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So the short experiment with intermittent fasting is OVER

bella415 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:55:04 +0000

Oy! Painful it was. Well, I survived for a while, but last weekend as I was riding my beloved bike through the miracle that is a redwood forest, all I could think about was FOOD! I hadn’t eaten all day and I was starving. Realized that my moods and energies had been down as well. So I dumped intermittent fasting like the crazy idea it was.

I know that some people feel great eating this way, and do it for long-term. My friend Churyl is intrigued enough to continue. I just found myself to be cranky and hungry more often than not.

Having said that, IF did teach me one thing, which is that hunger seasons all dishes. My food was so, so delicious after 19 hours of nothing.

So for now I’ve gone back to my regular high fruit, juices, and raw veggies. Feel pretty terrific again. Today was sitting in the sun eating my lunch of incredible barhi dates, thinking that I am indeed the luckiest woman alive.

I’m still bike commuting and loving that as well. My next eating strategy is the 80/10/10 diet, 80% carbs through fruit, 10% protein and 10% fat. I guess sitting down and eating an avocado with sea salt will have to go.

But for now, this is my birthday week. It’s my party and I’ll eat whatever I want to!

Hmmm, negotiating the world of IF

bella415 — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:10:38 +0000

IF is what the cool people call intermittent fasting, which is my latest madness. I saw someone today I hadn’t seen in a while and they asked if I was shrinking. My weight is the same, but maybe I am shrinking I dunno. Of course, that’s all the encouragement I need to continue on my IF journey.

However, I am not looking forward to today Wednesday. Having dinner with a friend and have an intense biking day, which means my eating window won’t be until late in the day.

Hello world!

bella415 — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:50:01 +0000

For those of you who’ve followed my regular blog, I thank you. I’m hoping to get my own domain here in the near future. For now this blog will be devoted to raw food/my willingness to experiment on myself (ala the show Jackass).

So the latest madness is (drum roll please)…..

Intermittent fasting!

I will be doing this for the next month or so along with my regular raw foods. I’m averaging one to two hours a day on my bike, so we’ll see how my energy holds.

You can find some stuff on-line about intermittent fasting. I’ve read some of the research, and I’ve always had my doubt about the “you must eat six times a day or thy metabolism will get tanked.”

I’ll let you know my progress. I’m already pretty lean (could always stand to be leaner though), so I’m just going to mainly be watching energy levels, moods, etc.

Intermittent F(e)asting

Anyone want to join me for 19 hours of daily fasting? Do I hear crickets?

Actually, my friend Churyl is doing this as well. See see!