Katie Untranslated

I have started the Fast 800 diet again and day one (03/08/2019) and two went great!  I have weighed myself, got basic body fat percentage info from my scales, and also taken my waist measurement.  Out of curiosity I am also tracking my resting heart rate of a morning using the Health App with my Apple watch. Day one I didn't fast, I just stuck to the 800 calories, and I also managed a gym session. I felt great, managed an hour in the gym doing a mixture of cardio and resistance.  When I was walking out of the gym I had that amazing rush of endorphins, I definitely need to remember that in the coming weeks to keep my motivation going. Day two was spent in a field watching my OH play baseball (which I actually love watching). My first meal was at 10am and my last meal was at 9pm. Tomorrow (Monday 05/08/2019) I will break my fast at around 9am and I plan to have my last meal at 6pm. I will be increasing my fasting window over the next week so that I am up to the opt...

Had a mental health "blip" this weekend, too many tasks and not enough time to do them.  It left me so overwhelmed and all I could do was get into bed.  I ended up in bed on Saturday afternoon, and slept right through until Sunday.   This also meant that I missed out on quality time with my girl friends. My brain is an arse at times, as well as being overwhelmed and being low because of that, it then made me feel like I couldn't be good enough company to spend time with them.  As I was feeling low, I felt that I couldn't be fun, and with that it would be pointless me going as I would be boring and annoying. The worst thing is, once I am out of the dark I know that that is farther from the truth, I would have had a great time and conversation would have flowed and I wouldn't have felt inadequate in the slightest.  Now I'm through the other side, I decided to take some time to rest and finally dipped into my Women's Health magazine. Given how I've ...