I've been cheating on the fast this whole time...
1) I've been chewing sugarless gum during the fast. This is discouraged in the Fast-5 book but seemed to be an acceptable crutch for a while. I went without gum today for the first time and had no problems. I'm ready to stop using it.
2) I've been taking fiber in the mornings. It finally occurred to me to check the nutritional information, where I saw it has 40 calories per serving. I'll move the fiber to the end of my window.
...and voila! I should be in compliance with the fast. Unless there's something else I'm forgetting.
I'm not feeling thinner and I'm rather afraid to weigh and find out I haven't lost weight; that would be too depressing. I'll weigh myself in a couple of weeks when I'm back home. I'm on a work trip and have had quite a few business lunches recently. I lie and say I had such a big breakfast that I can't eat lunch. My colleagues have been a little concerned but I made a point to eat dinner with several of them so at least they know I'm not anorexic.
The energizer bunny I am not, but I notice that I'm much better at keeping awake during afternoon meetings than my colleagues. I feel alert all day drinking just water while they have to seek out coffee every few hours. Fasting is good for so many things!
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Not sure what your lifestyle is like, if the late eating window fits your life better or not. But I moved my window to be between 12 noon and 5 pm. I find this is a better way to avoid a lot of weird looks when I don't eat lunch at work and I also believe it is better because I am not eating late in the evening.
ReplyDeleteNot sure if that makes a difference for weight loss or not but I have dropped 38 LBS since January with relatively little effort. I eat whatever I want and still see the scale go down.
I do incorporate a longer 36-38 hour fast once per week to help keep plateaus at bay.
Take a look at the post entitled, My Schedule for more details:
http://19hours-freedom.blogspot.com/2010/03/my-schedule.html
Hi Jenna,
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the information! Congratulations on your success, I hope all is going well for you.
I'll think about including a longer fast every week or two.
My lifestyle right now involves a lot of travel, making it hard to set up routines. The evening hours work for me because I find it hard to stop eating once I've started -- easier to just go to bed!
Cheers!