8.5 weeks... almost there... Day 2

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The blogpost title refers to the amazing transformation I have made in the last 8.5 weeks of course. My IF until the last two weeks and still I managed to lose a few more pounds. Or inches.

8.5 weeks of finally righting that ship. No more midnight snacks. Small simple meals. No more eating when bored. I have begun to feel hungry now when fasting which is probably an indication that the fat supplies are at an end. I am probably the weight I went to Harapan with. It would be nice to manage to achieve the Harapan weight once again. I very much doubt that I will be able to do that - but we have to try right?

I can now wear more of the outfits I used to wear in the past. Dresses, trousers, etc. Still though I think I need to shed another 5 pounds before I can wear most of them. I will continue to fast to get there. It will eventually happen. 

Well, the plus side? There are no non-plus sides at this stage.

The plus side is that I am healthier and lighter. I have more energy. I feel better about myself. I have begun good eating habits. And I have found that it takes a feck lot of time to lose that weight... well, two and a half months is ok I guess.

How did I do it?

Well, I fasted 20:4 - so I ate from 4 to 7/8 and then did not eat for the rest of the 24 hours. This forced the body into a fat burning state - and I did this very strictly for about 6 weeks. The last 2 weeks have been more lenient. Less rigorous. But I also felt my body needed the break. It was getting too much. I was tasting weird in the mouth - like a gross metallic taste. And my stomach was beginning to feel weird as well. So I slacked off a bit. But I guess I am now eating sensibly. I have one day which I graze like in the old days - Saturday. But then I'm back on the careful eating, conscious eating thing again.

It has not been an entire loss. We have had treats in Ox. Oh yes, the one thing that REALLY helped was not snacking in school. Treats and chocolates, etc - I did not partake of those. Just black coffee. Like I said, I only started feeling hungry in the last two weeks. Furthermore, I have realised that having breakfast did not make me less hungry at lunch. If anything it made me more hungry. I get by on coffee and adrenaline and then being fed at 3, 4 5 pm is good. So, here are the results...
 


Bogey photo




26 April 2023
Looking about 4 months pregnant here...

2 July 2023
Not pregnant anymore!

A journey of 8.5 weeks... I feel really delighted with myself. 

The other thing I discovered about myself is that I was never very fat to begin with in the past. I used to beat myself up about how fat I was, when actually I am the weight I am now. Which is a relief I guess. It was getting very out of hand really. Clothes which had been very lose were now too tight for me. I was dressing myself for the negotiation and I was OMG nothing fits. I really cannot be doing this anymore. And that's when it kicked in. I have to start somewhere. So I took that photo and the rest is history...

Having the photo really motivated me. Whenever I wanted to snack I thought of the photo. Come one now. You can do this, I told myself. Do you need to be walking around as if you are 4 months pregnant? No, no you do not. Especially if you are NOT 4 months pregnant. 

Right. 8.45 am... So things to be done.

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