New Muse: Learning To Starve and Like It

Day 2 of intermittent fasting; con’t:

Not too bad, so far.
Yesterday, I thought I was gonna die before 1pm came around but, it wasn’t so much that I was hungry or that my tummy was growling.

It was mostly that I just wanted to eat something.

Anything….Babies… Puppies…wood

See what I’m saying? It was the act of chewing that I craved, I guess.

Well, I ate my 1st initial meal yesterday.

It was kinda big, but not too.

I was figuring that I only had 7 hrs of eating to prepare for 16 hrs of nothing so, eat until I popped.

FEED ME, SEYMOUR!

I was wrong.

I tried to eat a couple of Baloney sammitchs’ 2 hrs later, and could only get one down. And it was like rubber. I chewed and chewed until I had to force swallow.

Like a cow…with cud.

I wasn’t hungry, yet.

I thought “Oh crap, I’m gonna starve before tomorrow’s eat time”

But, I soldiered on and swigged a fruit cup for desert. No chewing involved.

And that’s it, until now, 0808 CST and I’m doing OK.

No hunger pangs.

I’m a terrible terrible fat American.

I’ve only had my cup of Java so far. Like I said yesterday, I know Mormons aren’t supposed to drink coffee but in my defense, coffee keeps this trucker from going ape s**T and running 4 wheelers off the road.

It’s a coping tool 😬

I did notice something else yesterday though, just as the last 30 minutes before eat time began. I started getting that low blood sugar feeling.

You know, swirly brain, tingly fingers, slight touch of vertigo…overall, just weird.
So, as I learn, I guess I’ll start my eat time an hour earlier, say noon to 7pm to avoid going into an embarrassing coma or shock.

Here’s a thought…

I wonder if I had beef jerky to chew on, if that’s cheating or would invalidate my efforts. Not swallow the jerky, just the juice?

What think ye?

Only 4 more hrs to go.

Just don’t think about it Trey. It’s OK not to eat all of the time.

It wouldn’t be as tough if I smoked…but,thats one Mormon rule I do adhere to.

I’m such a munch mouth though!
I have a feeling this is gonna save me money on groceries…or future gastric surgery.😷✂️💊⚰️