5-Day Fast Diary / Tracker

[David_Stilley]

Are you tracking weight loss?

[TimeForMe]

@David_Stilley Yes! I was at 162 the day I started and was 158.2 this morning. So four days, and almost 4 pounds!

[Momof5]

Congratulations, you are doing great =).

[KetoCancerMom]

Looking forward to your next update.
As your chart is getting long, maybe consider keeping the last 3 entries and then add on from there, just so your post isn’t just a lot of numbers. Plus we can easily scroll for the previous entries.

[TimeForMe]

Thanks for the advice. I think instead I’ll just keep one full chart and will delete ones posted previously with duplicate data. I like being able to see the whole data set and scan down through the numbers in one place.

[KetoCancerMom]

I actually just kept updating one chart, but do what works best for you

[TimeForMe]

About 115 hours… only 5 hours left!

[Momof5]

That is terrific, you have done really well =)). Just make sure that you are home when you refeed at all =).

[TimeForMe]

I am off work and home for three days. The timing was well thought out!

[Momof5]

Oh, awesome. That is perfect then =).

[TimeForMe]

120 hours!
I decided to break my fast at my original goal. I felt like I could go longer but I decided to stick to my plan.

Just had about 1/2 cup of sauerkraut and apple cider vinegar. Will wait for a while and have some bone broth.

[Momof5]

Congratulations on 120 hours fasting, you did great =).

[TimeForMe]

I’m going to continue to take BG over next few days to see how my refeed plan works out.

Date	BG	Pulse	BP
-4h	86	80	118/79
FEAST, -2h	88	73	118/78
-1h	87	80	120/79
BEGIN	91	76	124/81
2h	92	71	125/85
4h	92	76	121/80
11h	93	90	135/87
12h	91	83	115/79
15h	88	75	132/85
18h	88	90	132/84
21h	77	74	132/79
1 DAY	73	77	129/87
27h	77	72	122/79
34h	85	102	135/83
39h	80	79	135/89
42h	78	81	122/76
45h	72	73	113/74
2 DAYS	74	75	124/86
51h	72	70	132/89
58h	82	102	135/83
60h	81	79	135/89
64h	70	81	122/76
69h	75	97	125/78
3 DAYS	78	75	131/85
75h	75	74	122/80
82h	79	108	121/85
86h	72	82	122/83
89h	66	79	128/87
4 DAYS	62	74	117/75
99h	63	76	123/80
105h	73	97	122/83
114h	62	87	121/83
117h	58	85	124/80
5 DAYS	63	82	141/97

[NinMD]

Well done. I am 93 hours in on a 5 day fast right now. EF has been getting easier and easier for me. However, this one has been challenging as I’ve been under a good deal of stress.

[Momof5]

Best wishes on your fast, NinMD -if you are too overwhelmed due to the stress, just stop? Cortisol is annoying…

[TimeForMe]

Great job! Especially under stress, that must be tough. When I got to the 100 hour mark I figured no matter what happened at that point - continue or stop - my body had reaped many of the benefits I was wanting from the fast (autophagy specifically) and I’d be good. I hope you can make it but if not, it’s still amazing.

[TimeForMe]

Here are my final results for weight (pounds), BMI, and average daily blood glucose from Saturday (first full day, after big feast the day before) through Thursday. (BMI is measured by my scale. Not a true measure but comparatively it provides some helpful information.)

Daily average for BG went from 81 to 76.

[NinMD]

It really is, but I feel like if I stopped fasting every time I got stressed I would never fast.

[NinMD]

Thanks for the encouragement. I am 107 hours in. Not hungry at all, but I’m on edge due to recent stress and probably the fasting adrenaline. I’m not tempted to stop yet. I’m still planning on breaking the fast tomorrow with homemade sauerkraut and bone broth.

[TimeForMe]

Sounds like 120 isn’t going to be a problem then. That’s maybe a few hours up and a few hours asleep? You got it.

When i broke my fast last night I had 2T apple cider vinegar and an hour later had 1/2 C sauerkraut. Then an hour later had more sauerkraut and some bone broth. I went to bed and when I woke up I had coffee with cream, half an avocado and a fried egg (no butter or oil yet.) Lunch was bone broth soup with chicken and spinach.

I’ve had zero negative GI issues so far. It’s hard to be patient with refeeding though. I have fresh corned beef that I want to pile up, top with melted Swiss, sauerkraut and a homemade thousand island. That’ll be for tonight if I don’t have issues.