Live Below The Line Challenge

Day 4...the novelty is wearing off


We are well into Day 4 now and currently I am not very hungry - its not that long since we  had our lentil soup and bread for lunch.  I would say though that I am hungry most of the time, and I seem to be more hungry than the other two for some reason, even though we are all eating the same amount.


One reason might be that today I did a bike ride...it seemed a good idea at the time.  After all most people who do actually live in extreme poverty have to expend a lot of energy to get the money to buy food, and do it when they are hungry!  So I did a bike ride, I had just had my porridge and some toast and jam, and so the hunger pangs had been satisfied...by 10.30 though I was ready for lunch.


The worst time for me has been in the middle of the night.  I wake up feeling really hungry, you know that feeling when your stomach contracts with the hunger pangs?  Luckily I have enough belly fat for my stomach to chew on...and eventually the hunger pangs stop and I go back to sleep.


And thankfully I am so hungry when I wake up that even porridge tastes OK.


And yes today is the first day I have been tempted to cheat, I have had to dig deep into my resolve and remember why we are doing this...and so have been good and poured myself another cup of hot water.


Now what time is it and when is it teatime?