FAST: Closing on 40 hours

I’m well into day 2. I’m using midnight Tuesday as the start time. I had a few Costco parmesan crisps just before, which was very low carb but too much protein to let slide as a fat fast. but for a satisfying crunchy guilt-free thing, a couple of crisps are great for eating days.

I had a pretty easy day yesterday, all told. Stuck with water-only and a few small pinches of HPS (Himalayan pink salt) for electrolytes. I’m taking all the prescription drugs and supplements I usually do. I’m older, so I don’t know if I’ll be able to get off all of them. I’ll likely need to stay on Eliquis because of a clotting gene I learned about last year. But the fewer drugs I need to stay on, the happier I’ll be.

One thing I haven’t grown out of yet is sleep disruption. I felt wide awake at 3am, and though I’m sure I slept, my dreams were vivid and bizarre. This has happened often while fasting. I can sort of understand: switching fuel sources has to have some impact on the brain.

(yuck alert) Today included a bit of barely-averted Disaster Pants. It can be fascinating to check the bowl on days when fasting diarrhea. Some of what comes out is unexpected, like years ago when I’d take the occasional round of Colonblow (actual product) to boost regularity.

Around 4pm I reached the cold hands stage, which often happens to me the first few days of the fast. I’m glad I’m not cold throughout like I was the first time.  Seems to accompany a drop in blood sugars, which makes sense: I burn hot when I’m full of carbs. when burning fat I’m on more of a slow burn.  (Do I repeat myself? I think I repeat myself.)

Anyway. Feeling pretty good. Brain fog hasn’t fully lifted, but not feeling overly cranky considering I’m not yet in ketosis. I’m glad I don’t get the Keto Flu that often.

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