Finishing todays fast I will have completed 2 weeks of IF. Which is a total miracle for me. I barely make it past day 1 on a typical diet. Partly because I am such a picky eater, (go figure– fat and picky lol) and partly because I just simply lack the discipline and follow through. But mostly pickiness, since I wouldn’t even consider eating most foods, let alone ‘diet’ foods. So far so good with this, since I can choose what I eat as long as I stay within the boundaries of 500 calories. Funny thing though the night before fast day, I have this moment of panic. Thinking can I do this. The more I get into it the less I stress about it the night before. So far the scale is going in the right direction. Thankful for that.

Thanks for the encouragement StephB. I have lost 5 pounds since week 1, I weighed myself when I started but found out what my start weight was wrong 🙁 So I am only counting from the first week, but I am so happy for the 5 lbs. I am finding it easier to go with one big meal at dinner and only a banana for breakfast. It seems a bit harder for me in the early afternoon/evening if I split the 500cals into breakfast and dinner. Also I don’t feel the itch to cheat that way. So happy the scale is finally moving in the right direction 🙂 How far along in the fasting are you? Having good success, I hope StephB.