Going into my fourth week of 5:2 , I feel the best way to approach a fast day is to
accept that a fast day, in this case, is a day with minimal food intake. I was in denial for the past 3 weeks and kept coming up with recipes inasmuch as they are yummy and low cal I was over thinking it and for a change I'll make it simple that way. I don't think of food all the time. Psyching oneself and understanding that the purpose of this fast is to give the liver a rest makes it easier to do. So fresh fruits, blanched fibrous veg, boiled eggs. What cold be more straight forward than that.
This week I fast on Monday and Wednesday, feed Tuesday, Thursday, Friday Saturday and Sunday. Also, I am thinking, eventually or when ever I am ready and have this "fast " days down to a science, I will do a 24 hour fast, consuming all 600 cal in one meal and going with water and tea till my next meal 24 hours later, at least once a week. I'm still figuring out how my body reacts to different way of Intermittent fasting.
As I was successful with my fast days last week, my feed days were disasters. I went over my caloric allowance 4 days out of five and it has consequences. It was a Thanksgiving weekend, HELLO? and there were desserts, fried stuff and alcohol. Although I did not drink and eat as much I went over my caloric allowance and it has consequences. see weigh in below..Hahaha, I just had to laugh it off.
I couldn't wait to fast..!!!
November 28 weigh in= 189 lbs from 181 ( maybe water weight from alcohol)
November 29 weigh in = 186.7 lbs
Fast day food detail:
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| Mixed Fruit Bowl - Strawberries, Pineapple, Cantaloupe, Watermelon, Kiwi, 1 cup | 62 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |  |
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| 62 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fresh Fruit - Pineapple, 202.5 g or 1 cup | 105 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Full Circle - Organic Grape Tomatoes, 2.5 Oz | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Cl Oroweat - 100% Whole Wheat Sandwich Thins, 1 rolls | 100 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 170 | 5 | |
| Greens - Baby Arugula, 0.08 cup (20 gm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Generic - Boiled Whole Egg, 1 oeuf/ egg | 60 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 68 | 0 | |
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| 279 | 52 | 6 | 14 | 245 | 9 | |
| Cauliflower - Cooked, boiled, drained, without salt, 300 g | 69 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 45 | 8 | |
| Full Circle - Organic Grape Tomatoes, 2.5 Oz | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Earthbound Farm - Organic Baby Spinach, 2 cups (3 oz. or 85 g) | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 2 | |
| Onions - Raw, 0.6 cup, chopped | 40 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
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| 143 | 28 | 1 | 10 | 117 | 12 | |
| Fruit - Macintosh Apple (Medium), 154 g (average) | 80 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
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| 80 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
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| Totals | 564 | 117 | 7 | 25 | 362 | 26 | |
| Your Daily Goal | 847 | 117 | 28 | 32 | 2,500 | 24 | |
| Remaining | 283 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 2,138 | -2 | |
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