Today was the prep day. This means cooking all day on Friday, so you don't have to cook on Saturday (and if you are lucky, Sunday). Our family makes everything from scratch. We started doing this 5 years ago, because it was the only way( We could afford) to get all sugar, diet sweeteners, or other sweeteners out of our diet. We have been much healthier since doing this, but it does mean a lot more work.😋
Anyway, yesterday was prep day. We made fried chicken, potato salad, and homemade mayo (for the homemade ranch dressing that some of the family likes with their chicken). It was tricky for me, because, due to the fast, I couldn't taste any of it. Still, I have made it often enough to know what I was doing, and it turned out great. I wasn't hungry when I was cooking. I usually am not hungry when I am cooking, but that seems strange to me.🤔
I did get hungry and broke my fast, later that night while watching TV. This is my habit. I always eat when I watch TV, so now I am struggling with watching TV without eating. Since we watch TV from about 6-9pm, that is alot of struggling. Truth be told, it is during this time that I almost ALWAYS fail my fasts. This is one reason I changed my plan from prolonged fasting to intermittent fasting. So I could eat sometime during this 3-hour window. I prefer prolonged fasting because after 2-3 days I am not hungry anymore, but this will have to do for now.
I also noticed how excited I was for that Sacramental bread and wine, earlier.🤔 I don't eat until later tonight, and I have not eaten since 6pm last night, so I really did find myself smiling and happy about this. I hope this feeling is ok.🤔
I am noticing that I have a very complex relationship with food, and this relationship is intertwined in every aspect of my life. This makes it difficult. Food addiction is more difficult because it isn't something you can just quit and never do again. I have quit smoking, drugs, and alcohol by just never indulging again. I also tried this with food for 16 months, as a teen with anorexia, but that is not sustainable. 😵
For now, I will stick with intermittent fasting, as I find not eating in the evening (with my family, in front of the TV) something too hard to conquer right now. Baby steps... :-)
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