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Youngest dd and I had pow wow today about food, training, and editing house
lighter:
Hi Hops:
I have to say that eating vegetarian, outside the one egg, on FAST days is pretty easy. Mostly bc we can eat so much more food IF we keep it vegetarian, outside the 75 calories in the egg.
Fresh greens, and beets, and cabbage, and asparagus, and brussel sprouts, and mushrooms.... I crave them. I ate a salad tonight, and zucchini ribbons as pasta, and I have to say.....
I
am
starving.
I get that I'm burning straight up fat, and that SHOULD make me feel better about feeling hungry, but hard to focus on that. I skipped the egg today, and I think that makes a difference with HOW hungry I get. I'll make sure I have at least an egg from now on.
The main thing about doing the 5:2 is to cut back your normal caloric intake to 25% of whatever it is on those 2 FAST days. Doesn't matter what you're eating. You're supposed to eat breakfast IF you normally eat breakfast. I prefer to skip it, and just have a coffee with a bit of grassfed butter, and stevia.
Cutting out all breads, pastas and stupid sugars is wise for everyone. Certainly it's a good idea here, bc nutrition dense calories is a THING when you're hungry, IME.
For me, this program lends itself very well to vegetarian eating. Like I said, we eat just veggies 3 days a week, if you aren't counting an egg, and I'm embracing NO MEAT whole heartedly for the first time.
There's two links below with sciency information on fasting. I hope you find it interesting. Let me know.
Lighter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihhj_VSKiTs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9Aw0P7GjHE
Hopalong:
Thank you, Lighter.
I tend to take in stuff better by reading and found this, which helped too
]https://vitals.lifehacker.com/[object%20Object]
Also read another thing from the NHS (U.K.) but it was dated....
It's unrealistic but I remember research way back about how extreme caloric restriction extends lifespan. So intermittent fasting may be a good compromise for some. I doubt I'd be successful with that level of tracking, maybe I should just go join WW. Never done it before.
Fluff begone!
Hops
lighter:
Eh, you can watch the first video... in an epson salt bath.... with a candle lit.... just relax and get through it, Hops. Maybe?
You should have a bit more info before joining WW, IMO, but good on you getting started.
Whatever works for you, that's the right plan.
Lighter
Hopalong:
Yep. Just read more about WW, not thrilled about the cost. YOU are eating the kind of food (minus animal stuff) that I want to eat. WW seems like it pretty much supports standard American eating....
There might be a free nutrition support group, something at the Y, etc.
xo
Hops
lighter:
Look up 5:2 Fast diet website... I think there's all kinds of support there. I m all over videos from all sources...still researching detail of food choices, when to eat and what supplements to include. Learned lots today.
Lighter
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