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We're not perfect and that's okay

I've been doing IF for years, currently OMAD (7:30-8:00am) for a few months, which works great with me. I usually have great discipline in following this while also allowing myself to be flexible in order to keep a social balance if there's any social event or if I simply feel like going out to eat by myself, etc. Yesterday, though, I was completely out of control. I'm a huge emotional eater and considering I have severe depression among other things, it's horrible. OMAD helps so much with this and my mental health is actually stable thanks to it along with other things I'm doing. But still, it's inevitable to have out of control days apparently. I don't even know why it happened, but my eating urges brought the worst in me. Thankfully I managed to consume mostly healthy foods because I don't keep processed foods in my house (I need to eat whole foods for mental health too). It felt so bad to eat over twice my TDEE and I knew I should have stopped, but there was just no way I could have. Today the urges have subsided and I feel okay and back to my usual regimen. It's really sad to be in the position I was yesterday and feels absolutely horrible in the moment, like I'm betraying my own self; but makes me realize I'm just human and can't expect perfection every day. I the past, this would have been a daily occurrence, or at least 5 times a week. The fact that this is just an off day that very rarely happens now means I've done so much growing over the past few years and while there's always more growth to be done, I'm very pleased with where I am now. Which is not perfect, but it's even better than past me could have ever asked for. Let's be kind to ourselves. One bad day ruins just that, one day, then back to greatness afterwards.

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A fitness instructor once said something to that effect: you can’t get fit in one single day and neither can you lose all your fitness in a single day. I found that to be wildly encouraging for someone like me who tends to hyper focus on perfection.

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This ☝🏻, so much. 100%. It’s the only viable way to truly embrace change, sustain a lifestyle, and be centered. Self punishment never works, and this is not a race or hobby to see how far we can torture ourselves for the mistakes we make. The kinder I am with myself, the more on track I am, and if I blunder, I “dust off my shit kickers”, as my gran says, and move on. I’m so elated for you, and for all your readers to see this put down in writing so elocuently. Thank you. 💫🙌🏼👑🏆