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Fast 5 Intermittent fasting diet intervention

Day 9.  My eating window is between noon and 5 (5 hours to eat / 19 hours fasting). It seems easier on the weekends.  Maybe because I sleep longer. 1200 calories per day +/- A minimum of 30 minutes exercise on the rowing machine.  Hard.  Set a PR today for distance rowed in 30 minutes [...]

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Delayed gratification / Impulse Control – What’s your goal?

What’s Your Goal? Delayed gratification is taking an action now that will give you the desired results later. If I delayed gratification on a regular basis, I’d be incredibly fit, have saved enough for early retirement, have gone back to school and made a career change.  Easy concept.  But reality is its usual pain in the backside. Can delaying gratification [...]

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Fast 5 – 19/5 protocol – fast, FAST

This is a weird trip.  I am finding that breaking my fast is a tricky thing.  I fill up FAST.  I also find I crave water after I start eating.  Dehydration?  I am afraid to weigh myself because I’ll flip if I’ve lost no weight. Ran just over 8 km today.  I burned 678 calories. [...]

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