It is amazing to me how much energy was coming from my meals yesterday. I tried waiting until lunch for my first meal on the feast day, but that wasn't happening. After a few hours of liquids not cutting it, I decided to break my fast by going running before having breakfast. I am wondering if my ability to fast through breakfast following a feast day is different than following a fast day? I realized after pondering a bit that I have read that breakfast is a requirement following the 36 hour fast, so I guess I shouldn't have been too surprised by needing breakfast yesterday. It is fun to experiment and see what works and what doesn't work.
The run was great. I felt light and fast. Breakfast following the run was awesome! I tried upping my oatmeal from 1/3 cup to 1/2 cup to help fill the void, which worked well. I used Equal to sweeten the oatmeal, and it was really good. I had a banana in oatmeal with Splenda, and was pleasantly surprised it was really good. I used to not like artificial sweeteners, and I'm glad to find that has changed. Last night, I had a packet of Crystal Light Raspberry Lemonade in a bottled water that was really good. The sugar-free sweetener substitutes are a God send on fasting days.
I ate a late lunch around 2:00 that was awesome and gave an incredible amount of energy. I did strength training afterwards that was surprisingly good. Our family went to an event with friends from church last night that was potluck and ate lots of good food. Didn't even try recording food in myfitnesspal.com as it would be a large effort to record the assortment of foods I tried. It was a great way to end a feast day.
I'm ready to begin a fast day. More learning about myself coming up!
The run was great. I felt light and fast. Breakfast following the run was awesome! I tried upping my oatmeal from 1/3 cup to 1/2 cup to help fill the void, which worked well. I used Equal to sweeten the oatmeal, and it was really good. I had a banana in oatmeal with Splenda, and was pleasantly surprised it was really good. I used to not like artificial sweeteners, and I'm glad to find that has changed. Last night, I had a packet of Crystal Light Raspberry Lemonade in a bottled water that was really good. The sugar-free sweetener substitutes are a God send on fasting days.
I ate a late lunch around 2:00 that was awesome and gave an incredible amount of energy. I did strength training afterwards that was surprisingly good. Our family went to an event with friends from church last night that was potluck and ate lots of good food. Didn't even try recording food in myfitnesspal.com as it would be a large effort to record the assortment of foods I tried. It was a great way to end a feast day.
I'm ready to begin a fast day. More learning about myself coming up!
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