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 at a party with friends with yummy Lebanese cuisine from Karam. I haven’t been drinking alcohol and will bring a cannabis soda with me and some soda to mix it with. I’ll fast again on Saturday and Monday, which is perfect because Sunday is Father’s Day.

I appreciate how flexible fasting can be and will just make Friday more of an OMAD situation with one delectable veggie mezza for dinner with longstanding friends. Today’s down day was tasty: protein coffee (see yesterday’s blog for more info than you probably want on that), chicken salad with 1.5 tablespoons of Thousand Island dressing, and my usual egg scramble. The total came to 737 and I’m fine with that because I did an hour of fasted cardio before dinner and Michael Mosely did up the down day calories from 500-800 in later years.

Over time my down day calories will get closer to 500 as recommended originally by Krista Varady, and eventually to strict ADF with just black coffee, water, and electrolytes, for I’m fascinated by autophagy in addition to losing weight. I want baller health markers when I retire and I want to reclaim my former aerobics instructor enthusiasm and become fitter than average for my age like I was in my early 40s when I got down to 175 and was on a Turbo Jam infomercial.

Now at 58 I’m at 218, down from 227 when I started. I’m proud I haven’t been drinking alcohol and I’ve stuck to my ADF schedule, even on vacation. I don’t want to take on too many goals too soon because then I will be doomed to fail, knowing me. Smaller steps. For now the main goal is to just stick to the schedule if at all possible, which I have. My up days are less crazy than they used to be and I’m feeling more and more confident that I can stick to this WOE (way of eating) until I reach my goal weight of 150, even if it takes a few years to get there. I know that by not drinking the past few weeks that my body can function and do its job better. Healthy sustainable weight loss and habit breaking and rebuilding take time.

My goal for July is really up the intensity of my workouts like I used to. I miss the flood of endorphins, sweat dripping off my chin while breathless, and muscles that stay sore for days. I had a blast going all out during my kickboxing workout yesterday!

Okay, time to watch the season finale of Widow’s Bay. Are any of you watching it? OMG best show to come out since Welcome to Derry, imo!