Today or yesterday actually, I decided to start my intermittent fast earlier. Before I had been eating my last meal on Thursday evenings and it always seemed a bit late which pushed my 24 hours to eat to a bit late on Friday. This actually worked against me a bit because most of my fast I spent awake. Basically I’d eat, go almost right to sleep and then wake up with a full day and well into the night to fast.
So yesterday I had eaten a smaller meal around 4pm and then went in to the gym to train. I got home late and then took my time getting around to starting dinner. I thought to myself that I should just start the clock at my last meal at 4pm and just go from there.
Let me tell you this worked like a charm.
I was up for about 7 hours, not really hungry, and then went to bed. I slept through the night waking up and getting today rolling and by the time I looked at the clock, I had only 6 hours left to fast. No more watching the clock, cruising over to the fridge to peek inside or anything.
So thats the trick. Start a fast with some portion of the day left that is manageable for you.This will allow you to sleep a good amount through your fast.
Tempting little devils!
On a side note, tonight I have two Halloween parties to go to. This will be the test of how much willpower I have. I ate a decent meal after breaking the fast but those damn Halloween candies can be so tempting.
Though I have plenty of calories left, the point of the fast is to get a good solid drop in WEEKLY caloric intake so I don’t want to not only blow the advantage I gained from fasting but also I don’t want to spike my insulin and shut down fat burning.
Wish me luck!
Oh and PS…as of yesterday I was down 12lbs. I’ll give you an update on total stats with pictures soon!
