83 hours into the Dry Fast
My sleep is already being affected by the Dry Fast, last night I couldn't sleep much; I woke up at 1:30 AM and that was it. I hate when I cannot sleep at night. My mouth is becoming very dry, I don't like it. I thought it will happen around Day 6/7, not now. I have a bit of lower back pain today, and my neck issues are still not gone. I'm thinking I should call the physiotherapist to see what's going on with my neck; I was hoping it will resolve by itself, but it didn't.
This evening I have to work at the banquet hall for a wedding reception, I'm actually glad I will move a bit and consume some ketones & calories in the process. Sitting always in this chair is so detrimental for my health.
Honestly, I can't wait for my parents to leave my apartment. Not that I don't want them with me, but I'm conditioning my life. I don't have weekends for myself to just stay in bed all day, or do nothing. My condo is so messy, I can't find anything in my closets, things are all over the places and I cannot stand looking at those suit-cases on the floor anymore. I'm missing the gym since they came, I kind of put on-hold my life for them. I feel I cannot focus clearly on my weight loss goals, on my food choices. My fridge is full of food that otherwise I would never buy for myself.
I'm leaving with them on April the 8th, I didn't want to go but felt forced to do it. I would rather go to Cuba for a week than there, and spend definitely less money. Oh well, I'm almost done with this so I should try to stay positive and look forward to the end of April for my personal goals...and the freedom of my own apartment!
Showing posts with label Dry Mouth. Show all posts
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Friday, 29 March 2019
Thursday, 28 March 2019
2019 Fast 4.0 - Dry Fast Day #3
64 hours into the Dry Fast
I finally started a new Dry Fast. After a lot of struggles I was able to find internal motivation and stay away from food and water. Now let's see if I can make 10 days Dry Fasting this time around. I didn't check my weight yet, I wasn't feeling in the mood to get depressed by my scale....so I postponed this ungracious event for Day 7/8. I did check my Ketosis this morning and I'm happy to report a high level of ketones after just 50 hours or so into the Fast! It usually takes me 3/4 days before I see the ketostix changing colour - not to mention that I went to an All-You-Can-Eat buffet the night before, for my mother's birthday celebration!
This morning when I woke up I felt a bit weak, my hands were shaking, so I checked my blood pressure and it was a bit low, still in a normal range though. My tongue is a bit white coated, I'm wondering if my body is detoxifying from all the crap I ate lately. I was having two packs of coconut cookies per day - and those were just snacks! Of course now I'm fat like a poor fattening pig close to be slaughtered.
This will be an open ended Dry Fast, aiming for 10 Days but if I can reach two weeks it will be even better!
I'm flying to Italy on April 8th and I have no plans on refeeding before that day anyway.
The only thing I am worried about is the fact that my mouth and tongue feel already very dry - and I didn't even completed my Day #3 just yet. I hope it will not get worse with the days. In the morning I was having mucus in my mouth, I'm wondering if this is a good sign - that the Dry Fast is cleaning and detoxing my body. My sleep is still good, I didn't have any issue on sleeping all night without interruptions. I'm also urinating as usual, less quantity maybe.
I'm thinking on doing an enema soon, I think I still have a lot of food in my GI tract - I want to clean that too and avoid bacteria overgrowth for the lack of bowel movements.
I finally started a new Dry Fast. After a lot of struggles I was able to find internal motivation and stay away from food and water. Now let's see if I can make 10 days Dry Fasting this time around. I didn't check my weight yet, I wasn't feeling in the mood to get depressed by my scale....so I postponed this ungracious event for Day 7/8. I did check my Ketosis this morning and I'm happy to report a high level of ketones after just 50 hours or so into the Fast! It usually takes me 3/4 days before I see the ketostix changing colour - not to mention that I went to an All-You-Can-Eat buffet the night before, for my mother's birthday celebration!
This morning when I woke up I felt a bit weak, my hands were shaking, so I checked my blood pressure and it was a bit low, still in a normal range though. My tongue is a bit white coated, I'm wondering if my body is detoxifying from all the crap I ate lately. I was having two packs of coconut cookies per day - and those were just snacks! Of course now I'm fat like a poor fattening pig close to be slaughtered.
This will be an open ended Dry Fast, aiming for 10 Days but if I can reach two weeks it will be even better!
I'm flying to Italy on April 8th and I have no plans on refeeding before that day anyway.
The only thing I am worried about is the fact that my mouth and tongue feel already very dry - and I didn't even completed my Day #3 just yet. I hope it will not get worse with the days. In the morning I was having mucus in my mouth, I'm wondering if this is a good sign - that the Dry Fast is cleaning and detoxing my body. My sleep is still good, I didn't have any issue on sleeping all night without interruptions. I'm also urinating as usual, less quantity maybe.
I'm thinking on doing an enema soon, I think I still have a lot of food in my GI tract - I want to clean that too and avoid bacteria overgrowth for the lack of bowel movements.
Tuesday, 5 March 2019
2019 Fast 3.0 - I broke my fast at 190 hours (8th day)
After almost 8 days (190hrs) I decided to break my Dry Fast. This was the longest Dry Fast I ever done till today. I was aiming for the 200hrs, I was so close. However, in the morning - while I was driving around my parents - I felt my eyes really dry, I couldn't even see very well; so worried I thought it was time to end this journey.
I broke the Dry Fast with a bit of baking soda and ACV, waited half hour or so and started to drink water. My kidneys were hurting me a bit, I had a BM right away, not a pleasant one. But what was more concerning to me is that I got an UTI right away, with blood in my urine and a strong burning sensation. I'm sure I was dehydrated - but it's so fascinating to me to see how, in the presence of water, all infections come back to life! I t was also a cold snowy day, it might have affected the overall reaction. I didn't have any type of food that day, just plenty of water. I had to work in the afternoon, so I was a bit concerned on eating anything that could cause and urgent need to use the bathroom. The afternoon working was demanding, by the end of the night I was drained, my arms felt really weak bringing around those big trays, but I managed to do it after all. The day after I reported 1Kg water weight gain, which it was expected I guess. After almost 8 days without water my body was holding as much as it could! On Sunday - Refeeding Day #2 - I had a papaya smoothie and a broccoli soup, all of that made me gain another 2lb unfortunately, I should also count the food in my bowel, since I didn't have any BM in those 2 days. Yesterday (day #3 after breaking the DF) I had stomach issues; I guess, as my usual, I ate too much and my shrinked stomach didn't like it. I tried to have mostly liquids in these past 3 days, but I don't think I achieved my goal. Today I wanted to start again another round of a Dry Fast but I feel my mouth really dry, that's a sign that I still need water to be able to begin a new prolonged Dry Fast. It's really easy gaining weight, sure after no food, no water I should have just a tiny meal here and there, without stuffing myself like a pig. This morning I was back on 67.7Kg on my scale, which is devastating for me!
I broke the Dry Fast with a bit of baking soda and ACV, waited half hour or so and started to drink water. My kidneys were hurting me a bit, I had a BM right away, not a pleasant one. But what was more concerning to me is that I got an UTI right away, with blood in my urine and a strong burning sensation. I'm sure I was dehydrated - but it's so fascinating to me to see how, in the presence of water, all infections come back to life! I t was also a cold snowy day, it might have affected the overall reaction. I didn't have any type of food that day, just plenty of water. I had to work in the afternoon, so I was a bit concerned on eating anything that could cause and urgent need to use the bathroom. The afternoon working was demanding, by the end of the night I was drained, my arms felt really weak bringing around those big trays, but I managed to do it after all. The day after I reported 1Kg water weight gain, which it was expected I guess. After almost 8 days without water my body was holding as much as it could! On Sunday - Refeeding Day #2 - I had a papaya smoothie and a broccoli soup, all of that made me gain another 2lb unfortunately, I should also count the food in my bowel, since I didn't have any BM in those 2 days. Yesterday (day #3 after breaking the DF) I had stomach issues; I guess, as my usual, I ate too much and my shrinked stomach didn't like it. I tried to have mostly liquids in these past 3 days, but I don't think I achieved my goal. Today I wanted to start again another round of a Dry Fast but I feel my mouth really dry, that's a sign that I still need water to be able to begin a new prolonged Dry Fast. It's really easy gaining weight, sure after no food, no water I should have just a tiny meal here and there, without stuffing myself like a pig. This morning I was back on 67.7Kg on my scale, which is devastating for me!
Thursday, 28 February 2019
2019 Fast 3.0 - Dry Fast Day #6
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.
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, 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.
Monday, 25 September 2017
Combined Dry and Water Fast - 30 days completed!
So I successfully completed 30 days of my combined Dry/Water Fast; who knew I could go so many days without eating, not so much for the absence of food
rather than the willpower of staying
away from food itself. Oh well, time passes
after all and at the end of the journey
looking back does not seem that difficult, if done once in a while.
Today I planned on refeeding with Bone Broth, I’m now sipping on my Mason jar with 1/3 of Bone Broth and some boiling water; I must to say it taste awful, I added too much water and the end result is not great at all. I’ll do better with the next jar I hope.
Last night I had hard time sleeping, as often happens, but this time my mouth was extremely dry, as I never felt before, I was trying to drink water during the night, but it wasn’t helping. I was wondering if it was a sort of sign that I should break my fast, but I didn’t feel hungry at all, just thirsty. Well this morning I was very weak, I could not walk to come to work, I took the streetcar for most of the way here and walked with lots of challenges the rest of the way, thinking that I could faint any time. Most probably it was just my mind making up this scenario, but I didn’t like how I was feeling and I was ok with the idea of refeeding on Bone Broth today, I need to have a normal life and functioning properly, otherwise I cannot continue any fast whatsoever.
My eyelids are still twitching often, a sign that I have some nutritional deficiencies for sure, but I hope once I start to eat again things will be better. I cannot wait to eat a hearty salad from my favourite restaurants. Now that I’m drinking I feel really tired, the refeeding process, let’s face it, it sucks; eating after a prolonged fast takes so much energy from the body that basically shuts me down while I’m digesting, and I’m just sipping on a little bit of Bone Broth with tons of water at the moment!
I still have lots of weight to lose unfortunately, the rate on which I was losing weight was not that fast so I would’ve needed another two weeks to reach my ideal target weight, but I could not handle another 2 weeks of Water Fast, I’m getting tired of not eating; I hope with good food and exercise I can reach my goal, and maybe I’ll do short Water Fast here and there to stabilize my weight and lose another couple of Kg. The important thing is that I don’t gain any weight and I maintain wherever I am now, or less of course. Wish me luck!
Today I planned on refeeding with Bone Broth, I’m now sipping on my Mason jar with 1/3 of Bone Broth and some boiling water; I must to say it taste awful, I added too much water and the end result is not great at all. I’ll do better with the next jar I hope.
Last night I had hard time sleeping, as often happens, but this time my mouth was extremely dry, as I never felt before, I was trying to drink water during the night, but it wasn’t helping. I was wondering if it was a sort of sign that I should break my fast, but I didn’t feel hungry at all, just thirsty. Well this morning I was very weak, I could not walk to come to work, I took the streetcar for most of the way here and walked with lots of challenges the rest of the way, thinking that I could faint any time. Most probably it was just my mind making up this scenario, but I didn’t like how I was feeling and I was ok with the idea of refeeding on Bone Broth today, I need to have a normal life and functioning properly, otherwise I cannot continue any fast whatsoever.
My eyelids are still twitching often, a sign that I have some nutritional deficiencies for sure, but I hope once I start to eat again things will be better. I cannot wait to eat a hearty salad from my favourite restaurants. Now that I’m drinking I feel really tired, the refeeding process, let’s face it, it sucks; eating after a prolonged fast takes so much energy from the body that basically shuts me down while I’m digesting, and I’m just sipping on a little bit of Bone Broth with tons of water at the moment!
I still have lots of weight to lose unfortunately, the rate on which I was losing weight was not that fast so I would’ve needed another two weeks to reach my ideal target weight, but I could not handle another 2 weeks of Water Fast, I’m getting tired of not eating; I hope with good food and exercise I can reach my goal, and maybe I’ll do short Water Fast here and there to stabilize my weight and lose another couple of Kg. The important thing is that I don’t gain any weight and I maintain wherever I am now, or less of course. Wish me luck!
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