Day 1 report

I must say, my first day on the Bulletproof IF plan went fantastic.  I had my BP coffee around 8:00AM and nothing but water until shortly after 3:00PM.  I went to the gym at 2:00PM and did a quick weight routine, and after I got home had salmon and broccoli.  I didn't get hungry much before 9:00PM (the end of my "feeding" period), but I had a couple of bowls of pasture-fed, hormone-free (but not, raw, unfortunately) yogurt with a little extra whey, and a small handful of raspberries in one of them.  I had three cups of detox tea with lemon over the course of the day, to help the kidneys and liver process all of the extra fat I was taking in.  I did get hungry at bedtime, but unlike the old days when I was still consuming wheat, I was able to ignore it and go to sleep.

Weight yesterday:  213.8
Weight today:  212.6
24 hour loss:  1.2
Mood:  Fantastic!
Energy: Through the roof!

Day 1.5 report:  Today has been a bit of a roller coaster.  I got a little hungry around noon and went home to have an extra cup of BP coffee.  Then I got stuck in a meeting and couldn't get my 3:00 "break-fast" on time and hit the wall hard.  So, note to self: always travel with nuts.  I normally do anyway, but I am going to have to be extra careful on days when I have less control over my own comings and goings.  When I hit the wall, I got tunnel vision and short tempered and very confused, just like before going grain-free.  But I have never gone eighteen hours without eating before, so I'm not going to beat myself up over it.  But more importantly, I've discovered something about the mood elevating effect of being wheat free.  Unlike all of the antidepressants so many millions of people are on, being naturally anti-depressed doesn't turn you into a zombie.  I learned today that a friend of mine from long ago lost her father.  Even though I haven't seen her in fifteen or sixteen years, my heart just broke for her as soon as I heard the news, and I started bawling.  I remember the old Effexor days when I could hear the saddest news in the world and barely feel a thing...but I wasn't depressed!  It's so nice to be able to experience the full range of the emotional rainbow without spending too much time at the bottom.  My heart goes out to Liz and I can't help but think of my own father, whose health is a constant battle, mainly with his own eating habits and stress level.  I can only hope that what I am doing right now will help my own parents overcome their food addictions and expectations of failure to start living healthier lives with what they have left, and to make it last as long as possible.