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Jessica's fasting journal
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Thank you.
Thank you for sharing. We are warriors in life together
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More reasons why I want to fast: * note to self - read when feeling like breaking fast early*
Clarity, freedom, to get to goal weight 50kg, organised, energetic, accomplished, quality time with daughter, less back pain, skin glowing, photos with daughter, change relationship with food, be able to sit with hunger, get back into skinny clothes, do up bra easier, less huffy and puffy, good mood, make some steps towards life decisions, save money on impulse junk food purchasing, set better habits for daughter.
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Things to Do when feeling bored when fasting :
Declutter house
Clean house
Walk
Grocery shop
Meal plan
Update budget
Volunteer at homeless shelter
Puzzle
Journal
Read new book
Scan documents and shred paper copies
Light weights
Help daughter with art n craft
Any other suggestions?
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Pet the dog? 
I’m just impressed you don’t have anything to do with watching tv on there!
No dog , so can’t pet that!!! Haha
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Starting Weight : 82.1kg
I took photos this morning.
I’m ready. No excuses. Just have to do this. Its not optional.
I’ve got a month on afternoon shifts ( which I find easier fasting) - dates worked out perfectly.
Everything has aligned. I found fasting friends.
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You are ready!!!
I’m sitting here watching tv lol doco on cults.
I’m not feeling bored. Kinda feel bit weird not eating, definitely a habit to come home and eat. I have a bad habit of grazing till I sleep.
653 hours to go!!!
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640 hours to go. Nearly 1.5 days in. Overall feeling Great!!! Just going for my 30m walk before work. Have been watching yasmines YouTube videos. Feeling confident. Felt organised this morning, getting ready for the day. Happy. Feel less bloated. Calm.
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Day 2 is drrrraaaaaagggging
627 hours to go!!! I drove home from work tonight in silence. I usually like music but just wanted quiet. Watching an odd movie on tv. Body feels fine, not overly tired. Brain is telling me to eat, already giving me reasons why I should break my fast.
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Now that I’m doing it this way for the first time I STRONGLY suggest breaking into 5 day chunks. Its just mentally that light at the end of the tunnel thing. I 45% thru my 5 day right now. At this point I totally feel longer than 5 days is probable & the overall goal… but more important to me, I KNOW I can finish 5 now.
Jessica you can get through it! Don’t let someone else’s thoughts cloud your goals and desires for yourself and your health! Trust that if YOU want to break the fast because you feel that your body truly needs you to then that is the right reason. Someone else telling you to will only end with you feeling badly that you gave up. You have the Power!
Jessica - I just started my 21 day fast today. We can do this together!
I fell asleep at about 10pm finally!!! Woke up this morning feeling great.
Last night I probably struggled for an hour or so. Kept thinking an hour the YouTube clip I watched from Jason fung about hunger. He was explaining that hunger comes and goes, you don’t get hungrier and hungrier.
Feel really happy with myself and glad I didn’t cave in. Really is a battle of the mind. I’ve got so many Great reasons to stay in track.
In day 3 now, today and tomorrow will be my hardest.
I like the idea of breaking into 5 days, 1 did my wall stickers in 3 days.
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I’ve started thinking about management after this fast. It’s Not practical for me to keep doing 28 day fasts and I’ve yoyoed 20kgs on and off for so many years. My juice fast in october I got to 64.6kg and on Monday I was 82.1. That is 17.5kg difference, no wonder I can’t fit into my clothes!!! For me the weight creeps on and I think I just live in denial. Once I hit around mid 70s that’s when my clothes don’t fit and it’s like I wake up and go, what the hell?? It happened again!!! I Really need to stop yoyoing. I also don’t want to spend 2 hours at the gym daily. It effects my marriage as my husband and I have so many more issues when I’m over weight. I’m Not sure if I will go back to the gym when they reopen. I have a few weights at home. I’ve lost so much muscle time since Feb. My arms look completely different. I was planning on incorporating some weights in while I was fasting but I have not done that yet. I have tomorrow off work so maybe I will do it after my walk. Tomorrow will be a tough day, today at least I’m working so will be so busy. I will struggle tonight, need to remember to read my list of why’s and my list of things to do when bored. I Did a lot of mental prep this time. Body is feeling fine, slightly less energy than yesterday. My thoughts seem to be a bit slower and I feel like my sentences are not always making sense lol.
Unless you are an elderly person who needs the stability of weight machines and heavy weights to maintain lean muscle mass you don’t need the gym. You can accomplish everything you need with body weight exercises. You may need to invest some money into equipment but at least you won’t have that monthly membership fee to worry about, speaking as a formal certified personal trainer going through re-certification.
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I just don’t have the same motivation at home training here. As soon as I step into the gym I’m pumped ready to lift. My body feels like jelly!!!