Year Four, Day 165: My 20 Hour Fast!

I fasted for 20 hours and 25 minutes from yesterday at 2:20 p.m. until today at 10:45 a.m.

I seriously could have fasted longer. I wasn't really very hungry at 10:45 a.m. I am never usually very hungry in the morning. But with my teaching schedule, I decided to make my first meal at 10:45.

Today is day 30 of intermittent fasting. But I really kicked it into high gear this last week.

I cannot believe I fasted for 20 hours and lived to tell about it!

I have lost a total of 8 pounds in the last month. Part of that was keto diet, most of it was fasting 16 hours, and eating in a "window" of 8 hours. My new plan is to increase my fasting to 20 hours and decrease my eating window to 4 hours on weekdays. On the weekend I will fast 16 hours and open my window to 8 hours.

It feels so good to have this much control over my eating!

I am retraining my brain to accept hunger pains and a growling stomach as positive. I am not going to starve to death. I could live off my belly fat for months!

I am starting to welcome the hungry, empty belly feeling. And not enjoy the overstuffed belly feeling.

I am still hooping in the mornings and trying to find time in my schedule to get workouts in a the gym several days a week. At this point they are very short workouts. But I am at least going to the gym!

And still walking.

And drinking oodles of water.

Success is such a wonderful feeling!

I have to run now, but I just wanted to check in and share my good news!

God knows we need some good news in our world right now!

Happy Friday!

Talk to you tomorrow.

Love,

Zita

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