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Right now I'm trying to find my balance. 5:2 is a great diet but I find that I go crazy on the up days. I realize that for me eat whatever you want still needs to have restrictions. I like the principles found in the 8 hour diet another approach to the intermittent fasting world where you eat for 8 hours anything supposedly that you want and fast for 16 hours. It does emphasize eating at least 8 power foods each day which are very rich in nutrients. The emphasis seems to really be on non processed foods. I know I do better when I limit non processes foods that are filled with empty calories. I really finally figured out why they are called empty calories. It's because although they provide calories/ energy they provide very little else in nutritional value. Most of the vitamin and mineral values are pure zero's. Not good. I'm not one of those people who can give up everything I like forever but I need to focus more on foods with good nutritional content. I must limit empty calorie foods. I know when I do this my urge to over eat goes away and I have more energy. I'm going to follow the principles of the 5:2 diet. My fasting days will generally be Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday or at least two of those days. When I need a break and decide to forfeit one of those days I'll still watch what I eat but limit my eating time to an 8 hour window. I will also have at least a 12 hour window between mt last meal of the day and my first meal of the next day unless it is followed by a 5:2 fast day. I will extend that period to 16 hours whenever possible. I did this twice last week and it felt good. It wasn't hard because I slept through part of it. By combining these two method's of eating and focusing on nutritionally dense food I know it will help me. I started doing this last week and am continuing this week. I started at 165.4lbs and this week ended at 159lbs. Pretty good. My waist was 38 1/4" today it was 37 1/4". My bust was 41 1/2" today it was 40 1/4". My hips were 39 7/8" today they were 39 1/2". I will measure again in 4 weeks on September 23. My blood pressure was 130/92 today it was 102/78.
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159.0 lb
Lost so far: 0 lb.
Still to go: 19.0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 26 August 2013:
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2390 kcal
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Fat: 127.58g | Prot: 147.89g | Carb: 194.05g.
Breakfast: Salvadorian Guacamole Tacos, Bacon, rio grande queso duro blanco (hard cheese), Lime Juice, Fried Plantain. Lunch: Ken's Steak House Lite Northern Italian, Trader Joe's Les Salades du Midi Spring Mix, Great Value 100% Parmesan Grated Cheese, Trader Joe's Grilled Chicken Strips. Dinner: Tanarico's hoagie spread, Onions, Trader Joe's Les Salades du Midi Spring Mix, velveeta cheese slices, Jennie-O Turkey Burgers Original, Steak Sandwich on Roll. Snacks/Other: Safeway Angel Food Cake, Kraft Cool Whip, Strawberries. more...
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2481 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Sitting - 15 hours and 55 minutes, Housework - 2 hours, Resting - 5 minutes, Sleeping - 6 hours. more...
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losing 6.4 lb a week
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