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Originally posted by milo100 ↑

Hi pic,
yes good to get some blood tests done and see how your triglycerides are going.
Mine were 2.2 before IF and now 0.9 although chol was a bit high... over all was good too... doc very happy.

See if you can get a print out of your last blood tests and new ones (you probably do that).
I will be doing IF forever and do not even think about it now .... your last post triggered a memory of when I was 15 and fasted every second day (to lose weight ) as there was no Internet and have no idea where I got that from.

Now I do it for health reasons ..... and have lost 11 kgs ....want another 8 but still eat well.
Remember some days you may need to fast less and (or ) eat more ... see how you feel.
Just reading your post as I write ..... my doc was more concerned about Triglycerides than Chol but please do your research as I am too still learning.

Trust you body .... keep in touch pic.

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Hi Milo
Think I will need to tweak what I am doing re eating more! Yesterday was super tired all day. I reckon I wake early and without adequate sleep due to having not eaten for 14 hours. I woke early again today got up and about and then so tired returned to bed and slept until after 10 am. The remainder of the day I was fine.

Now, I am trying not to blame everything on the fasting. I may appear to be doing that a bit but there may be other factors involved. However, not anything I can't deal with but today I decided I needed to eat as I wanted in terms of carbs. And a breakfast type meal of the type I used to have. Toast, crushed seeds, butter and vegemite. It set me and I was happy for the day. I think I need to do this every now and then, otherwise I will be developing obsessiveness. I range between maybe 14 - 20 hours of fasting each day, perhaps 16 hours most common length of time. Think it is interesting that I've never wanted to eat a large amount on breaking a fast ever. I'm anxious to eat but eat modestly much as I do when I was not fasting.

I have my blood test results and will put my mind to digging them out of the filing system some time on the weekend but my triglycerides was within the normal range and got no comment from the doctor, from memory. It's always been the cholesterol but my doctor said well do you best via your eating, but agreed no need for statins given my attitude.
cheers, Milo.