Brandon, Who Lives At Home

View this post on Instagram And for z reveal. So the past few weeks I’ve been testing the seas and have ultimately decided alternate day fasting is for me. I was trying a few different methods. I learned that I enjoy not eating as much as I enjoy eating, meaning that I just enjoy not having to worry about eating anything. So with my alternate day fasting I eat a day, fast a day but on days I eat I have an eating window of about 6 hours, then I fast the entire next day, just water, and on the following day eat again, but during the eating window which is 4pm to 10pm. So technically the fast is longer than a day. I realized my threshold is 3 days (of straight fasting)for optimal performance. Obviously I’m not going 3 days, although it was considered, because of course it was, it’s me after all. Truth is the alternate day fasting system I’ve landed on is quite a compromise from what I was really aiming for during my trials. I reasoned wi...

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...

The first 24 hours of the water fast are behind us, and It went better than expected. Phantom food cravings coming and going, sometimes triggered by sight. I follow someone on Instagram with the user name Bombassmealpreps and he makes all this delicious keto food that looks absolutely to die for. He recently made some cookies that had me rethinking everything. But I moved on, the first 2-3days are the hardest as for as hunger and cravings go, it honestly hasn't been as bad as it normally is, so far. Once you make it past the 3rd day your appetite just turns off.. Pending if you've started the detox, the detox portion can be rough because you lose water and sodium so much more rapidly and thats often where a lot of people throw in the towel. Ill be enduring, the goal is 7 days, 6 to go.

Im beginning a water-fast to kick off my weight loss  I am particularly interested in the detox portion but also the mental rejuvenation that occurs. Im doing a minimum of 7 days, I've done 9 days straight before, which started out as 2-days and keep getting extended. We'll see how I fare with this goal before I start making any claims of extensions. I haven't been motivated to do this in awhile but finally I've gotten the drive I need. Ill be taking a shot (two tablespoons) of apple cider vinegar twice a day with water magnesium and potassium supplements. a sprinkle of pink  Himalayan sea salt for energy purposes regular medications WATER, WATER, WATER

The week started out well and then ended rather bumpy. A  few months back my psychiatrist ordered an ECG because I started Vyvanse a switch from strattera for my ADHD & B.E.D . I dragged my feet about getting it until a few weeks ago. The results, a diagnosis; Sinus tachycardia , non-specfic T wave abnormality, abnormal ECG.  We couldn't go any further up on Vyvanse because of this. I've been ordered to see a cardiologist. This could split into any number of ways. My friend recently gave me her series 2 apple watch, I gave my fitbit to my mom. The apple watch is constantly alerting me of having a high or elevated plus/heart rate, I'm probably going to need to get an a newer one because they have a built in ECG monitor. But of course I cant afford it.  Im stuck in a state of balance, but its getting wobbly, I think I can just turn this around by losing weight, then I think of how far I've fallen. Im back on high blood pressure meds and my heart might be in tr...

The week has been mostly good, eating has been great drinking too, I went walking at the park yesterday and this morning, did my homework for therapy, getting to bed on time and sleeping well, controlled my distorted thinking, watched a movie, and  made a appointment. Bad news is I've lost my keys and cant find them, Im beginning to think they  aren't in the house. Mucho bummero

Steady

Don’t feel great, massive acid reflux flare up has ruined my day, cant so much as clear my throat without acid burning up my esophagus.