15 July 2019
Could not hold a fast yesterday, but I did keep my calorie intake to about 1200.
My experience yesterday, trying to fast and failing shows that I am no better than others at using willpower to restrict calories. The only reason I can keep my calories in the 1200-1500 range is that I'm not particularly hungry. The reason is IMO that I'm getting the nutrition I need, and my body isn't hungry; whereas, when I ate fewer vegetables I didn't get the nutrition I needed and was hungry and became obese. I cannot hurry my weight loss.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.You are doing well, so don't feel you have failed in not keeping the fast going. You are losing weight on a balanced calorie-controlled diet, so keep going! An occasional session of fasting is good, but it is not healthy long-term.
CeliaVL
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July 15, 2019
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My doctor agrees.
Had a weird diet day yesterday.
I found out my sister has a restaurant near her that had a great special on Lobster....so I called her up and said "I'm on my way".
I packed two "muscle brownies" (regular brownies with protein powder and oatmeal added) and a 3 teaspoon 16 Oz cup of coffee...and went....assuming I'd pig out today, and recover tomorrow.
I had the Lobster... complete with a small cup of clarified butter. I asked them to sub a salad for the potatoes...took the croutons out of the salad...and even had one of my sisters' decadent high-sugar brownies (the gooey type)...
Came home (no food after 5 PM), went to bed....when I woke up and weighed myself I had actually lost half a pound!
How? I'm guessing that refusing the potatoes and croutons...eating early...all combined to have a good diet day?
Robecology
Level 9
July 15, 2019
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I only weigh about every six months; daily is to distressing.
@EdEarl If I weigh every day....I can think about what I ate, and what I did to burn it off. I find it raises my awareness.
@Robecology I am aware of carrying way to much weight; don't need another daily reminder.
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