Gosh, almost 3 weeks since my last post. Just been truckin’ along, doing the intermittent fasting thing. It's been about 6 weeks now. It’s hard to describe how well this is working for me.
- Pants that were tight a month ago…I’ve put them away as they are WAY too big now (maybe I should just give them to Goodwill?)
- The bursitis in my hip, which I've had for at least 4 years, is GONE!
- My skin seems clearer and tighter, not just on my face but my whole body. (At least that's my perception.)
- I feel calm, happy, and in control almost all the time.
- I’m basically eating one "healthy" meal a day (salad, vegetables, protein, maybe a few carbs), and at that meal I get full so fast that I don’t really eat very much.
- Rather than eat (or crave things to eat, like candy), I find I do other things now when I’m stressed at work…take a short walk, take a 15 minute nap in my car, or if I really do feel the need to eat, I eat a few almonds.
- If I do feel I really want a treat on the way home, I might stop to have a small scoop of ice cream at Baskin Robbins...and there's no guilt involved! It's my time to "feed" and if that's what I want, that's what I have.
I just discovered a new Intermittent Fasting site by a trainer whose name is Mike O'Donnell. It's called
“The IF Life." I enjoy this guy’s approach. (
"Do or Do Not! There is No Try!" which is one of my favorite Star Wars lines.) Compared to Dr. Mercola, he's a fun read.
I’ve also just purchased his book called
Burst Workouts. He says you don’t even need 20 minutes to stay fit, just 10-15 minutes few times a week. You don’t even need to leave your house to go to the gym. Oh, yeah! That's my kind of workout! I will admit I haven’t been working out lately, but that’s mostly because we’ve had company and I haven’t had the time. Next week, I intend to start doing some of the exercises he suggests.
Another piece of this is I’m still in therapy once a month. The interesting thing is I almost can’t think of anything to talk about that is weight-, body image-, or “mom-” related anymore. I still have a few childhood trauma things that we are working on related to a physical disability that I have and the embarrassment it caused me growing up (yes, kids are cruel). But this is such minor stuff compared to the eating disorder oriented stuff. I feel I’m getting better all the time in all aspects of my life!
It's been really hot here lately (at least for the PNW), in the high 80's and low 90's...so we gave B a really close summer haircut. He hated the haircut while we were giving it to him, but now he feels so much better and so perky! Everyone fusses over him on how handsome he is, which he of course LOVES; and he's much easier to rinse off after he takes a dip in the lake and then rolls in the sand.
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| My handsome "cool" boy |
Finally…here’s a lovely picture I took a few days ago off our deck…I hope everyone is having a great summer. Enjoy it while it lasts!
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| Red Sky at Night! |
