Intermittent Fasting: Day 5 including weigh in

DAY 5:  INTERMITTENT FASTING

19 JANUARY 2017

OVERALL:
Today was a little different in that I felt hungry from about 8am and on.  Yesterday I didn't get hungry until about an hour from my breakfast.  Although  a little frustrating, I still felt good overall.  Energy and mood are staying high and happy!   

Although I overate at lunchtime by accident (not from eating too fast, just not paying attention to satiety levels), I felt great once the overeating symptoms passed about an hour after.  Overall, this was a very productive day. 

I even had excess energy to go for a spontaneous walk after dinner!

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FOOD & ACTIVITY DIARY:

6:15am:     Wakeup

8:00am - 12pm:  Homebrewed green tea:  Ginger, cinnamon, goji berries

Felt very hungry all morning long, starting at about 8am! 

 

12:00pm - 1:00pm:   

• Green Smoothie (1 Date, 1 Green Banana, 1 Kiwi, Collard greens, Almond Milk)
• Salad of Mixed Greens, herbed goat cheese, basil olive oil, balsamic vinegar
• Tastes abnormally yummy!
• South African Bobotie (Ground beef/lamb, mango chutney, peach jam, onions, tomato sauce, spices, milk, eggs, etc.)  About 1cup worth

           Feel like I have overate and a little stuffed

 

2:45pm:  6 Larger Neco Wafer Valentine's Hearts

 

 

 

I AM BURNING UP HOT.  I don't know if its me, or my building's thermostat.  No one else is complaining of the heat, so it must be me.

 

The feeling of being too full didn't last much longer than an hour.  In fact, I felt much better and higher energy after the uneasiness settled.

 

 

5:30pm: 

• Pad See Eew Thai Dish:     Rice Noodles, Beef, Soy Sauce, Oyster Sauce, Gai Lan (Chinese Broccoli).  
• I ate over 2 huge full plates, and did not feel like I overate at all!

6:10pm - 7:05pm:

• Went for a neighborhood walk, which includes hills. 

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RESULTS:

.8lb Loss! 



Intermittent Fasting: Day 4 Includes weighin

Here we are, at Day 4!  I almost feel guilty counting the first 2 days, but we will go with it for the sake of keeping track of my trials and tribulations ;)

Here is my food/beverage intake for the day:

8am - 12pm:  Homebrewed green tea:  cinnamon stick, goji berries, green tea

12:10pm:  South African Bobotie (sweet and spicy).  1/2 cup blueberries.   Couple sips of my blueberry/banana smoothie (lavender buds, cinnamon, cardamom, almond milk, etc.)

2:30pm:  Finished my blueberry/banana smoothie - about 1 cup

5:45pm:  Salad (mixed greens, herbed goat cheese, jalapeno stuffed olives, balsamic vinegar, basil olive oil);  chicken and broccoli Alfredo stuffed shells. 

                     ~1cup Fruity Kombucha

7:30pm:  Organic grass fed yogurt with granola, maple syrup and 4 Hershey kisses


Overall:  I continued to be mindful during meals to not overeat, slow down, chew properly and put eating utensil down between bites.  I did not feel like I overate at anytime. 

WeightLoss:  .2lb  **

**  I weigh in the next morning, update the previous day's blogpost, then post to the blog. 

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Sorry folks, but I'm just not up for a video this evening.  I am very tired and didn't sleep well last night.  

My results:

Week 42
Down .2 
Total loss of 42.0 
15.61% total body weight lost


See you next week! 

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- Leaving food on the plate
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Week 38 Results

Week 37 Results

Week 36 Results!

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Thank you for your support.  The messages I get weekly are extremely helpful and motivating.  

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I had a big gain, a lot of stress, and failed Intermittent Fasting experiment.  And did I mention my period came early, a whole week early?  

Ugh!

I have decided to take the next 28 days off from weighing in.  I have handed over the scale to my husband, whom will hide it and not allow me to weigh in again until the morning of April 7, 2014.  

Wish me luck!

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I highly recommend http://mayibefrankmovie.com/ 

I am continuing to struggle with binge eating, emotional eating, etc., and just need to free my mind, body and spirit of such negative responses.  

Thank you all for your support. 

Week 25 Results

Not so good this week.  

I covered a lot, but had a lot to say.  

Week 24 Results!

I don't have the best news to report, but I am staying positive and moving forward. 

Let me know what you think!