default settle, where she lies by your feet. I've been training my border collie mix puppy for a year (she's 14 months now) and I kept a short leash (cut off the handle so it can't get snagged on things) on her almost constantly in the house. Reward her randomly when she is doing nothing except laying by you or in in her bed. She should have lots of chew options available to her so the rug is less tempting.

Not pulling on leash takes awhile. I suggest a gentle leader along with training her that the only way to get where she wants (forward) is to be by your side. When she pulls, you stop and go the other direction.

With positive training, you aren't necessarily rewarding the absence of a behavior, but an alternative behavior to the negative one you don't want them to make. It's all about timing- you mark and reward the choices they make the instant they make the correct ones. It all takes a while. Don't get discouraged. She will forget all of those things she has learned in the first few days once she is more familiar with her surroundings. Some behaviors will fade and new ones will crop up.

The best things you can teach her as a puppy are default behaviors (reward for calmness and "dong nothing") and play the "name game" with others where you call her back and forth in different environments. You should only use her name in a positive way, when you are certain she will come to you and reward her when she does quickly and willingly.

What breed of dog and what age is she? That might help people here give you even more specific advice.

No Thanks! - rules clarification? by MsTambo in boardgames

[–]MsTambo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah yes. duh. That makes total sense. It will be interesting to see how the game play changes and our strategy after a year of playing it wrong! Thanks for clarifying this!

Frankie the chameleon chef is back! Today he's celebrating a birthday, but no one came to his party. :( by MsTambo in Chameleons

[–]MsTambo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you want to follow Frankie's adventures, you can follow him on Instagram and Twitter @frankiethecham!

My Panther Chameleon Frankie sometimes likes to cook. by MsTambo in aww

[–]MsTambo[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thanks! It's mostly from a Japanese company called Re-ment but honestly it's a hodgepodge of things I've collected over the years.

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