I tell you what, the weight rebound after my extended fast was no big deal. The emotional rebound was horrible.
I have recurrent work nightmares. They all involve me being an hour behind in my med pass, rushing to do treatments, searching high and low for supplies, staying late to finish my charting. Yesterday, I lived that nightmare.
I was still in a fasted state from the day before and I was already swearing under my breath at 8:00 a.m. I kept muttering to myself and swearing until I ate my walnuts at noon. Then, life was good even though it still sucked.
While munching, I was reading fs posts and that really helped a lot. The rest of the day was hard, but I resigned myself to it, saying under my breath, "I'm never getting out of here."
None of this stress made me want to eat.
On the bright side of the news, I now have a waist again. Sexy me 😗
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107,0 kg
Tappat hittills: 8,2 kg.
Kvarvarande: 45,8 kg.
Kosten följs: 100%.
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Fett: 71,11g | Prot: 43,66g | Kolh.: 90,39g.
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Congratulations on the waist, that's terrific! The rest sounds scary. Is this normal during and after a fast? Hope today's better.
12 jul 16 av medlem: PhillySue
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We all have our genetically programmed weaknesses, right? Mine is my mental health. I always talk to myself, so that is nothing new. They did studies on it, and talking to oneself is not a symptom of mental imbalance. What I was saying clearly indicated stress and feeling over whelmed. I am proud of myself that I didn't direct this stress outward. I didn't snap at anyone or speak disrepectfully to anyone. I was just exasperated.
12 jul 16 av medlem: LadyinDenim
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Glad the day improved for you!
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HCB, I was in the room while the dietician advised an obese woman to cut her calories by 500 a day so she could lose one pound a week. The woman's pulse went from 88 to 110. Even she knew it was BS.
12 jul 16 av medlem: LadyinDenim
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I've read that talking to ones self is a sign of high intelligence. It Helps people to reason things out. Talk away Lady.
12 jul 16 av medlem: Sarah1950
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I so relate to the work stress. I retired last year, but I still have nightmares (while sleeping, lol) about missing deadlines, being too slow, etc. Hell, I still have bad school dreams-missing finals, not being able to find a class-all the usual. And I am 61! No wonder we self medicate with food, and other substances. Life IS full of stress. Good for you staying the course in spite of it, LadyinDenim. Congrats on having a waist, too. I am fairly new to this site, so can someone briefly explain why IF is preferable to consistently cutting calories (what I try to do)? Cutting calories (I aim for about 1200/day) has worked for me long term, but I do get frustrated by plateaus.
12 jul 16 av medlem: charlene1202
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Heck, I talk to myself all the time. I blame it on living alone, but if I'm honest with myself I think I always did it. I'm certainly no expert but I think you did great. Hope you have a peaceful day.
12 jul 16 av medlem: PhillySue
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Obesity is driven by insulin, not by calories. The lower your insulin level, the better your body can burn fat. Since insulin is released when you eat, periods of fasting give your body more opportunity to use fat for fuel. Just skip breakfast and eat two meals with no snacks. Should help. Check out YouTube Dr. Jason Fung "Therapeutic Fasting: Solving the Two-compartment Problem"
12 jul 16 av medlem: LadyinDenim
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Lady, you continue to impress me with the depth, breadth, and willingness to share your knowledge!
12 jul 16 av medlem: 1point21gigawatts
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Thanks LadyinDenim. I'll check out the YouTube video. I can easily skip breakfast, but no snacking would be hard for me. I am a grazer. I am exploring new diets.
12 jul 16 av medlem: charlene1202
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Phil, I never dreamed it would be possible for me to achieve my normal body size until now. No cravings. No mental obsession. No feeling starved or deprived. No fatigue. I want to spam everyone's journal, but am keeping things as low key as possible 😎
12 jul 16 av medlem: LadyinDenim
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I firmly believe in talking to myself, it is the only way I can be sure of getting the answers I want! Good job on getting through the day without losing your cool!!!
12 jul 16 av medlem: pandasmom
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It must be hard to come off the euphoria to ANY other state, let alone to stress. Ouch. I hope you find your equilibrium soon, Lady. And yippee for waists! :)
12 jul 16 av medlem: mskestrela
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That must have been hard, but you got through it!
12 jul 16 av medlem: 0alanna0
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Holy Heck, why am I just seeing this post? lol. Damn its a good one. Lady, I am so proud of you. You really are living it. And did you manage to tell the obese woman what was really up when she left? I would have. But heh, hindsight. You seem to be in a perfect spot to REALLY help people first hand. Even just slipping her the name JASON FUNG on youtube. It could turn her life around. Ya gotta be sneaky though. Those professional types hate being pushed aside. LOL
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0alanna0, it was! Thanks for the pat on the back 😊 @knuckles, that's a slippery slope. If she's there long enough, she'll ask about my weight loss amd I will tell her. I can get fired for undermining departmemt heads and disobeying doctor's orders.
12 jul 16 av medlem: LadyinDenim
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Slippery indeed. I couldn't hack that. I would lose my mind seeing someone in a position of power like that giving seriously bad advice. I would get myself fired.
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LOL, Lady we must be somewhat attached at the hip, or maybe it's because we were one day apart on our fasts. My phone rang at 8:30 this morning, it was a maintenance guy at the Post office who needed to do service on my A/C and begin converting my florescent lights over to LED. I was in my workout clothes, hair all sweaty and only halfway through my second cup of coffee and I had to go get changed and run to the PO. The day went downhill from there, even though I was three hours early everything went wrong (the man was IN MY WAY) I got the mail up an hour later than normal, my purchasing requests were denied...bleh! I had one bright spot in the whole day. One of my customers has been struggling with colon/rectal cancer and he had surgery two weeks ago. He came in and of course I asked him how he was doing and I guess he needed to talk. He spilled everything! He ended up with a colostomy and had been having serious problems with the appliance, with his self image, his emotions...poor guy was in tears. I told him that I have a colostomy, that he was going through the 5 stages of grief, gave him some tips, let him vent his grief and frustration. Gave him the UOAA website link so he could get some support and introduced him to irrigation which can free him from issues with the bag. When he left he was smiling and seemed to have some hope for the future. He said he never ever expected to come to the Post Office to check his mail and end up in a conversation that might have saved his life. That made me feel good!
12 jul 16 av medlem: debrafrederick
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Crap upon crap, right? I don't have a word to define your bright spot. Gift? Miracle? Serendipitous event? You were God's tool to answer that man's prayer. I've got it. It's called, "The way life is meant to be," AKA "True humanity."
12 jul 16 av medlem: LadyinDenim
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What a wonderful turnaround, for both of you. Love that!
12 jul 16 av medlem: mskestrela
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