136 hours into the Dry Fast - 66.55Kg (146.41lb)
I'm finally into my Day #6, still doing well, I don't feel thirsty and my dry mouth is still bearable. I started to have a bit of sense of dryness while talking this morning, but not a major issue yet, I can still talk properly without affecting my speech.
This afternoon after work, I have to go to the banquet hall for my second job, it will be interesting to see my body reaction to a 6-hours no stop walking activity and heavy lifting. I'm usually extremely thirsty when I work at the banquet hall, and right now I'm already dehydrated, so let's see if I will compromise the length of my fast or I'll endure this fasting state. I hope the latter.
Usually at the banquet hall there's ton of free food that is always tempting, but this time I'm bringing with me two containers, to save my meals and bring it home to my family (hoping the picky eaters will like everything).
This morning, when I was walking to work, I was trying to do deep breathing and inhale a bit of the cold air (we are at -12°C today) to hydrate myself - since it's enough humid outside. Unfortunately there's lot of pollution in the downtown core and the deep breathe is not always a pleasant experience. When I'm fasting, my sense of smell is really enhanced, I also enjoy smelling food from everywhere, I can easily distinguish the type of ingredients used in the dishes. My mother had a coconut cookie the other day, and I could smell the coconut even after half hour that she had it.
I enjoy preparing food for my family, it keeps me busy and it helps me not to think much about cooking and eating; somehow I participate to the meal with them without missing the whole experience.
Last night was a sleepless night, I think I slept only 3/4 hours - I hate when I'm turning and tossing in my bed without chances to rest properly. This was the first time, during this Dry Fast, that my sleep was affected. I do feel better this time around, and I'm confident I can keep this fast longer than previously planned.
My mental clarity is not there yet, sometimes I'm wondering if it will ever come during the Dry Fast - since I cannot fast for too many days - or I'm already getting the mental benefits without me fully recognize it. I can see that my speeches are just a bit better today, but I don't feel that state of mind that I get on Day 7/8 during a Water Fast.
This morning I felt, for just few seconds, a feeling in my stomach that I could have a spontaneous BM, but it didn't happen, now I'm wondering if I should do another enema - maybe tomorrow, since today I'm fully booked with my two jobs.
I believe I still have a terrible breath, I used the breath mist a couple of times yesterday, not sure how effective it is. I read on various websites and videos, that this issue should go away after few days of fasting; I'm hoping for that - it is really bad when your breath stinks.
Thursday 28 February 2019
Wednesday 27 February 2019
2019 Fast 3.0 - Dry Fast Day #5
114 hours into the Dry Fast - 67.65 Kg (149lb)
Another day has passed and finally my Ketosis is up to 80mg/dL today. Every fast is different and most probably my prior-fast diet was too high in carbs for my liver to consume all the stored glucose. Believe it or not, today my throat doesn't feel that dry like yesterday, that's weird to me. I did an enema last night, but I have the feeling I did not release all the water from the enema bag. I reported only 1Kg in weight loss, based on how much I released and my Dry Fasting regiment, I should have seen a better result on the scale. But I'm good with that, now I can see on my face that I lost some weight. I feel very positive with this Dry Fast, I have no symptoms of fasting whatsoever, my energy levels are good and my thirst is almost absent so far. I'm confident this could be a long Dry Fast! Aiming for 200hrs and more.
My sleep has not been affected from the fast, which is a gift for me! I don't like being sleepless during the night, I'm always concerned about my adrenals and my resting time. One thing that is really bothering at the moment is my keto breath; I never had this stinky breath before; even my mother noticed how bad and acetone-like it smells. I really don't know what to do, I bought a breath mist spray to use before a meeting, hoping it will help somehow and not break my fast. I really spray only once and I can barely feel it in my mouth, but for me is the price to pay to be able to Dry Fast and work at the same time. I feel good energy today, I walked from home to come in the office, it was snowing and nice in the downtown core. I don't feel tired but my quads are a bit sore from the Monday gym workout - even though it was a chicken workout! I'm so out of shape...
Another day has passed and finally my Ketosis is up to 80mg/dL today. Every fast is different and most probably my prior-fast diet was too high in carbs for my liver to consume all the stored glucose. Believe it or not, today my throat doesn't feel that dry like yesterday, that's weird to me. I did an enema last night, but I have the feeling I did not release all the water from the enema bag. I reported only 1Kg in weight loss, based on how much I released and my Dry Fasting regiment, I should have seen a better result on the scale. But I'm good with that, now I can see on my face that I lost some weight. I feel very positive with this Dry Fast, I have no symptoms of fasting whatsoever, my energy levels are good and my thirst is almost absent so far. I'm confident this could be a long Dry Fast! Aiming for 200hrs and more.
My sleep has not been affected from the fast, which is a gift for me! I don't like being sleepless during the night, I'm always concerned about my adrenals and my resting time. One thing that is really bothering at the moment is my keto breath; I never had this stinky breath before; even my mother noticed how bad and acetone-like it smells. I really don't know what to do, I bought a breath mist spray to use before a meeting, hoping it will help somehow and not break my fast. I really spray only once and I can barely feel it in my mouth, but for me is the price to pay to be able to Dry Fast and work at the same time. I feel good energy today, I walked from home to come in the office, it was snowing and nice in the downtown core. I don't feel tired but my quads are a bit sore from the Monday gym workout - even though it was a chicken workout! I'm so out of shape...
Tuesday 26 February 2019
2019 Fast 3.0 - Dry Fast Day #4
89 hours into the Dry Fast - 68.65 Kg (151lb)
My Dry Fast is proceeding well so far. Yesterday I felt so normal that I couldn't believe myself I was Dry Fasting since 3 days. I went to the gym after work, I didn't do any strenuous exercise, just brisk walk on the thread mill, a bit of exercise for my legs and a good stretching. It was a gentle workout I would say, but I felt I needed to move in some way; I'm always sitting at my desk - so sedentary is not good for muscle sparing.
I didn't do any enema yet, but I'm planning to do it this afternoon, I have somehow a feeling that something is sitting in my colon that need to be removed.
This coming Thursday and Saturday I have to work at the banquet hall; there, I always eat so much, so late at night; there's so much free food that I always feel wasting all that goodness for nothing. But this time around I would need to bring my own plastic containers and save that food for home, bringing it to my parents - although I know they won't eat it and most likely I will throw it away.....such a waste. They're picky like small children!
Today I have a bit of dry throat, I feel it's still too early to feel thirsty, I hope this sensation will go away soon, because I want to achieve my 200-hours goal this time around. My sleep is not affected so far, which is good - I hate when I can't fall asleep at night. I'm wondering why my throat is so dry, I never experienced this dryness in my previous Dry Fasts. I guess every fast is different from another. This morning my Ketostix was showing only 40mg/dL - the ketone levels in my urine are very low, considering that I had no food and no water for more than 80 hours. Maybe my ketones are used to boost the energy in my body? I read somewhere that when the ketones are used as fuel, the concentration shown on the ketostix tends to be lower. I guess I will have a proof of that in the next couple of days, checking if the ratio changes or not. To be honest I didn't see much of a change in my weight, no matter what the scale says, I don't see myself getting thinner. I usually can tell when I'm losing weight, my face looks skinnier, my big belly slims down, and even a bit my large hips. This time is not yet happening, well after all it's just 3.5 days into this Dry Fast. Maybe after 5/6 days I will see some improvements in my appearance.
So far I'm peeing with an almost normal frequency, but definitely the amount of urine is very little. This morning my urine was a lot and it was extremely dark, like more than usual healthy colour, but I think it's normal since I'm not drinking any water - not sure if this is a sign for healthy Kidneys filtration or the opposite?
My Dry Fast is proceeding well so far. Yesterday I felt so normal that I couldn't believe myself I was Dry Fasting since 3 days. I went to the gym after work, I didn't do any strenuous exercise, just brisk walk on the thread mill, a bit of exercise for my legs and a good stretching. It was a gentle workout I would say, but I felt I needed to move in some way; I'm always sitting at my desk - so sedentary is not good for muscle sparing.
I didn't do any enema yet, but I'm planning to do it this afternoon, I have somehow a feeling that something is sitting in my colon that need to be removed.
This coming Thursday and Saturday I have to work at the banquet hall; there, I always eat so much, so late at night; there's so much free food that I always feel wasting all that goodness for nothing. But this time around I would need to bring my own plastic containers and save that food for home, bringing it to my parents - although I know they won't eat it and most likely I will throw it away.....such a waste. They're picky like small children!
Today I have a bit of dry throat, I feel it's still too early to feel thirsty, I hope this sensation will go away soon, because I want to achieve my 200-hours goal this time around. My sleep is not affected so far, which is good - I hate when I can't fall asleep at night. I'm wondering why my throat is so dry, I never experienced this dryness in my previous Dry Fasts. I guess every fast is different from another. This morning my Ketostix was showing only 40mg/dL - the ketone levels in my urine are very low, considering that I had no food and no water for more than 80 hours. Maybe my ketones are used to boost the energy in my body? I read somewhere that when the ketones are used as fuel, the concentration shown on the ketostix tends to be lower. I guess I will have a proof of that in the next couple of days, checking if the ratio changes or not. To be honest I didn't see much of a change in my weight, no matter what the scale says, I don't see myself getting thinner. I usually can tell when I'm losing weight, my face looks skinnier, my big belly slims down, and even a bit my large hips. This time is not yet happening, well after all it's just 3.5 days into this Dry Fast. Maybe after 5/6 days I will see some improvements in my appearance.
So far I'm peeing with an almost normal frequency, but definitely the amount of urine is very little. This morning my urine was a lot and it was extremely dark, like more than usual healthy colour, but I think it's normal since I'm not drinking any water - not sure if this is a sign for healthy Kidneys filtration or the opposite?
Monday 25 February 2019
2019 Fast 3.0 - Dry Fast Day #3
66 hrs into the Dry Fast - 69.85 Kg (153.6lb)
I restarted my Dry Fast after a previous failure. It was so hard beginning a new Fast, you can't imagine how many times I started my day telling myself: "today no excuses, I'll start the Fast!", to then finding myself eating big breakfast, snacks, lunch and dinner! Oh well, fortunately I was able to find enough strengths to go through the first couple of days - those are the hardest ones. I feel good so far, I did not have headaches or withdrawal / detoxing symptoms; I feel well, I'm not thirsty, not hungry and my overall energy is still pretty good. I believe I was well hydrated to be ready to start this new Dry Fast. I'm confident this can be a prolonged Dry Fast, aiming for 8/9 days if my body will let me do it.
For the first couple of days I had regular BMs, I'm urinating as usual and I think the cold weather helps with that too. I'm thinking on doing an enema, if not today I will do it tomorrow - I feel something leftover in my GI tract that I want to get rid off. I didn't check my Ketosis yet, I assume I should be already in Ketosis since all my extremities are really cold. My sleep is not majorly affected yet, I guess in a couple of days I might see changing this sleep pattern. But every Fast is different from another, this time around I feel extremely normal, my body is reacting very well from the abstinence from food and water. I know it is just 66 hrs but I can tell that I'm full of energy ...and saliva!
69 hrs into the Dry Fast - update
I went for my usual walk today for lunch, it was like I did not fast at all. My energy is normal, I'm not thirsty, not hungry; sometimes my stomach is growling - but it goes away in few seconds and it doesn't happen that often. I'm confident I can take on this Dry Fast longer than my previous one, hopefully I can reach my 200hrs goal this time around. I'm urinating less now, but I still went I think 3/4 times since this morning. I'm just bored at work, I don't know what to do and when I don't eat I have so much spare time. I wish I could go on vacation for 2 weeks. Instead I'm stuck at my desk doing absolutely nothing. My mind it not busy with anything so - of course -all my thoughts go to my Dry Fast. Yesterday I was pretty grumpy, I have to admit it. Sometimes happens in the first couple of days, the food-abstinence makes me grumpy and irritable at times. I can tell that my patience is very low, that there's one part of my brain or body that it's screaming at me like: "why are you doing this to me?! Give me food!! I'm starving here!!" - but I'm stronger than that, so I just don't listen. It's seem a torture for whom is reading, but it's all worth it. The after feeling and state of mind is priceless.
I restarted my Dry Fast after a previous failure. It was so hard beginning a new Fast, you can't imagine how many times I started my day telling myself: "today no excuses, I'll start the Fast!", to then finding myself eating big breakfast, snacks, lunch and dinner! Oh well, fortunately I was able to find enough strengths to go through the first couple of days - those are the hardest ones. I feel good so far, I did not have headaches or withdrawal / detoxing symptoms; I feel well, I'm not thirsty, not hungry and my overall energy is still pretty good. I believe I was well hydrated to be ready to start this new Dry Fast. I'm confident this can be a prolonged Dry Fast, aiming for 8/9 days if my body will let me do it.
For the first couple of days I had regular BMs, I'm urinating as usual and I think the cold weather helps with that too. I'm thinking on doing an enema, if not today I will do it tomorrow - I feel something leftover in my GI tract that I want to get rid off. I didn't check my Ketosis yet, I assume I should be already in Ketosis since all my extremities are really cold. My sleep is not majorly affected yet, I guess in a couple of days I might see changing this sleep pattern. But every Fast is different from another, this time around I feel extremely normal, my body is reacting very well from the abstinence from food and water. I know it is just 66 hrs but I can tell that I'm full of energy ...and saliva!
69 hrs into the Dry Fast - update
I went for my usual walk today for lunch, it was like I did not fast at all. My energy is normal, I'm not thirsty, not hungry; sometimes my stomach is growling - but it goes away in few seconds and it doesn't happen that often. I'm confident I can take on this Dry Fast longer than my previous one, hopefully I can reach my 200hrs goal this time around. I'm urinating less now, but I still went I think 3/4 times since this morning. I'm just bored at work, I don't know what to do and when I don't eat I have so much spare time. I wish I could go on vacation for 2 weeks. Instead I'm stuck at my desk doing absolutely nothing. My mind it not busy with anything so - of course -all my thoughts go to my Dry Fast. Yesterday I was pretty grumpy, I have to admit it. Sometimes happens in the first couple of days, the food-abstinence makes me grumpy and irritable at times. I can tell that my patience is very low, that there's one part of my brain or body that it's screaming at me like: "why are you doing this to me?! Give me food!! I'm starving here!!" - but I'm stronger than that, so I just don't listen. It's seem a torture for whom is reading, but it's all worth it. The after feeling and state of mind is priceless.
Tuesday 19 February 2019
Intermittent Fasting vs Dry Fast
It's been 5/6 days now that I am struggling on starting a new Dry Fast. I cannot tell you how tough it is to set your mind and begin a Dry Fast, I go for few hours very well, up to 24hrs and then I give up and start to drink or eat something. I tried OMAD (one meal a day) - even with Dry Fast - but for me this regiment does not work. I'm grumpy all day without food, waiting only my meal time and, regardless the fact that I eat only one meal, I still gain weight and I see same results as when I eat small meals during the whole day! WTH! Why then doing it if I don't get any benefit from? I've seen lots of videos and blogs on the Internet about OMAD and Intermittent Fasting, with people getting amazing results - very inspiring. But I guess everyone is different, my body doesn't react positively to intermittent fasting. I see better results just fasting from any sort of food or drink for prolonged time.
When done properly a Dry Fast can give you the best results you could ever dream of, the fat just comes off day by day with a constant rate. Sure, it is a short term fast, longer than a week is extremely hard to maintain, and even after 7 days the end is very close anyway. Even thinking on doing a back-to-back Dry Fasting routine is not that easy. It took me almost 5 days to rehydrate properly after my 6.5 days without food and water. Once you broke a prolonged Dry Fast, you need days before the body gets back to where it was (in terms of liquids); not to mention the physical and mental challenges on starting again a new Fast! During the week, while I'm at work I think: "maybe I need the weekend to get distracted and begin a new Fast", while when the weekend comes I think: "maybe during the week is easier since I don't have food always around me". It doesn't work like this...ever. You need to be mentally prepared to start a fast, no matter what day of the week it is.
When done properly a Dry Fast can give you the best results you could ever dream of, the fat just comes off day by day with a constant rate. Sure, it is a short term fast, longer than a week is extremely hard to maintain, and even after 7 days the end is very close anyway. Even thinking on doing a back-to-back Dry Fasting routine is not that easy. It took me almost 5 days to rehydrate properly after my 6.5 days without food and water. Once you broke a prolonged Dry Fast, you need days before the body gets back to where it was (in terms of liquids); not to mention the physical and mental challenges on starting again a new Fast! During the week, while I'm at work I think: "maybe I need the weekend to get distracted and begin a new Fast", while when the weekend comes I think: "maybe during the week is easier since I don't have food always around me". It doesn't work like this...ever. You need to be mentally prepared to start a fast, no matter what day of the week it is.
Monday 11 February 2019
I broke my Dry Fast again after 75 hours
After 75hrs I broke my Dry Fast...again. I was determined to go at least another 5/6 days dry fasting. However, my throat was extremely dry and my TOM just started and made me feel awful without water. So I decided to take a break from the Dry Fast and rehydrate again. Hopefully this time around I will drink plenty of water to make me feel ready to begin a new Dry Fast. My weight this morning was 66.65Kg, I lost some weight since I re-loaded the Fast, but I don't even want to think on how much it will raise till tomorrow!
My issue with water fast is that, after doing it for so many times, I cannot stay away from liquids of any sort. For example decaf coffee with cream, or my water with the VEGA electrolytes. Those are all piling up on my calories intake and jeopardizing my weight loss and my willpower on beginning a new Dry Fast.
Every Fast will bring you a desire of a missing texture, when Dry Fasting the only thing I desire is fresh water. While if I'm Water Fasting I want to have fresh juices, sometimes solid food as well. It's an escalation of desire of different textures. So dangerous when trying to create a discipline around fasting.
I had feelings my period was coming yesterday, I felt pain on my ovaries and not feeling well in general. I didn't notice the weight loss that I was expecting, and I wasn't sure why. Well, now I know - most likely my period increased the body natural reaction of retain water. I still have discomforts for the period but I have to endure this pain I guess, I'm not going to take any pill for that.
Right after I had some water and my electrolytes I had a BM, and I have to say I was surprised to see how much food waste was still in my bowel - since I did an enema yesterday morning. It might seem a gross conversation this - and I apologize for that - but when Fasting, what is in your GI tract assumes an important role in your wellbeing.
My weekend Dry Fasting was ok, I felt really weak at times and now I can tell that my lower back was bothering me a bit because of my period coming soon. I never felt hungry though, just a bit thirsty. But what bothered me the most during these 75 hours Dry Fasting, it was the feeling in my mouth. Lots of people report metal taste in the mouth because of the excess Ketones. Not that I usually eat metals - but I'm guessing that what it was. I tried to brush my teeth with Pink salt and Baking Soda, but the relief lasts only few minutes and I was back on my metal mouth. Need to add that my tongue is never been white coated, or at least not yet.
Thursday 7 February 2019
2019 Fast 2.0 - Dry Fast Day #1
15 hrs into the Dry Fast - 68.7 Kg (151lb)
Yesterday - while I was trying to rehydrate myself - I decided to do a small reefed, my body was asking for food, although not feeling hungry per se. So I had a Starbucks decaf coffee with cream in the morning and that lead me to an Organic Broccoli soup for lunch and big Greek yogurt with black cherries and some mango for the supper. Of course my scale this morning reported an extra Kg, but it was expected - culprit both water retention and food in my bowel. Last night at around 11:00 PM I did have some lower abdomen pain and a small BM, I think I shouldn't have had the solid mango quite yet, in my defense though I tried to chew it as much as I could before swallowing it.
This morning I'm starting a new Dry Fast and I'm really excited for it, sure I have often temptations of delaying my begin, but I'm trying to be strong, ketones are still running in my body so I want to take advantage of it. Next week maybe I'll have another small reefed like this one. Let's see how my Dry Fast will proceed. One thing that I'm fascinated about the Dry Fast is the desire of the body to feel fresh water running on my skin. This is such a normal daily action to which we do not pay much attention. We quickly wash our hands and go. While Dry Fasting for few days, this ritual becomes a treat for the skin, you would never leave that fresh running water, as it was actually drinking through the pores. Believe it or not, I cannot wait to have that feeling again, it is - in a contradictory way - ...addictive!
This past Dry Fast was for me really tough, compared my previous one. My mouth never felt so dry before, I started to have that mouth-feeling after four days or so. It never happened before, I'm wondering if it could be related to the season (heat constantly on in my condo)? I believe it impacted the duration of my fast, I could not handle anymore that dry mouth. I have the feeling that this coming new Dry Fast won't be that long either, I don't know if I'm fully rehydrated, my body will start to demand water pretty soon, and the dreaded Dry Mouth!
Yesterday - while I was trying to rehydrate myself - I decided to do a small reefed, my body was asking for food, although not feeling hungry per se. So I had a Starbucks decaf coffee with cream in the morning and that lead me to an Organic Broccoli soup for lunch and big Greek yogurt with black cherries and some mango for the supper. Of course my scale this morning reported an extra Kg, but it was expected - culprit both water retention and food in my bowel. Last night at around 11:00 PM I did have some lower abdomen pain and a small BM, I think I shouldn't have had the solid mango quite yet, in my defense though I tried to chew it as much as I could before swallowing it.
This morning I'm starting a new Dry Fast and I'm really excited for it, sure I have often temptations of delaying my begin, but I'm trying to be strong, ketones are still running in my body so I want to take advantage of it. Next week maybe I'll have another small reefed like this one. Let's see how my Dry Fast will proceed. One thing that I'm fascinated about the Dry Fast is the desire of the body to feel fresh water running on my skin. This is such a normal daily action to which we do not pay much attention. We quickly wash our hands and go. While Dry Fasting for few days, this ritual becomes a treat for the skin, you would never leave that fresh running water, as it was actually drinking through the pores. Believe it or not, I cannot wait to have that feeling again, it is - in a contradictory way - ...addictive!
This past Dry Fast was for me really tough, compared my previous one. My mouth never felt so dry before, I started to have that mouth-feeling after four days or so. It never happened before, I'm wondering if it could be related to the season (heat constantly on in my condo)? I believe it impacted the duration of my fast, I could not handle anymore that dry mouth. I have the feeling that this coming new Dry Fast won't be that long either, I don't know if I'm fully rehydrated, my body will start to demand water pretty soon, and the dreaded Dry Mouth!
Wednesday 6 February 2019
Reloading My 2019 Fast - Dry/Water Fast Day #7/#8
So after 160hrs, during my Dry Fast Day #7, I broke my Fast with water. What a bummer. After my eye surgery I went back home and my mouth was so dry, I could barely talk. I couldn't resist to the desire to drink some fresh water.
Apart from my dry mouth, all my vitals were good - I didn't sleep more than 3 hours that night but I wasn't feeling tired or sleepy at all. In the contrary, after starting sipping on water, I felt so tired I had to lye in bed for most of the day. Right after drinking some water I had a lower abdominal pain and a BM, maybe I drunk the water too quickly, but it was so good drinking again that I didn't actually pay attention on how much water I was ingesting. Ideally you want to start very very slowly with water, sipping here and there only. At least for the first few hours. My sleep was much better last night, I think I slept at least 5 hours, which is a lot considering the previous nights. This morning I didn't feel very energetic, believe it or not I was feeling better during the Dry Fast. My scale reported 1Kg more than yesterday - I was expecting this gain, my body is now retaining as much water as it can! This morning after drinking a half glass of water I had again a pain in my lower abdomen, followed by another bowel movement. I don't mind cleaning up my bowel anyway, hopefully next time it comes without pain! My plans are to start again soon another Dry Fast, it is definitely better than anything else for me. Not sure why this time around my mouth was so dry, I never had this feeling before, but then again: every Fast is different from the other one. So, after breaking my Dry Fast I'm now trying to hydrate myself, as much as I can. I still feel a dry mouth if I don't drink for few hours. No I'm sipping on a glass of 30% coconut water and 70% smart water, hopefully it will boost my hydration without compromising much my Ketosis. Strangely when I drink I feel suddenly a slight pain in my Kidneys area, maybe they're slowly waking up, I should have started with the Baking Soda / ACV mix to remove some acidity from my Kidneys, not sure if I'm saying something that makes sense though. Let's see how long it will take me to feel hydrated again.
Dry Fast Day #7 - 66.6 Kg (Dry Fast broken with Water only)
Water Fast / Refeed Day #8 - 67.6 Kg
Apart from my dry mouth, all my vitals were good - I didn't sleep more than 3 hours that night but I wasn't feeling tired or sleepy at all. In the contrary, after starting sipping on water, I felt so tired I had to lye in bed for most of the day. Right after drinking some water I had a lower abdominal pain and a BM, maybe I drunk the water too quickly, but it was so good drinking again that I didn't actually pay attention on how much water I was ingesting. Ideally you want to start very very slowly with water, sipping here and there only. At least for the first few hours. My sleep was much better last night, I think I slept at least 5 hours, which is a lot considering the previous nights. This morning I didn't feel very energetic, believe it or not I was feeling better during the Dry Fast. My scale reported 1Kg more than yesterday - I was expecting this gain, my body is now retaining as much water as it can! This morning after drinking a half glass of water I had again a pain in my lower abdomen, followed by another bowel movement. I don't mind cleaning up my bowel anyway, hopefully next time it comes without pain! My plans are to start again soon another Dry Fast, it is definitely better than anything else for me. Not sure why this time around my mouth was so dry, I never had this feeling before, but then again: every Fast is different from the other one. So, after breaking my Dry Fast I'm now trying to hydrate myself, as much as I can. I still feel a dry mouth if I don't drink for few hours. No I'm sipping on a glass of 30% coconut water and 70% smart water, hopefully it will boost my hydration without compromising much my Ketosis. Strangely when I drink I feel suddenly a slight pain in my Kidneys area, maybe they're slowly waking up, I should have started with the Baking Soda / ACV mix to remove some acidity from my Kidneys, not sure if I'm saying something that makes sense though. Let's see how long it will take me to feel hydrated again.
Dry Fast Day #7 - 66.6 Kg (Dry Fast broken with Water only)
Water Fast / Refeed Day #8 - 67.6 Kg
Monday 4 February 2019
Reloading My 2019 Fast - Dry Fast Day #6
132 hrs into the Dry Fast - 67.8Kg
My Dry Fast is going very well so far, I'm seeing great results. Since Day #1 I lost 6Kg (13.2lb)! Amazing number for me, although I've seen people losing double of this weight in the first five days. But that's ok, I'm happy with my results. I can see my face slimming down, not sure if it's also all the water retention that I had prior the Fast, and maybe after resuming liquids it might change again. Last time I retained 2Kg of water when I broke my Dry Fast, I'm curious to see this time around how it will be.
This weekend was a bit of a challenge for me. Saturday went by quicker than Sunday, since I went around with my parents for some errands and grocery shopping, so I was busy driving and bringing stuff in my apartment, including a new chest bought from IKEA!
Sunday I had many things to do at home so I didn't go anywhere. I had the hard task of assembling the IKEA chest. It was extremely tough on my strengths but I made it after all and without any help. I felt really tired after - needed to sit here and there. I have to add that same day I also baked a cake, cleaned my balcony of all the snow accumulated, dyed my hair, cleaned all over in the apartment and did a couple of laundry. I was very tired by the end of the day - which it was 7:00 PM. I did take a warm bath though with Epsom salt, I figured it will help my skin absorbing a bit of water and some salt, since I was feeling so drained by all the tasks of the day and also to relax and rest a bit in the warm water listening to soft music.
Last night I barely slept, I could not fall asleep and when I fell asleep it didn't last more than 30 minutes. Not sure if I was a bit anxious for my tomorrow's eye surgery or just because of the Dry Fast. In any case, when Fasting I always have hard time sleeping - something that doesn't help when trying to rest and recharge.
My mouth feels a bit dry since yesterday, I cannot talk much otherwise it becomes even dryer than it is. Strangely my tongue is not white coated, does this mean I don't have any yeast or I don't have nothing to detox? I see as more suitable option the first one, not easy to become detox-free nowadays. But I would happily take one of the two really. My mental clarity is not there yet, I guess I should wait my usual 7/8 days to feel smarter!
I'm aiming for 200hrs if I can handle this Dry Fast that long. Ideally I would go for 11 days, apparently there are different stages during a Dry Fast, but I'm not really sure about these "stages", I mean everyone is different I can't imagine that my 100hrs have same exact effect on someone else after same 100hrs.
My Ketosis this morning was good at 80/90 mg/dL - high traces of ketosis, even my blood pressure values were ok: SYS 100, DIA 73 and my pulse was 70, after all I feel good, just an annoying dry mouth. My skin feels really dry, and to be honest I don't think the warm bath helped in any way on hydrating through the skin, I saw no change in weight and I still have dry skin all over.
I didn't do any enema yet, I really don't feel the need to do it. However, I probably should think about it, since my GI tract seems still containing residual food from 6 days ago. For the rest I'm urinating as normal during this Dry Fast, colour is yellow, not clear definitely, and I still feel the need to wake up in the middle of the night to go to the washroom.
I don't feel hungry not even thirsty but I often enjoy washing my hand under fresh water, what I crave so far is fresh juicy tropical fruits, like papaya, mango or watermelon. This is my body telling me what it needs, fascinating to me.
Often I think on breaking this Dry Fast, thinking on drink some fresh water, but I want to be strong, days will pass no matter what and soon I'll be able to drink that desired glass of cool water and feel hydrated again. I just need to endure these few days in front of me, then for sure I would see great results from this Dry Fast and it will be my biggest achievement since I never Dry Fasted more than 7.5 days.
136.5hrs into the Dry Fast
I went for my usual walk in the mall during lunch time, I was looking to find a spot were I can get some sun for my Vitamin D, but nothing. It's Canadian winter here, freezing outside and warm sun is a luxury of other seasons. My mouth feels really dry, I can barely talk. I never felt my mouth so dry after only 5.5 days. I try to swirl some water in my mouth and spit everything in a big glass, even my saliva, so I'm sure I don't ingest water while sipping; it helps for few seconds and that's it - back on dry mouth. This afternoon, once I'm home, I'll be doing an enema, now my body is telling me that wouldn't be bad having it one. I feel my breathing a bit heavy sometimes, not sure what could be, my pulse and blood pressure are good, but it's really light nothing to be worried about, I feel very well otherwise. While Dry Fasting you really need to listen to your body at all times, it's very important to not cross any dangerous line.
My Dry Fast is going very well so far, I'm seeing great results. Since Day #1 I lost 6Kg (13.2lb)! Amazing number for me, although I've seen people losing double of this weight in the first five days. But that's ok, I'm happy with my results. I can see my face slimming down, not sure if it's also all the water retention that I had prior the Fast, and maybe after resuming liquids it might change again. Last time I retained 2Kg of water when I broke my Dry Fast, I'm curious to see this time around how it will be.
This weekend was a bit of a challenge for me. Saturday went by quicker than Sunday, since I went around with my parents for some errands and grocery shopping, so I was busy driving and bringing stuff in my apartment, including a new chest bought from IKEA!
Sunday I had many things to do at home so I didn't go anywhere. I had the hard task of assembling the IKEA chest. It was extremely tough on my strengths but I made it after all and without any help. I felt really tired after - needed to sit here and there. I have to add that same day I also baked a cake, cleaned my balcony of all the snow accumulated, dyed my hair, cleaned all over in the apartment and did a couple of laundry. I was very tired by the end of the day - which it was 7:00 PM. I did take a warm bath though with Epsom salt, I figured it will help my skin absorbing a bit of water and some salt, since I was feeling so drained by all the tasks of the day and also to relax and rest a bit in the warm water listening to soft music.
Last night I barely slept, I could not fall asleep and when I fell asleep it didn't last more than 30 minutes. Not sure if I was a bit anxious for my tomorrow's eye surgery or just because of the Dry Fast. In any case, when Fasting I always have hard time sleeping - something that doesn't help when trying to rest and recharge.
My mouth feels a bit dry since yesterday, I cannot talk much otherwise it becomes even dryer than it is. Strangely my tongue is not white coated, does this mean I don't have any yeast or I don't have nothing to detox? I see as more suitable option the first one, not easy to become detox-free nowadays. But I would happily take one of the two really. My mental clarity is not there yet, I guess I should wait my usual 7/8 days to feel smarter!
I'm aiming for 200hrs if I can handle this Dry Fast that long. Ideally I would go for 11 days, apparently there are different stages during a Dry Fast, but I'm not really sure about these "stages", I mean everyone is different I can't imagine that my 100hrs have same exact effect on someone else after same 100hrs.
My Ketosis this morning was good at 80/90 mg/dL - high traces of ketosis, even my blood pressure values were ok: SYS 100, DIA 73 and my pulse was 70, after all I feel good, just an annoying dry mouth. My skin feels really dry, and to be honest I don't think the warm bath helped in any way on hydrating through the skin, I saw no change in weight and I still have dry skin all over.
I didn't do any enema yet, I really don't feel the need to do it. However, I probably should think about it, since my GI tract seems still containing residual food from 6 days ago. For the rest I'm urinating as normal during this Dry Fast, colour is yellow, not clear definitely, and I still feel the need to wake up in the middle of the night to go to the washroom.
I don't feel hungry not even thirsty but I often enjoy washing my hand under fresh water, what I crave so far is fresh juicy tropical fruits, like papaya, mango or watermelon. This is my body telling me what it needs, fascinating to me.
Often I think on breaking this Dry Fast, thinking on drink some fresh water, but I want to be strong, days will pass no matter what and soon I'll be able to drink that desired glass of cool water and feel hydrated again. I just need to endure these few days in front of me, then for sure I would see great results from this Dry Fast and it will be my biggest achievement since I never Dry Fasted more than 7.5 days.
136.5hrs into the Dry Fast
I went for my usual walk in the mall during lunch time, I was looking to find a spot were I can get some sun for my Vitamin D, but nothing. It's Canadian winter here, freezing outside and warm sun is a luxury of other seasons. My mouth feels really dry, I can barely talk. I never felt my mouth so dry after only 5.5 days. I try to swirl some water in my mouth and spit everything in a big glass, even my saliva, so I'm sure I don't ingest water while sipping; it helps for few seconds and that's it - back on dry mouth. This afternoon, once I'm home, I'll be doing an enema, now my body is telling me that wouldn't be bad having it one. I feel my breathing a bit heavy sometimes, not sure what could be, my pulse and blood pressure are good, but it's really light nothing to be worried about, I feel very well otherwise. While Dry Fasting you really need to listen to your body at all times, it's very important to not cross any dangerous line.
Friday 1 February 2019
Reloading My 2019 Fast - Dry Fast Day #3
60 hrs into the Dry Fast - 71.55Kg
Another Day is passed and I'm now on the 60 hours mark, I'm doing ok so far, not much thirsty but the desire of water is increasing a bit. Last night I woke up around 12:30 AM and I could not fall asleep for about 2hrs; I'm guessing is because of the Fast but I'm not 100% sure about that.
It's been really cold here lately (-20° C) and the heat is always on in my apartment, causing extremely dry air. This morning I woke up feeling my throat really dry, I thought of breaking the fast for that. However, I do feel fine, I think is the Dry air that is causing me this dryness. I walked outside for a bit and - despite the freezing weather - I felt better. Now I'm in the office and I still have a bit of a dry throat - but it's definitely bearable.
Yesterday evening I checked my Ketosis but my Ketostix wasn't showing any sign of it - that was at the 48hrs mark or so; I need to wait another day to see some colour on my Ketostix. People says that when you get fat adapted you get into Ketosis faster, I don't think is true; it all depends on what you ate before beginning your fast. Best way is to do a Pre-Fast Ketogenic-Diet.
This morning I don't feel great, my mental clarity is definitely not there, I feel a bit slow actually. Sometime I wonder if I'm lacking on Vitamins, especially Vitamin D - due to this weather I am never in the sun. Fortunately is Friday today and this weekend I'll have the chance to rest a bit, well I hope so - with my parents around is always a challenge. I'm not allowed to stay in bed past 8:00 AM!
I am seeing great loss results so far, although is just 2.5 days that I'm fasting, but my hope is that the pace of how I lose weight keeps this rate while Dry Fasting. I lost more than a Kg in the past 24hrs. I know a lot of this weight is water but once I get into Ketosis I'm sure I'll burn more fat as well. I have often temptations on breaking this Dry Fast and drinking some water or decaf coffee, but I have to be strong, stronger than ever before. I want to continue this Dry Fast as long as I possibly can. I know I can reach 7/8 days without major issues, I just need to be disciplined. After all, any water, coffee that I'm craving today - is going to be there when I'll end my Dry Fast - in just few days from now. Days will pass and I will be skinnier and closer to my goal weight.
Another Day is passed and I'm now on the 60 hours mark, I'm doing ok so far, not much thirsty but the desire of water is increasing a bit. Last night I woke up around 12:30 AM and I could not fall asleep for about 2hrs; I'm guessing is because of the Fast but I'm not 100% sure about that.
It's been really cold here lately (-20° C) and the heat is always on in my apartment, causing extremely dry air. This morning I woke up feeling my throat really dry, I thought of breaking the fast for that. However, I do feel fine, I think is the Dry air that is causing me this dryness. I walked outside for a bit and - despite the freezing weather - I felt better. Now I'm in the office and I still have a bit of a dry throat - but it's definitely bearable.
Yesterday evening I checked my Ketosis but my Ketostix wasn't showing any sign of it - that was at the 48hrs mark or so; I need to wait another day to see some colour on my Ketostix. People says that when you get fat adapted you get into Ketosis faster, I don't think is true; it all depends on what you ate before beginning your fast. Best way is to do a Pre-Fast Ketogenic-Diet.
This morning I don't feel great, my mental clarity is definitely not there, I feel a bit slow actually. Sometime I wonder if I'm lacking on Vitamins, especially Vitamin D - due to this weather I am never in the sun. Fortunately is Friday today and this weekend I'll have the chance to rest a bit, well I hope so - with my parents around is always a challenge. I'm not allowed to stay in bed past 8:00 AM!
I am seeing great loss results so far, although is just 2.5 days that I'm fasting, but my hope is that the pace of how I lose weight keeps this rate while Dry Fasting. I lost more than a Kg in the past 24hrs. I know a lot of this weight is water but once I get into Ketosis I'm sure I'll burn more fat as well. I have often temptations on breaking this Dry Fast and drinking some water or decaf coffee, but I have to be strong, stronger than ever before. I want to continue this Dry Fast as long as I possibly can. I know I can reach 7/8 days without major issues, I just need to be disciplined. After all, any water, coffee that I'm craving today - is going to be there when I'll end my Dry Fast - in just few days from now. Days will pass and I will be skinnier and closer to my goal weight.
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