Keepin’ On
Okay- went to WI and I had lost exactly 1 lb, bring my total lost to 27.4 since March. It seems awful slow but I guess it works out to about 6.5lbs average per month. Oh for those days when I could lose 20 per month! But really, if was more on top of things and had fewer slips, I’d be losing faster. So as for the Intermittent fasting- I’m still working on how to do it properly. I eat lunch at work most days at my regular lunch time of 12:00. Then I eat supper with my family at night. I try to get in fruit, yogurt, etc in between so that I get in all my “healthy guideline foods”, but some times I’m busy and end up eating really late which is not good. I try to get my 2 mile walk in in the evenings which doesn’t help with the time crunch but what else can I do? The support sites for IF say the first 3 weeks or so are like this, with many people bingeing during their “eat” hours at first until they settle in to a routine that works for them. They also say some people actually gain weight the first coupla weeks, but I have lost 3.6 lbs since I started last week and that is WITH the times I have eaten too much of the wrong foods. I’m gonna keep working on it and try to get the right balance as long as its working and I feel good. i don’t want to do anything to jeopardize my health, but this way of eating is supposed to help your body by giving it time free from digestion issues to work on cell repair and other maintenance that our heavy food intake normally prevents. All hype? Maybe. There has been an awful of flack over low carb diets over the years and how unhealthy they are. I certainly thought that for years, but came to know different when I lived that life off and on over several years. And now more and more studies show that Dr. Atkins was right all along. Low carb is GOOD for your heart, cholesterol, etc, etc, when done correctly. I think this will be the same if I learn to do it in the healthiest way possible. We’ll see as time goes on. I’ll continue to post as I can and look back to see my progress or lack of as the case may be. If I start slipping or start feeling unhealthy then I’ll go back to my regular ww style eating. But at the very least, this has shaken things up and got me losing again!! See ya next time-
Pooh : )