Week Thirteen: Close That Window!

 Sorry about the late post!

This weekend was a hot mess- too much to do and not enough time to do it all. Instead of a nice-sized six-hour eating window, I caved and allowed my hunger to get the best of me on Saturday, and I started eating way too early- 10:30 am. 

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If I'd behaved and stopped eating at 4:30 pm, all would have been well with the world. But chaos reared its ugly head, and everything ran late, including dinner. We decided to order out, thinking foolishly that it would be faster. 

Wrongo!

The food didn't arrive until after 8:00 pm, and we finished eating close to 9:00 pm. That is a whopping ten-and-a-half hour eating window! I felt sluggish all day and went to bed at about 10:30 pm, feeling tired and bloated. I didn't stuff myself but it sure wasn't comfortable!

Sunday was better, but I felt like a hibernating bear- I just couldn't wake up. I slept late, then wound up falling into a small nap in the late morning, then a deep one-hour nap in the early afternoon. I wasn't sick- just exhausted. Maybe part of it was I was moving a lot more this week, but I really think that wide eating window was the major culprit. I had a five to six-hour window on Sunday and went to bed feeling much better.

This week I'll be doing a lot more physically, not just because of the holidays, but for the simple reason that I need to move more. Standing for long periods takes a bit out of me, but at least the dishes are getting done! 

Winter joint aches stink- they really impede movement too much, especially when out in the colder weather. I've been taking small doses of food-grade DE (Diatomaceous Earth) to help with the joint pain. The best part of that is I can take it during my fasting hours because it doesn't affect my body like food does. Tastes like mud and has the texture of fine sand but it works. It brushes out the old intestinal tract and helps the body absorb calcium. Really awesome stuff!

As for the menu this week I'm not making any additional goals because of Christmas. I plan to eat good home cooking and enjoy all kinds of holiday goodies, but I plan on keeping that window as close to shut as I can. I never want a ten-hour window ever again. Ugh!

I've lost a total of 25 pounds. It sure doesn't seem like a lot when you're as big as I am, but if you think in percentages, that's 7% of my total body weight. That's a lot for three months! I'm finding that some of my tighter shirts are less snug, and the shirts that used to fit well are starting to get a little baggy. Sweatpants are sliding down my hips so much that I need to keep hoisting them up when I stand- it makes me smile every time!

I feel really good about the future- including the next weigh-in in a few weeks. Small losses are still losses, and I have to keep reminding myself that it's a good thing not to be losing twenty pounds an hour. It took me decades to get this big, so if it takes less than four years to lose it all, it's completely worth it.

I hope God blesses you in many unexpected ways this week, and have a very Merry Christmas!