My husband had his colonoscopy today. So yesterday he was on broth and clear liquids only, and he had to do the "purge," which was pleasant. He wasn't allowed any food after midnight, not even the broth. No water, either. The good news is that he was second in line this morning for his procedure. We were out of there by 8:00 am, and then we were able to eat breakfast together as I had ended my fast around 2:00 AM.
Starting weight: 415 lbs
Current weight: 357 lbs ⇧
Long-term Goal: 145 lbs
Short-term Goal: 359 lbs
We had some delicious, fatty barbecue brisket. It's Texas, that's what we do! It was amazing! We ate it with a salad and some homemade ginger dressing. I wasn't too thrilled with the dressing. I used a recipe I found online, and I feel it had far too much soy sauce in it. The taste of the soy sauce overwhelmed the ginger and garlic, unfortunately.
Even after this meal, I felt good. No dumping. Success! Now I know how to ease into eating after an extended fast. In all, with that meal and my snack from earlier in the day combined, total calories were around 1245. But even though this 2nd meal was only about 750 calories, I couldn't manage it! It was far too much. I had to give my hubby the rest of my brisket, but I was good and finished all of my greens.
I am up about point-two pounds from yesterday, and I wouldn't be too shocked to see it rise more. I will still net a fairly decent loss, I think. Dr. Fung says that realistically we should be able to shed about a half of a pound per day of actual fat, so I know that this pound-per-day loss is likely superficial, and quite possibly not true fat loss. If the scale goes a bit higher, I will not be discouraged.
That said, I have begun a new fast, and I am going to try to hit five days this time. I have set my goal at 120 hours, and if I make it, I may even try to go a bit longer. I have to really mind my electrolyte intake. I may also need to investigate ways to get the vitamins and other trace minerals into my body as well. For the B-complex, I have nutritional yeast. I need to have 1 tbsp for a full dose. It would break my fast, though, as it contains both carbohydrates and protein.
I toyed with the idea of doing, like, 48- or 72-hour fasts, breaking with OMAD, and then immediately restarting. This pattern would give me an opportunity to replenish lost minerals and vitamins, I think. It should still give me the benefits of fadting tgat I am looking for: fat loss and autophagy. It would also make my husband feel much less anxious about my not eating. He is a bit worried about the dangers of it.
My husband doesn't want to lose me to starvation graph:
Starting weight: 415 lbsCurrent weight: 357 lbs ⇧
Long-term Goal: 145 lbs
Short-term Goal: 359 lbs
We had some delicious, fatty barbecue brisket. It's Texas, that's what we do! It was amazing! We ate it with a salad and some homemade ginger dressing. I wasn't too thrilled with the dressing. I used a recipe I found online, and I feel it had far too much soy sauce in it. The taste of the soy sauce overwhelmed the ginger and garlic, unfortunately.
Even after this meal, I felt good. No dumping. Success! Now I know how to ease into eating after an extended fast. In all, with that meal and my snack from earlier in the day combined, total calories were around 1245. But even though this 2nd meal was only about 750 calories, I couldn't manage it! It was far too much. I had to give my hubby the rest of my brisket, but I was good and finished all of my greens.
I am up about point-two pounds from yesterday, and I wouldn't be too shocked to see it rise more. I will still net a fairly decent loss, I think. Dr. Fung says that realistically we should be able to shed about a half of a pound per day of actual fat, so I know that this pound-per-day loss is likely superficial, and quite possibly not true fat loss. If the scale goes a bit higher, I will not be discouraged.
That said, I have begun a new fast, and I am going to try to hit five days this time. I have set my goal at 120 hours, and if I make it, I may even try to go a bit longer. I have to really mind my electrolyte intake. I may also need to investigate ways to get the vitamins and other trace minerals into my body as well. For the B-complex, I have nutritional yeast. I need to have 1 tbsp for a full dose. It would break my fast, though, as it contains both carbohydrates and protein.
I toyed with the idea of doing, like, 48- or 72-hour fasts, breaking with OMAD, and then immediately restarting. This pattern would give me an opportunity to replenish lost minerals and vitamins, I think. It should still give me the benefits of fadting tgat I am looking for: fat loss and autophagy. It would also make my husband feel much less anxious about my not eating. He is a bit worried about the dangers of it.
My husband doesn't want to lose me to starvation graph:
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