Intermittent Fasting: Day 9

1/9/2018

I weighed today, and there was zero change, which is sort of what I expected. I used a different scale and different type of scale and had on my chunky sweater, cords, shoes, vest, etc…but really, who's counting? :) Did you know you weigh less when there's a full moon? I think the next weigh day will be January 31st. There's a supermoon called Snow Moon that day.

Today was fasting day. Brandon had oatmeal for breakfast. He walked into the break room at work, had a temporary lapse of memory and ate a muffin. :) He snacked on an apple, a banana and some beef jerky throughout the day.

I had my coffee and almond creamer this morning. I blame my husband. He grinds the coffee and it smells so good. Then he makes it and just the aroma helps me become more alert. Then he offers me some (or makes it for me). He has turned me into an addict. On the mornings he doesn't make it or isn't here, I feel a little lost. Not enough to make it myself. And I'm the one who was a barista in a coffee shop when we met.

Moving on…I did not drink my water goal today. I aim for 100ish ounces, and I made it to 64 ounces.  Not so good. I do feel like I'm hydrated and I went to the bathroom frequently, so probably not too bad.

I ate about a third of a chicken breast and some green beans around 2:00. It's crazy how much you appreciate food when you're restricting it quite a bit. It tasted really good and satisfied me to get through the rest of my day (without my stomach growling during a counseling session, like it did earlier in the day). I went to a meeting and went to buy some groceries. I didn't realize it until I was at the store, but grocery shopping on fasting day may not be the easiest way to go.

For dinner, we (the adults) had vegetable tikka masala with basmati rice and some asparagus. The kids had chicken nuggets and asparagus. I turned around for two seconds and Mollie's asparagus was GONE. She gobbled it up. I totally bribed my boys with chocolate pudding to eat theirs.

The fasting days are not nearly as tough as I expected them to be. I'm considering doing another this week. We'll see.

When I went to 'complete my diary' on My Fitness Pal where I log my meals, I got reprimanded. It said that I am likely not eating enough and provided the National Institutes of Health for safe weight loss. It went on to tell me that completing my diary with fewer than the minimum recommended calories will not generate a news feed post for the day or show a five-week weight projection. Then, it tells me the risk and gives me advice to safely reach my goals.

I get it. And I'm glad it encourages safe practices. It just made me laugh. I have rarely, if ever, been told that I'm not eating enough. Not a common problem for me. The five week weight projection says something like 'if every day was like today, in 5 weeks you'd weigh: ___'. I don't want to know what I would weigh in 5 weeks if I ate 479 calories a day, because I don't want to even imagine only eating 479 calories every day. No thanks.