Brandon, Who Lives At Home

Broke the fast last night, it was a tough decision but I did it. Last night I had pork chops and potatoes, today I had a pupu platter of garbage but I learned from everything. I’ve decided alternate day fasting is the best way for me to go about this. Fast a few days,  eat a few days(3:2). Even though I’m still within  the 24hr period since I broke the fast I’ve decided to count them as two separate days. So last night Wednesday was 1 day itself. So I’m at 2 days of eating. At 4pm EST my fast began again. It won’t be over until 4pm est Monday. I’m good for a solid three days. The first two shouldn’t be as hard now that now that my body and mind are used to it. I’ll be loading up on a ton of protein on my next eating day. I’ll be having tuna, chicken, vegetables fruits, Protein shakes  just really healthy things. I’ve been craving those things and so today when I ate pretty much the opposite of that I wasn’t very fulfilled, I was full but I wasn’t fulfilled so that’s bee...

Day 3 is officially in the bag, it was the easiest yet in terms of cravings. 3/5 complete Report Card: Stayed on track? Yes Biggest issue of the day? Mild lethargy  Feeling? Good Cravings? None Calorie intake? 0 Achievements?  Used Therapy&CBT skills? ... Anxiety level 1-10? 2 Depression level 1-10? 2 Outlook? Positive  Willing to make changes in my thinking? Yes

We did it, 48 hours completed, doing well. Fingers crossed for 72 Report Card: Stayed on track? Yes Biggest issue of the day? N/a Feeling? Good Cravings? None Calorie intake? 0 Achievements? 48hours! Longest of the year Used Therapy&CBT skills? N/a Anxiety level 1-10? 2 Depression level 1-10? 3 Outlook? Positive  Willing to make changes in my thinking? Yes

Report Card:   Stayed on track? YES  Biggest issue of the day? Being offered a delicious looking breakfast Feeling? positive Cravings? none Calorie intake? 0 Achievements? 120oz of water  Used Therapy&CBT skills? not needed Anxiety level 1-10? 3 Depression level 1-10? 4 Outlook? good Willing to make changes in my thinking? Yes

I failed my fast goal, I was just 7 hours away from 48hours and I failed. I ate a meal that was probably less than 1000 calories. That being said I think I need to re-frame the goal to 5 days. Whats clear is I can do 24 hours, but day two through four throws curve balls at me. Yesterday food memory made me quit, I just couldn't stop thinking about Cheez-its. I had some they were good, but not worth breaking the fast. Today I fasted until 5pm and then had a bowl of pinto beans and cornbread. Filling. Im seeing that OMAD wouldn't be a bad Strategy for me after this. One Meal A Day. The main thing Im wanting from this fast is the detox, typically post detox your appetite evaporates, cravings poof, I really need this if Im going to get back on track. I have to lose the cravings. So Friday at 5pm is when this fast should end, hoping I'll feel compelled to extend it. For right now though Im going to break it down into smaller goals along the way, so the first mini goal is...