15 years ago I had completed 40 days of #timerestriction #intermittent fasting.
I didn’t call the way I was #eating by those names back then because I had never heard of the term. I called it “sacrificing” two meals a day.
After the 40 days of the Lenten season was over and Easter had passed, I continued sacrificing those two meals a day. I fasted breakfast (supposedly believed to be the “best meal of the day”) and lunch.
I typically broke my fast at around 2 pm. with some protein and dairy. Slice of turkey or ham, wrapping it around a slice of cheese!~ yum yum…
I would cook dinner for my family and sat with them, eating exactly what they ate. I didn’t cook another meal just for me. Dessert, well that typically went with our meals and I wasn’t giving that up. I already sacrificed two meals, I’m not sacrificing my dessert.
Back in the day, no food was off limits. I ate what I wanted and when I wanted during the set time of 2 pm. till 7 pm. Many of my choices then were also from a place of #sugar #addiction I just didn’t know, nor see it as a problem.
Move forward 15 years, I realize those choices back then, even though I was still losing the weight, were NOT the healthiest course of action to take long term. Now that I know better, I am making better choices for my overall well-being.
I’m grateful for that. I am grateful I didn’t stop sacrificing those meals, and #fasting to receive optimal health.
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