40 Hour Fast

As I’m typing this I’m actually only 38 hours in but I’m pretty confident in saying that I will make it the whole 40 hours.

I have been intermittent fasting for about 3 months now. Most days, I fast for 16 hours and eat for 8 hours. Usually I eat from 11am to 7pm. When I say that, I don’t mean I’m just constantly eating during those hours, I usually eat lunch at 11, maybe an afternoon snack, and then have dinner before 7. So going from fasting for 16 hours to 40 hours was huge for me. I’ve been wanting to do it for weeks, and have tried several times, but never made it past 20 hours. But I did it this time.

It was pretty rough at a few different points during the day but honestly it was more my mind than my stomach or my body that was hungry. Plus, I fixed food for 5 different people multiple times yesterday, so I was constantly around food. I drank a ton of water, a couple cups of black coffee, and a sparkling water and that’s ALL!

This isn’t a very consistent measure, because my weight usually does fluctuate a couple pounds daily, but according to the scale... I am 3 lbs lighter today than I was yesterday morning. Mainly, I am just proud of myself for finally deciding to do it and sticking with it. Nothing better for confidence than reaching a goal!