Stress is making me hungry

(Kimberly Lee) #1

I have been attempting a fast. Several times. I have begun a new school year - and picked up teaching two classes at two different campuses this fall - on top of my full time job. I have work stuff being piled on me and I can’t seem to catch up on my rest. I don’t know if it is allergy related or cortisol (probably both).

I have been doing great at keto though, which I am grateful for. I keep trying a 48 hour fast, only to stop it at about 16 - to 24 - depending on the day. I feel like I should just eat when I am hungry (that’s the point right?) and not worry about it. I have enough on my plate. Stress of this rough start has been making me hungry though. I am waiting to get back into a rhythm again with my two jobs and all things hectic. I haven’t been losing - but I haven’t been gaining either.

Thanks for the venting platform - please send good calming and cortisol lowering vibes :slight_smile: I would like to get back to losing weight - and a great fast included, but I just can’t wrap my brain around it right now.

#2

Good luck!!! Things will even out soon, I am sure! Life has different phases when focus needs to shift, ebb, and flow, and we don’t always get to choose what needs focus when. Keto is just another piece of that! Easier said than done, but you are not alone! Stay the course as best you can, like you have been.

As far as fasting goes, I will say that what I had heard about extended fasting is true with my first longer fast–the 18-24hr period is the roughest. I am currently at 40 hrs and feel like a machine! Like that first rush of being fat adapted. Just plan around it best you can when you are ready and ABLE! It’s ok! Mixing things up is important, and maybe lifes challenges and new patterns are an inherent way of doing that. haha. (Who knows–I am feeling rather Pollyannaish at the moment. Yesterday, not so much. :slight_smile:)