Cate's Diary
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kittycat1
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Haha, well, I see dedication thereYou would never have enough time to read all of my diary. It's a 13 year saga
Thanks for visiting
I'll try to follow up from now on, then!
Yes for sure!! I think it's good to be able to be a little flexible and listen to your body around things like that!Thank you, LaMa & Petal. I think I will be having that extra 50 cals. Health is more important than anything else.
Cate
Long term member
Thanks, kit & Liza. I did have that extra 50 cals (62 actually).
I think it will take me a few weeks to get used to doing 5:2 again. I think I remember feeling a little anxious for the first few weeks the last time I tried it. I'll play it by ear & abandon if it persists. It's just a niggling anxiety at the moment.
Time to give G a haircut & then we are going to collect some wood.
I think it will take me a few weeks to get used to doing 5:2 again. I think I remember feeling a little anxious for the first few weeks the last time I tried it. I'll play it by ear & abandon if it persists. It's just a niggling anxiety at the moment.
Time to give G a haircut & then we are going to collect some wood.
alligatorob
Respected Member
I've been trying to watch you and see how your 500 calorie days go. Sometimes I think of trying your 5:2 approach. It appears to me so far so good, and if you end up with 550 calorie days it seems like that would make little difference.
Thank you for your supportive posts on my diary of late, they make me feel good and help, you are a great cheerleader! Forgive me not being as attentive to your diary.
How much firewood do you go through in a winter? This year I will probably burn 4 cord (~15 m3), that will be a record, I think my loss of the insulating fat makes me need to be warmer. I only heat my office/mancave with wood, not the main house. I buy most of the wood, except for the odd dying tree we have no place very close to gather it.
I'm just reading through the past few days, Cate, the ones I've missed while being off-site. It was great reading about R and his very nice girlfriend - so good that she's still around! (Yes, why wouldn't she be, but people do come and go and it must feel so good for you to see him with someone who's been so great in a tough time.) And your fasting is going so well - your fasting and your golf, both! Congratulations, all round!
About the ex-roadside veggie sellers - yes, isn't it good to see small businesses - good, healthy ones - making a go of it? And of course, asLaMa says, it's a great resource to have handy as well.
Brilliant, that you cut G's hair! Do you only use scissors, or clippers as well?
About the ex-roadside veggie sellers - yes, isn't it good to see small businesses - good, healthy ones - making a go of it? And of course, asLaMa says, it's a great resource to have handy as well.
Brilliant, that you cut G's hair! Do you only use scissors, or clippers as well?
kittycat1
New member
When I did 3-4 days of fasting in the past - it really helped to think that I will have food later.
Like, 'okay, I'm not eating now, but I will eat later. I have enough fat deposit on my body. It's fine.'
It's probably a essential fear of hunger, people had it for centuries, and it was a real threat. I understand your anxiety, but it's not paleolitic anymore. We have food all around us, it's fine
Maybe some of those thoughts helps.
Cate
Long term member
Hi, Liza, LaMa, Rob, Amy, Kit & Petal
It's hard to explain the anxiety, but it's something that I used to get more often & haven't had for quite a while. I don't think it's anxiety about getting through the day on 500 cals. It seems to be something that happens for a while when I start cutting calories & maybe my chemical balance gets thrown out. I have no idea really, but I do remember it settled down after a few weeks. Also, my cardio wanted me to up the new med he prescribed me, back up to 1/2 in the morning & 1/2 at night & that may have contributed to my odd feelings. He didn't believe my home BP readings were accurate. Actually, now I think about it it's probably the change in meds. He said it will take a few weeks for my body & brain to adjust to them.
Rob, I think you are doing very well doing what you're doing. Don't ever worry about my diary. You support so many people & that helps me a lot. We go through about 10-12 cubic metres a year, but that is our sole heating. It all comes off our land.
Amy- I use clippers for G's hair. He needed a haircut years ago & we had clippers & he talked me into cutting it for him. Apparently I did such a good job that I have been doing it now for about 10 years. We bought a whiz-bang set recently (Wahl) that make it even easier for me. R & K are arriving this afternoon & are bringing both their dogs, which will be interesting. K's dog is a great big good-natured, galumpher Dalmation & R's is a hound who can sniff out food anywhere.
I find that with doing the 500 cal fasts that the next day I only want really healthy food & I am nowhere near as hungry as usual.
Yesterday I had 3 proper meals of scrambled eggs on toast, a small eye fillet steak with veg & a chorizo/veg bowl plus fresh fruit.
It's hard to explain the anxiety, but it's something that I used to get more often & haven't had for quite a while. I don't think it's anxiety about getting through the day on 500 cals. It seems to be something that happens for a while when I start cutting calories & maybe my chemical balance gets thrown out. I have no idea really, but I do remember it settled down after a few weeks. Also, my cardio wanted me to up the new med he prescribed me, back up to 1/2 in the morning & 1/2 at night & that may have contributed to my odd feelings. He didn't believe my home BP readings were accurate. Actually, now I think about it it's probably the change in meds. He said it will take a few weeks for my body & brain to adjust to them.
Rob, I think you are doing very well doing what you're doing. Don't ever worry about my diary. You support so many people & that helps me a lot. We go through about 10-12 cubic metres a year, but that is our sole heating. It all comes off our land.
Amy- I use clippers for G's hair. He needed a haircut years ago & we had clippers & he talked me into cutting it for him. Apparently I did such a good job that I have been doing it now for about 10 years. We bought a whiz-bang set recently (Wahl) that make it even easier for me. R & K are arriving this afternoon & are bringing both their dogs, which will be interesting. K's dog is a great big good-natured, galumpher Dalmation & R's is a hound who can sniff out food anywhere.
I find that with doing the 500 cal fasts that the next day I only want really healthy food & I am nowhere near as hungry as usual.
Yesterday I had 3 proper meals of scrambled eggs on toast, a small eye fillet steak with veg & a chorizo/veg bowl plus fresh fruit.
By now the visiting dogs will have tumbled out of their vehicle, and be totally sniffing their way all around your place, I expect - how lovely! With R and K relaxing and talking over a cup of tea.
Your three meals sound just perfect for breaking a one-day fast (I would think steak would be a bit challenging after a longer-term fast) - interesting that you're not feeling as hungry as you did previously. I wonder how much that's actual physiological change and how much it's your mind steadying down, as your settle into the rhythm of five-and-two?
Your three meals sound just perfect for breaking a one-day fast (I would think steak would be a bit challenging after a longer-term fast) - interesting that you're not feeling as hungry as you did previously. I wonder how much that's actual physiological change and how much it's your mind steadying down, as your settle into the rhythm of five-and-two?
That's great and I seem to remember it's what you loved about 5:2 the first go-round.
Cate
Long term member
Hi, Cory, Amy, LaMa & Petal. I'm glad I came to the realisation that my meds change may have been partly responsible for the light-headedness & anxiety. I do love the way the focus goes off food when I do 5:2. It's only 2 days a week where I really need to concentrate on how much I eat. I think having something like a shake would be handy on those days. I need to have something that I don't have to think about too much & a 150-200 cal shake twice a day, with maybe some yoghurt on those 2 days would work.
Had a lovely time with R & K & we went for a big walk late afternoon/early evening through the bush. It was really nice. The dogs behaved themselves well & slept in our living room with the door to outside open for them. Not a peep. R & K seem to be going strong.
We are having a quiet day today. I could have a snooze easily. I love Sundays.
Had a lovely time with R & K & we went for a big walk late afternoon/early evening through the bush. It was really nice. The dogs behaved themselves well & slept in our living room with the door to outside open for them. Not a peep. R & K seem to be going strong.
We are having a quiet day today. I could have a snooze easily. I love Sundays.
You´re making me consider it again... Glad it´s working for you!Long may it last.