northernmusician's Journal, 04 January 2016

Is this supposed to be a FB site? If it is, count me out...I have avoided FB and Twitter and I am not a huge social media fan...have really never understood what this buddy thing was supposed to be anyway.... 

No, it's not a facebook site. The value in having buddies here is to offer suggestions and to share in the struggle. It's not 'social media' in the sense of FB or twit... whatever that is. 

I stuck with my usual plan - but watched with admiration! 

Congrats on enduring the fast - results must be worth the pain! BTW - in reference to your comments from yesterday - I came very close to being deleted as a Buddy. Very glad I'm still around!  

we are not allowed to have Buddies ? did I miss something ? 

oh congrats on the Fast results ,, nice Job .I do a 16/8 daily mainly because I am not hungry until 12:00 most days. I did a whole week of 24 hour fast a few weeks back,, and didn't really see any Lasting results,, as soon as I go back to my 16/8 I gain the fasting loss back . its frustrating . I tried a fat fast last week ,, that seems to work better for me . I may try a meat and water fast that I have been reading about . I wish I was more successful at fasting ,, I like doing it . 

I just wrote a post regarding my fasting times. Lost a full pound!!! 

Good job of the fast folks. 

Tamara. You are my buddy. It's just people who were wholly inactive and that I hadn't had any form of conversation with. BuffyBear. You aught know better. I'd keep you. I lost a pound as well, soon. I think this is my go to for a while. Just mix it up. May start a fasting thread in the forums. It could be used for suggestions and support on fasting days. People could fast when they wanted and be part of that group. I'll likely do this to lose what I want and then use it to shave a pound here and there when I'm trying to gain lean mass. Personally, I felt pretty good on it. 

....I'm confused.... 

Fasting. Hasn't won me over yet. I actually didn't have a difficult day on Sunday not ingesting anything but tea, coffee, water (& eventually a cup of beef broth). No headaches or weakness. I felt like I wanted to eat, but I didn't actually feel "hungry". The problem came this morning @ 4:30 AM when indigestion became a total distress. Not my stomach, but up high by my sternum. "heartburn"? Finally had a MIM which relieved the problem. Worst part is, I was so distracted that i didn't weigh in to see any results. UGH! 

I won't weigh again until the 27th when I see my cardiologist. It will be the first time I've seen him since March and I hope his hair catches on fire. Stuck with the fast, was sitting in McDonalds with my wife and daughter sipping a large unsweet tea while my daughter played with her Happy Meal and opened her Shopkins happy meal toy and my wife scarfed down some sort of pretzel bun cheeseburger. My wife likes fast food, a lot. Sipping some coffee now, but had some butter when I got home. No hunger, had a great day out of the house, and life is good! 

Ooooh- Phil, this is a great opportunity to get the fam on board with eating healthy, make changes to their lifestyle (i.e. no more fast food joints). I've seen enough documentaries about childhood obesity to believe that the parents can really make the first and biggest difference, long before they morph into teenagers. 

Wacha confused about alpha? I was the same as you zeddie. I wasn't hungry, just... empty? Hmm. I liked it though. I'm just reading Eat, Stop, Eat at the moment. It was recommended. It's actually looking awfully interesting.  

...at first I was confused about the topic. Then I read your previous journal. :) 

lol. Me too Alpha. I need to pay more attention. 

lol@ Soon, trying to get my Irish wife to do anything that she doesn't think is her idea is like squeezing toothpaste back into the tube.  

And happy you should be about that, Sir Phil 

She says I should so it must be true, ShaeDlady. :D  

I'm scots/irish. I'm sure milady wife could relate.