The end of day5….
Well, I missed day 4 posting because I was busy sleeping… 
Today I put on a pair of slacks that I wore….(put on and took off because I was too ashamed to wear to work)…..that were WAY tooo tight and I wore them to work today….AND THEY WERE LOOSE! I have done really well in losing weight over the past two weeks….I like the diet and it is actually easy for me to not eat anything during the day and not feel hungry or be grumpy….Its just after 530 that I actually start thinking about food and I am not hungry at that time I just want to eat something….Today I drank another lemonade at 530 and that was ok until about 9pm when I forgot that I didnt write this blog….and I was being too lazy to make more lemonade. Well today was kinda sucky because I had a flat tire and by EX made me want to go on a psycho rampage!!!! Whenever I have a convo with that man I feel like I am riding the crazy train and my seatbelt is stuck so I cannot get off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But enough about the crazy. After that BullS#!+,,,,and a few tears,,,,I was good but I wasn’t in the mood for anyone to say anything to me that warrented any type of emotion….I did not want to smile, frown, or anything! My boyfriend has not been too supportive of the Master Cleanse and gives me a hard time everytime he "happens" to ask me what I had for a meal and I say "lemonade" or "nothing". Don’t get me wrong I understand that not eating is not a good thing to lose weight but I have so much more to lose….pressure, stress, headache (and not the physical kind)…..I internalize way way way too much and I just spend so much time praying and trying to be better so that I can "learn" to not get to stressed or upset or angry when I have encounter that are not the best for me i.e. riding the crazy train.
I am very good at a lot of things and that is what I try and focus on. I do very well at my job and at my schoolwork…..the problem is making good decisions about the people that I encounter or listening to the influences of others because they promise to do/be better than what they show me……too much of the glass half full type thing…always expecting the best from people/situations (and quite often being let down). Just dealing with life has become so toxic for me and I would like to think and act more clearly! My "friend" was telling me that not eating can kill you….and I was like in comparison to what???eating…which can also kill you. Come on now….after my mom died I stopped eating for a long time and I did not die! I am hard on myself when it comes to my appearance and I dont care….no one loves me as much as I love myself and because they choose a size/look is good for me does not mean that I have to agree….
Well, enough whining about my day……I actually ate spinach today for lunch with a piece of boca pattie because my boyfriend made me feel bad…Which is stupid and of course I gave in….which is even more stupid. AND I wasnt hungry, I just didnt want to hear his mouth. Tomorrow will be better! I guess I will just lie and tell him that I ate when he "happens" to ask. :-` Well, have a wonderful night all and I pray your days and nights are full of love and peace!
V
Post by: AndyaknowV
July 31, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Research has shown that not eating is not beneficial. Google it and you will see for yourself. You need to break your meals up to smaller ones.
Eat 5,6,7 or even 8 times a day.
August 3, 2008 at 9:17 am
Research has shown many things and anyone knows that you can make your research say what u want it to.
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/05/26/fasting-may-prevent.htmlhttp://www.new-life.net/fasting.htm
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16513299
According to this fasting can help prevent jetlag….lower your cravings for sugar….and retune your body.
It all just depends on the research that you choose to believe.
:-)
V
August 3, 2008 at 1:46 pm
"Neufeld says most adults need about 2,000 calories a day. Those calories make energy, or glycogen. Neufeld says it doesn’t hurt — it might even help the body — to fast or stop eating for short periods of time, say 24 hours once a week, as long as you drink water."
Now, how would this apply to someone consumes around 3000-3500 cals a day? That not even taking into account the amount of calories being burned.
While, I may not have a PHD in that particular field I still see a big problem. I just can’t see myself not eating anything after a very strenuous leg workout, followed by a 2 mile run.
To me all these articles are coming at the angle of food being the problem. Food is not the problem here. The over consumption and the lack of burning the calories off, is the problem.
I wander if Reggie Bush or Kobe Bryant fast. I would bet they don’t. This is no argument, just a friendly debate. Regardless of all that was said. If it works for you great, but I know my body and not eating will only hinder any progress.
Good luck.
August 3, 2008 at 2:16 pm
You can go without food without killing yourself for over 30 days but you have to drink lots of water. You can’t live without that one for more than around 3 days. The problem is when you start eating again , what kind of food you’re going to eat and how your body will react to it. After deprivind yourself for too long your body will go into survival mode and store everything it can. Make an effort to learn about the 4 macronutrients and what % of each that YOU need to maintain a fit ,healthy body.
August 3, 2008 at 3:00 pm
Interesting debate, that’s the beauty of bodyspace. Sorry, but I just don’t get the point of a detox. If you don’t eat, doesn’t the body slow down your metabolism and try to conserve energy so that you can survive as long as possible without food? Then when you start to eat again the body will try to hoard the nutrients and tends to store more fat in preparation for the next ‘famine’? That’s what I’ve read anyway. I know that men and women who are successful at buiding a lean physique eat moderate portions of clean and healthy foods, including protein, carbs and fats, often through out the day. I don’t believing that starving oneself does any good in the long wrong. It certaintly won’t help you to develop healthy eating habits.