I don’t disagree with some of this advice, certainly the mood swings in the first few days can make dealing with other people challenging, particularly if you are in a high stress job, have a hellish commute or whatever, however the thought of sitting at home all day (with a kitchen full of food) would only make it harder for me. So I embark on the fast whilst going to work normally, I like being busy and the distraction of having a packed day helps it to go more easily. Also living in Guernsey means the commute is not stressful, if for instance I feel too dizzy or groggy to drive then if I chose I could just bus or walk to work, not that I think this will be an issue from past experience.
Also my work is fairly sedentary; I do get the chance to do physical stuff if I want to, but generally I’m sitting behind a desk all day, so from a physical point of view I am “resting”, it’s just easier for me at least to keep busy whilst fasting. Of course there is also the issue of being able to take 40 days off of work to fast, sure I’d love to be sitting on a beach somewhere warm soaking up rays whilst sipping ice cold water before heading into my villa for a massage, but I’m not quite at that stage in my life yet ;)
The low level headache is still in evidence, I’m trying to decide if it is still a hangover from Saturday, caffeine and other “toxin” withdrawal, tiredness or a general combination of all 3, hopefully as the week progresses it will disappear.
Part of me also sees this fast as an opportunity to begin my training for the Guernsey marathon, in theory training proper begins June 1st when the fast is over, but given that I should shed somewhere in the region of 14 to 21lbs of fat over the course of the fast, the theory should be that with less weight to lug around 26 miles I might just get a better time… wishful thinking? Maybe!
The call from coffee and chocolate is greater today, as I knew it would be, it’s just habits and cravings calling to me, not hunger, so I can just steel my resolve and get on with it, but it is interesting that during “idle” moments, thoughts turn to “oh I could just nip out and get an Americano” this is why I’m doing this fast, break habits and prove myself above and beyond the insidious calls of my psyche!!
Today has as expected been a bit harder than yesterday, I'm a bit more moody, a bit more drained but I envisage kicking into ketosis tomorrow and as my body starts to process body fat for needed energy I'll start to feel more "normal".
I know that a lot of people really suffer badly over the first few days, particularly if they are not used to going without food or in particular certain foodstuffs, there is all sorts of good science out there regarding the masking effect of regularly eating a food that we are intolerant to and the result when we stop can be very difficult, happily for me I have carried out a few detoxes and fasts as well as the more regular 5:2 aspect, which makes the transition between eating and not eating a bit easier to bear.
I did record a video log yesterday but am still trying to decide whether to post it up or not, damn it is cringe-worthy, I'll record another tonight just to keep the sequence going and maybe for my own future reference, but my belief is that I have a face and a voice for text based blogging! I will though try to post up a few pictures along the way so that any visible effects of the fasting can be shared with everyone reading.
Weight today 192.2lbs as my body starts to process "stored" water that tends to hang around whilst processing food, this is why so many of those glossy magazine diets claim "lose 10lb in two weeks" they know that most of us carry around 5-10lb of water and salt weight most of the time, so by a few changes anyone can shed some pounds, it's shedding fat that's the hard part.
Blood pressure 130/75
Pulse 58bpm
That's it for today
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