Intermittent Fasting working for me…feeling normal!
…because it makes me feel so normal! I sat and ate a non-diet, substantial meal with my darling tonight and the calories for the entire day were under 1700 and I couldn’t eat another thing. I only had one helping and although it was very tasty I packed the leftover away in the fridge (very quickly!) for darling to take to work tomorrow.
And I had my two glasses of red wine.
Why would anyone want to go on a diet where you had to say no to your favourite things? On M O D there is nothing banned. Obviously good choices must be made, like eating your greens, your vegetables of all colours, having a little fruit and organic protein, not overstuffing your tummy (ahem…), not bingeing (ahem again…).
Tonight I employed one of the many coping ideas which is to clear the table as soon as possible and throw away or store the leftovers. (If we were following the Ayurvedic healing way, we would have no leftovers at all, as it creates ‘ama’ – basically clogs the system. I really am making an effort to chill leftovers immediately and use them the following day. If not it gets given away or binned. I cannot imagine how much money is wasted on food thrown away, and we are told there is not enough food for the planet. Perhaps if we weren’t so greedy – and no I am not talking about second helpings.
This is the year of giving, I decided. Giving away my fat, (yay!) giving away the clutter, (double yay) giving away the unhealthy relationship with food that I have had all my dieting life. How many things/attitudes/resentments/irritations/mumblings/judgements et al, do you think we can give away this year? What in your life have you got to give away to make way for the beautiful you?
To the extraneous…
Bah and humbug to this, I say! Begone, unloved! Be on your way!
No, really. It’s time.
It is 8.30 pm here in the southern hemisphere, the frogs are singing for the rain yet to come, the dogs lie softly snoring at my feet and I will be in bed with some book by nine, with the light out and fan turning at 11, three hours after eating as is suggested.
16 hours from now it will be 12 noon, my favourite time to eat. I liked the protein smoothie this morning and since mangos and bananas are in season here in the subtropics, I will take advantage of that welcome fact and have another smoothie tomorrow, except with frozen banana and a fresh mango. Instead of flaxseed I shall be using chia seeds and instead of yogurt, a little iced water.
Lunch will be a green blended juice with baby spinach, ginger, cucumber, basil, Maldon salt and cayenne pepper, and corn on the cob with butter to follow. I am trying again to sprout grains, seeds and legumes (failed dismally with bulgur) and nuts (almonds I can do, I just have to remember to dry them after soaking overnight). Now there’s an idea!
I could have oats, almonds and sunflower seeds soaking overnight in filter water and then have them at noon instead of the corn. Why not… OR… let’s see what tomorrow brings:)
The frogs are becoming insistent now…time for that book. Fish recipe tomorrow…
