Half way to Heaven

I'm half way through my first fast day and I feel OK.

I'm working, which is good as it means my hands are busy.  I do find that I can think about other things whilst working so, shock horror, the majority of my spare brain space is taken up by food. 

This isn't a problem - when ever I try to lose weight ALL I think about is food so thinking about it whilst fasting is no biggie!

I've been up since 8.30, (major lie in for us...  not sure how that happened!) and it's now 12.36. I am hungry but it's not manifesting in stomach rumbling, it's more wanting to put something in my mouth!!!!  (now here, less of that snickering in the back row!).  It's not that I want to fill my belly, it's that I want to chew something!  Again, this isn't a new feeling.  In the past, when I've done Slimming World, I've felt like this all day long and filled my mouth and my belly with aspartame laden yogurts and chemical enhanced snack pots.  I'm happier eating nothing and most certainly healthier!  

I am going to have a meal at about 5pm so that's only another 4 and a half hours to go, (hence, half way update!).  Once 5 o.'clock arrives I might decide to eat later than that; we shall see.  500 calories is substantial which is good.  After I've eaten I'm going to put some bread in the bread maker for tomorrow and wallow in the self satisfaction that comes from sticking to ones plans and not spending the day eating biscuits and toast, (a usual work day for me....  I don't feel as though I have time to cook things and Mark's usually out with the children while I work so I munch on biscuits and make lots of rounds of toast.  Depressing eh). 

Back to the sewing machine, coffee and sugar free juice.