Intermittent fasting blog. 18 days in. This might be the best decision I made in years.

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18 days ago I decided to start intermittent fasting.

It's beyond simple.

Instead of eating from morning till midnight throughout the day I now eat from 12:00 till 20:00.

That's it.

In that 8 hour window, I can eat and drink whatever I want.

This week that included: a pizza, hamburgers, fries, and beers for instance.

But mostly I just eat my regular food. Things I normally would eat like: rice and beans, potatoes, vegetables, meat, bread, cheese, fruits that sort of stuff.

There is no need to go mental just because you have 8 hours of freedom. But I like that the option is there.

And when I do indulge in something awesome like a pizza I enjoy it utterly.

No guilty feelings here.

After 8 pm my food window closes and I only drink water, coffee or tea.

This 'closing' of the food window is a very powerful mental motivator for me btw. It's something I can envision in my brain.

Food window closed = no food
Food window open = food

It also gives peace of mind because I don't have to think about what I can or can't eat all the time, I just can't.

Therefore I don't have to think about it. And not having to think about things is great.

Talking about thinking. Something else is happening.

I have become sharp again in my head like a brain fog has been lifted.

I notice it in simple things like being able to read a book.

I'm not joking, I have not been able to read a book for hours in a long time.

Always getting distracted by something (usually checking my phone) and not able to remember the pages all too well.

Like the information would not 'stick'. (I can't explain it better than this).

This is now gone.

In my research into fasting, I read about people saying that they experienced the same.

I don't know why this is happening.

But I love it.

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I exercise a lot! Always have.

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I go to the gym 4-5 times a week.

But for a long time, I have not been able to shift my weight or fat content.

Last week for the first time since forever, I lost 1,5 kilo.

I'm 100% convinced it has to do with intermittent fasting.

I always exercise at the end of my fast.

I stop eating at 8 pm and go to the gym around 10 am the next day.

Before, I would have thought I wouldn't have any energy exercising because of the lack of 'fuel' and fully expected to do less well in the gym.

But the opposite has happened.

I have more energy and I'm breaking record after record.

Not only in cardio exercises also in weight lifting.

I have no idea why this is happening, I don't understand it yet.

I feel like everything I know about food and 'what is good for me' might not be true.

For now, I'll just roll with it.

I have more energy, I feel clear in the brain. I'm losing weight while I don't feel constricted in what I can do and eat.

I doubt it will be harmful.

Tomorrow I will have another weigh-in moment.

I'm hoping to have shifted some more weight.

I think I did, looking at progress pictures of myself and when I look in the mirror.

Enjoy your Sunday!

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