December 2019 - IF/EF Chat Thread (All Welcome)

fasting
(Susan) #61

0830 am Slept 6 hours 51 minutes
57.5 hours in.
171.3 lbs 5’4"
waist 42"
glucose 87
ketones 0.10 ??? how can this be?

(Jane Srygley) #62

Holy crap if I see that at 57 hours I’m gonna hurt someone!!! That is super weird…!

(Susan) #63

I took the test in the morning but dawn phenomena can’t be all of it.

(Cancer Fighting Ketovore :)) #64

Maybe retest

(Susan) #65

maybe my strips are too old?

(Susan) #66

I was planning on doing it again tonight

(Cancer Fighting Ketovore :)) #67

Do they have an expiration date?
You can always test again if you get a funky reading

(Jane Srygley) #68

Yeah maybe…? I just got a very low reading on an old blood glucose strip, then I tried a new one and it was very different. Worth a shot…

(Justin Jordan) #69

I’ve had this happen twice to me recently (and it’s always the whole container of strips, unsurprisingly) - on both occasions the bad strips consistently read a whole hundred points higher than my actual blood sugar.

(Susan) #70

The test strips say use within 6 months of opening. They have been open over a year.

(Cancer Fighting Ketovore :)) #71

I’d get new ones

(Susan) #72

I have an unopened bottle of them, I will retest tonight.

(Jane Srygley) #73

I’m on hour 31 of 76. The longest that I’ve fasted since 9/11/19 was 29 hours. On 9/11/19 I was trying for 78 hours but had horrible headaches and stopped my fast at 44 hours. I’m really nervous about the 76 hour thing!

(back and doublin' down) #74

You’ve got this! Saw on another fasting supportive place this morning a sign a dashboard “I’m stronger than a twenty minute hunger pain”

12 hrs into my 2nd 42 for the week. Have a green tea/black tea plan for the day. KCFO!

(Jane Srygley) #75

Observation at hour 35: I’m no hungrier now than I was 24 hours ago… :thinking:

(Jack Bennett) #76

Just ended my 22h daily fast (OMAD). Hope everyone’s doing well today!

(Jane Srygley) #77

Ok sorry for multi-posting today but I’m really anxious doing this fast. I only post at work so in a few hours I’ll leave you all be :slight_smile:

I’m coming up on the midpoint here, 37:30 of 76 hours by the end of this post. I think I miss food waaaay more emotionally than physically. I feel fine. Like… totally fine. I had a slight headache earlier but that’s gone and… totally, totally fine. That is some weird shit.

(back and doublin' down) #78

That’s a great sign! It really does become more of mental game than a physical one, at least in my experience.

Post at will…that’s what this thread is for after all, to support each other. Reading the forum and staying active always helps distract me and pass some time!

(Justin Jordan) #79

You know, today has been easier than usual fastingwise. In terms of mental stuff, and hunger (which is never particularly high - my hunger and satiety mechanisms are jacked) which I am not complaining about.

I got somewhat more fiber and protein yesterday, so I’m not sure if it’s one of those, both of those, or just one of those things.

But hey, I’ll take it.

(Susan) #80

I ended my fast last night with Keto beef stew at 72 hours.My ketones before I ate were 1.6 I used a strip from a new bottle. No digestive issues arose.

I am sure you did, but I have to ask: were you drinking ketoaide or increasing your magnesium and salt?