Feed days are easy. Fast days are hard.
I breezed through Day 4. I had scrambled eggs and fruit for breakfast. Then for lunch I had french fries. My daughter and I made a cake. She has been harassing me about chocolate cake for days ever since she was other little kids make on the BBC. So we made it gluten free and it was pretty darn good. I had a decent dinner with a small serving mushroom pasta and salad, and small piece cake for dessert.
Could I have eaten more healthfully? Quite certainly but I really enjoy the idea of being able to have cake when it is there. Do I make cake often? No way. I also would make icing cause it's just sugar and fat and at that point in the day, after having french fries it wasn't going to happen. I also did not snack at all in the evening. I was so full from dinner that I did not want anymore, which was odd because I had the same portion size as my mother who is notorious for her small portions. It is also odd because snacking is my favorite past time in the evenings. Sometimes I can't even control myself. Usually, it means that I have either eaten too many carbs in the day or I was trying to cut out calories I the days which made be go off the rails in the evening. I also find it happens if my thyroid levels are out of whack (or I forgot to take my pills).
Roll forward to my 3rd Fast Day. Fast days are hard. The only thing that gets me though it is drinking broth and the knowledge that I can eat a decent meal for dinner and then eat all the next day. The funny thing is I don't eat all day the next day. I find I have been only eating 3 meals and no snacks.
I drank a lot of water and hibiscus tea on this fast day. Yes I could have drank green tea but I don't like it. I went to the bathrooom a million times. Probably every 30 minutes. I really struggled with not eating this fast day. I was convinced I was going to crack. My husband made curried paneer. It smelled amazing. I was consumed with the thought of food. I almost had myself convinced that I was going to break my fast early but I toughed it out till dinner time. I did not have the curry, I though it best to save it for my eating day. I had pulled pork (hold the bun) with a large salad. After dinner I was feeling bloated and overly fully. Around 9 pm I was missing my old snacking habits. I wasn't hungry but I wanted to snack. I also knew I had gone over the 500 calories again. It seems I eat around 750 each fast day. I had another cup of chicken broth instead of completely ruining this diet experiment. This time I put a little curry powder in the chicken broth - PURE GENIUS.
Well, all in all I am enjoying the days I can eat regularly and I am not a fan of the fasting days. Hoping it gets easier as I go.
I breezed through Day 4. I had scrambled eggs and fruit for breakfast. Then for lunch I had french fries. My daughter and I made a cake. She has been harassing me about chocolate cake for days ever since she was other little kids make on the BBC. So we made it gluten free and it was pretty darn good. I had a decent dinner with a small serving mushroom pasta and salad, and small piece cake for dessert.
Could I have eaten more healthfully? Quite certainly but I really enjoy the idea of being able to have cake when it is there. Do I make cake often? No way. I also would make icing cause it's just sugar and fat and at that point in the day, after having french fries it wasn't going to happen. I also did not snack at all in the evening. I was so full from dinner that I did not want anymore, which was odd because I had the same portion size as my mother who is notorious for her small portions. It is also odd because snacking is my favorite past time in the evenings. Sometimes I can't even control myself. Usually, it means that I have either eaten too many carbs in the day or I was trying to cut out calories I the days which made be go off the rails in the evening. I also find it happens if my thyroid levels are out of whack (or I forgot to take my pills).
Roll forward to my 3rd Fast Day. Fast days are hard. The only thing that gets me though it is drinking broth and the knowledge that I can eat a decent meal for dinner and then eat all the next day. The funny thing is I don't eat all day the next day. I find I have been only eating 3 meals and no snacks.
I drank a lot of water and hibiscus tea on this fast day. Yes I could have drank green tea but I don't like it. I went to the bathrooom a million times. Probably every 30 minutes. I really struggled with not eating this fast day. I was convinced I was going to crack. My husband made curried paneer. It smelled amazing. I was consumed with the thought of food. I almost had myself convinced that I was going to break my fast early but I toughed it out till dinner time. I did not have the curry, I though it best to save it for my eating day. I had pulled pork (hold the bun) with a large salad. After dinner I was feeling bloated and overly fully. Around 9 pm I was missing my old snacking habits. I wasn't hungry but I wanted to snack. I also knew I had gone over the 500 calories again. It seems I eat around 750 each fast day. I had another cup of chicken broth instead of completely ruining this diet experiment. This time I put a little curry powder in the chicken broth - PURE GENIUS.
Well, all in all I am enjoying the days I can eat regularly and I am not a fan of the fasting days. Hoping it gets easier as I go.
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