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Monthly weight synopsis:
Weight January 1, 2021: 258.0
Weight December 1, 2021: 225.4
Weight December 31, 2021: 225.8
Difference in December of : +.4
Average hours fasted per day in December: 18.3 hours
Average steps per day for December: 9,739
Difference for the year of -32.2 pounds
Average steps per day for the year: 11,214
December was....well December with lots of baking, cooking and of course...eating. Despite pulling back on restaurants and get togethers with COVID spiking, there were plenty of opportunities to bake and deliver to friends and family and my two year old Granddaughter loves fresh baked bread everyday...which I still love also along with gobs of butter!!
Overall my weight "spiked" to a high in the 227's a few times in December after major indulgences and long windows, but quickly came back in to line with a few days of shorter eating windows. I've got this and I understand how my body works now. I no longer feel out of control or helpless or obsessed about food.
I'm really happy with ending 2021 in the 220's and looking forward to seeing "One-derland" sometime in 2022...in time, as my body decides.
Synopsis of things learned in 2021 living an IF lifestyle for 40 weeks in 2021.
1. Minimum 20 hours per day fasted to lose weight. Minimum 16-18 per day to maintain.
2. Nothing is off limits, but I can't stand the taste anymore of flavored coffee creamers, highly processed cakes, muffins, donuts etc
3. I've always loved veggies, but never craved them and I regularly crave my delicious salads, roasted veggies and warm delicious soups!
4. I achieved "appetite correction" in 2021. I no longer obsess about foods, I can make a cake, cut a slice, eat a few bites then stop not because I'm forcing myself, but because my body no longer wants any more cake.
5. I still have to be careful of "diet" thinking taking over. When I over indulge, my brain immediately starts to think of what I need to restrict the next day when the real answer is "nothing"...I just need to eat to satiety within my window and then fast for 20 hours. Rinse, repeat.
6. I did IF for 40 weeks in 2021. 40 weeks!!! I've never followed a diet or food plan for more than 12 weeks in the past. And the 12 weeks were alway miserable, white knuckle affairs that ended with guilt, recrimination and misery. Thank you IF community, especially Gin Stephen's books and podcasts for showing me the way that works for me!
Happy New Year Everyone!!
2021 will be my best year yet, one day at a time!!
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