glad I can't cheat...

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lecola

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So I was walking with a friend this weekend. We try to meet every weekend and take a long walk, talk about our week and encourage each other on our respective diets. She started in this fasting program with me two months ago, but dropped out after 2 weeks because it just wasn't for her. I supported her decision... this diet is hardcore and isn't for everyone. Have to be in the right place to give up regular food for up to 3-6 months.

But she has stalled on her weight loss for the last 3 weeks. She's slipped up lately on the binge eating due to stress from work and a couple fights with her boyfriend. Totally understand why she hasn't been able to keep her eating in check with all of the emotional upsets. But once again I'm so glad I'm on this fast, because when I get upset or have to deal with stress I absolutely cannot cheat on my diet! I can't just decide I'm going to drop it and get a slice of pizza. I could land myself in the hospital.

There's a certain sigh of relief knowing that I can't cheat. PSMFs are "no choice" diets. I'm glad I have no more excuses for cheating all the time. To be free from the constant cravings for now is no small thing. Sometimes, relying on the 'ole will power just doesn't work. I wish people would give safe supervised fasting a chance because the more conventional ways of dieting just doesnt' work for some people.
 
Why exactly is it you can't cheat? Is it a medical reason like it sounds? Or just that strong of will power? I don't quite understand..
 
Yeah I agree with the other two posts. I don't really understand what this fasting diet thing is, and why it would prevent you from being able to cheat, could you give some details on that diet please?
 
haha, well since posting original message about not being able to cheat... I've cheated! Don't be fooled... any diet can be cheated on! Hey we all have our bad days and I've had a bad 2 weeks. Job stress and a death in the family got me back into overeating for a while. Wow totally underestimated how stress and grief made me eat before this fast.

You know after all that cheating I still lost 2 pounds! Thank goodness I didn't screw myself completely. Shoulda lost about 6-8 pounds in that time but oh well, not gonna beat myself up. Everything works out in the end and I'm still glad to be below 200 lbs. Bad news is I definitely need to get back on my game, as I have a lot more weight to lose. Time for eating right and exercising. Wish me luck and good luck with whatever diet the rest of you are on. :)
 
oh and just to answer a question above, I eat protein supplements like shakes, soups, etc. I'm on a medically supervised modified fast.
 
Are you doing this fast purely for weight loss? How long are you doing this fast for? Is all you eat shakes and soups?
 
Oh I have many reasons for doing this.
First and foremost to avoid diabetes, which runs strongly in my family and my mom suffers from now. Losing the weight will really help with this.

Second to break free from the cravings that usually cause me to make incredibly bad food decisions. When doing a fast your appetite sort of dies, or decreases significantly, and so do the cravings. I don't have random, out of nowhere cravings for pizza anymore. (although I realize that i become ravenous under stress.)
 
oh yeah, eating mostly protein shakes and soups. Although I talked to my weight loss coach and had salads added to my diet. So now I eat 1 salad a day. Also allowed to have coffee (no sugar), crystal light, diet soda, nonfat milk, sugar free jello, egg beaters, sugar free candies. It's a dead easy diet and I've lost over 60 lbs since december, so you don't hear me complaining.
 
Good job on the weight loss so far! How long do you plan on eating like that? Or is this a more permanent type of thing? Or, once you get your weight down more are you going to be adding more into your diet?
 
Thanks for the congrats and encouragement. :) I eat anywhere between 500 and 800 calories per day on this diet. Don't want to eat that way forever of course and can't. I'll work my way back to 1500 a day when I hit maintenance. Can't wait to feel good about my body for once in my adult life. I just turned 30 in March and it felt incredible to know I was 50 pounds down, a great birthday present to myself.

Looking forward to hitting my goal, which is a moving target now. I want to go down to about 135-140. My weight loss coach thinks I'll be fine around 160. I'm a bigger girl, so 160 would look ok on me. I was about that weight when i graduated from high school and still felt good about my body. But I didn't feel great, and feeling great about my body and my weight is what I'm really striving for. We'll see what happens.
 
500-800 cals is not even nearly enough calories for the body. Does your weight loss coach know you're having so little? I don't think it's very good for the body at all. It's one thing to have protein shakes, soups and salads which are fine, but they should be at least giving your body what it needs and a person's body needs more than that just to function.
 
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