Fast-5, Day 3

I'd  have to say, today has been the hardest day so far, but I still made it to a little after 4 p.m. before I broke my fast. I was grumpy and tired and feeling bored-hungry all day long. I'm pretty sure there were at least three reasons that today was tough:

1. I've heard a million people say that day 3 is the hardest day, no matter what.
2. It is Saturday, so I'm home and not busy all day; plus I have easy access to food that I don't have at work.
3. I had a big, carby dinner last night, rather than my normal low-carb fare.

So, despite all of those things, I made it through the day. I actually didn't feel too hungry at 4 p.m., but I went ahead and ate some almonds. That sort of set me off, and I ate some cheese and pepperoni and an apple and peanut butter and some more almonds, then a serving and a half of dinner, and then even though I wasn't really hungry, I decided I wanted a milkshake. Instead of going out, which I originally intended, I ended up making my own out of almond milk, natural peanut butter, sugar-free chocolate syrup, a packet of Ideal sugar substitute, and some ice cubes. Much, much better for me than the other, and many, many fewer calories and sugar.

Right now, I feel very, very full. Altogether, I've eaten about 1600 calories, and about 33 grams of carbs, which isn't out of line with what I would eat on a normal low-carb day. Speaking of which, I got SO FULL last night so quickly. I ate nachos at the Mexican restaurant, and whereas I've been able to eat them all in the past, I could only eat about half, and I was FORCING myself to eat that much. Interesting.

Hopefully tomorrow will be a bit easier than today. Although I think that weekdays are always going to be easier than the weekends, just because of access to food and the fact that I'm busy and distracted at work. But maybe the weekends will keep getting easier.