OMAD refeed day 11
Quick update from yesterday! I handed in my exams for this class and spent the rest of the day and night celebrating with friends!
I solved the OMAD eating by just skipping breakfast and lunch, and made dinner and had some drinks with others in the evening!
Beautiful!
OMAD day 14
The update isn’t the best from my side because of school and other events! It’s gonna be quite stressful in the upcoming weeks as well. Even if I might not be able to read all the journals I would like to, and discuss things in this forum, I’ll try my best!
This was my meal for today:
OMAD day 15
Full day of studying today, with a break to do a workout with resistance training and some cardio with kettlebells. Feels really good to load up with fuel afterwards. Today I made a chickpea curry with some homemade chrispbread of chia- and pumpkin seeds!
I also have some pea-protein powder right after I finish my workouts but it’s not as fun to take pictures of 
Oh my! Your food looks amazing! I would love to have you come cool for me lol 
Thank you! I’d take the job anytime 
Ohhhh please Anna can you post the receipe for the above crisp bread…it looks lovely x
Brilliant quote and so true x
This is the original recipe I usually follow, but since I didn’t have all the different seeds at home I just added more of chia and pumpkin seeds instead!
I mix the dry ingredients and add the water to it, and let it sit for a while before speeding in on a baking sheet!
Then place them in the oven for 1-1,5 h on 150 degrees Celsius! 
OMAD day 16
Not much working out today, but I did go out for a walk to get some sunlight and fresh air! Studying as usual; a group project, along with some individual articles! 
I did visit my lovely grandparents though, to steal some hugs from them and play poker! 
I made a curry today with red curry paste and coconut milk, different vegetables, potatoes and lentils!
What does dl mean??
Thank you for receipe…will try on weekend!!!
Decilitre, aka 1/10 of a litre!
Yes we have those weird measurements here in Europe
There’s sites that can convert it into cups or grams if you google it!
New fasting schedule
Self harm- and a long brainstorming explanation
My journal updates aren’t as frequent as I would like them to be, but I’m pretty overwhelmed by a lot that’s going on in my life at the moment, so my head is just a bit too crowded with thoughts and worries)
Partly because of stress in school project and partly because I’m in the process of moving back and forth between two places all the time, which takes up a lot of time and energy in the life puzzle!
However, I would like to find more peace and structure, to not fall back into habits that I’m sensitive to, especially when I’m stressed, and I would like to incorporate fasting to get more mental clarity and get periods of “breaks”. I find that fasting for me creates a break in routines and gives me a setback to create good habits!
Besides the binging episodes I got a strong habit of (mostly during late 2018 and throughout 2019), one thing I haven’t been writing about in my journal posts is my struggles with self harming.
Mostly because I find it hard to understand myself, and explain to others since it’s very irrational (and I’m a very rational person who wants a full explanation and understanding of things). However, when I did my longest fast of 30 days, that was the first long period of time where I felt like I got a complete break from all of that as well!
In my experience of self harming it’s very much like an addictive behaviour (probably because of the endorphins released and the strong habit built to it).
Even though I got a tremendous amount of help through the fast to overcome or manage the urges of binging, I gave in to self harming again after the long fast, and that destructive habit is pretty much where it was before.
I know that long fasts are not the solution to breaking that behaviour, since it not a sustainable lifestyle for me and it would stress my body out too much by losing too much weight! However I’m interested in practicing shorter fasts on a weekly basis with longer and more calorically dense refeeds to sustain my bodyweight as good as I can, as a tool to get a break from the daily routines and reset my habits long term. Just as an experiment!
I’ve done a lot of research on the effectiveness of water fasting with substance addiction, but there’s no real research other than others experiences and some brief explanations I’ve heard from doctors who practice fasting, on its effect on addictive behaviours (frustrating enough I can’t find the source to where I heard it months ago, so no scientific base to this theory yet)…
What he talked about though was that fasting contributes to a break in lots of habits because eating is the leading human habit, and by abstaining from the most natural habit, the ones who are less important to the body gets weaker since our focus should remain on finding food. This explanation stuck with me since that’s something that I’ve found relates to my experiences!
BUT I do want to make it clear that fasting is not the answer to stop self harming, many people aren’t able to overcome this by themselves and need professional help!
This is just a tool I’ve found helpful and that I want to try out in a sustainable game-plan!
That being said, my next challenge throughout February will be to incorporate fasting a few days a week and have refeeds with longer eating windows, rather than just one meal, to get enough calories to sustain as much weight as possible. I’m still gonna be eating health promoting foods that aren’t triggering addiction, but more calorically dense in volume.
Since I’ve got a few days until February, I’m gonna prepare myself by trying it out and see what I believe is gonna be sustainable!
I’m thinking of fasting Sunday-Wednesday this round and have refeeding days and plan my schedule until February 1st.
These last two days I’ve been trying to eat to a surplus and added more meals, although I’ve been trying to eat in a window of 3-6 hours.
The plan for today is to ease into the fast by eating less carbohydrates to make the transformation phase easier, but still have enough calories through fat. So things like non-starchy & high fat containing vegetables, without any salt or substances that trigger the pleasure center more in the brain.
Wow, this was my longest journaling post ever…
first day of fasting tomorrow 
I’m here for you my fasting buddy. Let me know how I can help.
Sounds like you may have found your life’s calling in leading research on the effect of fasting on addictive behaviors. That’s if you want to be a research scientist though 
Thank you Alipio! 
Haha yeah, I think we’ve both found our own little call through our journeys! That would be very interesting actually 
I really like the idea of this as a possible calling for you @Anna ! Fasting is new territory for the world of evidence based medicine, so we are all pioneers in our own ways!
Absolutely Bri
2020-01-25T23:00:00Z
Sunday- Day 1 of 4
Besides a few cravings, I’ve been feeling alright today! I stayed relatively busy by planning my upcoming week and did some packing and cleaning!
I bought this planner to help me work towards my goals this year and track my journey there! The secret to success are in the fine details, right?
After listening and reading lectures and books by different psychologists, I’ve been able to understand and track my own habitual destructive behaviours and it’s connection to environmental cues. Even the smallest details can have a big impact on the outcome.
A few changes that I will make for February in my journey to overcome my struggles are:
Having more people around me, because It’s more difficult for me to be anxious and destructive if I’m not isolated. The brain’s cost/benefits calculation of the actions will change.
Having a lot of small but enjoyable events in my calendar. I notice that I get much more productive when I have shorter deadlines and a reasonable amount of stress (both for heath goals & for work and school). Therefor I want to create my own deadlines by forcing myself to finish tasks to be able to attend those things!
Being very careful with goal setting and expectations, to not get overwhelmed. I’ll split my weeks up into small goals that I know are tough yet very achievable. The balance is to still have a challenge difficult enough to give me pride and confidence achieving it.
2020-01-26T23:00:00Z
Monday - day 2 of 4
My energy levels has been all over today, very low at some points and through the roof a few moments later.
I also experienced that little voice in the head who is very good at convincing you to stop fasting and just have a liiiiiittle bite. But I really want to make a difference in my life, and delaying my wellbeing by not taking charge is not an option anymore. I’ve done enough of that and it usually gets more difficult the longer it gets.
I’m keeping the mindset of not weighing myself daily, since I know it has a negative mental effect on me. I’ll weigh myself once or twice a week to get a full perspective and a guideline for how to structure my refeeds so I’m in a good balance!
