My weight is not coming down as quickly as I'd hoped. I did the math. I had lost 5.2 lbs over the last 5-day fast, and then I regained 9 lbs. That's a net gain of almost 4 lbs. I feel really bloated, and my belly is a bit large, so I don't think this is real weight gain. It's going to go away, I just don't know when. And I don't know how to force it back down so I can see 349 lbs on the scale again. If I could, I wouldn't be this big, though; right?
Starting weight: 401 lbs
Current weight: 355.6 lbs ⇩
Long-term Goal: 145 lbs
Short-term Goal: 325 lbs
I haven't really been supplementing with the potassium and salt like I was doing at the start of this journey of extended fasting. From all of the information I've gleaned, for a fast that only lasts a week or less, I shouldn't need to supplement. And, also, if I simply consume these by mouth in water they would mainly just pass right through me anyhow. I am likely not getting too much benefit from this. The most important is salt, though. For that, it is best to stick some under my tongue when I start feeling a bit run down or "not right."
Today I decided I would try taking a couple of my potassium pills. Not 30 minutes after I did that, I was on the verge of tossing some cookies. My mouth started watering in that way that it does just before what you ate comes out the wrong way. I took a little walk and tried to focus on not tossing any cookies as I really have no cookies to toss. I don't know what would have come up if anything did. Just water, really. I'm not going to try that again.
I need to make some more snacks for my husband. We're out of 'em finally. It took a while. Those lasted a really long time. The chicken salad wraps actually perished before we could eat them all, so I'm re-vamping that recipe to use something other than mayonnaise. I am also not going to use lettuce. I plan to use seaweed instead. I think that will be tasty! My struggle is keeping the carbs and protein down while adding more healthy fats.
This weight thing is such a bother graph:
Starting weight: 401 lbs
Current weight: 355.6 lbs ⇩
Long-term Goal: 145 lbs
Short-term Goal: 325 lbs
I haven't really been supplementing with the potassium and salt like I was doing at the start of this journey of extended fasting. From all of the information I've gleaned, for a fast that only lasts a week or less, I shouldn't need to supplement. And, also, if I simply consume these by mouth in water they would mainly just pass right through me anyhow. I am likely not getting too much benefit from this. The most important is salt, though. For that, it is best to stick some under my tongue when I start feeling a bit run down or "not right."
Today I decided I would try taking a couple of my potassium pills. Not 30 minutes after I did that, I was on the verge of tossing some cookies. My mouth started watering in that way that it does just before what you ate comes out the wrong way. I took a little walk and tried to focus on not tossing any cookies as I really have no cookies to toss. I don't know what would have come up if anything did. Just water, really. I'm not going to try that again.
This weight thing is such a bother graph:
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