Sunday 11th January

Ok feeling a bit weird about this now. I started the year thinking I was about 16st, it made sense because my jeans felt about the same as they did last year when I was at that weight but apparently I was actually only 15st 10 (220lbs/99.7kg). I weighed myself two days after starting (I’d just bought some new scales) and I was another 2 lbs lighter at 218lbs and two days later again I’ve weighed myself and I’m yet another 3lbs lighter but I haven’t fasted since Wednesday. I’m fully expecting to get to Thursday (my official weigh-in day after my Mon & Weds fasts) and find that I’ve gained 3 lbs.

I have been keeping a solid eye on what I eat and my “feast” days are averaging within 100-200 kcals of my TDEE, I don’t see the point in snacking when I’m not hungry just to use up my calorie allowance. It seems a bit counterintuitive when I’m trying to reduce the amount of food that I put in my body.

We’ll see how it goes, I’m going to attempt some exercise tomorrow even though it’s a fast day. I’ll update with how it goes.

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