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So I'm FMD fasting again

I'm doing a Fasting Mimicking Diet again. This my 3rd. I've been too cheap to buy a Prolon kit, so I'm using Enid Kassner's recipe set.

I'm starting late because it is hard to do the cooking in addition to regular cooking during the week. I couldn't start any later because I don't want to end fast exactly on Thanksgiving. I'll have 24 hours of regular eating to prepare for the big lunch on Thanksgiving.

Yesterday I did my last run until after the fast. I'm training for a 5K in 6 months. I'll just be doing my unavoidable walking for exercise.

My weight is 148 or so, so I should survive losing the 5+ lbs. The first FMD I did, I went from 150 to 145, and mostly felt fine. The second FMD I did, I went from like 145 to under 140 and I was ravenously hungry all the time. After that one, my new rule is I don't fast if I'm not at or near 150 lbs.

My cheats enumerated:
* Swapping sesame for walnut, my knee hurts from running & sesame has been revolutionary
* I'm not giving up my coffee, I use the milk that the oatmeal recipe calls for in my coffee- otherwise it is unsweetened. I just can't have hunger headaches and coffee headaches.
* I'll put a teaspoon of lemon in my water at dinner time. It is 5 calories.
* I split my lunch & dinner for days 2-5. So calorie neutral, but I'm not going for 18-20 hours without food
* I'm adding tumeric & other spices to my food. Tumeric is for pain, Cardamon is for fighting my cold (it is supposed to goose the immune system). FMD is supposed to work by knocking down an overactive/poorly tuned immune system so it can be replace with another- I have no idea what effect spices will have on all that. Some FMD recipes call for spice anyhow.
* I'm going to drink green tea when ever I'm hungry

Today (Friday)
Oatmeal Breakfast, Cole Slaw Lunch, Apple Salad Dinner

Saturday
Oatmeal Breakfast, Carrot Soup (I cheat and divide it between Lunch & Dinner)

Sunday
Oatmeal Breakfast,  Coconut Curry w/ Squash & Brocolli

Monday
Oatmeal Breakfast,  Sesame Noodles w/Bok Choy

Tuesday
Oatmeal Breakfast,   Indian Cabbage Salad - to use up this cabbage

Fallback is carrot soup again.


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