The day after Day One

I slept really badly. I don't sleep particularly well at the best of times, but I lay awake for even longer than usual, and kept waking throughout the night. I don't think this has anything to do with the fasting - I slept fine after the medical fast last week, and it wasn't feeling hungry that kept me awake. But my brain was in overdrive and wouldn't let me rest. Or possibly it was too much coffee late in the afternoon. Who knows. I'm sure it will work itself out. I woke up feeling groggy but not particularly hungry. 

One effect I noted with interest in the BOOK is that people on IF find that the food they eat first the day after a fast tastes particularly spectacular. When I did the medical fast last week, the first thing I ate the next day was some kind of green soup at the hospital - no idea what was in it but I wish I'd asked, it was wonderful. I may have gone on about it rather a lot at the time, but in my defence I was still feeling the effect of the sedatives. Poor Dream had to listen to me rambling on about it.

I ate a bagel with cream cheese later this morning and have been snacking on tomatoes and raw carrots this afternoon. I can't say I was overwhelmed by the bagel any more than usual, and I do love bagels. We shall see if I get any mouthgasms on future occasions.

I'm hungry but don't feel like eating. I suspect that it is very easy to get used to feeling hungry or empty and ignoring it. I may need to think about on what I eat on my non-fast days, to make sure I get enough food, but I am not logging on the Fitness Pal - I don't want to be in a diet mentality where I question the nutritional value of everything I put in my mouth. Fitness Pal is for fast days.

I have a tendency to want to do everything perfectly first time, and to get put off if I make mistakes. I am making a conscious effort to not worry about getting this right - the whole point is to experiment and make the strategy work for me. This is one of the reasons I won't be weighing myself at home - I have some time for any wobbles in the plan to even themselves out.

Now where did I put that cake...