~ Being very strict on fast days, Mon/Thurs; and NOT VARYING my fast days (except for Thanksgiving!).
~ Not eating until quite late on fast days (black coffee, plain green tea, broth in late afternoon)
~ Eating mostly veggies, fruit, and protein on fast days...very little or no "refined" carbs
~ Regular GENTLE exercise: walking, skating, dancing
~ Eating normally on regular days; not fretting about calories or carbs; having reasonable alcohol intake (I did go 6 weeks without and found that it had been affecting my sleep, so cut back on late night drinking since). I think this is important, since I believe it keeps me from giving up (don't feel deprived; I can "have it tomorrow"), and from the dreaded famine reaction causing compulsive hunger after awhile...
Ho hum, back again...
by Bluebirdie on 30 Jul 2015, 17:39
So. I must make this work, one way or another. I guess I should be a little grateful for being no heavie in 18months, which is a reasonable achievement for someone who is already considerably overweight, has food issues and is staring down the barrel of 50 years (not quite yet though, so that's a good deadline, right?!)
One fast day almost completed, though I feel a bit cheated because I have eaten something dodgy and have horrid cramps and no appetite.
I'd like to have a plan. I'd like to be able to say to myself and the world, or at least this forum, that I am going to lose half a stone quickly then a pound a week, blah blah blah, but I know it is pointless. The real thing is to find that WoE groove so I go downwards, tiny bit by tiny bit. Not bouncing around. Not going up. Just steady, incredibly slow, but monitored and in control progress. That's doable right *hopeful*?