Well, I jumped right in when I learned about fasting.
Here’s my story. I’ve been basically skinny my whole life and started putting on weight after age 35. Though I suppose I added a few every year like is “normal”. I got some depression and took some Wellbutrin. I ran into trouble though when I stopped it. I put on 40 lbs in like 3 months. 263 was my highest and my doctor started yelling at me shortly there after (T2DM).
I’ve been working on my T2DM since August (almost 5 months now). I started after reading Penn’s diet book, and tried whole plant everything (no processed anything), which I more or less ate anyway. My body laughed at this. I mean my BG didn’t soar any longer but it was never under 150. I lost a few pounds on the potato diet but not even that much. So I cranked it up some and went Keto. I lost a few lbs but it didn’t help a whole lot until I really lowered the protein. So for the past few months I’ve been on Nazi Keto. Veggies and fat. I can eat meat like every other meal and do ok. Still my BG wouldn’t go below 130. If I even look at a carb, my BG goes up. So annoying. Stumbled across exogenous ketones and pow, within a few days (4-5) my BG dropped to the low 100’s. That got my looking into raising ketones more and I found fasting. Fasting is MUCH cheaper than exo ketones. And it cures everything.
Since I just hate hunger, and EF seems to avoid that (LIES, LIES, LIES). Why starve every other day when you can just be hungry for a few days and then it’s all smooth sailing? I think Dr Fong put SAD eaters on a 2 week fast to start, so I thought I’d try something long. I made it 100 hrs before I was going to hurt someone.
Day 0: 249.9 lbs. Last meal at 8pm.
Day 1: I was already in “ketosis” after 12 hrs of not eating. Just 0.6 on the old blood ketone meter. Just normal “I should eat hunger”. BG stayed in the 100’s all day. Drank 5,000 teas. I don’t recall any bad symptoms, a little tired, a little dumb.
Day2: Ketones started out at 1.1 and BG was 115. I dropped to 243.8. Man that’s a lot of glycogen for eating “no carbs”. Damn liver. I was a pretty dumb all day. Had some cool tunnel vision. I kind of enjoyed that for some reason. Damn hungry in the am, but it seemed to go away. Slept awesome. I don’t remember a thing, up at 5-6am.
Day 3: Ketones still at 1.3. BG under 100! What a pain to get to. Still hungry. Better than day 2 in the am. About 4pm when my ketones finally kicked in and measured 2.7. 68 hrs Darn close to the 72 yrs everyone lists for males. After 68hrs, then I feel darn good. “Normal” not that I’ve felt that way for ever. Not super focus or anything. Good energy. I got up at 5 and went to bed at midnight, not a once did even feel like a nap, a yawn, nothing. I normally want a nap as soon as I get up. Hunger nearly gone after my ketones went up.
Day 4: BG in the 80s. Woot! I didn’t get to stay here very long, but at least I know it’s possible to get BG in the 80’s again. Ketones in the 4’s most of the day. Good energy etc. Still hungry. Screw all you people with “no hunger”. I think I started to crack when the wife made steak and broc for lunch. I tried to sleep it off but i couldn’t sleep and had to eat around midnight. I made it 100 hrs. Not terrible for a first time.
Day 5: BG 115 and Ketones still at 3.4. I didn’t eat any carbs, just 4 lbs of fat 
Anyone jumped back in after a meal? I’m already burning Ketones like nobody’s business. I can’t breath again. Man it is just heaven to breath through your nose and not have asthma. I can’t wait for this to go away.
Oh right, BP started high, and remained high. With meds.
I lost 9.2lbs even after the refeed. (I’m sure I’ll add more back). So metabolism still on fire at 48. I’ve never really dieted, so my burn rate is clearly nice and high. All visceral fat, so that’s nice.
What is up with the hunger? I seriously need to reset this. I didn’t carb bonk or anything so I sure was hoping that this would be much easier. (I had plenty of that adapting). Any hints to tame the hunger?
Great to find some people to talk to about this. Can’t wait to do it again. Hopefully longer.
Thanks