Day 1 of a planned 2 day fast
This weekend's refeeding plan (eating for three days after a Sunday night-Friday night fast) went great! Dr. Fung says it is normal to regain some weight after a fast (https://bit.ly/2KIQr8h), but he doesn't say you HAVE to gain weight.
I only gained 1 pound in this refeeding :) In my previous refeeding I gained 4 pounds, and I gained 10 pounds in the refeeding before that!
What I did different this time was keep my carbs under 30 net carbs (my food log will show higher carbs but that is because the "ThinSlim Foods Love-The-Taste Low Carb Bread" is showing 7 carbs a slice when it is 0 net carbs per slice, and the "Quest Oatmeal Raisin Protein Cookie" is only 3 net carbs).
As with previous weekends I ran at least 5 miles a day and walked 20k steps.
It feels great to know that I do not HAVE to gain weight during refeeding. Gaining large amounts of weight during refeeding caused me to lose only 1 net pound in a 16 day period (this was last week) even though I had fasted 10 of those days!
I believe that this is purely a mental issue. For this reason, I am not going to be too hard on myself because I felt I 'deserved' a Big Mac every day during my past refeeding. I needed to go though that 'mental step' until I got tired of it.
I never feel I ever 'fail' at fasting. When I started fasting I would drink McDonald's milk shakes the first few days (106 carbs!). I needed to do that to get over the 'mental hurdle' of not eating solid food for an entire day! There is no way I could have just jumped into drinking only water all day!
Some people think I am strong because I fast. It is the exact opposite! I have no will power to do Keto properly. I don't even do fasting properly. I am only suppose to drink water during a fast (or home made bone broth). Therefore my carbs should be 5 carbs max (from the bone broth). After three months of fasting I STILL do 10-20 carbs a day (from sugar added to liquids I consume like flavored coffee).
Simply, I suck really bad at fasting!
Right now, this is the best I can do. But, I am not giving up. This is my choice and my body. I am no longer letting anyone tell me that I have to continue to be obese all my adult life because I can't do things 'their way'. I have (and continue to find), my own path :)
After months of fasting, I am now comfortable fasting Monday-Friday. The only reason I am breaking things up this week is that I plan to eat BBQ on Wednesday because we have July 4th in the States.
