Test and two approaches. During the fasting.many tests will come along Or you will be testing yourself subconsciously because fasting can be, simply speaking - very uncomfortable. During this test what I notice is this. 2 ways of behaviour or approaches that occurred to me. I'm sharing it like it would be confession, I can't be even more straightforward. This is what I have in my diary: - you can break your fast because "external event". Blame someone something... (it's because of XYZ) - but if something good is happening: "use" it also as an excuse, use that external event to loose yourself... and then propably you'll be back to old self because you couldn't maintain good moment that occurred because of your elevated mood/spirit whatever you want to call it. This is what had been happening to me. Blaming had been showing me my trigger moments and using someone where I was afraid to go further... Either way it's us. This moment when you're actually happy, you're seeing everything can be better, you can have different, better life...and maintaining it, maintaining discipline - I'd say that's more difficult. The old is known, the new, good one is unknown. And even if its good, people (me included) usually are afraid of it. But again And again It's a journey:) 😁 So that's my note in fasting Diary. Observe, take notes yourself and be strong.

Lady in red Yesterday wasn't my day when it comes to intermittent fasting. I broke too fast and then lady in red (from the Matrix movie) appeared and caught me completely. It wasn't even about sugar or carbohydrates, it was just my favourite food. Simple thing like green bean (wax bean) with breadcrumbs. And after it comes another favourite food I thought would give me some quick relief and another and my day was gone. I done nothing. But who is lady in red? You remember for sure from the Matrix. It can be many definitions, meanings you can attach to that character. In your life she can represent X and for someone else she can mean Y. The way I see it in a regards to food is this: Its quick pleasure and looking for a relief while eating. Lady in red is like mistress luring you into quick romance when your lovely wife is waiting you at home. You love your wife, you really do, she's amazing but that lady in red doesn't want you to stay humble (and stack sats:)) and leave some of the food on the plate untouched so you can feel you're in control of yourself, your surroundings and important stuff, no, she's calling you to eat everything because its tasty, take another dessert, then another because (one hundred excuses here)... and your wife is waiting at home... you get late because you stayed in the restaurant for too long and she's annoyed, your evening date is gone and from one situation to another and you know... Better would be to say to the lady in red- haha you think you can do that? Listen sweetie I have an date with my wife, I gotta go. Stand up (for yourself) literally stand up and leave that plate, leave her and go to your wife/another task/to the gym/things you have to do and for things that has to be done. I don't blame lady in red, she's always there, as I said before: its a journey, and learning. For people who wasn't trained from the childhood it can be challenging but for sure there will be better and worse days. Yesterday wasn'tmy day but I know I'm heading into better days now. Have a great day all. (Be faithful to your wifes 😁🙂) Cheers. M.

How to avoid hedonistic sirens when eating? That can be controversial if you've never practice it (or maybe rather weird) but there's one trick you can try to apply. Or maybe its your everyday practice and you won't be surprised:) It can apply to trying to leave sugar, that next dessert or just got control. I found it first time when I was a waitress (I was waitress few times) in a really nice place. Cool and nice - it wasn't very posh place, but the food was better than in most places, honestly, good place. What I noticed is that people left some piece of food untouched. They haven't eaten sometimes half of the plate. Weird for you or something so obvious that you're wondering why am I writing about it? (Curious your opinion on that - comment if you'd find few minutes). 2 things here: - most of my life I had no clue I was under "sirens" spells. Just few years I'd say I'm learning and I see the difference. After some point it gets disgusting, ego is blowing. - this kind of eating can help us with information overload. There's really many depression and anxiety and people are wondering why. Everyone is in their phone instead of looking real connection. Eating slowly, stopping at right time, leaving some food on the plate allows us to let go, be in control, slow down, appreciate food more and be more independent (detach). Probably your focus will increase despite the diet you are on - vegetarian, keto, paleo... And as always try yourself... Let me know how things are going and see you later.

Czy Dante Alighieri wspierałby post zdrowotny? Czytam "Boską Komedię" pierwszy raz w życiu (na polonistyce były fragmenty do przeczytania, ale nigdy nie czytałam całej). Jestem na "Czyśccu" (if you know what I mean:)) i Dante razem z Wergiliuszem napotykają drzewo z jednym jabłkiem. Jest krąg szósty i mamy do czynienia z grzechem łakomstwa i chciwości. Nikt nie może tego jabłka mieć, za karę wisi tam na tym drzewie i kusi pokutujących. Widzimy postaci historyczne, poetów włoskich a nawet biblijną Ewę, Dante opisuje krąg w jak zwykle barwny sposób. Mnie zaciekawiło co innego. Temat postów jest mi dość bliski, jeden fragment wydał mi się bardziej interesujący. Dante pisze o tym, co dzieje się, gdy człowiek zrezygnuje z "ziemskiego" pokarmu: "Dusza (...) z cielesnej wyrywa się celi. Władze zmysłowe osłabną w tej porze, za to pamięci, rozumu i woli Moc wówczas w niej się powiększy i wzmoże. (...) Gdy ją ogarnie wiew krainy świeżej, Moc promienieje twórcza z jej istoty" Czyściec, Pieśń 25. I cały fragment jest bardzo ciekawy, bardzo polecam (załączam zdjęcie). A przykuło to moją uwagę, z tego względu, że to jest odbicie tego co ja doświadczam w trakcie postów. Jest to mianowicie wzmożenie "rozumu i woli". I znowu, ja lekarzem nie jestem, może można to nazwać przypływem adrenaliny lub inną reakcją chemiczną... w każdym razie w trakcie postów moja produktywność wzrasta wielokrotnie. Mało tego - jestem bardziej decyzyjna. Jednak sedno tkwi chyba w tym, że po prostu wszystko idzie lepiej, życie się nie rozlatuje przeciwnie - można coś zbudować i to się trzyma. Często miałam, jak wielu ludzi zresztą, tak, że niełatwo było, żeby ukończyć daną rzecz (bo zacząć to łatwo, ale żeby skończyć...inna bajka...) i dopiero posty otworzyły mi oczy, w trakcie postów zobaczyłam w czym rzecz. Ile razy magia chwili skończyła się w oka mgnieniu, lub zwyczajnie o skończeniu czegoś mogłam pomarzyć, bo skusiłam się na jakieś tam deserki, kroasąty i tym podobne. Skuszenie się to jest dobre słowo: ukryty syreni śpiew, który nas wybija z utartej drogi. W jaki sposób posty otworzyły mi oczy? Jeśli chcemy się wygrzebać z jakiejś sytuacji, pomóc innym, to musimy działać. Działać, tak żeby to miało ręcę i nogi, żeby był efekt i to trwały- doprowadzać rzeczy do końca. W ten sposób można zaczac budować. Posty w tym pomagają. Mogą pomóc też Wam. Kończąc rzeczy ludzie zauważą, że jesteście solidna firma, że można na Was polegać i warto przebywać w waszym towarzystwie, przede wszystkim zdobędziecie więcej szacunku. Prawdziwego, nie wymuszonego strachem czy pozycją. A ku mojemu zdziwieniu Dante Alighieri idealnie oddaje sens całego procesu. Ok, lecę czytać dalej, pa.