Alia's EOD Diary [Every Other Day Intermittent Fasting]

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alia.danielle said:
Update! I was starting to get very tired with a lot of side effects (fatigue, headache, lightheadedness) and since I'm in charge of a baby, I can't have that. So I had one cup of sugar-free vanilla pudding and a strawberry to delay some pretty nasty symptoms. In total, that was 64 calories.
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Update 2: My hunger got the best of me, so I went ahead and had dinner... and dessert -gulp-.

Final food log for 02.21.18

Lunch: 64 calories
* 1 cup of sugar-free vanilla pudding (60 cals)
* 1 strawberry (4 cals)

Dinner: 510 cals
* 2 slices of cinnamon raisin bread (160 cal)
* 2 eggs (140 cals)
* 2 slices extra thin provolone cheese (80 cals)
* 1 tbsp butter (100)
* 1/4 cup of milk (30 cal)

Dessert:
* 1/2 slice of cake (250 cals)

Total: 824 calories

Honestly, I'm kind of disappointed in myself that I wasn't able to complete my fast day. I'm not sure if I should attempt to fast again or just take it as a loss and pack a lunch tomorrow like normal. I think that I was moving WAAAYYY to much today to be fasting. I usually am not active when I deny myself food. I basically was folding laundry/cleaning non-stop from 11-2 today. I wasn't drinking any water today because I was so busy taking care of the baby and cleaning. (Note to self, NEVER fast on laundry day again)

I've made up my mind. Tomorrow is going to be a fast day.

In the meantime, I'm going to take it easy and prepare myself for tomorrow. My body hurts and I need to rest.
 
Fasting is much easier if you get into the habit of eating adequate protein, 1 large egg has 6 grams of protein, so 2 eggs plus the small amount of protein in your other food is far to little. Lack of protein is not only bad for your health, eating adequate protein curbs your appetite making it easier to resist the bad stuff.
 
You ate.. under 900 kcal today, right? That´s not a normal day of eating and not something to be followed by a fast day. Please make sure you only fast if you eat properly on the other days or you´ll never get enough vitamins/minerals/protein/healthy fats to keep you going until you reach your goal. Plus it means your body will fight you every step of the way.
 
Just wanted to pop in and say it looks like you're making some good progress! I know some people who do intermittent fasting (my brother mostly) and he's had success with it, although he doesn't do EOD. He takes the approach of only allowing himself to eat between like 12 pm and 6 pm or something. There's a limited amount of food you can shove in your face in six hours. I think it can be a good approach, just be careful doing EOD.
 
February 22th, 2018

Breakfast: 163 calories
* 1 small red delicious apple
* 1 boiled egg

Lunch: 198 calories
* 1 small red delicious apple
* 1 banana

Dinner: 1609 calories
* 4 ounces of pork baby back ribs
* 2 sugar cookies
* 1/2 slice of Publix buttercream cake
* 2 slices of cinnamon swirl bread
* 2 slices of ultra thin provolone
* 2 eggs
* 1 tbsp of butter
* 1 1/2 cups of honey nut cheerios
* 1 cup of reduced milk

Total: 1970 calories

Hey guys, So after reading some of the comments I realized that I was expecting too much from my body by restricting and then expecting to do a hard fast today. So I did have a full dinner today after pretty much eating only fruit in the morning.

I feel as though I need to take this weekend to re-center and focus on myself. I usually give all of my energy to the kids, but I'm neglecting my responsibilities for school and at home. I need to set some boundaries with myself about what I expect out of the next goals that I have. I think that because I have hit my 10 pound goal, I have started to do what I always do. I make a little bit of progress, and then I relapse because I don't have the same amount of motivation as when I started. I want to reassure myself that my ultimate goal is doable, but that it's going to take consistency, patience, and self-love.

I hope that everyone is doing alright in their weight loss journey and that you all have a happy T.G.I.F. tomorrow. I know I will.
 
alia.danielle said:
February 22th, 2018

Breakfast: 163 calories
* 1 small red delicious apple
* 1 boiled egg

Lunch: 198 calories
* 1 small red delicious apple
* 1 banana

Dinner: 1609 calories
* 4 ounces of pork baby back ribs
* 2 sugar cookies
* 1/2 slice of Publix buttercream cake
* 2 slices of cinnamon swirl bread
* 2 slices of ultra thin provolone
* 2 eggs
* 1 tbsp of butter
* 1 1/2 cups of honey nut cheerios
* 1 cup of reduced milk

Total: 1970 calories

Hey guys, So after reading some of the comments I realized that I was expecting too much from my body by restricting and then expecting to do a hard fast today. So I did have a full dinner today after pretty much eating only fruit in the morning.

I feel as though I need to take this weekend to re-center and focus on myself. I usually give all of my energy to the kids, but I'm neglecting my responsibilities for school and at home. I need to set some boundaries with myself about what I expect out of the next goals that I have. I think that because I have hit my 10 pound goal, I have started to do what I always do. I make a little bit of progress, and then I relapse because I don't have the same amount of motivation as when I started. I want to reassure myself that my ultimate goal is doable, but that it's going to take consistency, patience, and self-love.

I hope that everyone is doing alright in their weight loss journey and that you all have a happy T.G.I.F. tomorrow. I know I will.
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I realized that I never talk about my day and exercise and stuff. As far as exercise, the only thing I did that was intentionally active was I went for a 30 minute walk with the baby. Despite it being Florida and in the mid 70s, the baby fell asleep in the stroller. I should DEFINITELY put him down like that again. It was so much easier just sliding his little unconscious body out of the safety straps and into the crib lol. Usually getting him to nap is such a production.

I also took my dog for a walk in the afternoon after my feast of a dinner. I think I'll start walking him a little bit earlier, then doing a longer walk while the sun's still out. I hate walking at night all by myself. I just feel so... unsafe.

Anyway, that's it for today. More entries tomorrow!
 
alia.danielle said:
February 22th, 2018

Breakfast: 163 calories
* 1 small red delicious apple
* 1 boiled egg

Lunch: 198 calories
* 1 small red delicious apple
* 1 banana

Dinner: 1609 calories
* 4 ounces of pork baby back ribs
* 2 sugar cookies
* 1/2 slice of Publix buttercream cake
* 2 slices of cinnamon swirl bread
* 2 slices of ultra thin provolone
* 2 eggs
* 1 tbsp of butter
* 1 1/2 cups of honey nut cheerios
* 1 cup of reduced milk

Total: 1970 calories

Hey guys, So after reading some of the comments I realized that I was expecting too much from my body by restricting and then expecting to do a hard fast today. So I did have a full dinner today after pretty much eating only fruit in the morning.

I feel as though I need to take this weekend to re-center and focus on myself. I usually give all of my energy to the kids, but I'm neglecting my responsibilities for school and at home. I need to set some boundaries with myself about what I expect out of the next goals that I have. I think that because I have hit my 10 pound goal, I have started to do what I always do. I make a little bit of progress, and then I relapse because I don't have the same amount of motivation as when I started. I want to reassure myself that my ultimate goal is doable, but that it's going to take consistency, patience, and self-love.

I hope that everyone is doing alright in their weight loss journey and that you all have a happy T.G.I.F. tomorrow. I know I will.
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Calories look much better and i see some protein stuff so look like a pretty good day...but the sugar...ohhh u meanie ;)
 
Hey everyone!

Sorry that I've gone missing for the past few days! I have a few updates, but first, I'll start by giving you guys my food log for the past few days. I am fully aware that I have been overeating, and will address that in the next post.

Friday, February 23rd

Breakfast: 541 calories
Breakfast sandwich comprised of
  • 2 slices of cinnamon raisin swirl bread - 160 cals
  • 2 eggs - 140
  • 2 slices of ultra thin provolone -80
  • 1/2 tablespoon of salted butter - 51
  • 1 cup of orange juice - 110
Lunch: 926 calories
  • 3 ounces of pork ribs - 315
  • 1 cup of sweet peas - 120
  • 1/2 tbsp butter -51
  • PB&J sandwich -340
  • 1 cup low fat milk - 100
Dinner: 685 calories
  • 1/4 serving of Red Lobster Truffle Mac & Cheese - 365
  • 1 Mixed Berry Daiquiri - 320
Snacks: 240
  • 2 cups of movie butter popcorn - 123 calories
  • 10 ounces of Sprite 117
Total: 2,392 calories

February 24th 2018

Breakfast: 436 calories
  • 3/4 cup Honey Nut Cheerios - 11o
  • 1/2 cup reduced fat milk - 64
  • 2 slices of cinnamon swirl bread - 160
  • 1 tbsp of butter - 102
Lunch: 1,133
  • 2/3 serving of Red Lobster Truffle Mac & Cheese - 974
  • 1 tbsp of granulated sugar - 49 calories
  • 1 cup orange juice - 110
Dinner: 468 calories
  • PB&J - 340
  • Reduced fat milk 1 cup - 128
Snacks
  • 8 sugar cookies - 640 calories
Total: 2,677
 
Updates!

So after doing some thinking about my recent failures to sticking to this plan, I realized that I had no guidance for my eating. I was not tracking what I eat well enough, nor was I focused on eating the RIGHT foods. From now on, I want to focus on eating more balanced meals, and eating at a deficit that I feel comfortable with. Personally, I think that I eat waaaay too much on my feed days... Hell, I eat too much on my fast days, too. That is why I have decided to make a detailed guide to help me fast.

I will upload pictures of the plan which I created using the "Notes" app on my iPhone.
I have made two plans: one to follow normally, and one to help as a guideline when I am going through PMS. Ladies, you understand how hard it is to maintain a diet while having those terrible PMS cravings. I simply lowered the amount of calories I'm allowed to have on feed days, and increased the amount I'm allowed to have during "fast days". Since I have a rather regular cycle, I want to start eating this way after the 25th of every month and I will stop eating that way on the 3rd day of my period.

I have also set limits on what KINDS of foods I am allowed to eat on certain days. On feed days, pretty much anything goes, but I want to limit the amount of "junk food" calories I eat per day, that way I'm not losing weight by ODing on cookies or Oreos like I did last week.


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For those of you who may be concerned that my calories might seem too low, keep in mind that for most of the day, I am pretty sedentary. I am not engaged in any rigorous exercise throughout the week. I only burn calories through walking and cleaning. So my estimated TDEE is about 1700 per day.

Unfortunately, I have weighed in recently and am now at 188.6 lbs. I was almost too embarrassed to admit how much weight I gained, but I know that it's the right thing to do. I'm sure that most of it is water weight from eating out and eating far too much. I plan to get back on track tomorrow by fasting once again.

In the past, around the time of my period, all of my good eating habits go out of the window, as does my willpower. I wanted to make this plan to not only embrace my womanhood, but also plan for it in the event that it starts to overthrow my weight loss progress again.

Thank you all for being so supportive while I figure this out for myself. We all get off track sometimes. I hope everyone has a great weekend! My next weigh in results should be on this upcoming Friday!
 
I don´t know enough about fasting to comment on your exact plan but I´m glad to see you treat your body with compassion.
 
Sunday, February 25th 2018

Today was "fast" day with a 1000 calorie limit! Let's see how I did.

Breakfast: 328 calories
  • Peanut Butter & Chocolate Cheerios w/ reduced fat milk
  • 1 small apple
  • green tea with 4 sugar cubes

Lunch: 617 calories
  • Ham, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwich with orange juice
Dinner: 0 calories
  • water
✔ Total: 945 calories ✔

Restricting to 1000 calories today was very easy and I look forward to doing it until my PMS symptoms go away again. My last meal was at about 2 pm today and I probably won't eat again until 7:30 tomorrow morning. The good part about not restricting so little is that I am probably able to be more active that I am when I am water fasting. Today was pretty tame though. I walked my dog twice for about 20 minutes each and kept myself busy with school work. I've already packed my lunch for tomorrow and I'm enthusiastic about eating fewer, more nutritious calories!
 
alia.danielle said:
Sunday, February 25th 2018

Today was "fast" day with a 1000 calorie limit! Let's see how I did.

Breakfast: 328 calories
  • Peanut Butter & Chocolate Cheerios w/ reduced fat milk
  • 1 small apple
  • green tea with 4 sugar cubes

Lunch: 617 calories
  • Ham, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwich with orange juice
Dinner: 0 calories
  • water
✔ Total: 945 calories ✔

Restricting to 1000 calories today was very easy and I look forward to doing it until my PMS symptoms go away again. My last meal was at about 2 pm today and I probably won't eat again until 7:30 tomorrow morning. The good part about not restricting so little is that I am probably able to be more active that I am when I am water fasting. Today was pretty tame though. I walked my dog twice for about 20 minutes each and kept myself busy with school work. I've already packed my lunch for tomorrow and I'm enthusiastic about eating fewer, more nutritious calories!
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Just try not to go too low on cals for too long. Your body can slip into a starvation mode. Theres a fancy name for it but basicly your body tries to hold onto every pounds and u still lose weight but it can be really slow.
The PMS stuff can be frustrating. Weird cravings, water weight gain. For things like the chocolate craving most women get try a good chocolate.. More cocoa and less sugar. Watch your salt intake dont wanna get more water logged than you already are....
May seem strange me talking about pms stuff, but being raised with aunts and cousins; I grew up swimming in an estrogen ocean lol.
 
Hahaha! My boyfriend is the same way. Raised by all women. I usually don't crave chocolate actually. Just tons of fat from fast food really. And don't worry. Tomorrow, I'm bumping the calories back up. Hell, the posts from the last two days were over 2k calories, so I don't think I'll be going into any starvation mode anytime soon.
 
I really like that you took a step back to formulate a plan. I think that is the MOST important key to success here, regardless of what method you choose to get there. Without a plan, it's really easy to fall back into old habits.
 
Hey everyone!

Today was a normal feed day and the calorie limit was 1,500 calories. I managed to eat 1,393 calories total! Woohoo! I feel really great about my progress so far. Tomorrow is another "fast" day, so I will be restricting to 1,000 calories again like I did on Sunday. I think I might just try to eat veggies/fruit all day. It will keep me full and I probably won't get the need to binge that much. I'm going to prep it now. I really hope that all of my hard work pays off on this week's weigh-in on Friday!

From now on, I will share my food journal in the form of a picture. I think it will be more useful for you guys to see the macros that I had, anyway. It'll cut down on the length of my posts and you still get to see what I ate. So here goes.

Fat 39.7g 26.7%
Carbohydrates 177.5g 53%
Protein 67.9g 20.3%
Calories: 1,393
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although veggies are good, on a fast day you need to keep up your protein levels, not only will it help maintain lean mass, protein will keep you feeling full for longer.
 
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