Activity Log - First 16/8 Week
Wednesday 05/23 - Biked for an hour
Thursday 05/24 - Walked for thirty minutes
Friday 05/25 -
Saturday 05/26
Sunday 05/27
Monday 05/28
Tuesday 05/29
Wednesday 05/30
Thursday 05/31
So, the intermittent fasting was a bust for me. I did it for three days and wanted to see something on the scale but my weight either stayed the same or went up. Trying the basic method I've used before. See the next post.
Friday, May 25, 2018
16/8 Intermittent Fast - Trying to Dump Those 75 Pounds
I'm dealing with 75 extra pounds that I gained over two years of working from home and literally sitting on my ass 12-14 hours a day. I'm now in a normal job where I get to live more like a normal person. So now, the goal is to get back to my true weight.
Full disclosure for anyone interested in the 16/8 Fast. I'm 57 years old, 5'10" female, and I currently weigh 223 pounds. My goal weight is 148 - I want to get and stay under 150. As it took me two years to gain this weight, I will be happy to get rid of it within a year.
I'm doing a 16/8 Intermittent Fast. What this means is that I have an 8 hour window each day where I can eat, and a 16 hour "fasting" window where I only drink water. I'm also drinking one cup of black coffee in the morning while I wait for my eating window, which is currently 11am - 7 pm.
Although we all know our weight fluctuates daily, I'm marking my starting point as 223. I will mark an official weight check in on Friday, June 1 (2018) as that will be one week of me doing this 16/8 thing.
My initial reaction - negatives are getting hungry in the evening, but water with ice seems to help, and hungry in the morning. But, the positives that come from that are that I am much more productive in the morning because I use "digging into my work" to keep my mind off of being hungry. I've also noticed that when I do eat, I'm more picky. I consciously don't want to waste my eating on donuts and cake. And, with restricting my eating to just those 8 hours, I've easily reduced my calorie intake by close to 1000 calories a day.
I am also increasing my daily activity, so that should contribute to weight loss. Next post, I'll track my activity, and the post after that will be on June 1 with my weight result.
Happy fasting!
Full disclosure for anyone interested in the 16/8 Fast. I'm 57 years old, 5'10" female, and I currently weigh 223 pounds. My goal weight is 148 - I want to get and stay under 150. As it took me two years to gain this weight, I will be happy to get rid of it within a year.
I'm doing a 16/8 Intermittent Fast. What this means is that I have an 8 hour window each day where I can eat, and a 16 hour "fasting" window where I only drink water. I'm also drinking one cup of black coffee in the morning while I wait for my eating window, which is currently 11am - 7 pm.
Although we all know our weight fluctuates daily, I'm marking my starting point as 223. I will mark an official weight check in on Friday, June 1 (2018) as that will be one week of me doing this 16/8 thing.
My initial reaction - negatives are getting hungry in the evening, but water with ice seems to help, and hungry in the morning. But, the positives that come from that are that I am much more productive in the morning because I use "digging into my work" to keep my mind off of being hungry. I've also noticed that when I do eat, I'm more picky. I consciously don't want to waste my eating on donuts and cake. And, with restricting my eating to just those 8 hours, I've easily reduced my calorie intake by close to 1000 calories a day.
I am also increasing my daily activity, so that should contribute to weight loss. Next post, I'll track my activity, and the post after that will be on June 1 with my weight result.
Happy fasting!
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