Anyway... Any tips for my first fast day gratefully received. I have my meals roughly planned out, with a few calories to spare in case I get desperate!
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Anyway... Any tips for my first fast day gratefully received. I have my meals roughly planned out, with a few calories to spare in case I get desperate!
The first fast day is a little hard, frankly, but you can handle it. The body is well adapted to fasting. All this business about eating three to six meals a day is nonsense. Our ancestors ate when food was available. Unfortunately, we live in an age where food is always available. Tell yourself you will be fine, and you will be. If you are eating, do remember to have protein early in the day as it will satiate your hunger for longer. I usually have scrambled egg whites of hard boiled eggs when I get real hungry.
Right, better go to sleep now, ready for tomorrow
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Good luck for your first fast. That's good advice you've been given so far. I'll just add to take something for the pain if you get a worse headache and make sure you replace electrolytes if you're upping your fluid intake considerable. A rehydration drink (remember to include the calories) or a wee pinch of salt and sugar into some water.
SO I'm excited how will this day go as well
Hope you will be fine, I wish you strength!!!
Hope your first day is going well. It is hard, try & keep occupied,it helps. And once your body realises nothing bad is going to happen if you eat less,it gets much easier.
I also have health problems & I suffer from chronic pain but this WOE has really increased my energy levels which I was not expecting. People have commented on that more than the weight loss although now I've lost 15lbs people are starting to notice - finally!
Still get tired at end of a fast day but I just go to bed early on these days - sometimes very early.
As others have said drink plenty of fluids & find what eating pattern suits you. If you're finding it hard perhaps starting with 24hour fast : 2pm to 2pm or 7pm to 7pm instead of 36 hours maybe easier - weight loss might not be as quick but it maybe more doable. That's the great thing about this WOE - it's really flexible - you're in charge. I started off by spreading my 500 cals through the day then slowly progressed to keeping most for evening meal & supper.
Good luck, look forward to hearing of your successes.
Jinta, I hope your first fast day is going well too
How about your headache? I have them slight at the end of the fast day, but not irritating. I went early to bed
hope you doiing fine!
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