The following post discusses fasting, caloric intake, and weight.
It could be potentially triggering to those with eating disorders.
like proceed with caution.
Tom Sodoge
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For the past few months, I havent been too kind to my body.
Ive been spending quality time with salt and vinegar chips and too much wine.
Im bloated and tired, and wake up wondering why I feel terrible.
I knew I needed to make a change.
And listen, I cant pretend itsallfor my health.
Theres absolutelya level of superficialitythat Im embarrassed to say motivates me.
Tom Sodoge
I have clothes from high school I cant bring myself to throw away.
I read aboutintermittent fastingand thought it seemed interesting.
Its a fairly simple premise.
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But the thing is Imrarelyhungry first thing in the morning.
To me, eating breakfast feels like a chore.
Waiting until 1 pm was an enticing idea.
So, I made myself a deal.
I want something that makes me feel better, not like Im dying.
Not eating until 1 pm was easy as hell.
I had a cup of black coffee at around 10 am.
1 pm, I was hungry, but not ravenous.
I had gluten-free toast with lox, chives, and goat cheese.
I go to the gym most days but I work out like an old lady.
I hop on the treadmill and power walk for 30-45 minutes.
I am not putting in major work.
Im doing the bare minimum.
But I am moving my body.
And that counts for something, right?
I really wasnt drastically changing other parts of my diet; I tend to eat fairly healthy.
…I mean…you know, excluding the alcohol and late night snacking.
The 8 pm deadline for eating was a good reminder to eat only when Im hungry.
Not at midnight when Im bored and cant sleep.
My appetite felt really regimented, in a great way.
I would get hungry at 1 pm, 4 or 5 pm, and 8 pm.
I was SLEEPING BETTER?
As a life long insomniac, this is honestly revolutionary.
Im not saying Im 10/10 a good sleeper now.
But it has improved.
Snacks can still be healthy!
Woohoo!!!!
And, not going to lie, I lost some of the fluff I had been storing since winter.
Do I recommend it?
Heres the kicker, IFmightnot be good for women.
Hormonal changes seem to be much more drastic in women doing IF than in men.
Astudy of female rats doing IFshowed a possible link to infertility.
Y I K E S. As a hypochondriac who spends hours on WebMD, this fully freaked me out.
I DONT WANT TO BE AN INFERTILE RAT.
The best thing to do, as always, is to listen to your body.
And Im going to continue putting the kibosh on mindless late night snacking.
And maybe not so much wine.
God, I love wine.
Someone invent a zero calorie wine, hey.
