Day 3: Fast

(Transcribed from last week's journal)

Day 3 was another fasting day. Like others out there, I figured it was easier to schedule my fasting days  around my social schedule; i.e., not on days when I had lunch/dinner plans with others. So last week that meant Tues and Thurs (I started the diet on Tues, January 8, 2013).

Today I knew I needed to find a way to eat something crunchy. So I made Kale Chips. There are a million recipes out there (not that you need it: you basically just toss chopped kale in olive oil and salt/pepper, then bake on a sheet at 300 F for about 15-20 min) but here's one recipe.

I made kale chips out of 2 bunches of kale and ATE THEM ALL over the course of the day, which probably amounted to... 250 calories? Fine. Maybe more. But they were WORTH IT because I felt like I was able to snack on potato chips all day long (which I never do). Fun.

Other things I ate on this "fasting" day:

Coffe w/milk (50 cal)
1 hard boiled egg (80 cal)
Miso soup (45 cal)
Green tea (0 cal)
Glass red wine (100 cal)

... about 525 calories, possibly more.

Also, I did hot yoga today. Felt fine! Just didn't push it too hard and drank lots of water.

One other point: on fasting days I find I have a little harder time falling asleep - lots of energy until late at night.