Fasting since 10pm Monday (MNF), so 40 hours now.
Of course it's my usual modified fast, so I'm not truly calorie-free, probably 200-300 calories per day in fact, between milk in coffee, and a beer or glass of wine each day.
Anyhow, progress is slow. I weighed 217 with PJs on this morning, so maybe 214 w/o clothing. But that's a MORNING weight!!! Very bad. I don't exactly have a goal in mind with this particular, individual fast. Reading past posts here, it appears 72 hours is my record, so that would mean 10pm Thursday (tomorrow) night. Of course I'd feel insane breaking a fast at 11pm or midnight! So a record-run would probably actually need to mean Friday morning, or about 80+ hours. I'm not really sure if I'm up for that or not.
The more important thing would be to work out what to do when I'm not fasting. I probably need rules.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Back on the Horse
So, I was beguiled by meatloaf and macaroni & cheese and cut short my fast after only 48 hours. And, despite not feeling like I really fell far off the wagon, my Sunday night weigh-in was awful: 222 lbs. Probably some salt involved in that number, blah, blah, blah.
But I'm fasting again now. Only since 10pm Monday night, i.e. 15 hours so far. But I'm feeling like I've got a pretty firm handle on the fact that eating doesn't help anything -- at least intellectually I have a handle on it. But it's true: even when I'm super-hungry eating isn't THAT great. Sticking to a fasting plan probably gives me greater satisfaction than a meal.
Ok, at some point I need to develop a more healthy relationship with food. And that probably includes eating lots of healthy stuff and loving it. But I think that needs to be figured out by a 170-lb version of me. Right now I'm a proud citizen of Crazyland and I'm just going to focus on fasting and getting my weight down.
But I'm fasting again now. Only since 10pm Monday night, i.e. 15 hours so far. But I'm feeling like I've got a pretty firm handle on the fact that eating doesn't help anything -- at least intellectually I have a handle on it. But it's true: even when I'm super-hungry eating isn't THAT great. Sticking to a fasting plan probably gives me greater satisfaction than a meal.
Ok, at some point I need to develop a more healthy relationship with food. And that probably includes eating lots of healthy stuff and loving it. But I think that needs to be figured out by a 170-lb version of me. Right now I'm a proud citizen of Crazyland and I'm just going to focus on fasting and getting my weight down.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Fall Revival
Ok, time to dust off the determination and focus I lost somewhere at the beach.
I fasted yesterday, the first time in months, and plan to push my limits a bit -- or at least set a personal record. That would require making it to Sunday AM, which would mean a 3.5-day fast.
After getting to 209 lbs in May, I've backslid up to the 218-220 range now. Ugh.
I fasted yesterday, the first time in months, and plan to push my limits a bit -- or at least set a personal record. That would require making it to Sunday AM, which would mean a 3.5-day fast.
After getting to 209 lbs in May, I've backslid up to the 218-220 range now. Ugh.
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