Day 5 was easy.
No, that's not true.
I still have to think about it all morning and remind myself not to go get some food. Part of the problem is that I'm in a lull at work.
The nature of our business means that we have a sort of feast/famine routine where we work like crazy for a few months, then we have a few weeks between sales pushes where we have a bit less to do. After working like crazy, those lulls feel like nothing is happening.
With no work to distract me, the time goes by at a crawl, and that gives me lots of time to think about the fact that I'm not eating.
Also, 10pm seems to come earlier each night...I think "oh, I'll go grab a snack before my fast starts again" and look at the clock and it's 11pm.
Again, my shirts are definitely starting to feel a bit less tight around my belly, but without a scale I don't know for certain if that's just water loss - I've been peeing a lot more during my fasts - or that I'm actually losing some size already. It would be incredible if it's already starting to change my body composition!
Around (the widest part of my belly)
57.5"
Waist
48"
Dear Nephew,
ReplyDeleteThe decision to lose weight & how, is very personal, so please accept my opinion without me seeming like a know-it-all.
So...I was diagnosed with diabetes many years ago & it scared the s*** out of me. I was obese, embarrassed & clueless as to how to lose weight...any would work. I decided, with the help of my Dr. to start eating right. NOT A DIET EXACTLY. A way to eat from now on. As soon as you go off a diet, the weight comes back. So, moderation, 6-8 small meals a day. Consume a small amount of protein with each meal. Sugar is the beast. But, I still had some on a limited basis. I lost 80 lbs.& have kept it off for 10 years. I had a one page guideline of foods to eat & avoid from my Dr. which is still hooked to my fridge to this day & followed. I did fast. Usually one day a week...but it was usually when I just felt crappy. It's not required & it really f****s with your glucose levels, which you might want to monitor, just to see.
Water! Required all through the day. Dehydration, masking as weight loss is dangerous.
Well my dear nephew, I will leave this as is.
I could go on, but I realize the journey you are on is yours & no one can tell you what to do. I congratulate you on taking this step, but please, feed your body & brain throughout the day. Your success will come. Best to you Brad. Your Aunt Patrice