David's Fasting Journal page 9

[Piscator]

Yeah, I was being a bit sarcastic there.
Allergies again this morning, but the air here in our little canyon town is thick with smoke from all the wild fires in the region.

[Siobhan]

My friends have told me that if I say, "Wheat is murder" one more time they will hit me over the head with a hammer. (But it is...)

[Piscator]

You should make that phrase into a T-shirt and bumper stickers - market to the primal/paleo/gluten-free crowd. Come up with a cool logo with it - I'll buy a shirt, your first customer.

[Siobhan]

Alas, someone has beaten me to it -

Fat Head » Wheat Is Murder

[Piscator]

Weight - 151.0
BP - 110/69
Pulse - 55

Looks like my weight is creeping up. Strange, as I don't look any bigger at all and my clothes still fit the same. I've been following the Convict Conditioning routine regularly and am getting stronger. I know everybody who starts working out and gains weight always says "oh, it's the muscle gain" - but I can't figure anything else. I have had some higher carbs the last couple of days, so maybe that's a contributor.

[Piscator]

I've been posting on the other fasting challenge thread - several of us are going about 4 days. I'm at about 57 hours into it right now. My starting weight - after a weekend of sugar binging - was 152.2.
Weight - 147.6
BP - 111/68
Pulse - 63

It seems like I'm looking as lean now as I did at 135 pounds at the end of 21 days, so the strength training is doing me some good.

[Piscator]

Weight - 145.8
BP - 121/66
Pulse - 52

So this is the last day of my nearly 4 day fast (challenge). I will end it today after 5 pm - plan on breaking the fast with pemmican again. While I'm 10 pounds heavier than when I ended the 21 day fast, it seems like I may look even a little bit leaner. Is it possible than I've added 10 pounds of muscle? Seems unlikely, but I'm definitely getting stronger from my Convict Conditioning routine. I got through the Jackknife Squats yesterday, doing 3 sets of 40 and did the Flat Bent Leg Raises and Straight Bridges as well, although I didn't manage to advance through those. I haven't had anything but water and salt since starting this fast and I'm really missing coffee. I'm at almost 81 hours and planning to go 90. Homestretch