Day 2 – 180.8 lbs – Waist 42.75″ – Carnivore
Yesterday was my first successful day at fasting! Successful in that the only thing I had for food was a lick of the spoon that I stirred the Rao sauce with…not sure if that counts or not.
Today will be a “Beef, butter, bacon and eggs” day. I have done this before consistently for about a month and felt amazing. The problem was, I didn’t have an exit plan, and I didn’t plan to do it forever. The moment I made the choice to eat some carbs, it was over and the panic eating began.
Because I have taken the time to look at my schedule and plan my eating/fasting days around what is happening in my life, I hope to build solid habits and mental strength around food choices. Even though Mexico is in only 29 days, I want enough of a base of healthy eating that I don’t binge on food or alcohol, even though it is all inclusive….maturity, right?
Last night after my shower, I decided not to put my smart watch back on. I am not sure how long I will leave it off for, but it just felt right. Every morning I wake up and check my watch to see how well I slept and I am disappointed every morning….LOL!
I have always been a pretty good sleeper, but the last half a year my watch is saying I am not having restorative sleeps, even when I feel like I slept pretty good. That bothers me. I think it may be that having a drink or 2 (sometimes 3) before bed was not allowing me to get a good rest, but regardless, it doesn’t make a difference for my watch to tell me that. I am just tired of tracking everything I think.
Having said that, I think I slept ok last night, not great. Mostly because just when I was starting to drool and drift off to sleep, I had to go pee. I spent a half hour trying to convince myself I didn’t have to go, but we all know how well that works. Then, after I got back into bed, I suddenly had great ideas for a coffee shop/book shop in a historic building in our town….and at 5 am, I had to go pee again.
Moral of that story: drink more liquids earlier in the day, and less in the evening.
Today we are headed to the city to do some shopping, so I am not sure if I will break my fast before or after that. I am a little worried to eat before we go, as it may wake up the hunger and make it harder to say no to food that isn’t Carnivore…
Guess I will update later!
Outcome
I broke my fast at Ikea…I wasn’t going to eat until we got back home, but they had a small plate of cold smoked salmon, so I ate that while my family ate poutine and meatballs.
When we got back home, I had 2 eggs and bacon, and then for supper had steak. In between though, I had some deli meat and cheese, which could be considered carnivore, but really isn’t that great to eat while trying to get rid of the junk in my diet. I also had a diet pop, which I really don’t want to make a habit, but helped me through the evening when I would normally have an alcoholic beverage or 2.
The headache started this evening. It felt more like a tension headache coming up through my neck. But I have been expecting it though, as my body is adjusting to lack of carbs and sugar after over indulging for so long.
Thankful for making it through Day 2! I did not spend a lot of time nourishing my spiritual health today, and I am not happy with that, but I know that will happen at times.