I have noticed lately that my skin is not looking as good as it usually does. I have a pimple...haven't had one in ages and rarely get any at all since I have started intermittent fasting.
I have not been doing as well with my all day fasts that I usually do on Sundays because pottery is on a break for the summer and I find it harder to fast on Sundays when I am at home and doing things with my husband and friends. I really realize that my long fasts are a part of my schedule and help keep the scale in the right range and help me detox whatever it is that have caused my skin problems in the past.
I need to to a small adjustment to my schedule for summer just like I do when I am on vacation. I will now do my long fasts on Mondays at work rather than Sundays until pottery begins again. I think this will help clear up my skin, and keep me feeling good.
The beauty of intermittent fasting is that it is so flexible. You really can just asses how your schedule is working and adjust it to fit your lifestyle. In the fall when pottery begins again, I will switch back to Sundays. When I am on vacation I can move my eating window to evenings...all of these changes make it easy to keep on track with fasting unlike most diets that are really difficult to incorporate into our everyday lives.
Since I missed my fast on Sunday and it is now Tuesday, I am going to do my long fast today and into tomorrow, breaking my fast at dinner on Wednesday which will be a total of 36 hours. I am off work on Thursday and Friday because of our Canada Day holiday, so we have a fun weekend planned of camping. I look forward to enjoying a roasted marsh mellow over the fire on Wed night!
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
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Hi Jenna:
ReplyDeleteI spent most of today reading your blog and want to thank you for your open sharing of your journey. In 2004, I started IF without even realizing it. I followed a low carb lifestyle since 1999 and lost all but about 10 pounds of my goal and then started to fast, eating only dinner and low carb at that. I lost even more weight and felt great. Fast forward to today, after a divorce and other life stresses, and I gained about 40 pounds back. After reading your blog and the Fast-5 book, I know what I need to do and feel optimistic for the first time in two years. Thanks again. Keep up the good work.
Ava