So a few posts back I had mentioned I was going to start incorporating something into my diet called IF (Intermittent Fasting) into my diet just to help out my metabolism. IF is part of the Primal Blueprint which I have been following since Jan 1. Basically it is a fast, it is suppose to be unscheduled, but some people schedule them either throughout the week or during the day or even eat one meal a day. I spoke about doing this during my vacation in Key West, and I didn't even realize I was. This was because we got up late, met new friends, laid in the sun (and shade) (all in the name of getting adequate Vitamin D,) and just didn't do anything during the day.
So the way that this IF is laid out seems similar to when I had to fast for my colonoscopy except I don't have to drink the laxative. Also like the many times I have fasted for blood tests the next day. During the vacation it turned into a fast during the day. We ate dinner the night before around 7 or 8 and then had a few (or more then a few) drinks, fell asleep, and woke up the next day at 9 or 10. Got outside sometime maybe around 11 and stayed between the sun, shade and pool for the better part of a day. Until we ate dinner. So my vacation fast was really without thinking about and I was limiting my eating to the back end of my day. So now I have decided to make a conscious choice to not eat for one whole day (more like 36 hours.) So last Wednesday evening I ate my dinner, and decided to start fasting, and continue not only the next day, but to break my fast on Friday morning. Here is the tale of that day Thursday:
I woke up feeling normal since I had eaten the day before. This day I had to leave fairly early for a few appointments with a few people who actually did get on my nerves, BUT I wasn't going to let them best me, and I wasn't going to let me hunger take over. I decided if I was going to do this I was only going to sip some tea and water throughout the day, at least I would be hydrated. So I got my tea and off I went. The first appointment was not terrible, but around 12 I was starting to feel a little loopy, I shook it off and had some more tea. I was definitely feeling hungry, but I was going to keep going. I had a little break between appointments and had landed myself in NYC a little early so I took a seat at a Starbucks and had some tea. I texted with my friend Josh and Nicole just to keep sane, as I could feel the hunger take over, but I pulled through, no one was hurt yet. I had my second appointment and started talking to the two lovely SLP's. I started hearing myself and I thought, am I talking or are words just coming out of my mouth. I stopped, apologized if I was talking nonsense because I was fasting and kept going, clearing my head and pushed through. The appt was done...no one was hurt YAY! I grabbed a bottle of water for the ride home and headed home, singing showtunes and what not on my way up the New England Thruway. I got home and felt really energized and thought it was such a nice day out and Ivy needed a walk so I took her to the park for a walk, then decided no, a RUN would be better. So we loaded up and went for a trail run, after that I felt even better! I got home and still felt good, I felt loopy as hell, but GREAT!
Eventually that night I fell asleep and the next morning I felt really clear headed and great, I had my normal breakfast of eggs, fruit and yogurt and went on with my day. I highly recommend trying it, if you dare.
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