(Don't Judge Me!) What I Eat in A Day - Down Day & Up Day edition...

I have been asked to share another example of how I do a dow day and an up day. Here is my most recent example. It just so happened my "Up Day" landed on the first day of my period and I was battling sweet cravings.... so this is a very realistic idea of how some days go. Do I eat a pint of Ben & Jerry's everyday? Absolutely not. But when I do, I don't fret. While I did share my hours of fasting and my eating windows, I thought it would be helpful to share the time of day as well:
Windows on Down and Up Day:
Day before the Down Day - I closed my eating window at 10:10 PM
Down Day - I hit my minimum 18 hours fasted at 4:10 PM and opened my eating window immediately. I then closed my eating window at 4:24 PM. I hate my 500 calories in 14 minutes.
Up Day - I hit my minimum 18 hours fast at 10:24 AM, but fasted until 11:24 before opening my Up Day Eating Window. I then closed my eating window at 6:07 PM, for an eating window just shy of 6.5 hours.
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[@Grayfang1]

I will never get tired of your what you eat in a day videos. They are so helpful. Please keep doing them!

[@theebrewmaster]

Ha! When you asked your Alexa about the "cucumber" mine answered too 😂

[@Aiasem]

I try not to think down day, up day, calories , apps for omad, timing , I just feel like it’s too much stress already. I just like to eat once a day every day lunchtime and that’s it. And I wanna cut down gluten/bread/sugar

[@FastingFoodie]

I generally don’t either! The down days are the only time I count, and I found for me it’s a helpful tool helping me achieve the weight loss. I certainly could benefit from cutting down on those sugar, too!

[@tammycomeau9993]

I appreciate how real you are.

[@amyzumach5661]

You have the calmest, most realistic approach to sharing your very authentic journey!! Absolutely love it. Thank you so much for sharing!! 👏🏻🌟👏🏻

[@sueperez21]

Absolutely NO judgment here 💕 Your salad looks delicious. I need to make it soon. I love that you are honest and real about your what you eat. You never sugar coat anything.

[@kimberlyturany370]

Loved this! Thank you! I’ve learned a ton from your channel! I love the tips! I’m 22 days on IF. I feel so free. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@ketomeethealth8431]

Your videos are like therapy for me.

[@MsGechi77]

I have the hardest time during my cycle. Thanks for sharing!

[@greenytaddict]

Love that the salad is huge. I see other videos of people eating such small vegetable portions and don't understand why. If I eat a small omad meal then I will have a big juice or smoothie later if I still feel hungry. I have been doing intermittent fasting, omad and juice fast paired with hitt workouts and slowly see my abs shaping up.

[@FastingFoodie]

I am planning to add in workouts, too! And yea, if it’s only salad, I use my serving bowl 🙌🏻👏🏻

[@shirleyjohnson4280]

Thank you Jackie for sharing this video I haven’t done down days yet but I’m definitely going to start adding them 😊

[@YokastaBaez1]

Same boat, when I get my period I feel like I need more carbs and sweet I thought I was the only one 😩

[@kerik9512]

Thank you!

[@robinp2039]

My Alexa answered your question 😂

[@FastingFoodie]

Love it 🤣 Did she agree with my Alexa?

[@robinp2039]

Yup! Hahaha

[@theebrewmaster]

Lol mine too!

[@Barbieblueeyes]

And mine too! 🤣

[@joannabettencourt1776]

My family calls my astronaut suit my Tella Tubby outfit!! I like the astronaut name better!!! Do you have your recipe for your Pita thing you made?? Love this video - very helpful. I'm at a stall so I'm thinking an up day / down day might be a great way to shake things up!! You make it seem totally doable...almost enjoyable!!!

[@joannabettencourt1776]

Also...do you normally eat your down day with your family? Or do you eat dinner with your family?? I find that part really tricky!!

[@FastingFoodie]

I have a video making that meal. I will link it. Tella Tubby 😂😂 it is fitting! I do not generally eat my down day meal with my family. I like to eat it middle of the day usually. I often also plan to have a down day on a meal I don’t love (like burgers are fine, but I don’t feel like I’m missing out personally). I do enjoy the down/up day variation. The extra freedom of an up day is nice, but I usually look forward to a normal fast the next day! (These are great to do with the up day falling on a special occasion day where you’d normally want to have a king eating window!)

[@FastingFoodie]

Shawarma recipe: Chicken Shawarma (Family Favorite) + Garlic Sauce/Oil and Fresh Tabouli Salad kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4PGYWqYgtuSiKM

[@joannabettencourt1776]

@@FastingFoodie Thank you!! You are awesome!! Keep the content coming! SO inspiring and helpful!

[@jackie23g]

That’s my favorite B&J ice cream!!! 💕

[@practicallyheidi8505]

Oh to be in my 30's again. Looks like all delicious food.

[@FastingFoodie]

Thanks Heidi!

[@Italiana861]

Finde ich super das du so viele verschiedene Lebensmittel isst und trotzdem schlank bist. Heute habe ich Fotos von mir gemacht und musste weinen, da ich 20kg zugenommen habe. Vor 4 Jahren habe ich konsequent 23:1 gelebt und war glücklich. Dann irgendwann habe ich meine Menstruation verloren, 3 Jahre lang, habe immer wieder versucht durch viel essen und verschiedene uhrzeiten, mein zyklus zurück zu bekommen. Jetzt habe ich seit 2 Monaten meine Menstruation wieder, und kann endlich wieder frei Fasten, aber dann auch nicht zu wenig essen.. Würdest du es empfehlen, 4 tage die woche unter tage zu machen? Du motivierst mich. Ich bin jetzt 70 kg schwer und 160m gross. Es hat mich viel Kraft gekostet Heute wieder in den Spiegel zu schauen. Liebe Grüsse

[@Gee-lo6cb]

What are down days and up days?

[@amandakahle8399]

Love the video but.... CABOODLE!!! My inner 14 year old self just got so happy!

[@Jack.632]

What’s the Trader Joe’s Gioza sauce?

[@candecarro]

FUNNY! When you say, "ALEXA... How many calories are in a mini cucumber?" Of course my Alexa gave me the answer! 7.5oz Thanks, Alexa.

[@joleerinehardt2676]

so you try to stay at a calorie count of 500 cal on your down days ?? and how many on your eating days ???

[@mahamakhtar2687]

Do we count calories on the up days really desperate to start this

[@jasonszeto7790]

Counting green onions damn . Still great job fasting . I fast too

[@ClassicJukeboxBand]

Don't eat sugar. Sugar will make you hungry, that's what it's natural role is, to help animals gain weight. It comes from fruit, and it's typically available in the fall to help us gain weight to survive the yearly famine called winter. We evolved sensitive uric acid through a genetic mutation millions of years ago, and fructose raised uric acid. Keep up the good work! Also, you have to eat low carb to make fasting easier. High carb and fasting is a bad combination because it causes excess hunger.

[@blkbrn1952]

What's a down day, up day?

[@DraGnFly007]

How do your kids view your IF? Even if your window allows the cals is it REALLY healthy to eat an entire pint of ice cream? Not judging just trying to get educated with IF.✌

[@FastingFoodie]

My kids are used to it, I’ve just explained I don’t need to eat all the time as I’m not growing and I feel better practicing IF. I also don’t talk about losing weight as an objective with them; just feeling better. I understand the question, but the reason I share what I eat is to illustrate I can make some better decisions (IF) even if everything else isn’t buttoned up and perfect. I want to encourage others that they don’t need to have a perfect diet in order to see benefits from intermittent fasting. I am not promoting eating a pint of ice cream as a healthy way of life; but in reality so many people will feel like they need to change everything at once and because that is so overwhelming they will change nothing. From my point of view it is better for me to practice intermittent fasting while eating this way instead of not practicing intermittent fasting and continuing to eat this way. I have dieted so many times where I restrict what I eat and eventually it is too much and I give up. With intermittent fasting if I have days where I eat a pint of ice cream (which is not usual) I don’t feel like a failure I just fast and move on the next day. Does that make sense? That’s why I am transparent

[@Aiasem]

It’s not pronounced as “gaioza”, it’s pronounced as “geeyoza”

[@FastingFoodie]

Thank you! I obviously don’t know; someone else told me after I recorded this it’s “yoza” with a silent g! I appreciate the help, will try to remember 🙃

[@Aiasem]

@@FastingFoodie you are welcome 🥰

[@jilldecker2651]

You don't worry about sodium

[@missfeliss3628]

Holy shit.... How can u eat two pumpkin bread things and an entire bag of dumpling things, a truffle ,gummy bears, chex mix, 5 peanut butter cookies and a giant shawarma, and ice cream ??? ... Wtf.... I could never eat that in one day and not gain weight ? I would never be able to do that... I literally would just throw all that crap up...just looking and thinking about makes me want to puke....