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Move Into May: A 30 Day Challenge Begins Here

4/30/2017

This month I will be challenging myself to a new challenge each week!

The first challenge I'll be setting myself is to get my diet looking a bit nicer by giving up sugar for the first week of the month.

I'll keep a video diary of what will undoubtedly be suffering and pain....kidding...or am I.... 😂

Anyway, join me in the May challenges - drop me a comment to say you're in and tune in to see how I get on!!

I'll also be experimenting with recipes, so check back in to see what I'm cooking up!

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Intermittent Fasting - Review Week 6

4/16/2017

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This week has been, overall, completely unreportable. The morning hunger has faded to nothing and I barely notice the fast any more. A couple of days a week are tougher than the rest, usually where there were lower calories the day before, or where I finished the day with a high carb meal but, speaking generally, the pattern has become second nature. It remains (for me) an efficient and logical way to eat.

The Week In Numbers

This week, over 5 days of collected data I ate a total of 8464 calories, averaging out at 1692 calories per day.

Sadly Saturday was super busy and it just didn't get logged, but it was my workout day, so it's likely to have been a nice chunk of calories ;)

This week the carbs have slowly crept up, but there has been minimal bloating. I eat the majority of my carbs in the evening and related research )

There seems to have been minimal impact on my weight, however, I do find I'm LESS hungry when I eat a diet which is higher in fats and protein so this week I will be focusing on driving those macros back up in percentage.

Summary

This week when I stepped on the scale I was CONVINCED I'd gained weight. In fact I was even a bit bummed about it, it's what I'd expected after a) having to have a course of cortisol and b) adding a second day of weight training, but gains are still a bit of a downer regardless of how logical and sensible you are.

Then I went to log it in MFP.... 1.6Ib loss for the week.

Whaaaat!?

It seems that the force is still super strong with the IF pattern! Ha. I've broken my first "barrier" weight, cracking into the 170's and I can't wait to see where this week takes me!!

Goals for the Week

I'm big on setting goals (as you've probably gathered!), and I think it's important to set clear, achieveable but small goals to keep you on track (alongside your larger, overall goals).

This week my goals are:

Stick to the 16:8 IF eating pattern, breaking my fast at 1:30pm and finishing the eating window at 9:30pm.
Walk at least 8k steps/day
Work out 4 times this week for a minimum of 20 minutes, 2 weight work outs, 1 Zumba class and 1 run with the pups. I'm also hoping to add a teeny, weeny pole workout in....

What are your goals for this week?

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