I’ve yet to bear children, but pregnancy seems like a good analogy. It’s so hard to see the forest for the trees when trying to manifest a healthier body -.-
Stacias Journal
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Ugh, I’m PMSing as well. A day late, in fact. Whenever I fast for more than 5 days, my next cycle always runs a little behind. Have you ever experienced this?
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Hello all, I just haven’t been able to pull it together for a few days now 
… what is this game I play with myself “oh, just one more meal and then I’ll start”… it’s so crazy how all of that went away on my 9 day fast. Ugh … I have promised myself not to let me down again … starting day 1 tomorrow (sept 5th)… I will keep journaling to hold myself accountable… finally over PMS, the full moon, the birthday … I have no stresses right now so hoping that helps!! I love you guys being here !! Thank you so much !!! Good luck to us !! Ps… havnt fasted enough yet to notice the PMS changes but having less PMS would be amazing !! Hang in there 
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Stacia, Day 1 tomorrow, you can do it!
Stacia!
What is your why again? Why do you need to fast?
Good morning!
Thank you for your encouragement friends! It does make a difference. I made it through day 1 (today, Sept. 5th)… I just spent an hour making a fasting calendar, something cool to put on my wall to look at everyday and mark fasting days off. I took your advise Miramar and journaled today my whys! My main why is of course to grow old for my family but my day to day is to be able to show up to “whatever, whenever” and not cancel due to shame of being heavy… I used to be so spontaneous daily and now I just come up with excuse after excuse to not show up. Ugh… so tired of that. I miss so many people that haven’t seen me since I was thin. So stupid to live my life like this. That’s my why !! To feel good in my own skin!!
This is going to sound weird but I had a vision of a little bingeing buddy that lives in me that tries to help me when I’m stressed or bored or whatever… I thanked it today for being there when I really needed it but want to “stand on my own now” without a crutch to deal with the day. Some people get angry at that voice in them … I had appreciation for it today? Weird because I really should tell it to F off. 
. I said goodbye. Has anyone else done this?
I’m not sure how long this fast will go. At the minimum I will eat on Sundays (but not tomorrow as I just started this fast). Best case scenario i go long and then get a fasting schedule that keeps weight coming off. I will see how I feel but for sure this will be at least 7 days. Thank you everyone ! I need ya’ll! 
. Good luck with the day fellow fasters!
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Doesn’t sound weird at all.
We all have different why’s, and are all losing for different reasons.
I didn’t have a binging buddy, lol, just a love of food and cooking and tasting things.
So when the feed me gremlin speaks it’s my body wanting to fall back to old habits of just overdoing it and doing it too often.
Keep trying and it’ll eventually stick.
And then you will do a super long fast and laugh at yourself and think “what took me so long and boy is this easy once you realize the path of least resistance.”
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I can SO relate to this! My friends would call/text and we would get-together the same day to hang out. I have made SO many excuses why I can not attend _____ event, that they don’t call or text very often any more. I used to have a great social life. Now, I feel like a hermit. Granted Covid doesn’t help matters… but I was a hermit even before Covid. The isolation leads to more “comfort-eating” and the cycle perpetuates.
It’s hard to get back on the fasting horse sometimes… I was going to start today but realized my lack of sleep and slight hang over will set me up for failure, so decided I will start tomorrow for a 5-Day (then open ended, if it goes well). I need a solid night of sleep, hydration and a couple real-food meals.
Don’t give up Stacia… you can do this. You’ve done it before and we are here cheering you on! Hope you are having a good weekend. 
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Hello all! Thank you again for the messages, I look so forward to logging in and reading everyone journal ! Even when I don’t comment I always read them . So I went 24 hours and had a Sunday meal. I just wanted to start my fancy little calendar that I made on my eat Sunday schedule (fast 6 days at the minimum)… I’ve done 9 so I know I can do it! Today was awesome because I just ate a salad and a veggie burger and didn’t binge. It was a normal meal … now I can start my Monday Day 1 and check it on my wall. Ha. It’s so nice to be honest on here and not live in denial like I do in my own head … believe it or not these eating days are learning days too!
I spent a few hours watching utube channel “healthy alternative”… it’s peoples stories on fasting and weight loss … great channel as well as obviously Yasemin who got me so inspired to begin with ! One of the guests was talking about ying and yang (fasting and feasting days) that life is going to happen and not to be so rigid in your plans to have it all balance out …my black and white thinking causes way too much unnecessary stress! Learning learning !
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So we are on Day 1 together again. Cool!
I’m glad you have stuck in there! We will keep going until we get out of this place, together! I know its ALL the in the mind and that’s where the transformation needs to happen.
Thanks for the YouTube recommendation. I will check that out today.
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Hi Kyle, all… I hope your day 1 is going well!! day 1 of my fast and I’ve been planning to quit coffee too … I havnt had any today and have been laying around dozing off all day. I think about it being Labor Day and I’m usually camping, this one I’m just trying to survive without coffee. I agree Kyle, fasting would be so much easier without the highs and lows of coffee drinking. I do have this quiet calm in me right now which is weird but nice. I could get used to this. If I liked coffee black I probably wouldn’t be putting myself through this but I love love love creamy coffee … it dosnt work with fasting though … 20 years of coffee drinking (besides when pregnant and a few times I’ve tried to quit)… this will be life changing!!
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The first few days without caffeine I was more tired than usual but did not get that headache that I expected. After the first few days, it’s been super easy. You got this.
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I cut it out a few weeks ago. It’s going way better than I expected.
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Good morning all, day 2… broke down and had coffee this AM. I get up for work at 6am and ugh… just so hard to log in and start working without a little caffeine … one day I’ll beat this monster. … keeping with fasting though for sure !! Feeling positive today so far
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If coffee makes it easier, have the coffee! One battle at a time.
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Good morning all, well darn I ate an OMAD meal on day 2… havnt been able to get back into fasting since my 9 day and 5 day fasts. (Although I am proud of doing OMAD and not bingeing all day!!) I’m reading everyone’s posts and journaling a lot this week trying to get to the bottom of my drive to eat even when not hungry (which honestly I’m so out of touch with, I really don’t feel physically hungry because I’ve usually eaten over emotionally hunger already)… my ultimate goal is to put food where it belongs and live life inbetween without turning to eating to cope. I may not post until I can be into a few day fasting grove but I’ll be reading everyone’s and rooting for you all! Keep posting it’s helping us out here struggling. . Thank you!
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My struggle week I had in the middle is how I can relate right now.
Keep jumping back in! It could be hormones too.
You’ll grab those reigns soon. 
Thank you Miramar, it’s funny because when I hear “you can do it!” I actually do believe that!! Thank you for the support!!
It’s ok! OMAD is still a good method. You can definitely reach your goals while doing OMAD if you are mindful of how much (and what) you have. You improve your insulin sensitivity with those time restrictions and insulin sensitivity is the key to tapping into those fat stores. I posted in another response to you about Peter Attia on Youtube. Check him out. Also, Dr Alan Goldhamer - Rich Roll Podcast is a good YouTube watch.
Hang in there!!! Your’e on a journey!!
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