Reflective Sarah

We had a great getaway to see Will, Jennifer, Caleb and Noah! We got there midday Saturday and relaxed and had lunch. Caleb had been in Boston with friends so after he got back we went out to go bowling and then got dinner at Chickie and Pete's (delicious!). We stayed at the Hyatt Place in their town. After a delicious hotel breakfast (I don't know why I like hotel eggs so much, but I do!), we went back to their house for Dunkin then headed home. It was a fun visit! 

I'm on Day 4 of fasting and it is going well. I am not struggling with it at this point and to be honest, I feel better than I have in a few weeks!  My fasting window starts at 7pm and ends at 12:pm although sometimes i go a bit behind.  My day looks like this:  6am I have Natural Calm and Benefiber in hot water  Cup of decaf coffee with Vital Proteins and Coffeemate sugar free  Cup of half-caff either in the car or after I get to school  If I am hungry, bone broth at 9am. Drink about 20 oz of water throughout the morning.  12pm -- I have a smoothie. Right now my smoothie is spinach, 1/4 cup blueberries, 1 tbsp flax seed, 1 cup coconut milk unsweetened, and 1 scoop of Vega one.  I snack on a breakstones cottage cheese afterwards  Snacks could be a piece of cheese, a protein bar, or yogurt and GF bread  Dinner I am trying to prioritize protein since that is my one major meal of the day.  I treat myself to nutella if my macros allow it. I also have sugar free jello on hand.  Herbal t...

So I've started intermittent fasting this week. I've been listening to a podcast by Dr Mindy Pelz, she has a book called "Fast Like a Girl". I started fasting during what they're doing as a three day fast. I am fasting starting at 7 pm. I break my fast at 12 pm with a smoothie. I drink water, coffee and bone broth at 9am.  It's been helpful for me to sort through hunger cues and what they really mean. I am hoping it will help me lose some of this extra weight, as well… 

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Today was a rainy fall day, as tropical depression Ophelia came through. Sam and I went to the library for a bit and Liam walked on his own to Starbucks!