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I guess it was a woosh of sorts. Even stopping my water intake at 7 did not rescue me from having to wake up 4 or 5 times during the night to go empty my bladder. 36 hours into the EF and I'm dropping fluids like I was on Lasik's or something. On the plus side, the swelling I noticed is gone and I have that lovely empty feeling in my gut. A couple of waves of hunger around 5 yesterday, but nothing major. It was gone in about 10 minutes. I just sipped my water and observed it, kinda like a mini-meditation. I paid attention to it, felt it ripple through me. Accepting it for what it was, a timed habit. It's not real hunger yet. This EF, I want to feel what real hunger is and instead of keeping myself busy and letting it pass, I want to learn it, become intimate with it. Listening to my body and learning and appreciating the amazing machine that I inhabit is one of my goals this time around. Ya'll have a great day!!
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279.4 lb
Lost so far: 17.6 lb.
Still to go: 99.4 lb.
Diet followed 100%.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 11 July 2023:
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15 kcal
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Fat: 0.14g | Prot: 0.85g | Carb: 2.12g.
Breakfast: Coffee, Fasting. Lunch: Fasting. Dinner: Fasting. Snacks/Other: San Pellegrino Sparkling Mineral Water, Cream Of Tartar, Morton Lite Salt Mixture, Water. more...
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5172 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Housework - 2 hours, Pedalling - 20 minutes, Stretching (yoga) - 20 minutes, Weight Training (moderate) - 10 minutes, Standing - 4 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours, Resting - 2 hours and 50 minutes, Sitting - 1 hour, Watching TV/Computer - 3 hours, Walking (exercise) - 3.5/mph - 20 minutes, Desk Work - 2 hours. more...
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losing 11.2 lb a week
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 Comments
Hmmmm, that's interesting, I usually enter all of my data on the computer but I was poking around in the phone app and I went into the reports tab. They have a tab for nutrition and it shows both your sodium and your potassium intake, cool beans! Why is that report feature not available on the Desktop mode? It would be handy. I see my sodium content in my diary, but not potassium. I did not know coffee had potassium in it, but this report shows 2-12 oz cups of coffee as having 334 mg of potassium.
11 Jul 23 by member: debrafrederick
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Nice job, deb!!! Good idea getting to know your hunger and perhaps even making friends with it. 🎵🎶🎤 I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed...🎵🎶 😂 https://youtu.be/mWUamzMQFvI
11 Jul 23 by member: ZenusWarriorPrincess
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Coffee has potassium?? Good to know! I should be all set then! 😆
11 Jul 23 by member: ZenusWarriorPrincess
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...and about the peeing during the night... I was so inflamed back in the day that C2B was complaining about peeing all of the time at around 148 lbs & had LONG been on keto. When I started lifting weights at that size, I would have to run to the bathroom after every few sets. One of the guys actually made a comment, "Wow, you must drink ALOT of water??" I just shrugged it off & said yes. They probably thought I was doing coke or something in the bathroom the way I was hitting it hard & running to the bathroom. 🤣
11 Jul 23 by member: ZenusWarriorPrincess
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LOLOLOL, I walked into the kitchen and turned on the water to wash my hands after giving my dogs their meds and WHAM! I had to go....NOW! Ran to the bathroom, left the water running in the kitchen sink, so, it's still going on. I had to hop off the bike after 10 minutes and go, that was before coffee. When those fluids cut loose, they REALLY cut loose!
11 Jul 23 by member: debrafrederick
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@Debra, @Zenus You two make me LOL.
@Debra A worthy goal. I've been thinking about getting to know me better as well.
11 Jul 23 by member: DarcNKS
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11 Jul 23 by member: ZenusWarriorPrincess
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@deb... IKTR!!! At least I've made friends with that part. Everytime I go, I just imagine fat/fluid flowing out...lol.
11 Jul 23 by member: ZenusWarriorPrincess
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LOL Darc, glad we can provide some entertainment 😆 I know a lot of what we post is TMI, but where else can you share these personal moments and actually have other people "get it" right? So, I have been meditating for a little bit and in the beginning I was fighting to still my mind, well I did not realize that fighting it was the wrong way to do it, when I finally relaxed and just let the thoughts flow while I focused on breathing, eventually they slowed down. Now I can sit quietly and focus on a body part and I can relax each muscle in it and I am learning it. So I want to do the same with my hunger. Getting to know it may make it into a tool that I can use later on in my journey. The constant ebb and flow of the energy in our body is a marvel of engineering that should be explored and appreciated for the beautiful miracle that it is.
11 Jul 23 by member: debrafrederick
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I've also come to the realization that in order to lose weight, I need to know and welcome hunger, and not fear it or run to eat in panic. Make friends with healthy hunger.
11 Jul 23 by member: erikahollister
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@deb... 💯🔥 even when we abuse it, it fights for us as long as it can.
11 Jul 23 by member: ZenusWarriorPrincess
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You guys are dedicated for sure! I don't really fast anymore but if I decide to I know where to come for advice!👍
11 Jul 23 by member: Diana 1234
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LOL Diana! Right now we would give you this advice if you asked for it.....you do not have enough body fat % to safely do an extended fast!! I want to be right there with you one day!
11 Jul 23 by member: debrafrederick
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That's the nicest thing I've heard in awhile..thank you.🥰
11 Jul 23 by member: Diana 1234
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I almost caught up to you guys. I didn't eat between 12 and 12:15. Ok I lied i made it to 12:13 but who is counting :-)
11 Jul 23 by member: old_but_not_out
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@Russell... 🤣 50 1/2 hours in now. Burning body fat while watching Sonic 2 with the grandbaby. Growth hormone is up, protecting lean muscle mass & cardiovascular health is improving in this stage. Feeling GRAND! 😁
11 Jul 23 by member: ZenusWarriorPrincess
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