Little Bro does, too. Solving that sh*te in 15 minutes in his head.
>:(
.....
I'm a bit drunk. I'm also a bit anxiety-ridden.
I decided that I don't like using the word "fast" to describe one of the common things that I do when under stress. To me, fasting means consuming nothing at all except water, and it is generally done for religious purposes, or right before blood work. "Fasting" means you have some kind of goal in mind--something you wish to accomplish either physically or intellectually.
We'll call it Not Eating. For me, Not Eating reduces anxiety. My "fasting" means the only calories I consume come from the half & half in my coffee, or the occasional sip of protein shake or something similar. The total stays around 200 calories per day. I may have one of these things right before a workout, if I don't have enough energy for the elliptical, but that only bumps the daily cals to 250.
This week:
Monday - 150, no exercise
Tuesday - ~260, 1 hr on elliptical (520 cals burned)
Wednesday - ~200, 1 hr on elliptical (505 cals burned)
Thursday - ~180, 45 mins light walking
Friday (today) - easing back into food (~800 cals), 40 mins on elliptical (250 cals burned)
This is kind of unhealthy.
DUH.
None of my other stress-relief methods are healthy either (drugs, cutting, cigarettes, nail/skin shredding, etc.). I need to find healthy ways to deal with stress. Because this mega-starve thing is part of a stave-binge pattern that is making me crazy.
Will work on that and report back with my findings...
At least one healthy security blanket: my fav episode of Millennium.
(They have it on the internet! :D)
The next post may feature something exciting, with a giveaway of random stuff...
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