Why are the first 24 hours of an extended fast so difficult? You’d think the longer you went without fasting, the harder it would be. But, no. Every time I do an extended fast, it’s in the first day that’s a killer. That’s when I have to deal with temptations, excuses, or rationalizations. Every time!…
Resistance is lurking every where! And just when you think you’ve conquered it in one place, it pops up and wrecks havoc in another place. I’ve been patting myself on the back for being productive. I’ve been focusing on my daily “frogs” for the last couple of weeks. I thought I had shown Resistance who’s…
I can’t handle portion control. Or at least not portion control when the food is already on my plate. When the food is on my plate, my childhood programming kicks in and I have to eat everything on the plate. Period. Everything. Even when I go to an all-you-can-eat buffet. When I’m on my third…
I continue to move closer to my Marathon Weight. My average weight for May was 185.0lbs. Down from 186.2 in April. Yay! As I’ve mentioned before, Intermittent Fasting is a back and forth kind of dance. That’s why I track my average weight. During May, my weight went as high as 189.4lbs and as low…
I finally feel like I’m getting back on track towards my Marathon Weight! My average weight for April was 186.2lbs. Down three pounds from my March average. Yay! What changed this month? I didn’t do as many multi-day fasts as I did in March or February. But I did two 41-hour fasts. One at the…
My weight crept up in March. My average weight was 189.2lbs — an increase of 0.5lb over February’s average. Although, I was a little disappointed, I have to look at it in perspective. It was only half a pound… Instead of beating myself up, I looked closer at my plan. Last month, I decided to…
I turned 58 a few weeks ago. I was a bit late to the Pandemic Birthday Celebration Club. But at this point, it looks like we’ve all become members. Another year zoomed by. So what did I learn in my previous year? Last year I obsessed about the Covid pandemic, like everyone else. But there…
February proved to be a more difficult month than I expected. My February weight was 188.7lbs, which is only down 0.2lbs from January’s weight. And I had to throw in a couple of multi-day fasts to get down to that average. What happened? I had a game plan after January’s experience… but I didn’t follow…
My weight went up a few pounds in January. My average weight was 188.9lbs. Up from December’s 186.0lbs. There was a lot of holiday eating going past the holiday season. We didn’t have our family over like usual, so Deb and I ate more treats than usual. And a part of it was my over-reliance…
As expected, my weight went up at the end of December. It was worth it. Even in the pandemic, there was lots of food to celebrate with. The funny thing is that I still managed to get my average weight down for the month! My December average weight was 186 pounds. That’s down 1.6 pounds…
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