A Painful Night

This year, I started experimenting with getting up early as                                                  
I found that late evening was not a good time to work. I                                                     
certainly could not do much physical after a big supper.
Besides, there were no lack of inspirations. Jocko starts
his daily workout at around 4:30am, e.g. I used to wake up                                                   
at 6:20, the new target was 5:30, and I did it yesterday.                                                    

One problem seemed to be that I got hungrier toward meal
time and started grazing. I ate the following Sat evening:                                                   
about a cup of fried peanuts, some pork liver, honey (with                                                   
water), two dried persimmons, two handful of sunflower
seeds, one medium-sized baked sweet potato, one chicken                                                      
drumstick, and some cooked salty vegetables.                                                          

It turned out to be the worst night in years. I even barfed                                                  
after trying to sleep for three or four hours. I knew that my
body was fighting something (could be a flu) as it heated                                                  
and ached and the heart rate went well above 70 beats per
min and that lasted all night. The next morning, I stayed                                                   
late in bed and got up with a slight fever. I don't have any                                                      
appetite today and might just as well do a full fast.                                                        

Intermittent fasting for more than two years, I have enjoyed                                                 
great results but the over-feeding phase has often been a                                                    
challenge (see this blog article). The Gracie Diet's food
combination method works but it is the execution that
matters, especially in a hostile environment full of temptation.
In short, I should never let the guard down.

[7grizzly]

回复 '暖冬cool夏' 的评论 : No worries and nothing is wasted :-)

[暖冬cool夏]

回复 '7grizzly' 的评论 : Great to know that it was short-lived and you recovered so quickly ! I know this is for your self record, and I wouldn't have commented again. I am here to thank you for the awareness you raised for the difference of the two words. I meant to say that "I was not fully aware of... until you said in your last comment". My bad that I used the present tense "am", and you have to explain one more time here for me. Thank you, my friend:))

[7grizzly]

This round was acute but short-lived. I felt normal on Monday afternoon.

[7grizzly]

回复 '暖冬cool夏' 的评论 : Thank you, 暖冬, for reading and your comments. The flu was unexpected but I have recovered well. I had water and one apple on Sunday and took today off. I don't usually mix fruits with a normal meal.

"crispy" describes food, e.g., the crust of fried chicken. In Chinese, 脆。
“crisp" where I used it describes the air, meaning cool and refreshing.

[暖冬cool夏]

Drinking and eating...

[暖冬cool夏]

The body tried to protect itself by throwing up what may be irritating to the stomach. Or it could be the flu that caused it. I don't see fruits in your meal (or you just didn't list them). Drink a lot of water and eat fruits will help recover quickly. Hope you feel better now. Also I am not fully aware of the difference between crisp and crispy either. Thank you.