I’ve recently gone back to intermittent fasting. When I was working for the AIS at SASI and doing my post grad in sports nutrition I got to spend a lot of time with the dieticians employed by the AIS. I tried it then after sitting in on a consult with a rower who said she’s never in her life felt like eating breakfast and it always felt like a chore forced upon her, BINGO that was/is me. IM was recommended. No eating (or consuming liquid calories) after 7pm or before 10:30am, a cup of coffee with unsweetened almond milk is ok. I recently did a coaching session on myself, it’s something I learned from marathon cyclist and international coach Will Matthew’s, how to rescue yourself after getting stuck in the mud. I’ve used the technique successfully with dozens of people so I decided to try it on myself; the premise is quite simple > what were you doing the last time you felt amazing? Solution to your problem > Do that. I’ve never enjoyed, or lasted on a eating regime that required me to eat 6 times per day. My relationship with food is extremely complicated and I realised last year, after a lengthy traumatic experience, that it had reached eating disorder proportions. I’m a foodie who loves food but never wanted to eat 🤦♀️ The last time I felt like my body was truly singing and healthy in regards to food consumption was when I was doing IM, eating fresh and healthy (no packets) and only watching carbs. I’ve been back doing IM for 4 weeks tomorrow and my body is responding well. Try all the eating plans, try all the methods, keep trying until you find what works best for you, there is no one way that works for everyone x
Ah, the ‘good girl’. How angry I still become when I feel I’m unjustly accused and how I still feel the pull to then say ‘you think I’m bad? Well eat this...!’. I’m grateful I can currently sit with the feeling and let it pass with curiosity. This week, I can. It’s a process, innit.
I’ve recently gone back to intermittent fasting. When I was working for the AIS at SASI and doing my post grad in sports nutrition I got to spend a lot of time with the dieticians employed by the AIS. I tried it then after sitting in on a consult with a rower who said she’s never in her life felt like eating breakfast and it always felt like a chore forced upon her, BINGO that was/is me. IM was recommended. No eating (or consuming liquid calories) after 7pm or before 10:30am, a cup of coffee with unsweetened almond milk is ok. I recently did a coaching session on myself, it’s something I learned from marathon cyclist and international coach Will Matthew’s, how to rescue yourself after getting stuck in the mud. I’ve used the technique successfully with dozens of people so I decided to try it on myself; the premise is quite simple > what were you doing the last time you felt amazing? Solution to your problem > Do that. I’ve never enjoyed, or lasted on a eating regime that required me to eat 6 times per day. My relationship with food is extremely complicated and I realised last year, after a lengthy traumatic experience, that it had reached eating disorder proportions. I’m a foodie who loves food but never wanted to eat 🤦♀️ The last time I felt like my body was truly singing and healthy in regards to food consumption was when I was doing IM, eating fresh and healthy (no packets) and only watching carbs. I’ve been back doing IM for 4 weeks tomorrow and my body is responding well. Try all the eating plans, try all the methods, keep trying until you find what works best for you, there is no one way that works for everyone x
Ah, the ‘good girl’. How angry I still become when I feel I’m unjustly accused and how I still feel the pull to then say ‘you think I’m bad? Well eat this...!’. I’m grateful I can currently sit with the feeling and let it pass with curiosity. This week, I can. It’s a process, innit.
Oh, Sherry, the amount of tongue-biting that’s been happening this week is unreal!