Yup I can be Fast

Eat your vegetables! (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This is week two, Fast number 4. Sometimes it’s easy and sometimes it’s hard but it’s most importantly easy. I would again strongly watching the video I posted last time, then if that intrigues you, spend a little and read the Fast Book. The best thing to come out of this, no it’s not losing weight cuz that isn’t really happening yet, but what this lifestyle does is reboots how you eat. We as Americans have no idea what it is to really be hungry. We get a hunger twinge and it’s easily handled when perhaps it wasn’t hunger at all but probably thirst. We are surrounded by water but most of us don’t take in enough plain ole water.

I find on the days after my fast I am not voraciously hungry and in fact usually don’t eat at my usual time but later when I really notice I’m hungry. I don’t snack hardly at all, mostly because I don’t think about food. I used to think I had to eat ever 2 – 3 hours I would get shaky. I think the shaky was more what I WAS eating rather than what I was not. Now I’m in charge.

I’ll keep you posted. The only thing I’ve noticed as a maybe side effect is trouble sleeping, nooo not because my stomach is gnawing at me, not sure why or if it’s FAST related, I am a terrible sleeper all my life.

Yup I can be Fast

The Binge

Yes more about my diet. On this diet you get one day off from everything and one meal off. What I’m discovering is I tend to go to extremes when it’s the day off or meal off. I know you need to shake up the calories every now and then to not plateau but there is this feeling of, I can’t have this for another week so over indulging happens. This is the same thing I think that causes most diets to fail. You reach your goal but have been deprived and go over board the other way and soon it’s a habit. Until the feeling of being deprived is controlled I don’t think any eating plan can succeed. It’s a mental thing that must be worked on every day. Food is a necessary thing for life but over indulging in it, can actually shorten your life. Weird little irony.

On a good note I am exercising every day, I sleep a whole lot better and definitely have more energy, my mood seems better too but I can’t really be the judge of that. I’m on target for weight loss wish it could be faster but this way is better.

Here are some books I’ve picked up for the over indulging issue, they are affiliate links so if you click and buy I can make 77 cents