Intermittent Fasting: Day 25

I woke up today feeling more energetic and positive.  I was pleasantly surprised to see a weightloss, especially after yesterday's sugar debacle.  My only thought was that I didn't go over in calories or salt to cause an influx in water weight.  Tomorrow's weigh in may hold a different story. 

I had such a good day today.  I was able to hold off on eating as long as possible, then I chose healthy foods when I did break my fast.  I knew that today's dinner would be unusual with my husband having to run errands and pick up dinner on his way home, which was Mexican.  I told myself that "I've got this", and I would eat slowly and stop when full.  This is how it started, but it ended badly. 

I don't understand what it is about my brain.  I can't stop eating sometimes, no matter what.  If I had stopped after dinner, I would have been fine.  But I always feel like I need a "treat" of some kind after dinner.  And this feeling comes immediately after I'm done eating.  Not a few hours later.  Immediately!  While I'm putting my dishes in the dishwasher, I'm planning my treat.  The past few weeks, I have been able to keep my treat within window.  But the past few nights, the need for this treat has overwritten my eating window rules.  I am very frustrated and don't know what to do. 

TOTAL FASTING HOURS

• From last night (30 minutes after last meal), until today's break = 18.5 Hours

FOOD & ACTIVITY TRACKER

 
5:50am

• Woke up

So today I attempted to wait as long as possible before eating.  I would eventually like to get to eating one meal a day for most days.  I got hungry on schedule around 10am.  I pushed past this by drinking some hot green tea. 

  

12:00pm

• 35 minute walk

 

I felt hungry again around 1:30pm, and pushed past it.  My energy was VERY high, and my mood was extremely happy. 

 

2:45pm

• Green Smoothie:  Banana, kale, raw cashew butter, 2 dates, fresh blueberries, frozen blueberries, almond milk
• 1/4 bottle (1/2 serving) of Kevita Sparkling Probiotic Kefir drink - Lime Mint Coconut flavor

6:00pm

• Mexican Restaurant Food:  Shrimp Chipotle:  Cream, bacon, cheese, rice, beans, chips, salsa, white dip sauce
• Taste tested my Grape Chia Kombucha, which was delish.  It was about 2 Tablespoons worth

I started out eating slowly and chewing properly.  But as time went on, I ate faster and disregarded my chewing protocols.  I did overeat, but only slightly.  Had I stopped here, I probably would have been fine. 

7:03pm

• ~6 Chocolate/Vanilla Asian Cookie Straws (similar to Pockys) 
• Fat Free Organic Greek yogurt w/ lots of granola and drizzle of maple syrup

I felt HORRIBLE!  I have not overate this much in such a long time.  I was so overly full, and I just felt so horrible physically and mentally.  I couldn't even pay attention to TV.  I took a hot bath and went to bed, feeling miserable. 

I'm so disappointed in myself.  I really don't know why I have this urge to have a "treat" after dinner.  I want that feeling to go away.  I never want to have a "treat" after dinner ever.  Okay, maybe just once or twice a week. 

 

 9:30pm

• Bedtime

RESULTS

Weight GAIN of 0.2 lbs.



 

Intermittent Fasting: Day 24

Today was even harder.  By 10:00am I felt the strong urge to eat.  So much for trying to skip lunch.  Unfortunately, I also seen cake in the kitchen at 8:15am and was already preparing to eat a bunch at lunchtime.  Not a good start!  I'm guessing this is a carry over from last night's cravings. 

TOTAL FASTING HOURS

• From last night (30 minutes after last meal), until today's break = 15.5 Hours

FOOD & ACTIVITY TRACKER

 
6:00am

• Woke up

11:00am

• Leftovers from last week:  Chicken Korma and Indian Potatoes/Peas
• 2 Large slices of Cake:  1 red velvet, 1 carrot cake
• Mountain Dew (bottle)

I am feeling crappy about my lunch decisions and wish I understood why I get this way.  I really need to focus, but I am not sure what else I can do to help me.  I am listening to podcasts, watching videos, etc.  I feel like I get this way once every month.  No matter how bad my decisions are, I am going to continue documenting my daily intake, so that I can find the pattern. 

5:30pm

• Chicken Alfredo:  Whole wheat organic noodles, cream, garlic, onion, peas, boneless chicken breast

6:30pm

• Taste tested my first kombucha - Strawberry Lime. Very yummy, except it didn't have any kombucha flavoring, because the strawberry lime was so strong.  It was like drinking a slightly fizzy juice.

7:00pm

• ~6 Chocolate/Vanilla Asian Cookie Straws (similar to Pockys) 

7:45/8pm

• Bowl of greek yogurt with LOTS of granola

I knew that it was past my time to eat, and I did it anyway.  I wasn't hungry, I just needed something. 

 9:30pm

• Bedtime

RESULTS

Weight LOSS of 0.4 lbs

Intermittent Fasting: Day 23

Today was actually harder than normal.  I was good until I ate dinner, then I felt the strong urge to eat a lot of sweets. 

TOTAL FASTING HOURS

• From last night (30 minutes after last meal), until today's break = 16 Hours

FOOD & ACTIVITY TRACKER

 
6:05am

• Woke up

11:00am

• 3 Homemade Vegetable Spring Rolls:  Rice paper, lettuce, savoy cabbage, carrots (homegrown!), avocado, cilantro
• Peanut butter Dipping Sauce:  Peanut butter, soy sauce, rice vinegar, chili flakes  (Very thick, had to put on spring roll with spoon)

12:30pm

• 35 minute walk

6:00pm

• Grilled Lamb Chops marinated in yogurt and spices
• Indian Chickpea and Spinach sauté:  heavy cream, spices, onion, ginger, garlic
• Roasted carrots with spices and maple syrup

7:00pm

• Bowl of greek yogurt with granola
• ~12 Chocolate/Vanilla Asian Cookie Straws (similar to Pockys) 

 9:30pm

• Bedtime

RESULTS

Weight LOSS of 0.4 lbs

Intermittent Fasting: Day 22

Today was a horrible day.  Not because of anything outside of my body, but it was all in my mind and body.  I am not sure what happened to get me to feel the way I did today, but it was not good.  

I woke up at 5:45am and went back to sleep.  This was probably my first mistake.  I didn't actually wake up until about 815am and I felt completely groggy, tired, as if I could sleep another few hours.

I had ZERO motivation, enthusiasm, etc. for the day.  In fact, I felt very negative, like I just wanted to sit in front of a TV and do nothing all day.   This is not normal behavior for me.  Especially on a Sunday, my "get shit" done day.  

I tried to do laundry and clean up the house.  But the more I tried, the more I felt tired.  I finally go to the point where I needed to eat, so at 10:50am I made my not so typical lunch, and headed to my TV room.  I watched just over an hour of TV and made my way downstairs.  I tried to do more laundry, and I just couldn't do it - mentally or physically.  

About 1:15pm, my husband finally told me to try and take a nap.  So I did.  I slept on and off until 3pm.  When I initially woke up, I felt about the same.  But I got started in cooking and moving around, and I actually started to feel better.  

So my funk eventually went away as my son and I cooked for 3 hours for the Superbowl.  

TOTAL FASTING HOURS

• From last night (30 minutes after last meal), until today's break = 16.5 Hours

FOOD & ACTIVITY TRACKER

8:00am

• Wake up - feeling VERY tired.  

11:00am

• Greek Yogurt w/ oat based granola and grain free fruit based granola
• 2 Brown Rice Cakes slathered with Raw cashew butter 

12:45pm

• ~12 Chocolate/Vanilla Asian Cookie Straws (similar to Pockys) 

6:15pm

• Battered and Roasted Buffalo cauliflower w/ Blue Cheese Dressing
• Veggie Spring Rolls with Peanut Butter Asian dipping sauce 
• BBQ Meatballs
• Nachos with Tostitos and Chicken

9:15pm

• Bedtime

RESULTS

Weight GAIN of 0.6 lbs

 
Don't forget, I weigh myself the next morning, then report in the previous blog post.  So I weighed myself the morning of Day 23 and report it for today, Day 22. 

Intermittent Fasting: 3 Week Results

This week was interesting.  I am happily surprised with the 4 pound weight loss, especially considering this is the third week AND I was on my cycle. 

I have been successfully making a lot more good decisions.  There have been a few dinners that although I wasn't hungry, I ate anyway.  I fear that I will follow my hunger cues, or lack thereof and skip dinner, then get excruciatingly hungry immediately after my window closes at 7pm.  I also feel the guilt that my husband spent all this time cooking an awesome dinner, and I won't eat it. This is something I will continue to work on in the next few weeks. 

RESULTS

Week 1 Results:   -3.2 pounds

Week 2 Results:   -1.6 pounds

Week 3 Results:   -4.0 pounds

Day 15:   - 2.8 

Day 16:   - 0.6 

Day 17:   - 0.4

Day 18:     0.0

Day 19:   - 0.6

Day 20:  + 0.2

Day 21:  + 0.2   

Total Loss To date:  8.8 pounds 

Weekly average Loss = 2.9 lbs.

Intermittent Fasting: Day 21

Today was a day of running errands.  I went to the health food store, the regular grocery store and 2 International Markets - one African/Caribbean and the other Asian.  Picked up some goodies. 


Monthly Cycle = Very Light

TOTAL FASTING HOURS

• From last night (30 minutes after last meal), until today's break = 16.5 Hours

FOOD & ACTIVITY TRACKER

6:57am

• Woke up to no alarm clock, and got straight up.  

11:15am

    Ate at a Pho restaurant. 

• 3 Tofu spice balls dipped in Thai Peanut sauce
• Pho with Beef meatballs:  green onion, yellow onion, Thai basil, bean sprouts, noodles, sriracha, jalapenos
• Thai Iced Tea

6:00pm

• Thai dish:  ground turkey, red bell pepper, sauces
• Brown Rice
• Sauteed bok choy and kale with Asian sauces

10:30pm

• Bedtime

RESULTS

Weight GAIN of 0.2 lbs

Intermittent Fasting: Day 20

I woke up feeling much better than I have the past couple of days.   

Monthly Cycle = Very Light

TOTAL FASTING HOURS

• From last night (30 minutes after last meal), until today's break = 17 Hours

FOOD & ACTIVITY TRACKER

11:00am

• Salad using Persian leftovers: Romaine lettuce, beef kabob, roasted tomato/zucchini/onion, brown rice, tandoori sauce (cilantro, garlic, mint, jalapeno, water), Persian dressing (olive oil, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, garlic, S&P, Mint, Parsley). 
• 1 Banana
• 1 Blood orange

11:40am

• 37 minute walk
   

2:30pm

• Chunk of Dark Chocolate (w/Coffee) dipped in Raw cashew butter
• Chunk of Dark Chocolate (w/Coconut) dipped in raw cashew butter

6:00pm

• Indian Dishes (Homemade):  
• Aloo Matar:  Potato and Pea Curry = Potatoes, peas, ginger, spices
• Chicken Korma:  Chicken, coconut milk, tomato, spices, yogurt, almonds
• Spiced Rice:  Spices 

(Sorry about the bad photo)

I didn't feel that hungry when I ate dinner.  And I ate my whole plate, and got a second smaller plate, which I could not finish and actually had to throw away quite a bit.  I shouldn't have ate as much as I did.  

I felt extremely tired after eating.  I could have fallen asleep right away.  This is not a normal feeling for me, but I read about it in the forums all the time.  A lot of people talk about eating dinner and being so tired they cant function. 

9:00pm

• Bedtime   

RESULTS

GAINED 0.2 lbs

Its interesting when I have a gain.  In the past, I would have been very upset, wondering what I did wrong.  Instead, I'm a bit disappointed, but it doesn't bother me and I know exactly what I did wrong (ate when I wasn't that hungry).  I'm not the least bit upset about it, and know there is always tomorrow.  

This is a completely different mindset from my past. 

Intermittent Fasting: Day 19

I did not have the energy to do a workout this morning.  I slept all night from about 8pm the night before until 6am this morning, without waking one time!  

Monthly Cycle = HEAVY


TOTAL FASTING HOURS:  

• From last night (30 minutes after last meal), until today's break = 17.5 Hours

FOOD & ACTIVITY TRACKER

10:00am - All Day

• Sipped on Jasmine Tea w/ Rose water (not enough to taste)

12:30pm

• Salad using Persian leftovers: Romaine lettuce, beef kabob, roasted tomato/zucchini/onion, brown rice, tandoori sauce (cilantro, garlic, mint, jalapeno, water), Persian dressing (olive oil, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, garlic, S&P, Mint, Parsley). 
• 2 Homemade Blueberry Cinnamon Muffins   (Ate in the middle of salad)

5:30pm

• German breaded Pork 
• Cheesy herb Spaetzle
• Roasted Brussel sprouts with garlic

I actually felt very full after this meal.  I was concerned with all of the flour I had consumed for the day, which I probably should not have been.

RESULTS

Weight Loss = 0.6 lbs!  

Intermittent Fasting: Day 18

Woke up and went straight to the TV to play the exercise video:

 
Monthly Cycle = Medium Flow.  

When I got home from work, I was ready to go to bed! 


TOTAL FASTING HOURS:  

• From last night (30 minutes after last meal), until today's break = 17 Hours

FOOD & ACTIVITY TRACKER

10:00am - All Day

• Sipped on Jasmine Tea w/ Rose water (not enough to taste)

11:15pm



• Salad using Persian leftovers: Romaine lettuce, beef kabob, roasted tomato/zucchini/onion, brown rice, tandoori sauce (cilantro, garlic, mint, jalapeno, water), Persian dressing (olive oil, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, garlic, S&P, Mint, Parsley). 

• Lemon flavored greek yogurt
• Roca Chocolate

  

12:25pm

• 15 minute walk

5:30pm

• Grilled BBQ Chicken Thighs x 2
• Homemade Peach Mango BBQ Sauce (Sweet & Spicy)
• Carrot Ginger Harissa Soup
• Steamed Broccoli with Kerrygold butter (S&P)

6:30pm

• Organic Greek Yogurt with Granola and Cinnamon
• Chunk of Hersheys Chocolate

   

7:30pm

Bedtime - I was exhausted and went to bed early.

RESULTS

No change in weight.