Fasting Fam, the hard work of fasting and not drinking alcohol for over a month is slowly paying off. Of course there was big weight loss of around 7 pounds in the first two weeks, mostly water weight, but since then it’s been slower and steady. On June 1st I weighed 220 pounds (99.79 kg) […]
Looking forward to a predictably delicious down day tomorrow, since today’s up day was a C-, mostly because I was looking forward to trying Kung Pao combo at the Chinese place not far from here and I ate maybe 1/4 of it. It was bland and greasy even though I ordered it spicy, and they […]
After 4 up days in a row yesterday’s down day felt GREAT. Still at 218. For breakfast today I had some yogurt with oats, chia seeds, blueberries, and sugar free blueberry syrup. Lunch was 2 small hot dog bun meatball subs with Italian cheese. Dinner was an almond butter and jam sammy and an orange. […]
Fasting Fam, today was a scheduled down day but I had a 40th class reunion planning party to go to and I wasn’t going to pass up a veggie mezza from my favorite Lebanese place and good times. Luckily, fasting is a WOE where you can be flexible and this week will just have to […]
Of course I’m fantasizing about Glorious Coffee and protein waffles for breakfast tomorrow, air fried cauliflower with hummus for lunch, pizza with Dad, and a freshly juiced carrot / ginger / turmeric juice for dessert. This week I have to break my ADF routine and make it a 4:3 week, for on Friday I’ll be […]
Fasting Fam I was able to truly enjoy and savor all of my food today and I’m again pleased with my intake. One thing I made for the first time tonite for dinner that I’ll definitely be doing again is making meatball subs with hot dog buns! I just used Walmart’s frozen meatballs with a […]
Mondays are great down days because work is always insanely busy on Monday. Today I wound up having: juice: dandelion greens, apple, ginger, fennel, celery. 239 calsskinless rotisserie chicken, plain 173 calsegg scramble: 2 eggs, 1/4 c egg whites, 2 oz diced ham, cheese slice 343 cals So yes, it was on the higher calorie […]
Fasting Fam, I had the worst night’s sleep ever. It’s 90 degrees here, I don’t have A/C, and my mind will not shut down / stop thinking about stressful family issues. I finally fell aasleep at 4am, only to be awoken by cats fighting or in heat at 5am. Sigh. I went to lunch with […]
I had a nice up day and ate my own food: a banana and 2 TB almond butter with 1/2 cup organic oats – which were yummy and super filling, I used 1 C Fairlife fat free protein milk and 1/4 C egg whites to blend in all of the above, and topped it with […]
Today’s down day went well, and as I sip my electrolyte drink I’m thinking about what to enjoy tomorrow. Some ideas: watermelon (need to use it up)sweet potato with taco seasoned grass fed beefrotisserie chicken hummus wrap protein nachos / beans / salsa / cheese / sour cream / olives / onionsyogurt based dessert (make […]
Fasting Fam, I’m dreading letting go of my vacation time this evening and am ending my up day with a cannabis soda, Tic-Tacs, and Apple Music Chill. Tomorrow’s down day menu will be: protein coffee, tuna fish salad, and an egg scramble. I’ve really been enjoying the inexpensive Great Value electrolyte packets from Walmart while […]
Thanks to all the back and forth tedious planning prior to my beach getaway, I packed appropriately, and stuck to my down days while on vacation, one of which is today. I took tomorrow off work to reassimilate back into city life, and it will of course be an up day. I have a grocery […]
Hi Fasting Family, and Happy Up Day to me! It’s been a decadent one and I’m already looking forward to tomorrow’s down day, though it could be tough because I’ll be traveling with a friend who is not at all dieting and in fact is pretty indulgent most of the time. Planning ahead is key […]
Hi Fasting Fam! The scale was kind to me this morning after an up day and today’s modified fast day went well. I thoroughly enjoyed the hot lemon pepper rotisserie chicken that came in my grocery delivery for meal 1, and meal 2 was the usual egg scramble with a cheese slice and some ham. […]
When I go to bed fasted and at some level of hungry, I get so excited about eating the next day and dream of all the yummy noms I’ll get to have when I wake up. However, when morning comes that desire for food has more often than not vanished and food seems less interesting […]
Fasting Fam I had a medium nice up day today, and am looking forward to tomorrow’s fast day, as it will take me closer to my goal weight of 150. I also like the challenge of it, and when my tummy rumbles I envision it eating away at fat and then drink some more water. […]
The Pause Day Diaries 