Amanda's Water Fasting Journal

Hi, everyone!

I am new here, this is probably my 5th or 6th attempt at a water fast. I have never made it more than 2.5 days. My hope is that having a support group will help me succeed. Also, I am just SO fed up with my state of health.

As of right now, I’m almost 16 hours into day 1, and my goal is a minimum of 7 days, though I am aiming for 21 days.

The physical hunger is minimal, it is the mental cravings that are killing me! I am definitely an emotional eater. As a stay-at-home Mom, dessert and food are how I treat myself after a stressful day, and when I FINALLY have a quiet moment to myself. So now, when the kids are napping, and I would normally sit on the couch with a book and eat, the cravings are really strong. That voice in my head keeps saying, “You’ve done a great job going so long, go ahead and have a snack. It is realistic, anyway, for you to fast 21 days when you have to provide 3+ meals a day for a family of 6. Just eat, and make sure you eat healthy.” This is what has caused me to stumble in the past, I rationalize my way out of it. The problem is, I have a serious sugar/carb addiction. I KNOW how I should eat, and how I WANT to eat, but I find myself baking cookies and eating ice cream anyway. If someone is trying to quite alcohol or cigarettes, it’s best to give it up completely, not have just “one.” And it appears that is how I am with food, because no matter how good my intentions, I always go overboard.

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Forgot to add my specs

Starting weight 190.6lbs
Size 14/16
35.5" waist
Hips/bum 45"

The first thing I did when I started my treatment protocol to becoming “medication free” was to break my carb/sugar addiction. I saw this interview with Las Vegas magician, Penn Jillette, where he talks about the Potato :potato: Diet. I looked into it and did it. Besides breaking my addiction, I also wanted to change my taste palate. It did both.

When I began fasting I never failed because of cravings and during ReFeeds never binged. As a result I took on the Final Boss Challenge of a 40-day Water Fast, finished it 11/30 and was declared “medication free” at my doctor’s office on 12/13.

Here’s the interview:

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Day 3— When planning my fast, I completely forgot that the lead abatement work begins on our house this weekend, and we will be spending about 2 weeks at a friends house. Last night I decided to transition to OMAD so I can eat dinner with them. The husband is a real smart mouth who DOES NOT LET THINGS GO, and I really don’t have the patience to listen to him prying into why I am not eat, starving myself, etc. and cracking jokes.

First 2 days of fasting went well, I broke my fast last night at dinner time with my family. I am already feeling better 3 days in with no bloating or headaches (which I typically get every day).

Had beef stew (bone broth, beef, carrots, peas, celery).

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OMAD is a great alternative, whatever works for you at the moment in your life!

Life happens. By being flexible you make it that much more likely you will reach your goal.