Intermittent fasting reminded me of when I was poor

Kelly Tompkins
Nov 1 · 4 min read

“Fasting” had been a necessity when I was younger.

Photo by Mike Kenneally on Unsplash

I like to remind myself every now and then that I need to be grateful for where I am. You forget how much has been accomplished when you’re looking at the big picture and you’re not seeing the little details that made up where you are today.

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    Kelly Tompkins

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    Weight lifting, languages, bouldering, and horror movies. Austinite and owner of two black cats. Sober blog at soberlykelly.com and editor of Keeping it spooky.

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