adefwebserver's Journal, 27 June 2018

Day 3 of a planned 5 day fast

The scale is not moving at all! This is amazing because I have done the best on this current fast than I have ever done. Yesterday I kept my carbs below 10 carbs.

However, for some reason my glucometer reading this morning was 90! When I am three days into a fast I should be in the high 70s. Something is keeping my blood sugar high?! As Dr. Fung says, insulin causes me to be fat, calories don't matter (I know most people will not believe this, but after not eating for 3 days and not losing a pound (on the scale) I am now a believer).

Anyway, my blood sugar will eventually fall (I plan to do a 5 mile run this morning and that should help).

A few more things:

* I feel GREAT on this fast. No moments of headaches, upset stomach, or dizziness. I credit this to drinking a lot of HI-Lyte electrolyte concentrate. Perhaps this is related to the lack of loss on the scale (because I am retaining a lot of water)? I'm ok with this because keeping my carbs low, and feeling great is something I can stick with.

* @jimmiepop suggested I get a kit to measure my body fat. It finally came last night. Good thing I did. My true goal weight appears to be 171 not 160 :) (see my post at: https://bit.ly/2KoXCSK) When I look in the mirror it looks like I only have 10-15 pounds to lose. The BMI calculators say I should be 160. I reset my weight goal on FS to 170.

I am glad I am journaling about not losing a pound after three days of fasting. When I look back on this I will know what 'happened on the other side'.

The irony is that I have read on FS where people say "you need to eat a certain amount of calories to lose weight or you will go into starvation mode and it will slow your weight loss".

I did a lot of research on this (See: Fasting vs. Eating Less: What's the Difference? (Science of Fasting) https://bit.ly/2rWYwNO) and as I sit here I KNOW that my metabolism is not slow. I literally bounced out of bed this morning full of energy. I 'think' that my body is 'full of water'. I drink a lot of water but I do not go to the bathroom that much. I think this is because of the HI-Lyte electrolyte concentrate.

Also, I only took in 100 calories yesterday, could it really be that my metabolism has slowed down so much that it is only burning less than 100 calories and that is why I have no weight loss on the scale?

Research has shown "Your metabolism will only slow down if you’ve consumed less than 50% of your required calorie intake for several weeks or months AND even then only by 10% at the most" - https://bit.ly/2txRhuE

I'm not trying to convince anyone to fast, I just want to share my results with people who are fasting in case they hit this same situation I am in (the scale is not moving).

Anyway, let's see what happens next! I plan to stay on this fast until Friday and then re-start it on Monday.

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111 kcal

Fat: 3.22g | Prot: 9.73g | Carb: 9.88g.   Breakfast: Starbucks Caffe Misto (Short). Dinner: Beef Broth (Home Recipe). more...

2853 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Running (jogging) - 5/mph - 1 hour, Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 1 hour and 30 minutes, Resting - 13 hours and 30 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...