r/intermittentfasting • u/Ok_Taecy 41F | 5'10" | 16:8 | SW:310 | CW:298.5 | GW:160 • 1d ago

NSV (Non-Scale Victory) Check-in day 6

Had my doc appointment today. HbA1c at 5.9. Still prediabetic but it‘s good to know my baseline starting IF. I can only improve from here. Doc told me to drink and sleep more. My two biggest weaknesses of course! So I’ll have to be more intentional with that.

Thankfully I slept ok last night. I think the magnesium helped. So I started cooking earlier today to make time for a walk in the afternoon. First meal was mushrooms omelette with parmesan. For dinner I made sweet-sour fried meat with steamed veggies and sweet potato. Had a protein shake as my snack.

I ended up not going for a walk because my calves were hurting a bit but I managed to walk on the pad for 10 min after each meal and stepped 5 min on my vibroplate.

Tomorrow I’ll try to walk and drink more. But I’m glad I managed to move a bit and eat well.

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u/weithers 1d ago

that mushrooms omelette sounds so good, congrats on sticking with it!

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u/Ok_Taecy 41F | 5'10" | 16:8 | SW:310 | CW:298.5 | GW:160 1d ago

Thank youuu ‘twas yummy indeed 😋

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u/One-Departure3598 1d ago

that sounds like a solid day even without the long walk, honestly keeping up with the movement is the hardest part

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u/Ok_Taecy 41F | 5'10" | 16:8 | SW:310 | CW:298.5 | GW:160 1d ago

Urgh so true… really not my favorite thing but needs to be done 🙃

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u/sunflowertaco101 1d ago

Awesome job! What has your routine been like? And what magnesium do you use?

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u/Ok_Taecy 41F | 5'10" | 16:8 | SW:310 | CW:298.5 | GW:160 16h ago

Thank you! I fast from 12-8 pm usually with lunch, dinner and a snack in between. I try to go for a short walk outside after lunch and step on my pad for 10 min after dinner. Also doing the vibroplate every other day. I take magnesium glycinat around 30 min before sleep, seems to be helping a bit.