Yesterday's fast day
was both difficult and easy. Hunger was
not an issue. I had three fried egg
whites for breakfast, a half cup of carrots
for lunch, and then a giant chicken salad with tomatoes for dinner. When all was said and done, I came in right
at 600 calories. I had a hard time
finishing the salad because it was so filling.
Hunger was the easy part.
The difficulties
were an unexpected offer for lunch. I
was at my elderly grandparents house fixing a computer problem, and of course,
they wanted me and my wife to stay for lunch.
It was pretty hard to tell my grandparents that I couldn't eat any of
the stuff they made. I mean, even my
grandma's salad was a layer salad with more calories in a single serving than I
could eat on a fast day. Eventually I
agreed to stay, but I limited myself to a handful of baby carrots. I really don't like to explain that I'm on a
diet to people, and that's half of why I liked this diet in the first
place. With ADF, I can eat normal half
the time, and as long as I know it's coming, I can probably move days around so
that I don't have to miss social gatherings or go and feel awkward. It's hard to say no to your 92 year old
grandma who even though she is still recovering from a broken hip just 3 months
ago, she cooked a home made pie for you.
If only they had talked about Lunch a few days earlier when I arranged
the time, I wouldn't have had a problem.
On the plus side, my
hard work paid off and I lost another 1.5lbs.
Hopefully I can keep it up long term.
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