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Intermittent Fasting on a 5 normal, 2 fast days per week has been extremely easy for me. Quite surprisingly so. I am also adjusting my eating to begin after 11 in the morning which is a normal rhythm for me anyway. I'm generally just not hungry in the morning.
I am trying to shut my eating down by 3 hours before bedtime. I was beginning to experience acid reflux which I understand can be cause by eating too heavy, too late and laying down.
My energy level hasn't changed a bit and I've learned it's mostly been "in my head" that I'm hungry and weak if I haven't eaten. I'm learning the difference between real hunger and mouth hunger/boredom hunger.
I've lost 11.6 pounds in almost a month. My energy is up. My joint pain etc. is down significantly.
I am exercising heavy yard work 1 to 1 1/2 hours per day every other day or so. Sometimes more. I garden 1/2 acre of veggie garden, organic, heavy composting and mulching. Hauling materials, turning compost piles etc. estimated 400 calories an hour.
The 24 hour fasts are absolutely no big deal - that blows me away!!! I fast Monday 11 am to Tuesday 11 am. Split normal calories between the two days, average 500 Monday and 1500 Tuesday. 1850-2000 calories the rest of the days so I'm literally never uncomfortable or hungry.
Plan is for a complete year to reach goal weight of 160-165 lbs.
Diet Calendar Entries for 15 June 2016:
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1495 kcal
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Fat: 82.37g | Prot: 108.49g | Carb: 94.25g.
Lunch: Blueberries, Swiss Chalet Quarter Chicken Leg (with Skin). Dinner: Cherry Tomatoes, Cooked Summer Squash, Kirkland Signature Hamburger. Snacks/Other: Cashew Nuts, Muscle Milk Vanilla Creme Protein Powder, Rader Farms Nature's Three Berries, Mountain High Lowfat All Natural Plain Yoghurt, Pistachio Nuts. more...
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2635 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Yard Work (gardening) - 1 hour, Resting - 15 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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