| I was extremely doubtful about fasting, I was | | | | run errands or work, depending on the day. On |
| anxious about being hungry, lacking energy, and | | | | this fasting day, I skipped breakfast, and headed |
| simply not making it through the day. The Eat | | | | out the door. I hit the 1st snag around 10am, at |
| Stop Eat plan revolves round the idea of | | | | Target. |
| intermittent fasting, or fasting for short periods, | | | | Why? Thanks to the Starbucks right within the |
| and then eating again. The basic idea is that the | | | | door. I always have a cup of coffee and am a |
| human body is designed for feast or famine. | | | | latte addict. I pushed on past, did my shopping, |
| When our ancestors hunted for food, they either | | | | and got out of there, practically running past the |
| caught something or they did not. When they did | | | | Starbucks on my way out the door! Lunch is |
| bag a mammoth, then everybody stuffed | | | | generally something at home - either leftovers or |
| themselves - without refrigeration or | | | | a sandwich. I skipped this too and officially stared |
| preservation, food would go bad extremely | | | | to feel hungry around 12 pm. The afternoon was |
| swiftly. | | | | the toughest part, but keeping busy truly helped. I |
| On the days that nothing was caught, they did | | | | was not starving, just used to eating due to habit. |
| not eat. Your body is made to follow this | | | | I did get a mild headache, but I think that was |
| schedule, even in the modern time. | | | | from the absence of caffeine, not the fast itself. |
| The difficulty is that today, we feast each day, | | | | Understanding that 6pm was only a few hours |
| and seldom fast. Eat Stop Eat places you back on | | | | away actually helped. |
| the trail your body is designed for. Fasting for a | | | | By 3, it was time to pick up the children, and the |
| day is rather easy ( the toughest thing for me | | | | entire fasting thing got lost in the shuffle of |
| was skipping my morning latte ), and the banquet | | | | getting 3 young children home from school, doing |
| days more than make up for what you have | | | | homework, and getting everybody settled in. The |
| missed. To me, it is worthwhile to fast if I'm able | | | | remainder of the time flew by - this is the most |
| to eat just about whatever I desire on the other | | | | frantic part of any day, and this fasting day was |
| days! | | | | no exception. 5:30pm, and time to make dinner! I |
| Calorie counting, weighing food, giving up bread, | | | | determined to embrace my inner cavern girl, |
| eating no carbohydrates, eating only | | | | impressed by the Eat Stop Eat caveman analogy, |
| carbohydrates, the list of plans is never-ending. | | | | and made steak and salad. Dinner was awesome, |
| None of these options address the way your | | | | I think things taste better when you're actually |
| body is designed to be fed, and how selecting a | | | | hungry, and not eating due to habit, or because |
| more natural schedule can help you in losing | | | | it's time to. Twenty-four hours and I made it! |
| weight and gain energy. So, back to my disbelief | | | | After the fast : some notes, and my thoughts on |
| about fasting : I believed a single day could not be | | | | fasting. |
| too hard, and was worth a try. Some things were | | | | I was stunned how long it took to really feel |
| simpler than I was expecting, and some were | | | | hungry. It was much tougher to pass up cues |
| shockingly difficult. I did feel great at the end, and | | | | that it was time to eat, like knowing what time it |
| felt as if I had a new start. | | | | was, or driving past a junk food place at dinner |
| Twenty-four hour fast notes. | | | | time. |
| I started my fast in the evening. I can't sleep | | | | Passing up the coffee gave me a headache during |
| when I'm hungry, so I needed to do my sleeping | | | | the day. I would have liked a coffee more than I |
| at the beginning. On a good night, I am getting 7-8 | | | | would have liked a snack. |
| hours so I believed that may be virtually a 3rd of | | | | This makes me think I have to back off on the |
| the fast done before I even woke up! With this | | | | caffeine a bit generally. I was expecting to feel |
| under consideration, I had a regular dinner (pizza, if | | | | tired or sick, and felt pretty normal, if anything, I |
| it counts ) and officially started my fast at 6pm. | | | | did not get hit with a mid afternoon sugar crash |
| The night was pretty simple - I customarily do | | | | from eating something sweet before dinner. I'd |
| not eat after dinner anyhow, so it was no | | | | recommend Eat Stop Eat to anybody wanting to |
| problem to do my usual thing, and call it a fast! | | | | give a freshly discovered way of eating a try. |
| Bedtime rolled around at 11pm. At 7:00 am, the | | | | This pattern of eating isn't for everyone, if you |
| alarm went off as always, and I got the children | | | | take medicine that needs food, or if you're a |
| off to school (also my usual schedule ) thirteen | | | | diabetic, it clearly will not suit your way of life. For |
| hours of twenty-four done, with no problem in | | | | otherwise healthy folks with some pounds to lose, |
| the slightest. I generally have breakfast, and then | | | | though, it's a great match. |