Planning a fast~ anyone interested? page 28

[Sabine]

Definitely the end. We walked out of the restaurant at 8:00pm yesterday, so I am looking at 24 hours and 20 minutes so far. Just got back from a slow walk with the dogs, and feeling good. Not hungry yet. How is it going for everyone else?

[Paleobird]

I'm at 25 hours and feeling fine. The tummy growled a bit at noon today but stopped in a couple of minutes. I made dinner for my Dad (reheated the quiche and made a salad) and didn't feel tempted at all.

[halfbunny]

Nice experiences so far!

I followed up my 23 hour fast (23 because i counted from the end ) with an 18/6 hour window the last 2 days, usually with a late lunch around 2 pm, a fruit around 4pm and a meal around 7pm. I had coffees an hour before lunch with heavy cream, thats why i count 6/18. I do make sure getting enough variety and especially veggies and protein. I will try my next fast Thursday to Friday, not that i want to make weekly 24hour fasts a habit *yet, but i will be having a day alone and won't happen to have that soon again (leading a camp in July)

[collegeprimalgirl]

I woke up at around hour 19 and felt Fabulous! I am feeling really good about making it 36 or even 48 this time.
Thank you for bringing up the Fast Five, I thought I was doing something really bad for my body when I originally lost a lot of weight. I ate around one meal a day and CW told me that *gasp* you skipped breakfast! you are killing your body! It is nice to know that this is an acceptable way to eat.

[Reliance]

How much body fat do you want to lose?

[collegeprimalgirl]

Reliance,
I am not sure if you are asking me or someone else so I'll just answer
I am looking to go from 167 (CW) to about 139 (GW) but I am getting a fit test to tell me what BF% I am at now on Thursday so I'll have a better picture of what I'm looking to lose percentage wise.

[Nady]

Morning all~
Day 2!! I'm at the 36 hr. mark, doing good. I weighed this morning~ down 4½ pounds~ no wonder I was feeling so logy. Guess it wasn't just the heat. Planning on fasting until Wednesday dinner, but that could go +/- depending on my body signals. If everything is going really good I'll extend it.

Fast happy, everyone!

[Jacq ChocMonster]

@Nady - 4.5lbs in 36 hours? That's loads!

I don't have a scale so uh I'm eyeballing my progress. My tummy's definitely deflated yay! Also, I DID find it easier today, like you guys said. I'm at 38hrs. Woohoo! My target was 40hrs but I'm going to bed now. I think I'll break it at 50hrs. At this moment I feel like I could just go on forever but perhaps it's better to go slow and steady, and shoot for more in a few weeks' time. Impulse decisions about food usually ends badly for me

Stomach was growling rather audibly ~32hrs. Took a swig of coconut cream. All fine after. Energy level was pretty constant. My one concern is that I've always been borderline anemic - sporadic dizziness and fainting episodes. Not a huge deal, but it's gotten better since I started eating more red meat, and I'm happy to note that although I felt a bit light-headed today, it was nowhere close to a dizzy spell I've always been rejected for blood donation though - anyone knows if being primal might eventually help adjust blood pressure enough to donate blood? I remain optimistic.

Another question before I go to bed. For those who IF frequently/daily, do you find a difference having your biggest meal in the day vs in the evenings?

Hope everyone's doing well, keep the updates coming! Over and out.

[Nady]

You do realize that 4.5 pounds was 4 pounds of water~ Glad you're finding this a positive experience! And when you eat is probably an individual thing~ when I eat in the morning/early afternoon, my energy just crashes. I only want a nap. So, for me, I save eating until late afternoon/evening~ a *after the hunt* kind of thing. That way, I can relax and just digest!

[Sabine]

Checking in a little late today, as I had some morning errands. Woke up at 35 hours in, feeling good. Still no hunger. There was some stomach rumbling at 11:00 this morning, but it felt and sounded more like movement than hunger. Keeping busy today, which I know will keep my mind off the habit hunger. I am making a quiche for my family's dinner tonight, a la Paleobird. It sounds good in an abstract sort of way, but I feel no desire to have anything myself. I think after my indulgences this past week, my body is LIKING having a break from food. (No, I didn't indulge in anticipation of the fast, it was a scheduled thing.)

Interesting post about IF from Mark today. I was glad to read again that the cancer patients had positive results regardless of sex. Although I find I am eating two meals a day more frequently (as opposed to 3 or 3+ snacks), it has been a natural occurrence: I have not planned an IF more than a couple of times. For myself, I do not think I would consider it an IF until I was holding off even when hungry. Until that point, I think I would just be eating naturally, regardless of schedule.

My natural hunger has changed since I've gone primal, and I think even more than I realized, as I was astounded to find how long it takes me to get hungry. As I become more attuned to when I am really hungry, and as I approach my healthy weight, and presumably need to eat more often as my storage goes down, I will be interested to see what changes occur. I think we always need to remember that we are not static machines- that what is right for us at one time, may change.

Hope y'all are having as good a time as I am. Let's hear from you!