April 13: 177lb?? I’m not playing! I fasted every other day this week, finishing my 4th water fast, and I did NOT overeat on my eating days, and my weight is up? I only hope this is some weird water weight fluctuations and I will see a good result in the next several days.

I’m at 41.5h and am not hungry, but a bit bored and peckish.

I guess the scale result should inspire me not to break my fast when I’m not hungry! Ha!

April 7: 68h; 177.5lb
Apri 9: 48h; 176lb
April 11: 42h; 176lb
April 13: 41.5h (but am continuing to 44); 177lb

I really hope this will even out and I will have a nice downwards trend. I was SURE I’d see 175 this morning, as I have been so diligent with the ADF and not overeating.

I will count my caloories today, just to make sure.

April 15: I’m at 23 hours, and it is very tempting to eat supper. I’ve baked an apple pie, mini pizzas and fish patties with oven roasted potatoes. Everyone loved it. I’m feeling a bit hungry. While yesterday I managed to have a rather small OMAD (though the cheesecake calories made it up to my TDEE), i have a feeling that if I eat today, I will have to sample everything and it won’t be as easy to control.

I stoically packed my food in boxes for tomorrow and I’m drinking black tea.

I’ll be upset with myself if I do another OMAD instead of an overnight fast, so I’m persevering. Though tday I’m finding it hard. It is only 2h until I go to bed, so it is not that bad. I’ll be okay. Hopefully the number of the scale will be a little reward tomorow.

April 17: I’m at 25h and the kids are cooking! It is way easier for me to cook myself when I’m fasting, than to smell what they are making, even if it is just toast!

Feeling hungry! But I already brushed my teeth so NO WAY I’m eating tonight.

I’m going to break my fast at 36-38h. At the moment I fancy a poppyseed bagel, toasted, with cheddar cheese; coffee; an egg. I’ll see what tomorrow brings.

I’m also very curious about the weigh-in tomorrow. That will be my 6th fast since April 7.

April 20: I’m at 23h fasting. Yesterday I broke the fast at 23h and had supper. But today I’m continuing into tomorrow, to at least 36 hours.

I had a busy day working in the woods, clearing a path with hand tools–for 4 hours. I was exhausted at the end, but I made great progress and it was very rewarding to have the area by the little brook cleared and walkable. I’m going to work on the other side of the brook tomorrow, if it doesn’t rain and then this part of property will look really nice. I want to get rid of most of alders, and keep the beautiful birch trees, giving them more chances to grow bigger. Lots of hand sawing and carrying the trees and branches away.

April 21, second post. I’m so proud of myself today!

I broke the fast at 38h at around noon. I was hungry and feeling off. So I had some plain yogurt with the left-over sourdough-failure bread that I baked (it didn’t rise) but i was still pretty tasty. And then I had bacon and eggs and a coffee with milk. I’m trying to remember if I ate anything else? I think I ate several apples and a couple of slices of cheddar!

I felt kind of unsatisfied–not hungry anymore, but feeling like I wanted to eat something. However, there was nothing that I wanted and the fridge was pretty empty. Which was good, I guess!

I went right out into the woods and spent 3.5h clearing an overgrown area. I hand-sawed quite a number of thin trees, lots of branches, and carried lots of dead and rotting trees into different piles. Quite a lot of progress, and I’m pleased! If the weather is still good tomorrow, I hope to put 3-4h into this project again.

When I got back into the house it was time to go grocery shopping, which I still find stressful! We did manage to last 2 weeks with no issues, so that was great.

Even though I tried not to spend too much, I did end up buying quite a number of treats for us, incuding smoked fish, spreads, Easter chocolates (half price, yay! Got my favourite ones!), raspberries for the kids, shrimps (I missed sea food!), crab sticks, and rainbow trout that I tried to salt for the first time ever, as supposedly it is “easy.” In any case, it is in the fridge until tomorrow.

I was fully expecting to eat when I got home (9pm). But despite unpacking all the goodies, and sorting and disinfecting, I wasn’t hungry. It was very tempting to just eat, but I reminded myself that I wasn’t hungry. I’m proud that I did NOT eat! Usually my OMADs are successful when I eat later in the day, around 6pm. Eating at noon and this being my OMAD has been a challenge. And after a stressful experience of shopping in 2 stores–one had so many empty shelves, it was awful.

I’m open to potentially breaking my fast tomorrow at 24h–just because I have fresh greens for the salad, that won’t last that long and I didn’t have a fresh salad for about a week. And I do have a full fridge full of goodies. However, I will start with black coffee and will start working on the wood lot after breakfast. If I’m hungry, I will break my fast at 24 hours with a nice green salad. I’d try for this to be a lower calorie day, because the day AFTER tomorrow, when the avocado I bought should ripen, we are planning a sushi-making-then-eating event!

April 27:

I’m at 21 hours fasted. I finishe cooking for the family, but I’m not hungry (finally!) and am continuing into tomorrow. Something tells me my May Goal might need to be transferred into June.

I have been finding the quarantine and the state of the world and my wn ineptness challenging and at times depressing. I can’t wait for warmer days.

April 29: I’m at 25h fasted and feeling hungry. However, it is already evening, so I have been telling myself that the day is almost over. I want to succeed. If I’m hungry, my body is utilizing all my extra fat for its nutrition!

I’m about to go for a walk in the woods. I’m excited about the weigh-in tomorrow!

May 11. I went for a run with my kid and because I need to keep up with him, it was again a very good workout. On my own I would have been turtle slow. My muscles are pleasantly sore!

I’m at 22h fasted, ready to continue overnight. This is a difficult moment though–I’m peckish. It is almost 6pm, I’m feeling energized after the run and the shower. But I’m also cooking…oven-baked potatoes with spices, pulled pork, pizza. It all smells really good and it is tempting to eat, while I’m not even hungry!

Posting here helps me keep myself accountable. No food today. Only tea.

I’ currently at 20h and going for a consequitive 48h water fast, after an all liquids refeed yesterday. I’m feeling GREAT! Not hungry at all and lots of energy.

It is all a journey. I need to shake things up. Yesterday I broke a 48h water fast, with the weight of 176lb, which was 3lb down. In my 4h eating window I only had liquids–smoothie with berries, a meal replacement, and whey protein powders, miso, V8 juice, kombucha. I did have a lot of those, but the idea was to stay with liquids only, which I did.

Today my weigh was +3lb. This must be fluid retention from warmer weather, miso and V8? I have been giving myself this excuse for a while. I looked at my weight for January, February and March, before the state of emergency was declared. It hovered between 171 and 174. In April and May it has been between 175 and 179.5, despite me making seemingly more effort.

Since I will really need those capris soon, I’m steady on my plan! I am also begginning to see and feel the extra fat on me which wasn’t there when I was 165lb. I don’t like it!

I’ve been running every other day since April 8. I’m in the middle of a 48h+liquid refeed + 48h fast. I have reduced sugar significantly. I have been baking more savoury pies and pizza from scratch, and even if I eat a small slice, maybe that’s too many carbs. Gotta reduce those as well.

April 7: 68h; 177.5 lb
Apri 9: 48h; 176lb
April 11: 42h; 176lb
April 13: 44h; 177lb
April 14: 26h; n/a
Apri 16: 40h; 176lb
April 18: 40h; 175.5lb
April 19: 23h; n/a
April 21: 38h; 175.5
April 22: 24h
Apri 24: 20h
April 26: 36h; 179lb

April 28: 40h; 176.5lb
April 30: 42h; 176lb

May 1: 20h
May 2: 16h
May 4: 18h
May 6: 19h
May 7:17h
May 8: 22h; W1D1 C2K run (last year I was jogging, this year I’m running! ha ha!)

—->>>I was a bit discouraged at not losing weight and thought to both have a break from regular overnight water fasts and to hopefully shake things up with shorter fasts, from May 1 to May 8. It didn’t bring any results. I gained 3.5lb.

May 10: 41h; W1D2 run
May 12: 41h; 179.5lb; W1D3 run
May 14: 41h; 179lb; W2D1 run
May 15: 18h
May 16: 19h; W2D2 run
May 18: 36h; W2D3 run
May 20: 48h; 176lb

May 21: 179lb at 18h fasted in the morning. Going on a W3D1 run later today. I will break the fast at minimum 42h, but I do hope to continue to 48!

I think I actually need to start counting calories on my eating days. I do NOT think I’m eating DOUBLE of my TDEE, but since I’m not losing weight, heck, maybe I AM????

May 22: 176lb

I broke my fast at 42 h this morning as I had no fasting energy / determination left. Last night was challenging! I ended up feeling hungry and I struggled with falling asleep. I woke up feeling mellow, and felt I didn’t want to stretch it to 48h.

I had my OMAD. 2 cups of raw cabbage with a bit bell pepper and carrot salad; 3 slices of salmon, 2 boiled eggs, coffee with milk, 3 slices of whole wheat toast fried in oil, 2 apples, 2 bananas, a cup of butter milk, and a square of dark chocolate. I re-set the timer for48h.

I just did a rough calculation, not forgetting the amounts of oil for frying and generally rounding the calories up, and the calories in that OMAD is 2268.

Which is 500 calories over my TDEE. However, if I count over the last 5 days, I’m in a really good deficit.

I would like to try this kind of pattern again and see how I feel.
48h water fast
liquid only refeed
36h water fast
large OMAD.

I still don’t understand the 3lb weight variations. I only step on the scale fasted…Possibly water retention.

May 23: 175.5lb this morning at 20h fasted. Currently continuing the fast to 48h tomorrow morning.

Yesterday I did the Week 3 Day 1 run, which included running for 3 minutes (twice), and this time I’m running, not jogging! It was a great exercise and I felt fantastic.

It seems that this Pattern is working out well! I used to prefer to start my fasts in the evenings, which made a 36-42h fast very easy, but 48 was a stretch and felt too challenging.

Now that I started in the morning for the second time, 48h is a breeze! Even if I end up feeling peckish tonight, this is something I mostly deal rather well. My reward would be an entire 48h fast!! And so achievable too.

The plan for tomorrow is to have a mostly liquids day–a light day. I have all I need for bluebberry, spinach, cauliflower smoothies! I just learned about adding cauliflower to smoothies. My kids haven’t even noticed (they had a frozen fruit mix + cauliflower). I have no miso or V8 left.

Another liquid treat for tomorrow is egg latte! https://www.bulletproof.com/recipes/bulletproof-diet-recipes/bulletproof-egg-coffee-recipe-2b3c2g/

I suspect I will be feeling much hugrier on the day AFTER the light day, but maybe this will help me to break through the plateau and start losing again.

May 24: 173.5lb at the end of the 48h fast.

Yay! Even the number will still fluctuate, it was really nice to finally see something under 176lb.

I did feel hungry last night, but this morning I felt just fine. I did have a high carb day. I had coffee with milk, a slice of the meat pie, several potato+chicken+ greens + eggs patties that the kids didn’t like and I had them in the fridge for several days (so it was an act of saving them lol). And then Rice-Less sushi. I recently realized that what I love most about sushi is the combo of nori, avocado, cream cheese and salmon dipped in soya sauce, so there was no need to add carbs to my already carb heavy breakfast.

I set my timer for a 42h fast, which will end on Tuesday morning. Tuesday will be my light day, as per my new plan of alternating normal to large eating days with light eating days, as well as inserting more 48h fasts. I will start reducing the number 48h fasts when my weight hits 165lb . That’s the plan, but I’am also just paying attention to how I’m feeling so that I don’t exhaust my body. For now I’ve been feeling really great and my motivation has returned.

Since my weight usually fluctuates, I hope to see 173-174 on Tuesday morning. Not gaining anything will be a big progress! And being under 176 is a good motivation–this is an entirely new lower weight bracket lol.

April 7: 68h; 177.5 lb
Apri 9: 48h; 176lb
April 11: 42h; 176lb
April 13: 44h; 177lb
April 14: 26h; n/a
Apri 16: 40h; 176lb
April 18: 40h; 175.5lb
April 19: 23h; n/a
April 21: 38h; 175.5
April 22: 24h
Apri 24: 20h
April 26: 36h; 179lb
April 28: 40h; 176.5lb
April 30: 42h; 176lb

May 1: 20h
May 2: 16h
May 4: 18h
May 6: 19h
May 7:17h
May 8: 22h; W1D1 C2K
May 10: 41h; W1D2 run
May 12: 41h; 179.5lb; W1D3 run
May 14: 41h; 179lb; W2D1 run
May 15: 18h
May 16: 19h; W2D2 run
May 18: 36h; W2D3 run
May 20: 48h; 176lb

May 22: 42h; 176lb, W3D1 run
May 23: 175.5b
May 24: 48h; 173.5, W3D2 run

May 26: 175lb at the end of the 42.5h fast. I had my OMAD, which included berry and fruit smooothie, eggs and bacon, bread and yogurt, and dark chocolate. Maybe even a bit too much. Then I started a 48h fast.

I really enjoyed by smooothie this morning–banana, apple, frozen blueberries, peaches, cauliflower and fresh greens.

When I break my fast on Thursday, I’m going to have a light day of smoothies with lots of greens.

I feel today could have been easily a smoothie day–I was craving greens in the morning and I wasn’t hungry. But I wasn’t able to keep this attitude. As I was making breakfast for the kids I got excited about eggs and bacon. I think that if I had planned this to be a smoothie say, I would have done better.

I really need to be more in the moment and eat what my body asks me to. Today it was greens, and I should have honored it, rather than thinking yum bacon. Bacon WAS yum, but only because bacon is always yum. I don’t think I really wanted it today.

I’m okay with the 175lb. I knew it would still go up after the low of 173.5. However my bra is fitting better in the band, the same as my jeans. I’m finally loosing! I’m on the first day of Aunt Flo, so I’m sure this also contributes to the weight fluctuations.

Off for my run!!

I’m getting the right attitude for a 48h fast and a day of green smoothies! Then a 36h fast and a day of normal eating.

June 4th: Well this has been an odd week. There was a birthday, there was lots of cake baking and baking in general. I did maintaint 18-6 or 20-4 on all the days, and there was a 36h fast in there too, but I haven’t stepped on the scale. I haven’t been overeating, which is good, but I did decide to enjoy.

It was pleasant to just have breakfast with the family and enjoy it!

The capris, however, do not fit! Ha ha.

I’m at 40h of a 60h fast. This means I am fasting for the second overnight.

I have ZERO hunger, which is great. I am really trying not to eat just because I’m cooking / baking.

June 5: 177.5lb–oh gosh, I’m not losing any weight–not in this fast, as I’m sure I’m losing weight while fasting, but I mean in general! The good part is that I’m at 63 hours fasted and I’m absolutely not hungry and feeling great.

I was planning to end the fast this morning with the cinnamon buns and coffee as a reward, but I’m going to reward myself by FASTING.

I’m feeling so great and there is no need to break the fast yet. Considering how easy those 63 hours have been, I definitely should continue until I experiene at least some peckishness for at least 6 hours.

I’m sitting next to the plate of the cinnamon buns that I made last night. The buns tat the kids ate last night. The buns that I warmed up for them this morning. I’m glad I’m not tempted!

I had a cup of Nettle tea and a cup of warm water and I’m about to make pizza from scratch that the kids will eat after we are done with gardening.

I’d be very happy if I loast 84 hours, which is tomorrow morning!

June 6: 175.5lb (which I know is water fluctuation, but I was able to zip up my capris, even if they were tight and I don’t expect this progress to last after I’m back to eating)YAY ME!

I’m at 85h fasted now and feeling well! I’m so excited about this, actually! My longest fast was 94 hours–only one. And I did only several fasts past 44 hours in the last year and a half. Several 48s recently, and I think on 72ish.

I’m amazed at how well I’m feeling! I’m not hungry. I feel a bit “lighter”, but not really light-headed.

I looked at all the pies and buns on the counter and I’m not tempted. I’m a bit bored with not eating, isn’t it weird? I’m contemplating making my drinks for a liquids day, but really, I should just continue with water fasting as things are going SO AMAZINGLY WELL. Not every fast is easy, and I think when they are easy, we should take them. This is my 4th day of fasting and I’m so excited!

I had half a bottle of kombucha, 7 calories. I had the other half yesterday. I’m drinking green tea right now.

I think a realistic plan for today is to go with the flow.

Tomorrow I’ll have my carrot and buckwheat muffins, saurkrout and rhubarb crumble–e.i. real food. Today it is either a water fast or a liquid fast.

I’m celebrating this fast and I’m feeling so great!

June 7: 173.5lb, 108 h of fasting!

Wow, I’m still not hungry! I’m definitely feeling lighter and maybe a tiny bit light headed, but not dizzy or unwell. Like a good kind of light-headed? Overall I’m feeling great.

I’m honestly unsure whether to continue wit the fast or not. Some sources I’ve been reading say that the fast should be 3, 5 or 7 or 21 days. So should I aim for 5 days or end at 4? I’m not sure.

I made bone broth last night…I have my V8 ready. If I do a 5 day fast then I definitely need to spend 4-5 days “exiting” in order to maintain the health benefits. I hate “exiting.” I’ve never been successful at gradual exiting. Though right now I feel I have the right attitude about exiting, so I think this time I’m mentally ready for the gradual exiting.

It is also incredibly exciting that I’ve been fasting for that long! And it also feels like a bit of cheating? As this has been so easy. I feel I should have at least half of a day of feeling peckish / hungry? haha

I’ll have to really go with the flow today and listen to my body.

June 8: 172.5lb at 132 h fasted.

That’s a 5lb loss from June 5th. I started the fast in the evening of June 2nd, so I’m sure my weight on June 3rd was even higher. So the total weight loss so far is likely at least 6lb.

Now to my issues. Since I’m talking to myself here, I’m not posting for an answer, I’m just musing out loud.

I’m starting day 6 and I’m feeling so amazing. That “Feeling Euphoric” option on the Life Fasting app? I used to think it was BS, but I think I’m kinda euphoric? At the very least I’m so HAPPY and delighted with everything. There is no feeling of hunger or peckiness.

I woke up delighted with the bright and warm morning. I went for a little walk. Everything is so beautiful and fresh after 2 days of rain.

I’m making breakfast for the family and I’m thinking, should I even drink the V8? I really don’t want to break the fast! or should I break it WHILE I’m feeling great?

Also, the longer the fast, the more careful the “exit” should be… and I’m not sure I want to deal with that.

Well, I’m going to drink some tea and listen to my body and my mind.

June 9: 171lb at 156h fasted.

Last night there was some cramping in my GI tract, as though I had to go #2. Very mild discmfort. This morning I had a small but normal BM.

I’m still not feeling any hunger. Which is s strange and amazing!

I’m definitely feeling a bit weaker this morning. I mean, I feel completely fine, but I wouldn’t want to go for a run. Though a walk would be fine.

I’m not sure still how to break my fast. Last night I got convinced that the bone broth would be great. I read a lot on the benefits of it and convinced myself this would be a great first “meal.”

Then this morning I read a bit on a raw eating vegan forum, and I guess I’m getting influenced when they say “So are you going to eat animal corpses?”

And honestly it is easier to imagine myself starting with V8 or even fruit smoothie. But I have a lot of bone broth! And it is supposedl healthy and definitely keto. This means that I can transition to carbs and sugars in a gentler way.

I think I will break the fast either around 4pm today, or…tomorrow morning. I’m really excited and proud to have fasted for that long!! And it is most amazing that I’ve been feeling so well! I’m especially amazed with not feeling any hunger!

June 10: 170lb in the morning, at 180h fasted.

I woke up with no hunger, and feeling absolutely great! I’ve read about this phenomenon–that people are reluctant to start eating. And now I see why. I’m feeling so great and I worry that ingesting food will make me sluggish or hungry or start craving food! This is so weird! I didn’t expect this.

I made breakfast for the kids, am drinking nice herbal tea and am planning to go for a walk on the trails.

My main goal for the day is to figure out whether to fast for one more day or to start my broth regimen.

I’m trying to figure out what my body needs right now.

If anyone is reading this and is worrired–I’m 30lb from being underweight, and I have no health issues.

June 11: 171lb, which is 1lb up from yesterday, which is expected.

Yesterday I had more broth and V8 than I planned. About 500ml of broth and maybe 1 L of V8 over the course of the day. When I went to bed I was really hungry. Since I was still in the Fasting Attitude rather than Eating / Feasting Attitude, I felt it was okay to be hungry.

However, I couldn’t fall asleep and I got up at 1am and chugged V8 out of the bottle. I immediately felt great and went to sleep.

I woke up with no hunger and feeling great. Last night I thought I’d be chugging broth the first thing after getting up, but now that I’m not hungry I will wait until closer to a 24h window.

I’m so delighted with the experience!! So, so happy.

June 14th: 172lb at 36 fasted and hooray, my capris zipped up easily! Yay! The waist fits perfectly, but I have to admit I need to lose another half and inch around my hips for them to fit perfectly. But they do fit decently well as it is. I’m pleased. If it were hot outside, I’d actually wear them with no issues. Since it is still chilly, my latest skinniest jeans are fitting well again so I’m happy.

So this is how I transitioned so far:

For 48h after the fast I only had broth and V8.
After 48h I had an healthy but normal omad. This was egainst my plans, but it just happened and felt great. I think my body was absolutely ready. Yes, I wanted to extend the transition, but hey, 48 h, in retrospect, is quite good.

The I really felt like a 36h fast–I didn’t feel like eating yesterday so didn’t.

I’m not sure I’m going to do ADF that soon after the 7 day fast, but it will depend on how I’m feeling.