Thought I’d give this a try…will try to document daily or a few times per week. Thank you Yasemin, for providing an outlet.
My extended fast was supposed to start Jan 1, 2020. But here we are Jan 6, 2020, and I am currently 20 hours in on my 504 hour fast (21 days). My longest fast was 5 days, so I know I can do it. I do have a lot of life stressors, so that makes it a challenge. I’m a stress eater.
I’m doing this primarily for spiritual reasons, secondary health. I’m 5’6’’, my highest weight was 240 lbs. I got down to 134 lbs (over 100 lbs lost) on my 5 day fast, but I also got myself a nice little binge eating disorder. That thing is SCARY. It’s like you just mindlessly shovel food in your mouth…scarf it down without any abandon. Scary…I hate it.
My current weight after the holidays is 154 lbs. An uncomfortable 154.
I’m going to try my hardest to overcome the binge eating and stick with the fast this time. I won’t quote a bunch of scriptures, I don’t want to turn anyone off, but I do meditate every morning and journal most nights. I’m no longer hard on myself, if I fail, I start again the next day. But I will not quit. It is my reasonable sacrifice.
I am a widowed mother of 3, with 2 kids living at home with me (oldest is grown and making his own life decisions). I was widowed (cancer) at 33, but what I experienced in 2018 almost literally sent me over a cliff. My mother passed away, a week after my birthday, at age 62. (due to lifestyle related choices surrounding food) I’m still not okay with it, but I’m healing.
Between my mother and spouse and my oldest child, my life was primarily illness and deteriorating mental health-focused for at least 10 years. I’m now ready to focus on health. So now I’m down 86 lbs. My goal at 5’6’’ is to maintain a weight between 135 -140 lbs. I want to stop the up and down roller coaster. I have lost a lot of muscle mass, so another goal for 2020 is to start weight training and rebuilding muscle.
I lean towards a Paleo diet. Keto is not 100% sustainable for me with having kids at home and the fact that I love fruit. But I do incorporate a few keto meals weekly. My body does not respond well to wheat/grains, I eat very minimal cheese, quit cow’s milk years ago. I’m a meat and veggies (and fruit) kinda gal.
I will be supplementing with water with salt as needed. I appreciate the support, a lot of the reasons why I fail is mental health related. Learning to be stronger than my thoughts/feelings.
Good luck on reaching your goals to everyone here!
