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So excited!
17 Jan 2014, 07:14

Best Fast Day yet!
16 Jan 2014, 10:15

Learning curve
15 Jan 2014, 09:23

A shaky start to the New Year
12 Jan 2014, 05:45

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So excited!

by catamo on 17 Jan 2014, 07:14

That's how I felt this morning when I got on the scales and saw 67.4kg! Lowest for many years :victory:
Of course, I keep telling myself, it's the day after a fast, but I'll still take it!

Today was the day I was curious about because the day after my last fast, I really struggled with dizziness and weakness. Today I've felt fine! In fact, on what has been a mentally challenging day, I have felt more in control than on other days like this where I feel as if I'm being challenged by everybody needing my attention for different reasons and decisions. So I'm not sure what I did differently, similar breakfast, similar lunch, haven't decided on dinner yet. I think I might have eaten less refined carbs and sugary treats today which may make a difference. I'm don't know much about the science of it, but in my head it makes sense that maybe my blood sugar was a bit out or fluctuating which is...

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Best Fast Day yet!

by catamo on 16 Jan 2014, 10:15

Fast Day 7 and the best yet! No food till dinner, which was a green salad and a small portion of homemade macaroni and cheese. I was planning steak and salad, but it's just too hot to cook. So a high carb meal it is :bugeyes:
I interested to see how I feel tomorrow because after Monday's fast, I had a strange day on Tuesday - felt dizzy and quite weak all day. I'm not sure if it was related to the fast day or something else, but I can't think what :confused: .
Weigh in day tomorrow and I'm excited! Hopefully I will see some change, especially since it's after a fast day. At first I thought it was best to weigh in 2 days after a fast to be more accurate, but after reading a tip somewhere on the forum, I like the idea of always weighing in after my second fast of the week i.e. Friday....

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Learning curve

by catamo on 15 Jan 2014, 09:23

This Fasting is definitely a learning curve. At first I was really scared of it, scared that I wouldn't be able to last without food, that I would feel faint, get headaches, forget I was fasting and eat. All just a little silly now.
I've come to realise after only 6 fasts, that it's not the fast that is the challenge. It's actually quite easy not to eat for the day. One of the challenges is when you do start eating for the day, staying in control and not just eating too much because you haven't had anything yet for the day. It's more a mindset, that I must need food because I haven't had any, than actual hunger.
Another challenge that I have yet to work out is the day after the fast. This week I have felt weak, dizzy at times and just out of sorts on the day after the fast Now considering that we are having another major heat wave and I'm dealing with TTOTM, I'm not sure if it is the heat that is affecting me , not enough water, too much sugar or carbs or the day before's fast. But I...

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A shaky start to the New Year

by catamo on 12 Jan 2014, 05:45

After a good beginning, doing my first fast on Christmas Eve and fitting in 4 fasts before the New Year, I was looking at my tracking calendar today and realised I've only done 1 fast this year, so far! :confused:

The first 5 days of the year was spent camping and kayaking in extremely hot weather. I had not planned to fast then and did not. Back to work on the 6th and my first fast day of the year. It went well, with work keeping me way too busy to even think about being hungry.

But then I fell into a hole called PMS. Not all months are the same and this one has been a particularly bad one. The migraine started on Wednesday and continued through Thursday and Friday. All the pain med combinations I tried, barely put a dent in the pain...it was awful. And being the kind of person I am, I worked through all 3 days, even when my boss asked if I didn't think I should just go home. ...

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