I didn’t know anything about intermittent fasting until I read the free ebook about Fast-5. It is basically fasting 19 hours a day and eating for 5 hours a day. They suggest eating from 5 PM – 10 PM. It goes on to describe why this is beneficial. That is because there is a big difference between Somatic Hunger and Limbic Hunger.
It is amazing! I haven’t even been exercising and I am now down to 153 lbs! I have been focusing a lot on not overloading my body and consuming mostly liquids.
I have been able to narrow down to exactly what is going on with my Doshas (Ayurvedic term). Through muscle testing I determined that my body type is actually Pitta, but I have an imbalance of Kapha. Therefore I need to be on a Kapha balancing diet at this time to bring it back into balance.
I was going about my day yesterday when something hit me on the inside and told me to start studying Ayurveda and that by studying an Ayurvedic Diet I would find the answer to my question about diet.
Wow, talk about a huge breakthrough in learning about my body! Yesterday I found out that I am indeed allergic to gluten. When I consume it I suffer from chronic fatigue. This was quite a blow to me because I am a bread lover and am addicted to carbs.
I am always experimenting and trying new things. I decided to start a new technique, using the healthy foods i’ve been eating to try and jump start my metabolism. Instead of eating the same amount of food day in and day out I am going to mix things up and eat different amounts each day. This keeps my body from plateauing in the weight loss department.
I’ll admit that this past weekend i’ve been slipping on my healthy diet regime somewhat. I can really tell a difference in how I felt because I was sluggish and depressed. I also didn’t feel like exercising and it was harder to make healthy decisions.
I had another personal epiphany this morning that i’d like to share with you. It is directly found in the Bible verses listed below. Read them and see if you get the same thoughts that I did -
I had an epiphany this morning that dramatically shifted the way I thought about grains. I used to think that staff of life meant that it is the most important food to eat, but I was wrong.
I just experienced this first hand myself. I was finally down to 163 lbs and feeling great yesterday. I had fruit smoothies and a little bit of Phi Plus.