It’s a problem with Vapour Lock...

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The Complete Guide To Fasting by Dr Jason Fung was a good book, but you can get the basics from YouTube for free by just search for Jason Fung.

Also, if you follow a ketogenic diet in parallel, it will maximize results. Lots of free information on the web.

My experience... I lost 50lbs over a 3 month duration. I then took 2 months off, I lost another 3lbs.

I’m starting back now to lose the last 20lbs and to support my wife with a healthier lifestyle. A recent checkup has shown DW is one of the most unhealthy healthy persons, I’ve ever seen. Looks great, but sky high BP, glucose, and triglycerides. Goal is to get her off the new meds, which the doc supported after seeing my results.

I think other posters in other topics have hit the nail on the head, while IF and Keto, or similar, will get you there, it’s the long term, life changes that will keep you there. If you approach in this regard, you willl achieve great results.

Good luck!

Bobcat Girl

As others have asked or recommended, have you talked to her? If not, then do. Most men are seen as emotionally strong, she may not realize your need.

How’s the relationship and communication when things are normal? Do you keep things to yourself or share?

If you’re not willing to have that discussion, get a dog.

Maybe invite him to stay at your place for 3 nights?

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Anonymous wrote:Not sure how this ties in, exactly, but I'm the DH and have always been the higher drive part of the couple. However, when we were trying to conceive, my wife was on a mission and scheduled frequent sex for us around the time she was ovulating. When it was a scheduled chore, I definitely found it tedious. Since then, I've never really pushed for more frequent sex than she wants.

Women need a REASON for sex. One reason is she wants a baby. Another is she wants to secure a new relationship. Beyond those 2 specific reasons, women do not often want sex.

I'm super horny and want sex all the time. The difference is I don't have some jerk living in my house who expects sex like he expects me to brush my teeth once a day (as another poster put it).

Married sex is just boring and is undermined by the day-to-day resentments of living with another person.

If sex is boring or nonexistent, then you need to look more closely at other areas in the relationship. Communication, passion, efforts outside of the bedroom play a huge part.

We’ve been married for 10 years and our bedroom life is far from boring, both are completely satiated and happy. However, I believe us having a great relationship otherwise is the biggest influence. Also, good communication on feelings and desires, is key.

Do we have arguments or disagreements, sure, that’s part of the passion, too. Sticking with it and coming to a solution is critical. Walking away in silent resentment is a killer.

OFF bug spray, it will take anything off.

Anonymous wrote:Keep is such a scam and most people do uktinatelybgain. Of course you'll initially lose weight cutting out a major food group, most people will naturally be eating less at first while they adjust to figuring out a diet plan without carbs. Then the body adapts and you're sustaining your life on avocados, bacon, cheese, Mayo, fatty meats, and almost no fruits, veggies, whole grains, etc. No shit that drinking butter and oil will eventually cause gain.

That’s not Keto.

Mostly what I eat are veggies and lean proteins, with olive and avocado oils.

Every Friday, I do it myself.

Love a sharp crease on my shirts and pants! Nice, finished look...

Don’t dwell on it... anniversaries are a bigger deals for the women. He probably is perfectly happy with the card and activities. In my experience... no special day required to show appreciation.

And... he now has a “get out of jail for free”card.

Whaaa? 4 pages... really?

Call his mom.

Anonymous wrote:NP. Is this why I get a migraine doing IF? Hypoglycemia? Waiting to eat at 11 am triggers migraines.

I would get dull headaches during the first week or two when I started IF, but since I was checking my blood sugar multiple times a day, I knew it wasn’t related, I was in a normal range.

What helped me, increased water intake, increased sea salt on foods, started taking magnesium & potassium supplements.

As another poster said, best to get a meter and monitor your sugar level, until you get a feel for things.

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Anonymous wrote:16 hour IF and a ketogenic diet. cut the sugar, and breads and include high fats, medium protein. Its easier than you think it will be.

I do the fasting but not keto. Lost about 20 in 5 months. Very minimal effort

I couldn't do the IF because of the no sugar and cream in my coffee in the morning is a killer for me. Other than that, I was fine fasting for 16 hours. However, I didn't lose weight and I think it was due to the sugar and coffee in the my coffee.

That's ridiculous. Unless you we're pouring in a quart of cream and 12 packs of sugars your coffee was not impeding weight loss. You were over consuming and underburning across the board if you were not losing weight. Weight loss is ALWAYS facilitated by being in an caloric deficit. Always.

x1000. The ignorance about how IF works is getting out of control. Calorie deficit is how every single diet method works.

I agree, caloric deficit is a major component. However, IF with good foods is a must.

Meaning no processed foods, low carbs, starches, etc. Stay away from foods that spike your insulin, blood sugar.

Focus on meats and above ground vegetables, limit below ground veggies.

The biggest benefit of combined IF and Keto, your body goes into ketosis and maximizes fat burning from your stores, assuming a caloric deficit.

I absolutely believe too much sugar, starch, carb intake can throw the IF off the rails.

You may be hovering around the ketosis transition, try reducing carb intake to make the final push, then see if the stomach issues resolve.

When I transition back into ketosis, I have a bit of gastro upset, but once through, it goes away.

Did they have kids together? If so, the pics are probably there for the kids.

If you’re new to the house, then I don’t think it’s odd.