Day 9:
So tired, lucky it’s a public holiday, I slept half the day! Then I made bone broth for my refeed. I’ll freeze it in portions so I can heat it quickly when I decide to break my fast.
Some reflections:
I have been training my body to fast for over 15 years without even realising. As a teen I never ate breakfast and often skipped other meals, and felt better for it. In my early twenties, I was focused on my work, and although I ate a lot of junk food, becos I was instinctively living a fasting life with both IF and ADF, I maintained an average weight. Around 25 my Dr told me to clean up my eating else I was on a slippery slope to obesity (I was around 10kg over my preferred weight) so I started eating breakfast and prepared lunches…cereal and sandwiches…big mistake. I put on another 10 kg and battled for the past several years until I discovered keto and fasting. Meantime, I had gone back to eating when I felt like it, not at set times, but my food choices were still bad. I am so glad I did my own research and found what works. I did my first longer fast 6 months ago (7 days) and had good results but due to bingeing I didn’t maintain my results. I tried over the next 4 months to do another 7 day fast but couldnt make it. I made it to day 2,3,4, many times but couldnt go further. Then I decided to go back to IF and struggled for awhile, then finally got to mostly keto, mostly OMAD by around Feb this year. When I saw the March challenge come up I felt ready to try it. And thankfully, with my body being ready, and Yasemins one on one coaching, I’ve made it this far.
Biggest lesson I’ve learnt: listen to your body.