Sep 4-10: Second week doing IF

11 September 2022 12:37

Here we are for the update on my second week of doing IF. I didn't skip a day but on Thursday I only did 10 hours because I didn't really eat much and was super hungry. So in total for this week I fasted for 100 hours and 34 minutes. I haven't been wearing my waist trainer consistently but that's ok. I did 12/12 this week and it wasn't so bad. The app keeps asking me if I want to change to 14/10 but I don't think I am ready for that just yet. I wanna give my body more time to adjust. If I changed to 14/10 then I would have to stop eating at 20:00 and it's so much harder to not eat when I am awake so I'm going to wait and keep doing 12/12 then see what next week brings.

I am 162 pounds this week. That is a loss of 1 pound this week. As far as my energy levels they have increased. I am still having trouble sleeping. I think it's just stress that's keeping me from sleeping properly. I only slept like 4 hours last night. and I know that sleep is an important part of both my weight loss journey and also my mental health. I said I was going to add comparison pictures and I was going to but I have no photos from last week so I will start doing the photos next week.

My goals in the next week are that I am starting to work out a little every day and I want to start walking as well to get my steps in. My goal is 8000 steps. I want to lose at least 2 pounds. I will wear my waist trainer every day. I will meet my water intake and step goals every day. Lastly, I will fast every day as well. Hopefully by doing all these things I will lose more weight and decrease on all my body measurements. I think I will start looking in to some healthy meals and smoothies to make to make sure I'm not just sacrificing eating during fasting to just eat to many calories when I can eat. I'm not saying I overeat I just don't eat the right kinds of foods. I eat a lot of junk food that is full of coalieries but don't fill me up.

I don't and won't calorie count because I have found some foods that are supposed to help me just leave me hungry all day. My goal isn't to starve myself it's just to make healthier choices. I wanted to mention that because I don't want to give the wrong impression if other people are reading this. Especially young girls because I have a daughter and I don't want anybody to have a negative view of their body or think that they need to be like anyone else. I have been through a lot and I am learning to love myself no matter what. I am only doing this for myself and to get a little healthier. I know that muscle weighs more than fat. So if my weight is high because of muscle I can deal with that but knowing that I am the weight I am due to fat is what I am trying to fix.

I know that fasting can be dangerous. I am not starving myself I am just fixing my eating to a more normal schedule. I want everyone to love themselves based on how they feel not what anyone else says. This is purely for me and myself only. I just wanted to document this journey for myself and give me a real look into intermittent fasting from the beginning. I haven't found a story like this and this way if anyone else is thinking about it they can see it in real life. Just make sure you talk to your doctor especially if you have any medical issues before trying it.

Unapologetically,

K