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06 April 2018

End of day 7 of IF experiment. 2 light beers and a shot of Jack with my team this evening mean I more or less blew my low carb target for the night. No regrets through as it was a little healing that we all needed. A HUGE plate of nachos was orders and I limited myself to nabbing a couple cobs of cheese + ground beef as well as a little bit of guacamole. All consumption of calories done before the close of the eating window.

I’m going to continue on with the IF thing as I am finding it more comfortable than I thought it would be. I am going to look for more ways up my calorie intake some as I do feel like I’m averaging less than what I really should be during the day and that may be leading to a plateau. I’m also going to adjust the macro targets to increase the amout of fats i’m taking in relation to protein.

I hope everyone out there is having a pleasant evening. Time to sit on porch and smoke a cigar with a cup of mint tea.

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06 April 2018

Start of day 7 of the IF experiment. while I did see 325.2 yesterday when I first got home there is no change at my 'official' weigh in time. No disappointment just a data point. Will somewhat stray from the basic eating plan again today. Meeting up after work with the team I lead to hold a 'mini-wake' so we can raise a glass for my friend (and member of the team) that passed this past Sunday. BUT I have the pint of beer and shot of whiskey accounted for in my food tracking. I plan to order something fatty and meaty at the pub as well, just not sure yet.

I encourage everyone to take a moment and celebrate life as well as those people that are important to you in some small way. A moment to celebrate the things that are truly important.

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05 April 2018

Into the bottom end of day 6 of IF experiment. Adding pecan's (30 halfs) for my 'lunch' worked well. A bit of a slip when carb wise after encountering some homemade green chili elk stew. There was no way I was going to say no to the taste of elk. It had onions, carrots and big chunks of potatoes. I avoided all the potatoes but enjoyed the rest, about a cup full. Had a few sips of orange juice. I recorded it all as best as I could. I think I overestimated things but that is fine.

Thinking today while on the bike heading home… I feel many people don’t fully grasp the mental/emotional connection they may have to food. I myself have always been a stress eater. Using food as a comfort item when stressed by the crap life allways is ready to through at one. Before I could make progress the first serious time around I had to address that mental/emotional connection head on. I had to change the idea that eating/food would make me feel good when I was feeling bad. When I tackled that head on (not easy to do at all) and shifted that idea to one that said food is fuel and nothing more, I was able to stick to an eating plan without breaking away from it when ‘things got to much’.

I had allowed myself to slip into those old thought patterns during my climb back up the scale and it wasn’t until I had redone all the mental work to get back to the point of seeing food as simply fuel again that I could get back to a much better way of eating. I still love tastes and will allow myself to indulge that pleasure but I don’t have to fight to stay on plan day to stressful day because food is not there to fix it. Food is there to fuel me so I can fix it (or survive it as the case may be).

Anyway… the purpose behind my babbling (sorry for the length) is to perhaps to encourage someone that is struggling to say on track to step back and seriously examine that mental/emotional connection one might have with food. Its more important and more powerful that many people think IMLTHO

Have a good one all. Remember to do something that pushing you even a little bit closer to your goals.

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05 April 2018

Good morning all. A small drop but progress. Might be hitting the first plateau on my way to may goals. Sticking to the plan for a few more days before making any adjustments. Woke up hungry for the first time while doing this IF thing. Not ravenous but still want to eat, which is rare for me this early in the day. Time now for some coffee and then get into the day.

Have a good one all, stay strong, stay focused, do something to move yourself forward!

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
148.0 kg	10.8 kg	57.2 kg	100%

(1 comment) Losing 1.3 kg a Week

04 April 2018

At the bottom end of day 5 of IF experiment

Still feeling really good about things. The 16 hour fasting window is easy and overall pretty natural. Added a small serving of almonds for lunch (10 min between meetings at 11:40am) and that helped add cals and some good fats to the mix. Still a struggle to get more than another 400 and change cals in me between the time I get home and the close of the ‘meal window’ BUT… the upside is, getting that 400 in as soon as I get home means i’m not getting wrapped up in work stuff and forgetting to eat until i’m uber hungry right before bed. Now I’m not hungry at all until the next day. Conveniently around the time the ‘meal’ window opens again.

Daily cal average for the week is 785. Adjusting the macro goals by upping the fat and lowering the protein a bit has had a positive impact when I test ketones. Now to see how all this translates to the scale number.

Have a good evening all and remember to stick to your plans and make a positive step (even a little on) toward your goals whatever they may be.

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