Lots of pickles here!

congrats Carol!

Awesome! Bet that is the first but certainly not the last healthy meal!

This is my first fasting day… Reading these forums when I am feeling hungry really helps!! I recently lost 26 pounds over a span of a year. I felt like the slow weight loss was super healthy; and, it stayed off easily. I did this with exercise and better food choices; however, that being said. I have recently made a big move in my life and my regime has gone topsy turvy… Going out on the weekends, eating more, and increasing my alcohol consumption has really affected my blood sugar. I have been fighting carb craving and not winning that battle very well which has resulted in a steady weight gain over the last 3 months of about 10 pounds. Which is really disappointing after having worked so hard to get down to my goal weight. So far on this first fast day I feel pretty good, just doing some calisthenics and stretching so I don’t feel too depleted. I decided to try this fasting type diet because I really think when you go into ketosis it not only eliminates the sugar craving but metabolizes your stored fat as well. Well, that is my hope anyway. So far I am not craving sugar but the banana sitting in front of me is starting to look really good:-) Looking forward to my healthy 500 calories worth of food in a few hours!!