Intermittent Fasting: Day 10

1/10/18

I think the fear of having to give up things I love is what has made me wait this long to really totally commit to a healthier lifestyle. A big motivation for my personal journey is to prevent developing Type II Diabetes. I had gestational diabetes with all three of my pregnancies, and with each incident, the likelihood of developing it increases. I read about the things that I need to stay away from, like pasta and red meat and sugar, and I don't want to give them up. A lot of it has to do with my personality. I am an all-in kind of girl, so if I do something, I'm going to do it 110%. In my mind, that translates to "I can never have steak or a hamburger or pasta again." Today, I was thinking about the fact that I don't really miss those things, and I'm already beginning to crave really good things that I need to be eating. I also think that a healthy mindset/approach is one that has balance. It's ok, and even good, to enjoy the things we like from time to time, in moderation. This has been a struggle for me in the past. I don't 'enjoy in moderation'…I restrict completely, then give in and indulge and then give up and quit on my goals. Sounds effective, right? This time I'm trying to be consistent and make wise choices 95% of the time. I'm also trying to give myself grace and be realistic about what I can maintain indefinitely.

I drank 90 ounces of water today, 60 ounces with lemon in it!!!

Breakfast: I had a Chobani yogurt flip. I can't remember the cute name for it, but it's banana yogurt with dark chocolate. Dairy is one of the things I thought I would never want to consider going without, because I love love cheese and milk and all the dairy things. I recently realized that I haven't been eating much dairy, and I haven't missed it.

Lunch: I made a big salad: Spinach, Chicken, crispy jalepenos, avocado, candied pecans and balsamic vinaigrette. It was so delicious. I love salad and vegetables and all kinds of healthy food. I could eat a salad for lunch every day. I just have to have the good stuff to go in it and the time to prepare it.

Snack: Popcorn after school with my kids :)

Dinner: We had pork fajita meat on a bed of spinach and added black beans, tomatoes w/ green chiles and green sauce…really spicy green sauce. Brandon had avocado on his, and the kids had chips minus the beans, tomatoes w/ green chiles and green sauce, plus ranch.

At the end of the day, I still had over 900 calories left. We got a little treat from J's Creamery. I had a small lemon lush squeeze concrete and it was amazing. Enjoyable in moderation.

Fasting again tomorrow.