The FastDay Forum

My day is coming to a close and I've discovered a good strategy that has worked really well for me the past two fasts.

So rather than having two small meals during the day or having one big meal at dinner, I have my calories around lunchtime/early afternoon and may be leave 30 for a cup of miso

I find that the lunchtime meal fills me up and keep me full for the rest of the day, topped up with herbal teas. I had a mostly green veggie juice (kale, carrots, half an apple, lemon, ginger) followed by two poached eggs and then broccoli dipped in hummus. A strange combination I know but I had a craving for broccoli dipped into hummus so I went for it

... no hunger pangs to speak of for the rest of the day. yay

And cravings that were manageable and it felt good not to give into

coming to the end of my first ever fast day now! haven't eaten anything yet and have survived so far so its all good! just about to have a small spag bol for dinner at just over 400 calories... can't believe how easy its been, I will be continuing with this 100%!

Well done for making it through your first ever fast - once you've done one you KNOW you can do more

Had a good day fasting today. Held out dinner on peppermint tea and a kiwi and had two small pieces of fish and veg for dinner and still have 200 cals left for this evening. So why am I feeling so miserable.
Maybe because I have to spend a few more hours on assignment work and have no energy or enthusiasm for
Fancy something sweet right now but not sure what to go for. Mmmmmm

Have you heard of/tasted ginger chews? They are peppery gingery sweets that do a great job at quenching my sweet craving but because they are hot, you can't eat more than a couple. you have to like the taste of ginger to appreciate these though. http://reedsinc.com/product/reeds-origi ... ger-chews/

Just a thought

Well my liquid fast was doing well, till hubby left a sausage and some peas on his plate. So, its no longer a liquid fast. I'm still coming in at under 100kcals. Thankfully it didn't trigger my hunger switch. Its still 3 hours till betime, I'm suffering from the cold (I always get cold on a fast day) and have a sinusitis headache. But it will mostly be better tomorrow.

Impressive - under a 100 calories. WELL DONE

Had a good fast day, roll on today with my second day back to back, feeling great so far