Fasting Friday's

There was a program on TV a while ago "Eat Fast, Live Longer", Horizon, I think.  It's suggestion was that by not eating for two consecutive days a week that you can not only loose weight (which will benefit your health) but also reset the blood pressure mechanisms and the cholesterol management mechanisms.  Thereby avoiding tablets, and having the possibility of a stroke or heart attack reduced.  There are all sorts of variations of this idea going around now.  I thought I'd try it, but being me, I'd have to ease into it, after all it should be for life!
Following my change in diet 5 years ago my weight reduced by a stone (14 pounds), but has crept up another half a stone and apparently is now stable (at least for the last two years), that still puts me in the obese category.

Fasting Friday 1 - 15 Feb 2013
For the last couple of weeks I have eaten almost no lunch on Friday, and been incredibly hungry by evening, so I was not really looking froward to this.  I had 50% more breakfast than usual, that should get me to the 600 calories I need for the day.  Then only water, no tea, coffee etc. and certainly no orange juice or squash for the rest of the day.
11:00 is snack time, some nuts, seeds and dried fruit normally, but not today.  It being a busy day at work I hardly missed it.
13:00 is Lunch, not today, but no lunch meant no break and that felt strange.
15:00: sometime in this hour I usually eat an apple, not today, but this was the first time I felt really hungry.  Fortunately there are no apples in the fridge. I did give in and make a black coffee - I needed a hot drink.
18:00 I had to make sure I was out of the room when Jo ate.  This was partly achieved by taking the dog out.
22:00 The last snack of the day: Normally after the dog's walk I have a yoghurt, again not today, but I have had 2 fruit teas and another black decaf coffee. In the kitchen I have to put the food out of site to avoid eating it, I am not feeling hungry, but I want to eat. I am now exhausted, not sleepy, just lacking energy and ready for bed.  I also have a head ache.
23:00 Taking my tablets has made me really hungry, but it doesn't last too long, and I slept well.

Fasting Friday 2 - 22 Feb 2013
Today was one of those occasional days when I get hungry about 10:15.  I had the same bigger breakfast, so perhaps it was just the anticipation, or perhaps it was the concious effort to drink an extra glass of water, you should know my theory on that. The hunger lasted until about 15:30, when finally I could get on with work without thinking how hungry I was. I had very nearly given up and gone to the fridge for an apple.  Again I took the dog out as soon as I arrived home, fearing perhaps that I would not have the energy (or inclination) for it later.
When I got back Jo had cooked tea.  That was hard, but I resisted.  While Jo was eating I sat and watched TV, and that's where I stayed for most of the evening - I just couldn't be bothered to make the effort.  I'm hoping that that was just a one off, but we will see.

Unlike last week, when on Saturday morning we had headed to breakfast at Tawney Green, today I had to cook it myself.  Fried egg and tomatoes on toast, or for the first attempt on floor.  Our grill pan is missing the screw that holds the handle firmly in place, so while still very hungry I was cleaning the kitchen floor.

Fasting Friday 3, will be on Thursday, on Friday I will be eating, but more of that next week.