Intermittent Fasting Day 1

I'm used to spending a good 20 minutes in the morning lingering over a large breakfast while surfing the net.  This morning, I had to force myself not to do this. The change in routine made me I feel a little mentally off balance.  I tried to psych myself up, imagine myself as a sleek, young professional, unburdened from the mundane task of eating, about to embark on a ridiculously productive day at work.

The first 3 hours at work were spent frantically trying to distract myself. I was nearly humming with nervous energy.  Just as this energy wore off, lunch time started. As people began to heat up their lunches, the office was filled was various savory aromas. It's funny how hunger makes your nose so sharp to potential food.

3PM was the 17 hour mark! I gave myself a pat on the back. When was the last time I avoided eating for so long. By now my hands felt a little bit shaky, and I was also cold! It was as if my internal furnace was on low.  I also allowed myself to snack on some pringles... maybe some food in my stomach would make me warm up?

5:30PM!  At last! Time to go home!  Husband had fried up some potstickers. I thought I would be ravenous and consume 20 of them. But because there was only one plate of potstickers, I held myself back so that the rest of the family would have enough food. To fill up the belly, I had a bowl of oxtail soup. It's basically a vegetable soup with oxtail. That has to be healthy right?

I don't know if it was the fasting, but I felt my patience for the children was a little bit short. Or maybe they were just being extra bratty that night?  All I know is that there were lots of screaming and crying by my 4 year old because she wasn't getting her way.  (=_=)  And the husband and I didn't want to deal with her because we had soooo many chores to do.

I ended the night eating 4 ounces of broiled escolar before bed. I wasn't hungry, but I was afraid the fish was going to go bad... and if I was going to cook it then I was going to eat it while freshly cooked.

What did I do wrong today? I didn't drink enough water. I drank 1 cup of tea, and 1 cup of coffee at work. That's obviously not enough liquids. Tomorrow I will drink more liquids.