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2018 MAY 16 -- Day 35

My shift changed this week, so today is the first day of my new weekend. I am also still fasting, and I didn't eat until after my husband's appointments. The good news is that I only gained one pound after my re-re-feed. Gain was expected. I was exlecting moe than 1 lb, though, so this snall gain was welcome. I fasted for 52.5 hours!

Starting weight: 415 lbs
Current weight: 365.2 lbs  
Long-term Goal: 145 lbs
Short-term Goal: 359 lbs

We went to the mall food court, and we ate at Chicago Cheesesteak Company. Apparently they have the #1 cheesteaks.

I wasn't all that impressed. I had a large cheese steak sandwich in a bowl without the bread. It consisted of three or four large pieces of thinly sliced lean beef, a few slices of tomato, some sauteed onions, a few pickles, and some shreds of iceberg lettuce all topped with some shredded cheddar. I had them add mayo because I needed a bit more fat. When I tasted it, though, it was sweet as if it were Miracle Whip instead of mayo. They had to remake it. That was almost disaster!

I had made BPC to take with me for added fats. After we got home, I entered the details of my meal into Carb Manager. I didn't add enough fat, so I had to make more BPC. Rather than using coffee, though, I used Oolong tea. It wasn't too bad. I didn't want the extra caffeine as I learned rhat could toss me out of ketosis.

I'm curious to see what happens to my weight tomorrow. I managed to stick to around 1300 calories for the whole meal. That's not too bad. I think I'd like to do a 48-hour fast once a week. I'm sure I can handle it. Maybe I will go longer from time-to-time. I think it can only do me good, so I'm all for it!

Fasting is surprisingly easy and fun graph:


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