We returned home last night and today was a fasting day. After 10.5 hours of driving, I was dead tired last night and went to bed pretty early. I woke up after a good night's sleep and had my normal water followed by coffee. I went running around 8:00 AM, which was followed by a small breakfast after I felt hunger coming on about 20-30 minutes after finishing. I didn't eat enough to make up for the calories I burned exercising, and felt good.
Lunch was combined with a birthday party at a family member's house. I brought some soup and condiments (mustard, hot sauce, etc.). They had made a chicken, beans, and a few other things I was able to add to my soup and keep it low-calorie. It went well, and skipping cake and ice cream wasn't as painful as I thought it might be. Trina was smart and grabbed some gluten-free muffins for her feast day tomorrow. Dr. Johnson said in The Alternate-Day Diet book that cravings for junk (calorie dense) food decrease after a while while cravings for healthy (nutrient dense) food increase, and I think that is one of the benefits I'm experiencing.
I'm planning on having a salad for supper when/if I get hungry. I've read recently that totally abstaining from food is best on fasting days. Based on what I've experienced over the last two weeks, I'm sure now that my body will be able to adjust to no food on fasting days. I'm excited about this making fasting days even better!
Lunch was combined with a birthday party at a family member's house. I brought some soup and condiments (mustard, hot sauce, etc.). They had made a chicken, beans, and a few other things I was able to add to my soup and keep it low-calorie. It went well, and skipping cake and ice cream wasn't as painful as I thought it might be. Trina was smart and grabbed some gluten-free muffins for her feast day tomorrow. Dr. Johnson said in The Alternate-Day Diet book that cravings for junk (calorie dense) food decrease after a while while cravings for healthy (nutrient dense) food increase, and I think that is one of the benefits I'm experiencing.
I'm planning on having a salad for supper when/if I get hungry. I've read recently that totally abstaining from food is best on fasting days. Based on what I've experienced over the last two weeks, I'm sure now that my body will be able to adjust to no food on fasting days. I'm excited about this making fasting days even better!
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