Normal Day 8

Hi all,
Checking in to show that I haven't fallen off the bandwagon, though I've eaten more than I'd like this weekend.  My friend has come up to visit me, so I did not fast on Sunday, by my eating seems to be falling into these patterns quite naturally. I fasted on Friday without meaning to.  By the time I'd eaten my first meal, it was 8, which is the time I usually break/start my fast. Haven't really had a lot of time to check my weight, because I've been staying at my squeeze's dorm, and he doesn't have a scale.  I think it will be okay.

Most of what I've had to eat this weekend has been crap.  Chinese food on Friday, Pizza on other days, chips, nachos.  . . Just awful things that are not good for you. I'm sure my daily intake on each day hasn't exceeded more than 2500 cal.  Just rounding up, to prepare for the shock of potential gained weight.  But, hey, this is a lifestyle, right? Just keep going and eventually it will be a habit.

Normal Day 4

11:43PM

Didn't take my weight today, probably won't have time to take it tomorrow, so you lucky geese will have to wait until Friday morning, along with me. . .

Today was kind of healthy?

Had Au Bon Pain for lunch, so, a cheese bread stick, a bottle of juice and a bowl of tomato soup came to around 700 cal. Then dinner was a grilled chicken sandwich and chocolate milk at another 700. Wow, rounding up makes it look like all my meals are the same. So, about 1400 cal for the day.

Mood was a lot better today than yesterday. Still not sure if it is the diet or the period. I think I need to test it longer. Tomorrow is a fasting day. Hooray?

Gwen

Fasting Day - 3

11AM: Weight - 110 lbs

6:52 PM: Not really surprising that the scale today was heavier; I've heard that it normally is after a day of eating. Today wasn't really hard. I have a loaded schedule on Tuesdays and Thursdays which really doesn't allow for lunch, and I wake up too late for breakfast before I have to rush off to class, so it's not terribly different from my normal schedule.

Also, Valentine's Day today -Yay! The boy and I are long distance at the moment because we go to different Universities, so we'll be buying ourselves chocolate and showing each other/eating it over Skype.  I guess it may sound ridiculous to normal people, but I'm looking forward to it a lot.  I know just what I want to get - there are these Kinder hippos with marshmallow at our local food court thing, so, yum! Not sure what's on the menu for tonight, but I'll try to make it reasonable.

Gwen

Normal Day 2

Weight: 109 lbs

They say it takes 21 days to form a habit. Does that mean 42 for intermittent fasting? I guess we'll see.

I have some goals that I'm trying to keep in mind with this. Making sure I get at least 10 minutes of physical activity (it's not a lot, but it's manageable) and 10 minutes of quiet time. See if I can keep it up?

5:24 PM:  So far haven't been that hungry. A cup of cereal with a cup of milk, and a chicken tender with a handful of fries. I know, I'm the least healthy person on the face of the earth. Hopefully dinner will be better.

1:02 AM: Snaked because I was watching a diet show and got scared of malnutrition. Two clementines, yum. At dinner had an entire Subway footlong BLT for dinner. Rounds out to about 640 calories all together.  Had about 1200 calories all together, which isn't terrible for a normal day.  Quite tired and moody, but it's that time of the month so I doubt it has anything to do with fasting.

Goodnight, chickadees.

Alternate Day Fasting- Day 1 (kind of)

Weight: 112 lbs

So, it's been a while. . .
This blog just gives me some anxiety, so when I get overwhelmed, I put it on the shelf.

Well, I've decided to try alternate day fasting.  My weight is not unmanageable right now, but I need the control, so here it is.  Um, I read loads about it, and tried it briefly this summer, but I think I'll make it official now. Boy, would I love the health benefits of calorie restriction (and not just the weight loss.)

So, rules are that I have to fast for 24 hours, then a normal eating day for 24 hours. This will probably mean I'll have a small dinner on my fasting days and a normal amount of food on my "off" days. I stopped eating last night at 9PM, so I'm allowed to eat again at 9PM tonight. . .
It's 5:14 AM right now. Heehee, only an hour to go.

Also, sometimes I wish I were Amy Pond. Is that so wrong?

6PM: Haven't actually felt that hungry today. 3 hours left and no hunger pains, which is weird.  I got up late, though. About 3 hours ago, and I had some coffee with a splash of milk. (Is that cheating? I guess it's not really a fast if you have milk. . .)

8:47PM: Okay, I caved in and ate a little early. Bad me. I had a small salad to break the fast, with a tablespoon of blue cheese dressing. It was divine.  Then I made myself a baked potato with bacon and 2 tablespoons of sour cream and some onions, but I was only able to eat half of it. Oops? Yay leftovers!