Hi, I figured I might as well check in. Iād always resisted the idea of fasting, because (a) Iāve been a ābig eaterā for most of my life (including when I lost weight on Atkins), and (b) anyone I knew who fasted seemed to be suffering. But I did a 46-hour fast on Friday/Saturday and it was fine.
Iām currently doing another one. For now Iām going to do a 44-hour fast twice a week, and see what happens.
I canāt seem to handle salt. The amount of salt in canned or processed foods is (usually) okay, but shaking/grinding even a ānormalā amount of salt on my food make it taste almost inedible. A while ago I tried taking 1 gram of salt (less than 1/4 teaspoon) in water; I was able to drink it, but it gave me diarrhea. I canāt imagine having the recommended-on-keto amount. I donāt experience keto flu, headaches, or any of the other symptoms of not enough salt. . . . By the way, Iām almost 66 and basically donāt sweat any more. When I have my blood pressure checked it tends to be in the low-normal range. Are there people who donāt need extra salt?
I have a few other questions and comments, but thatās enough for now! Thank you for the thread.