Pixies Progress- 4 days in ... or 'The ramblings of Pixie' 
I'm going to keep this post going with updates on how I feel and my progress as a kinda diary alongside my excel spreadsheet of weight and measurements
It's Thursday and I've fasted Monday and Wednesday so far this week. I feel so good that I might do tomorrow as well and have my first week as a 4:3 with the weekend off.
This is too easy to be called a 'diet' .. diets are evil things that wreck your brain and make you crazy. This suits me down to the ground as half the time I forget to eat during the day anyway but would normally eat a huuuuge meal with a pile of carbs in late in the day. Where does this idea come from that everything has to come with a pile of spuds or three rounds of bread?!
So far I've had no problems with the fast days and after actually letting my body feel hungry it's as if my brain and belly have been recalibrated. I can tell when I'm full and can stop eating. I actually left half a sandwich earlier because I felt full and on eating days I'm not craving fatty or naughty foods.
I've also realised that I eat when I'm bored and would happily graze through the fridge while looking for something to cook. It's all really opened my eyes.
I've noticed as well that I drink water because I want to rather than because I know I should. Slices of lemon and being organised by making sure theres some chilling in the fridge helps
I weighed in on monday morning and again today and I've lost 4 pounds and an inch off my waist already. I've started excercising over this last week and since a recent change in migraine medication this seems easier than before. I used to get a horrible aura of flashing lights that was like looking through a kaleidoscope so hopefully I'll be able to do more without collapsing in a heap on the treadmill!
I've got a lot to lose and I'm not rushing it, just trying to follow the rules and fit them around me rather than me fitting around a diet. It's been educational and fun so far and I enjoy the challenge of non eating days and I've had some great filling, healthy meals all week and I think it's been good to sit down and think about just what I do eat.
That's me for now, have a fabulous day whether fasting or not
I'm going to keep this post going with updates on how I feel and my progress as a kinda diary alongside my excel spreadsheet of weight and measurements
It's Thursday and I've fasted Monday and Wednesday so far this week. I feel so good that I might do tomorrow as well and have my first week as a 4:3 with the weekend off.
This is too easy to be called a 'diet' .. diets are evil things that wreck your brain and make you crazy. This suits me down to the ground as half the time I forget to eat during the day anyway but would normally eat a huuuuge meal with a pile of carbs in late in the day. Where does this idea come from that everything has to come with a pile of spuds or three rounds of bread?!
So far I've had no problems with the fast days and after actually letting my body feel hungry it's as if my brain and belly have been recalibrated. I can tell when I'm full and can stop eating. I actually left half a sandwich earlier because I felt full and on eating days I'm not craving fatty or naughty foods.
I've also realised that I eat when I'm bored and would happily graze through the fridge while looking for something to cook. It's all really opened my eyes.
I've noticed as well that I drink water because I want to rather than because I know I should. Slices of lemon and being organised by making sure theres some chilling in the fridge helps
I weighed in on monday morning and again today and I've lost 4 pounds and an inch off my waist already. I've started excercising over this last week and since a recent change in migraine medication this seems easier than before. I used to get a horrible aura of flashing lights that was like looking through a kaleidoscope so hopefully I'll be able to do more without collapsing in a heap on the treadmill!
I've got a lot to lose and I'm not rushing it, just trying to follow the rules and fit them around me rather than me fitting around a diet. It's been educational and fun so far and I enjoy the challenge of non eating days and I've had some great filling, healthy meals all week and I think it's been good to sit down and think about just what I do eat.
That's me for now, have a fabulous day whether fasting or not
I have 4stone to shed before I will be within a healthy weight catagory.
I'd be happy just to get it down into the 30's for the time being, it's a start and would make a huge difference to my PCOS.
