Manny - 1 October 18

We are on week 2 of our IF journey and I'm going on TDY today. So far, our fasting period has been from 7pm at night to 12pm the next day. That's 17 hours of fasting! Since I'll be on TDY, I have to change up my fasting period, but instead of breaking my fasting period and making it shorter, I plan on making it longer. I plan on fasting all day today for the first time since we started this journey. Fasting all day today will allow me to start my "feeding" 7-hour period tomorrow morning. I'll be able to eat the free breakfast at the hotel and the lunch that will be provided by the contractor and not have to worry about dinner. I haven't done evening fasting yet, so we will see how it goes.

It's 7AM and my stomach is rumbling. But I feel ok so far.

Overall....I feel great. Fasting until 12PM is not as hard as it sounds. I do feel that my body is regulating. I don't feel that my mood is swinging as much and is not as dependent on food as much as it has been. I'm pretty sure my body fat percentage has decreased...and I haven't lost body weight yet. My goal is to maintain my weight at 175 or above during this time. I can feel that my body is asking for more fats than it is carbs. Some carbs are already tasting too sweet. I feel like my body knows what it needs to be able to take me through the fast until the next day.