Cate's Diary

Cate, I heard that goji berries can interfere with BP medication. Just wanted to mention in case you hadn't heard. I really like them but here they are kind of expensive. Anyhow, hi and hope you're doing well. :p
 
Hi, Rob. Thanks for mentioning that. I haven't been eating Goji berries since I started doing IF as I don't have breakfast. They are expensive here too. I think fresh anything is better anyway. Thanks for popping into my diary. I read yours every day but only comment occasionally. I'm looking forward to when you get your new suit. I hope you feel really special in it.
Hi, LaMa. I hope I find it too! :eek: I will be so upset if I don't find it!~
Hi, Petal. My BIL had an extensive music collection & most of it was the history of the blues. He had diverse taste. I gardened for 2 hours solid today with 4 other women & we had a lovely day. It was a really good feeling to pitch in & between us we transformed a garden bed. That's 10 hours work. It was much more fun than gardening on your own.
Before I went out today I made myself a fry up with tofu, zucchini, mushrooms & garlic on oat sourdough with 1/4 of an avocado. It was too much & I can't say I loved it like I once would have. It's 6.15 pm & I'm not hungry at all. I will have to make myself eat something before 8 pm so that I don't get crazy hungry before midday tomorrow. I'll work out what is best to eat when, for me, but I am still not quite used to IF & still have a slight fear of real hunger. I know that sounds crazy, but I don't cope well with hunger. I'm getting better.
 
Not coping well with real hunger is quite normal as starvation was a very real threat to our ancestors through most of history. It's usually hardest for people who've dealt with starvation before, either through external circumstances or overly strict dieting. Reminding yourself you'll be eating again soon and will have (delicious, nourishing thing) might help.
 
Cate said:
I'll work out what is best to eat when, for me, but I am still not quite used to IF & still have a slight fear of real hunger. I know that sounds crazy, but I don't cope well with hunger. I'm getting better.
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I agree with LaMa, fear of hunger is natural, probably instinctive. Its the main reason I have not tried IF. I have read the posts here and can see that a lot of people have benefited from IF, Flyer is a good example, but I am not sure I could handle the hunger. You have to decide that for yourself, and you seem to be doing a good job of it. I am sure you will do the right thing for yourself.
 
It seems you are planning so you won’t be hungry Cate so eat something nourishing and filling to get you through that window in the morning. You sound like you are getting in the zone now
 
LaMaria said:
Not coping well with real hunger is quite normal as starvation was a very real threat to our ancestors through most of history. It's usually hardest for people who've dealt with starvation before, either through external circumstances or overly strict dieting. Reminding yourself you'll be eating again soon and will have (delicious, nourishing thing) might help.
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Hi, LaMa. My fear of having real hunger was more a before IF thing & may very well be associated with my very strict diet back in 2007. I have surprised myself with how well I have adjusted to hunger already. I had forgotten that aspect of it & need to remind myself in the evening that I don't need to fill up, just in case I can't cope with the hunger in the morning. I do need to get my nutrients, which is the most important thing.
alligatorob said:
I agree with LaMa, fear of hunger is natural, probably instinctive. Its the main reason I have not tried IF. I have read the posts here and can see that a lot of people have benefited from IF, Flyer is a good example, but I am not sure I could handle the hunger. You have to decide that for yourself, and you seem to be doing a good job of it. I am sure you will do the right thing for yourself.
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Hi, Rob. The fear of not being able to cope with hunger is far greater than the actual hunger & that is diminishing with each day of IF. I have only done 10 days of it now & have adjusted well. There is no way known I will be eating before noon & I can see evenings when I cut back my eating window. I have done it a few times now & had no trouble the next day. My stomach only complains a little bit about 9 am & then the black coffee fixes that :)
Petal001 said:
It seems you are planning so you won’t be hungry Cate so eat something nourishing and filling to get you through that window in the morning. You sound like you are getting in the zone now
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Thanks, Petal. You're right. I am getting in the zone now. I'm struggling to track my calories though, but hopefully, that won't matter. If I have not lost any weight this week I'll be more mindful of doing that again.
 
Cate said:
I have surprised myself with how well I have adjusted to hunger already. I had forgotten that aspect of it & need to remind myself in the evening that I don't need to fill up, just in case I can't cope with the hunger in the morning. I do need to get my nutrients, which is the most important thing.
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Love all of that. Great work, Cate!
 
Happy dance, happy dance, happy dance. :D
I found the USB with my late BIL's music on it. I have no idea how many songs are on there, but I am ecstatic. I had a flashback during the day to myself plugging it into a TV a long time ago & found it still plugged into my Mum's small tv in a box under the snooker table. YAY! Now to work out what is actually on there & how best to play it, other than Windows media player. I think I might have to have some lessons.

I went for a lovely 2.5 km walk this afternoon, did some gardening, ate well, did some home repairs........
It was a good day. Only 3 more sleeps until G is back home. The week is actually flying.
 
Cate said:
.... I'll work out what is best to eat when, for me, but I am still not quite used to IF & still have a slight fear of real hunger. I know that sounds crazy, but I don't cope well with hunger. I'm getting better.
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if you think about things you are afraid of, it usually boils down to two things.... lack of control and/ or lack of information. you feel more comfortable driving a car rather than being a passenger... lack of control. you might be afraid of being caught in a terrorist attack or a school shooting... lack of information (math/ probabilities). put the two together and you get the fear of flying.

so with hunger... lack of control? i live in SoCal, so i actually have about a month worth of (dry) food i can always get to, but in general, i rarely don't have food in the house. i'd say if you aren't homeless, you are always in control of your hunger. face it... there is food everywhere these days.

could it be lack of information? do you understand a little about how the hormones leptin and ghrelin work? that's about where i am... i understand a VERY little... but i do know hunger is just a feeling and i know fasting for 2-3 days won't kill or even hurt me, so how can not eating for 2/3 of a day be a cause to worry?
 
I do understand that I won't die from hunger, Flyer. I know that I am in control & it is just a feeling. I was just thinking out 'loud as I am wont to do in my diary. I think I remember you saying it took about 2 weeks to adjust to hunger. I have been doing IF for 10 days only & am adjusting well.
Hunger shmunger!
 
I think over time we all adjust well to whatever plan we are following . Good on you Cate . Happy you found the music let’s hope you can play it . I wonder can you copy it to your iPod somehow if you have one
 
Just three more sleeps! and the music as well. Lovely!

Hunger - I have sometimes found that any angsting (not that you're feeling that, for which, hooray!) can be sidelined by just concentrating on how the physical feeling is actually presenting - sort of taking an objective, observational approach - oh, how interesting, just there in the solar plexus...
 
Cate said:
The fear of not being able to cope with hunger is far greater than the actual hunger & that is diminishing with each day of IF. I have only done 10 days of it now & have adjusted well. There is no way known I will be eating before noon & I can see evenings when I cut back my eating window. I have done it a few times now & had no trouble the next day. My stomach only complains a little bit about 9 am & then the black coffee fixes that.
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That's interesting about the fear of hunger being worse than hunger itself, hadn't thought of that. For me I would think evenings would be the hardest, Skipping breakfast is not a big deal, but going to bed hungry would be tough. 10 days in you are doing great, if you can do that and adapt you can do it as long as you need or want to. Good for you!

You and Petal and your online dancing, I can picture that!
 
Just typing quickly this morning as the GK's are due to arrive any minute. I went to bed early last night & was up early. I could get used to that.
I love music & love dancing. I have had music on this morning while I did the dishes & made the kids some pizza toasties.
Rob, I really don't go to bed hungry. I feel that I am used to it now.
I can imagine us all dancing :D
 
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