First day has been relatively uneventful, except for a fitful night’s sleep. (I can’t use my Zeo until I get a replacement headband, so I can’t track true sleep quality; I’m stuck with the Garmin’s less-reliable movement based tracker. ) I had dropped a couple of pounds from yesterday, 454.6. I do hope to get under 450, but I’m not aiming for a goal weight. I’ve lost 20+ pounds on several fasts, but since the second fast brought me into the 450s, I haven’t fallen further. I’d be thrilled to see the 430s, but I’m listening to my body. This is a long-haul experiment of months and years, not just days. I would like to go 5+ days. If I make it to 7 again I’ll see how I feel about going on, but as long as I’m unsupervised, 10 days is my limit.
My blood glucose was high at noon at 126, but at the 24 hour mark at 4:30p was down to 102, and 97 at 6:30p. Aside from my second fast, where I was pulling in the low 80s on day 6, I haven’t seen under 100 very often, so I was glad to see the last number.
I have felt some temptations to eat, but no real hunger. I have felt chilly, which is common when I fast. My wife says she can tell when I’ve been eating a lot of carbs because I’m a “big heat thing”. Fat burns slower and cooler, I guess.
So…keep on keepin’ on. One day down.