Day 6 - Fasting Day #2 is going much better than the first time around. Lacking the heavy carbs has really helped and so has drinking water throughout the day. The morning was a little rough. I was hungry about an hour after breakfast. But then the afternoon came around and I forgot about it. Yes, I actually FORGOT I was hungry! Lunch time was spent watching an episode of Wife Swap I missed. I don't know about you, but I'd say that was a lunch break well spent!
Some interesting things happened to me later on, though. First, I had a doctor's appointment. Nothing serious, just a check-up. I told my doctor I was on the 5:2 diet. She had never heard of it, but had no qualms about any aspect of it either. Instead, she said, "Fasting for 24 hours? I couldn't do it." I see doing 5:2 like a badge of honor. Like being vegetarian :-) **SMUG**
So, my doctor took my blood pressure (all good) and then she listened to my heart. She looked back at me and asked, "Have you ever had an echocardiogram? You seem to have a heart murmur. I wonder if we could hear it this time because you're fasting." Hmm...that was interesting. I know I had a heart murmur when I was a child, but no doctor, not even this one (who I have visited once a year for the past 5 years) has said anything about it since. Could fasting lead to better detection of possible health issues?
After the doctor's, I had to head off to Trader Joe's. It's not considered very good to go into a f***ing grocery store while you're fasting, but what choice did I have? I needed some things for our small, sensible dinner tonight. Believe it or not, my stomach didn't rumble. My eyes weren't bulging out of their sockets at all of the food. I made a concerted effort just to pick up things I needed and GTFO. I didn't buy anything extraneous, didn't sneak a cheese sample, nothing. I actually felt detached from food, like, "Oh, yes, there's food there and over there. No thanks." No willpower needed. I simply didn't want it.
Dinner is in 2.5 hours. Now that I think about it, I'm ready :-) And it'll be the most delicious dinner ever!
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