Day Six - Overeating

A little short on the protein today, which isn't much of a problem considering I didn't work out. Looks like about 2200 calories today.

Day Six - Workout

No workout today, just some yoga. Yoga is much more pleasant when your stomach is completely empty. I had a couple of handfuls of blueberries earlier in the day with no effect on energy.

Day Six - Undereating

Hopefully the weekend won't be a problem, though I'm now questioning my decisions to start some homemade ham and bean soup. The entire house smells like smoked hamhocks. Just the thing for when you're fasting during the day. I keep telling myself that homemade soup always tastes better the next day, and that's true, but it doesn't seem to be helping. I don't think there will be a problem. I don't feel hungry and I haven't really had any trouble fasting. I do think this method of eating would be very difficult for some people, either the adaptation would be like withdrawal systems or they might not be able to adapt at all. I keep getting a metaphor in my head that has to do with smoking cessation. Obviously some people have a very difficult time trying to quit, some people never quit. When I was smoking, it was mainly when I went out to bars on the weekends. I could smoke two packs over the weekend and not have any cigarettes at all throughout the week. It just wasn't something I found difficult, there was hardly any craving for a cigarette. When going out on the weekends gradually diminished, so did my use of cigarettes. I think that's probably an apt metaphor. Some people can fast throughout the day and exercise in the middle without having any trouble but I bet many people would feel tired and take a much longer time to adapt, if at all. This is probably why intermittent fasting won't ever be popular. But this is also why it's important to try things out for yourself. I always say, even if 99.9% of the world experiences something one way, that still leaves 6 million people that experience it differently.