Week 2: Intermittent Fasting

(Let's pretend I didn't have two habits I was going to implement with a sneaky third, and focus on Habit 2 - Intermittent Fasting.)

The week started out a little rough, but I managed at least 12-13 hours the first couple of days and increased it from there until I was doing 16 hours fasting by the end of the week. Unfortunately, the quality of food during the eating hours was about as bad as it gets.

Actually, that's not true. I've cut out so much from my diet that I don't understand how I'm not losing weight. When I think of the candy bars, white bread, sugary juices, etc. that I used to eat... I suppose if I was still as "active" as I was back then, perhaps I would have lost weight. "Active" is in quotes because I was an all or nothing kind of exerciser; six months of zero exercise then suddenly training for a marathon or triathlon or two classes daily at the gym, then back to nothing.

I'm pretty sure the muscle stiffness and multitude of trigger points that were never taken care of with proper stretching and massages are what brought on the chronic pain I've suffered from for the last 15 years. If only I knew the cost of weekly massages is nothing compared to the expense of medical bills I've paid over the years as a result.

But that's a longer story for another day.

I'll continue with the IF of at least 16 hours, as I did with the habit of no eating after dinner. Since the physical therapy exercises was a bust, I'll try - no, I will do - that this week. I'll be starting my sessions at the PT clinic this week so that should help me focused on doing them at home. However, to make sure I do, I'll go back to doing morning infrared sauna so that I can do the exercises while I'm sitting in there.

And because my eating was so bad this week, I need to implement a green smoothie. I'm not the type to throw in a little bit of this and that because that's just too much washing & cutting for me. I like to keep it simple with pre-washed greens, a cucumber & frozen berries. I finally got bovine collagen despite being a vegetarian (to strengthen my ligaments & tendons and so that my neck doesn't look like an 80-year old's!), so I'll throw some of that in as well as probiotics.

Well. Looks like I managed to overload myself again with high expectations. The focus will be on maintaining Habits 1 & 2 and the new habit of daily PT exercises. Everything else will be gravy.

Are you following along with any of these habits? Or are there habits you're trying to implement? Let me know in the comments.