I don’t know how to describe it… but IF has honestly given me willpower to try things I was afraid of or things I was avoiding.
I’ve been smoking weed consistently since I was 18. This video explains my struggles (yes that’s me)
Over the years, my willpower almost became none existent. My mind and heart wanted to quit everynight and be healthy yet next day I just simply could not! I would always give into my emotions and bad habits. Such as binge eating & getting high. The combination of both, honestly deteriorated me. I lost the love of my life, my sense of calmness and I had become an impulsive emotional mess who couldn’t go a day without a dopamine inducing activity.
I am crying while writing this because I just can’t believe that I am in a mindset where I can say no and stop myself from doing self-destructive activities. I thought quitting weed and eating healthy was equivalent to climbing K2…that’s essentially why I lost my ex. She wanted me to quit and I just danced around it by saying ‘let me finish my last batch’ - That day she left.
In my heart, I knew how hard it was, but I just didn’t know that I could build up my willpower through small steps such as controlling how many times I eat a day and when I eat.
I started by eating two meals a day only in between 11am - 7pm. (One meal at 1pm - another at 7pm)
To my shock, it wasn’t that hard! After a week, hunger disappeared. Again, I was shocked as I just didn’t know this could happen! I thought I would have to fight my mind to suppress hunger every day!
So I started pushing things, with a 24 hour fast, then a 36 hour fast and finally a 48 hour fast. I went from ordering food for two people and eating it all to eating no food for around 2 days! This will power is insane!!
Now I eat one meal a day (OMAD) at around 6pm. I’ve used my will power that I gained from IF to other aspects of my life such as controlling my emotions, quitting weed and trying to proactively be a better human being.
Has IF helped you with will power? Or other areas of your life?
I’m currently studying German. I’m completely in the belief that my mental focus since doing OMAD is what has me feeling confident that I’ll make substantial progress. I start my self study at 6AM and log into work (WFH) by 8. I’m nowhere near as exhausted as I was before. I’ve also cut sugar down substantially.
I have zero interest is stopping OMAD at this point (on Month 3).