I just fininshed my longest fast yet. I got through just over 3 days at 74 hours. I was really aiming for 4 days, but I lost my motivation a bit early. I sat down and started sluffing off online. In retrospect, I shouldn't have done that. I should have just continued on my to-do list but I needed a break. Although, I'm glad I got a lot of stuff done.
I did a couple of things different this time. I started my fast at 1pm after a rather early lunch for me. It wasn't really intentional, but I had a meeting that night and so it was easy to just skip dinner. The worst part (hunger wise) was at the 36 hour window which would have been the second evening. I can easily skp breakfast and lunch, but dinner is tough. The thrid morning at about 67 hours was super easy. It was in the late afternoon that I wanted to stop. I had a bit of a back palate not feeling right issue.....almost like a burning sensation in the back of my mouth/throat area. I had this issue before too. Other than that, with a few calf cramps and eye twitches, everything went smoothly.
I also used keto drops this time to help with electrolyte levels. They really don't have a taste other than maybe making my water a little bit salty. I think that helped control hunger too. I also took Mg supplements in the evening due to some calf cramps and eye twitches.
I watched some more of Mindy Pelz's fasting videos for motivation. Wow! I learned so much from her. She says basically to not eat when it's dark out. That will help to keep melatonin levels in check and keep cortisol at a lower level. Cortisol will increase fat and stop fat burning. I feel like my hormones were re-set. I went to bed earlier last night b/c I was tired earlier and woke up earlier too. I got 8 hours of good sleep, although with weird dreams.
I ordered a couple of Mindy's books. Thus far, I highly recommend her videos as they were very motivating for me. She is not nearly as dry as Dr. Berg or even Jason Fung.
My goal this time was to get my body to self heal some issues I've been having. Just minor ones, but I wanted to see if a longer fast would improve them. I was motivated to try it by Mindy who said she had a achillies tendon problem and said that she felt a sensation in that area on her 4th day and it was healed, with no problems ever since. I have a shoulder issue that I was hoping might heal but it's still wonky. Oh well, maybe next time I can go longer. I still feel like I got rid of some fat and hopefully the autophagy cleaned out my system.
The next time I will make sure I have a solid refeeding plan. I was going to have eggs and sausage to break my fast, but then realized that hubby took the thawed sausage with him to camp
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So, I had eggs, a slice of toast, celery and PB, string cheese, a piece of salami, and some yogurt with granola and berries. That's not really a stellar refeeding meal. The frig was pretty empty and I didn't really realize it b/c I hadn't been in the frig in days. Hubby pretty much cleaned me out. LOL! That's OK, he'll bring lots of stuff home when he gets back.
The seratonin has kicked in and I don't feel hAngry now.....I was getting grumpy and I hate that! I feel full now so I'm off to tackle more chores before hubby gets home. Break is over!