I started this fast while forgetting that I had a lot of appointments and things to do today. But it worked out great so far.
I stopped eating closer to 6:PM yesterday and not 8 like I had planned. After my previous 24 hour fast I had two high fat, very low carb meals, one of seafood and another of beef. I also had a little salad and two coconut oil based fat bombs. Putting it all in Fitday, which seems a lot more tedious than it used to be, I came out with 85% fat, 12% Protein, and 3% carbs. Very close to what I was aiming at, especially given the accuracy of that method of measurement.
Physically, I feel pretty good. I did wake up hungry at 6:am, but a few minutes later that passed. I also had a bout of hunger about a half an hour ago, but typing and editing this post pretty much distracted me from that. I was active and fairly encouraged all day, which is different for me. Also, I just checked my weight, which I normally don't check at this time of day, and I'm down 5 pounds from three days ago.
Well, I had typed a closing that said, "22 hours down, 18 to go" but then a friend came by and now it's almost 23 hours down. As long as I can sleep tonight, I've got this.
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What is the purpose of the fast? Doesn't this slow down your metabolism?
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The short answer is no. But the reason for my fasting is for autophagy more than weight loss (although I don't mind the weight loss).
While some calorie restriction diets can cause a slowed metabolism, fasting does not. Here is a short video on the difference between calorie restriction and fasting. During the 9th minute they show a study documenting that fasting increases your metabolic rate while calorie restriction does not.
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It's a win win all round - autophagy, weight loss, no slowing in metabolism and (for me at least) it's easier to water fast than to restrict calories.
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So true. I can feel the draw of habit wanting me to go in the kitchen when it's "time to make dinner" etc. but other than that I don't really want to eat. But when I'm not fasting, I never want half a salad or half a breakfast.
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you are doing an interesting testing, I am not sure about fasting metabolism is a good idea... . If I put in my mind the Ayurvedic medicine chip, metabolism is combined with positive and negative thoughts adding to what we eat, etc... etc... i was vegetarian since 2011 and I tried to be consistent with my diet, I take triphala to cleanse the intestines during 1 month periodically and control my stress with yoga and bicycle, and my health is going perfectly since I do this changes in my life, not obsesive and enjoying life as much as I can.
I will prepare my next post about triphala benefits and you will be surprise!
Great post although you did not have time!
Thanks for share your experience!
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You've totally got it :) Hope you were able to sleep easily!
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Not yet, grumble grumble...
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