BBR-3/12 Week 2 Day 12

I know some people do intermittent fasting where they either fast for 16 hrs and only eat 8 hrs out of the day or some do a 5 day on 2 day off fast.

Where I can see where this Beck experiment can be of help distinguishing whether you are truly hungry or just want to eat I didn't do this experiment in the last review and I don't plan on doing it this time around either.I realize eating is not an emergency and I realize I don't have to eat just because I'm hungry or it's time to eat.I think I can better use my time and energy on working on smaller portions at every meal and learn to recognize when I am first comfortably full and stop eating before I get that full/stuffed feeling.I also know that I don't have to have snacks and can always cut back there.


Everyone may not track but I do and I have days where I can't get in enough SP or calories and I think I need to work on that instead but I am encouraging anyone who wants to do this exercise.

Becky: Great photo!!!

I have done this twice with different results. I have psych issues with getting hungry partially from low blood sugar and one time I did this I had the hungry-angries very badly but the next time that didn't happen. When I have to be around people I make sure I eat because I never know if I will get to the point where I will have difficulty interacting with people. I'm not doing this today. Everyday I get hungry towards the end of the day and live with it for a while because I'm getting things done.

I think this exercise is helpful. I think all the work Beck does on getting us to recognize true hunger and our other reasons to eat and how to manage all of them is a big key in being successful.

Went with the hard boiled egg. I intended to pick up some yogurt and blackberries before we left, but we were running a little late. That would have been optimal.

I've done this Beck fasting exercise several times in the past.  Enough to prove to myself that hunger is not an emergency--most of the time.  I have noticed that when events overtake me and I don't have an opportunity to eat and miss several meals, I can easily go past hungry into a state of not being able to make decisions about food or to feed myself.  I have to tell DH to feed me something, anything, whatever just to bring me back to where I can think for myself.  Does this make sense to any of you?  It's a very strange feeling, and I don't like it at all. 

Recently I've been making a point of following up on Tammy's comments to choose protein rather than something else of the same point value.  I've been going for more Greek yogurt, HB eggs, turkey/tortilla roll-ups.  (I can't eat peanut butter and nuts are a trigger for me, so I don't go there.)  I've also been trying to monitor my hunger feelings more closely, and stop eating sooner.  I'm another with a broken hunger-detector, so I try not to rely on it too much.

Usually my "hunger" and "cravings" (yesterday's topic) are due to boredom or antsy-ness rather than food deprivation.

Carol Ann: Great picture. I understand how you get when you get too hungry, although I can't imagine missing a couple of meals. I basically eat all of the time.