Building new habits is such a major challenge. And I have a history of doing *awesome* on a new program for, like, you know, about 3-5 days. Or a week. Or like 6 hours.
So I am approaching the Danger Zone.
I'm still building a habit. Nothing is second nature. And I'm on the brink of really feeling better. But pretty soon I'm going to start thinking, "This is so hard, why am I not thin yet?!
Here's the habit I'm building. Fasting. My best fast for now is a 20 hour fast, from 9:30 pm until 5:30 pm the next day. Opening with dinner works for me because I'm only relying on self-control for one end of my eating window. The other end of my eating window is closed by sleep.
Last night, I had only a 75 minute eating window (5:00-6:15 pm)!!! Which means that if I'm going for a 20 hour fast today, I could technically eat at 2:15 pm. But I don't think it's "safe" for me to open my window that early. Or really even before 5:00 or 5:15.
And if some of my eating windows are much shorter than 4 hours, then I think I will have more success. But what I'm allowing myself is a 4 hour window. I get personal extra credit whenever it's shorter than that. :-)
My body will heal. I will become more insulin-sensitive rather than insulin-resistant. My hormones will get more in line. Ghrelin and leptin will start working again. I will have working hunger and satiety signals. Yay! And for the 20 hours I am fasting, my body will learn to pull food from my fat stores. And that store is well-stocked indeed.
But first I have to get through the Danger Zone. Because those things aren't all healed yet. So it will take a little grit to see me through. And commitment. And envisioning success.
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