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236.6. I swear, I'm getting that on a custom car license plate. Contemplating again how I will break it. I do plan a good walk today. Yesterday was cold & wet but at least I got some walking & lifting work exercise. I struggled yesterday with eating. I chalk it up to 2 things. First, possibly my grams of fat way too low for me. About 72 grams, not so much attempting to go that low. Menu choices. Combined with eating very early in the morning (2am) which I've slid into lately. So by 4pm I felt like I just had to eat a salad.
So 2 things I'm thinking about that...
To do OMAD, I have to keep my fats in the suggested 110-120 range. Certainly above 100. Otherwise I'm just not going to feel sated to get through 24 hours.
Given I can't seem to sleep more than 4 to 5 hours ( aggravating cause I can then stay awake 1 to 2 hours then go back to sleep as I did last night for another 3-4 hours) I wonder if eating that soon is sabotaging the whole sleep/heal/lose weight cycle. So this morning when I woke up at 1am..Aside from a few swallows of water, I stuck to my guns to not eat until I woke at 6am. And boy did my body tell me it wanted something..now! Speaks to how quickly the body adapts to an eating pattern. I had eggs, cheese, bacon which is a quick easy meal to get my balanced macros in a satiated meal, hence an understanding why some people eating this combo many days in a row. Simple & tasty...and was originally my plan out of the fast. But I fear even so it could get boring and lead to bad eating habits.
As I put a 48 hour fast on my meal planner for Saturday, my stomach ache this morning until I ate reminded me of my extended fast again & whether I'm ready mentally for those inevitable 2 days of stomach ache. And if I'm going to do 3..should I push on to 4. or further?
I'm tempted to go longer because it may be what it takes to solidly get past 236.6. And I will be laid off after friday so if I need to laze on the couch for the first 3 or 4 days, I can. The other soldier I can bring to the fasting battlefield is this time, I am taking zero additives. Aside from my non insulin reactive sweetener that I might add to water and an electrolyte solution as necessary, I am not using laxatives, pain pills or sleep aids. My carbs are at a consistently good level going into it. (I don't think I've gone higher than about 35g on my cheat meal last friday).
And I must admit to wondering if my stomach ache goes away after 3 or 4 days.
So, you'll be the first to know when I know! I also read the suggestion yesterday to break up the length of fast goals to help keep motivated. I like that idea. Rather than saying I'm shooting for 30, shoot for 5. Then another 5...then another 5 for example.
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107.3 kg
Lost so far: 20.6 kg.
Still to go: 16.6 kg.
Diet followed: Reasonably Well.
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1105 kcal
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Fat: 100.75g | Prot: 42.94g | Carbs: 9.85g.
Lunch: Gay Lea Sour Cream 14%, Coffee, Lucerne 33% M.F. Whipping Cream, Mitchell's Heritage Thick Sliced Bacon, Great Value Tex Mex Shredded Cheese, Egg. more...
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steady weight
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