Hey guys and gals,
There's no fasting topic for today so I figured I'd make one myself. It's not surprising given that it's the freakin' fourth of July, lol, but I'm not American and it happened to fall on my fast day. As I'm doing alternate day fasting...that's not too surprising.
I haven't really been here a lot, mainly as it's June and I've been busy. I'm not too fond of heat, but this year it's definitely been a lot more bearable. I've only really had one IBS incident, which was last Monday and given that was the hottest day in 9 years I think it's pretty understandable for my body. I also fasted the whole of the previous weekend by accident as I just didn't feel like eating - sometimes I feel that the fasting days are so much easier. In this heat, if I'm honest frantically eating to match my BMR just seems a hassle. This is probably why alternate day fasting is working for me, and I certainly plan to keep fasting once I hit my goal weight .
I swear most of my weight must have piled on through drinking and nothing else. I've never been a big eater. If, say, you consider a large glass of wine and two slices of pizza is what? 600 calories? Compare that to eating a chicken salad, two glasses of water and a greek yoghurt with berries to finish and the latter seems sooo much more. Not that I'm saying it's not delicious (I actually adore salad. But I was a student back then, and salad was expensive. Cheap wine, Starbucks coffee and the odd £1 pizza from round the corner wasn't. I literally used to live off Starbucks coffees and muffins (probably 800 calories right there), a bit of booze and then a very simple and cheap meal in the evening. I can certainly see where the "hidden" calories came in, but it was ironic as I've never been capable of eating much thanks to my IBS. I guess its why my weight gain surprised me. I don't have a bad thyroid either, luckily and I'm sympathetic to anyone who does.
Anyway, I'm rambling on. In my defense I haven't been here a while, so
. I did my weigh in and I'm done seven pounds - it might have been a bit less if I did it after a fast day but...I don't know. I felt like doing a weigh in after a "feast" day to see where I was. Now I just need to calculate my bmr and ensure I stick to that, but honestly - I'm glad I found out about ADF. I know some find it hard to stick to, but it makes me feel so much better. The need to eat three whole meals a day just upsets my stomach, so the idea of giving my body days to repair and heal and actually look forward to eating is great. Definitely something I can stick to.
But this isn't my blog (I should start that...lol >.>), so good luck anyone fasting today and happy fourth of July to those who celebrate it.
There's no fasting topic for today so I figured I'd make one myself. It's not surprising given that it's the freakin' fourth of July, lol, but I'm not American and it happened to fall on my fast day. As I'm doing alternate day fasting...that's not too surprising.
I haven't really been here a lot, mainly as it's June and I've been busy. I'm not too fond of heat, but this year it's definitely been a lot more bearable. I've only really had one IBS incident, which was last Monday and given that was the hottest day in 9 years I think it's pretty understandable for my body. I also fasted the whole of the previous weekend by accident as I just didn't feel like eating - sometimes I feel that the fasting days are so much easier. In this heat, if I'm honest frantically eating to match my BMR just seems a hassle. This is probably why alternate day fasting is working for me, and I certainly plan to keep fasting once I hit my goal weight .
I swear most of my weight must have piled on through drinking and nothing else. I've never been a big eater. If, say, you consider a large glass of wine and two slices of pizza is what? 600 calories? Compare that to eating a chicken salad, two glasses of water and a greek yoghurt with berries to finish and the latter seems sooo much more. Not that I'm saying it's not delicious (I actually adore salad. But I was a student back then, and salad was expensive. Cheap wine, Starbucks coffee and the odd £1 pizza from round the corner wasn't. I literally used to live off Starbucks coffees and muffins (probably 800 calories right there), a bit of booze and then a very simple and cheap meal in the evening. I can certainly see where the "hidden" calories came in, but it was ironic as I've never been capable of eating much thanks to my IBS. I guess its why my weight gain surprised me. I don't have a bad thyroid either, luckily and I'm sympathetic to anyone who does.
Anyway, I'm rambling on. In my defense I haven't been here a while, so
. I did my weigh in and I'm done seven pounds - it might have been a bit less if I did it after a fast day but...I don't know. I felt like doing a weigh in after a "feast" day to see where I was. Now I just need to calculate my bmr and ensure I stick to that, but honestly - I'm glad I found out about ADF. I know some find it hard to stick to, but it makes me feel so much better. The need to eat three whole meals a day just upsets my stomach, so the idea of giving my body days to repair and heal and actually look forward to eating is great. Definitely something I can stick to.But this isn't my blog (I should start that...lol >.>), so good luck anyone fasting today and happy fourth of July to those who celebrate it.
