That happens, so no worries. I’ll get a rush then it wanes and picks back up. Sometimes there need for only a little sleep and then the next night there’s lots of sleep. The changes are many sometimes! LOL
14 day fast, here we go!
Stephanie
(Stephanie Hanson)
#65
Thank you for posting this. I’m 85 hrs into my current fast and the episodes of tiredness do seem to wax and wane. I’m glad to hear someone else confirm this.
Charmaine-OLD
(Blyss (Old @Charmaine))
#66
You are welcome! As long as it’s not TMI, I don’t mind sharing to help others LOL.
gtdjeff
(Jeff Waters)
#67
Congrats, @Stephanie— heading to the 4 day mark! How long are you planning to go?
And thanks, @Charmaine-OLD – yes, it definitely seems quite variable.
Today is day 7-- so far great energy from morning through 3pm. It’s a workday, so my mind is super busy anyway. Not quite the keto rush, but I think a little more energy than normal.
I’m taking mixing a couple glugs of apple cider vinegar and 5 grinds of salt in a glass of water at 6am, noon, and 9pm. Guessing that’s a good thing to keep up “electrolytes”, but dunno for sure. Just know the vinegar has no calories or carbs and lots of magnesium.
Debby
#68
Sometimes I measure out 4-5 grams of sea salt in the morning and consume it throughout the day. In one of the most recent Stephen Phinney videos (Low Carb Down Under?), he discusses the need for salt (especially in relation to heart disease). I believe he said people do better with 8 grams (high end) than with 2 grams (much too low).
From my experience, you’ll probably have even more energy next week!
Stephanie
(Stephanie Hanson)
#69
Thank you. My original goal is to stay at a GKI of <= 1 for 7 days. I hit 0.69 at the 55 hr mark. This morning it was 0.74. I work 3 long shifts a week and those are more difficult for me. After reading through many fasting posts, I’m feeling motivated to stay the course until my body tells me to stop. I’m one of those people that doesn’t distinguish true hunger feelings well. So, it’s tricky for me.
Charmaine-OLD
(Blyss (Old @Charmaine))
#70
I use about 1-2 tbsp. acv or red wine vinegar mixed in with about 24-33 oz of water about twice a day. I also make sure to add Nu-Salt (No Salt, or cream of tartar, but usually Nu Salt) for potassium (roughly 1/2 tsp) and sip on it. I use more water to make sure there’s absolutely no issue with the acidity from vinegar. If you’re drinking coffee also, it has potassium in it as well.
gtdjeff
(Jeff Waters)
#71
Day 7 has gone swimingly so far.
Here’s a crazy one, though. It’s 6pm and my wife is sauteing some kind of beef concoction on the stove. The smell is wafting all around me-- normally that would have me salivating and stomach grumblin.
I recognize that the smell is nice, but I’m really not jonesing to eat! Weird!
Debby
#72
It’s funny, but the longer I get into an extended fast, the more I enjoy cooking food. No desire to eat it, just like preparing and cooking it! Husband doesn’t mind. 
Stephanie
(Stephanie Hanson)
#73
Same here. I prepared my DDs food for preschool tomorrow and not a single morsel went in my mouth. It’s pretty miraculous.
Cat
(Cathie Condon)
#74
One day on an extended fast I got home from work and cooked the family a great meal. Only to realize no one was coming home. Keto on!
ryancrawcour
(ryancrawcour)
#75
@gtdjeff, when you say “fast” what do you mean? no food, or some food, water or broth? are we talking total blackout of food, or just IF?
the term “fast” is like the flavor of the month, people seem to use it to describe anything.
gtdjeff
(Jeff Waters)
#76
@ryancrawcour, lol… you’re right.
I’m purely on water, tea,and coffee. No food, no broth.
3 times a day, I mix a couple glugs of ACV (apple cider vinegar) and teaspoon of salt into a glass of water, hold my nose, and down it. I’m hoping that is enough to maintain enough salt and electrolytes… but don’t take that for gospel, I’m just guessing. Most of what I know about electrolytes comes from the movie Idiocracy.
Stephanie
(Stephanie Hanson)
#79
I’m hr 134. At hr 85 I has 1 tsp coconut oil some lite salt and pink salt in my black coffee to ward off the cold feeling. At hr 112 I had some pickle juice b/c I was feeling very tired. a couple hrs ago I had some pickle juice and a teeny tiny slice of a meatball (the meatball was to test them for my toddler–they had been in the freezer awhile). I’m testing fasting glucose, blood ketones and ketonix every morning. This was my 4th morning with a GKI below 1. It’s my goal to keep going until I’ve had 7 days at GKI <= 1. Then I want to slowly add food back and see if it’s possible to maintain a low GKI with some calories from fat and protein. I want to see what my current threshold is.