INTERMITTENT FASTING - MY EXPERIENCE

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I have been doing Intermittent Fasting for a while now, inspired by @beautifulbullies. It's also called the 16:8 method. Basically, it's a way of eating where you are allowed to eat within an eight hour period, and then, for the next sixteen hours, you fast. It's not difficult at all, as for about six to eight of the sixteen fasting hours, you are asleep.

I eat between 12h00 and 20h00, which means I skip breakfast. At first that was difficult, but I have been having black coffee instead of breakfast, and I must say that I have no idea what I would do without the KAWFEE!

It has been freezing here in Cape Town and I have really been missing my morning coffee. Not that I drink regular milk - I usually have almond milk, but the difference has been very noticeable for me.

Most afternoons, around 2pm, my coffee addict of a colleague goes to get coffee, and I have been joining her with these afternoon coffees, and been having a full cream milk flat white... Fucking Bliss I tell ye!

I am literally :

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They say you only truly miss something when you can't have it, and goddammit Elizabeth! It's so true.

Another thing I have noticed in doing this intermittent fasting method, is how bad I am with snacks, or literally shoving anything into my piehole. For example, in the morning, when I am making coffee, sometimes I would have a quick little sip of milk while waiting for the kettle to boil. Can't do that anymore! No eating after 8pm - my gosh have I realised how many little snacks of cookies or chocolate (my fudging nemesis) do I eat after dinner. So much so that my skin has noticeably become clearer.

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Another thing that is important in the fasting method is to drink a lot of water. I also realised how inconsistently I drink water. Some days I'll drink litre upon litre, and some, just a 500ml bottle.

Doing something like this can really change how you think about food. I am actually enjoying this way of eating, and am really hoping it will help me kill my snacking habit, and at least lose a few kilos.

I have fasted before for a spiritual cleanse, and clarity of mind, and then I realised how much time I actually spend thinking about, making, or eating food. It's a great reminder of how strong the psychological grip of food (or any other habit) is, and how easily it can be controlled. I always remind myself that our minds are strong, stronger than any eating habit.

Mind over matter, baby, mind over matter.