I come here multiple times a day. I see transformations, I see struggles. I see new adventures. I see new beginnings. IF is a journey. Just like you didn’t gain all the weight in one day either. It was possibly a small bad decision here or there, then those decisions started to compound on each other until it wasn’t a decision anymore it was the normal.
For those of you who have kicked ass and achieved your goals, what do you miss about your “previous” life/body? What are you most happy that changed or isn’t a habit anymore?
I miss bread; I’m a IF Ketoer and I don’t get to enjoy bread anymore. My kids love my double decker grilled cheeses and my Monte Cristo (French Toast, ham+swiss) sandwiches; hell, even a boring toasted chicken salad sandwich or a simple piece of toast with peanut butter.
I don’t care for the imitations, it doesn’t touch my palate the way a crunchy piece of rye bread does.
what makes it worth it, it doesn’t hurt to move, I don’t have to hold my breath to tie my shoes, I’m not winded climbing the stairs; it totally trumps not getting midnight rye bread toast!
Still a work in progress and starting 16:8 again after pregnancy. I miss indulgent breakfasts on weekends. I can still eat the foods but pushing it past noon isn’t quite the same. I don’t miss late night drinks but can’t do that these days with a toddler and baby anyhow!
I miss cheese. I’ve gone all the way off all dairy except butter and I miss nothing like I miss cheese.
I do not miss eating at night, not even a little bit. I don’t miss alcohol, at all. I just checked and I’m on day 802 of sobriety and right around there for IF. These habits are well ingrained. In the evenings, I just chill. It’s the coolest.
IF is easy for me except for inconvenience. I don’t get hungry or miss foods. I stick to the Mediterranean diet and cut out all bread. The schedule and constantly being cold is getting tedious. Thinking about dropping IF until spring.