Hello Everyone!
My name is Edgar, I am a 22 year old male from Texas. My story is a little different from some, yet still relatable to most… Long story short, I am an ex collegiate athlete and overall an active person (at least was.) In 2017, my measurements stood at 5"10", 225lbs, 13% body fat, and just overall happy and healthy. My passions have always included training others, competitive sports, weightlifting, hiking, really anything to do with an overall active approach. However, the past 2 years have been everything short of what I was once. I experienced a rough break up with someone I had been dating since high school, which ultimately lead to me gaining some weight and a lot of deep emotional issues. Within a span of 3 months, I had gained almost 70lbs… I was sitting at 294lbs, the heaviest I had ever been at the time, only 3 months into 2018. Fast forward, I got sick, had stomach issues, was hospitalized and then made an attempt at saving my own life by going vegetarian. Towards the end of 2018 I was 248lbs and slowly finding myself again. I worked on my mental health and physical health, everything seemed to be getting better for me. In December of 2018 I met someone else and everything was going great, up until April of 2019… In April I broke away from being vegetarian, mostly to my concerns of losing tons of muscle mass (YOU CAN STILL GAIN MUSCLE MASS BY BEING VEGETARIAN, I just didn’t have that knowledge at the time and did it all wrong." My girlfriend at the time and I broke up on good terms, and I began a new job doing sales for Maserati and Alfa Romeo. So how could things have gone bad? I started making good money that I had no self control… before I hardly drank and partied and now I was doing it almost every weekend. I would order fast food daily because in my head, I never had time to pack lunch or making healthy choices. I did work a lot, 6 days a week, almost 10-12 hours a day. However, that is not an excuse and there is always time if you make it… 4 months after working there, I was back where I started a year ago. I had been dealing with depression since 2018 and managed to control it a little bit throughout that time but It had gotten far worse the day I realized How much I had changed physically since then. In August of 2019 I stopped drinking and partying, and moved back home in order to try and re-focus, but my depression was so bad that it didn’t really matter. For the next 4 months my weight drifted in between 260lbs and 285lbs. Some days I wouldn’t eat, others I would pig out. Some days I would go to the gym, other days I didn’t have the mental strength to get myself out of bed. This constant roller coaster of deep emotions and and mental fatigue ultimately cost me my job in December of 2019, and then soon after my car… the pattern just kept repeating itself. I needed help and I needed it fast. Before I had always refused to talk to others about my feelings, I refused to feel like a burden to someone else because of my issues. I thought I could fix everything on my own but I was wrong. February of this year, last month really, I finally got some help. Today is my first full day back home actually, after taking 3 weeks to re-focus, and receive emotional help. Finally I can say I feel much better than I have ever felt in the past 2 years, even though I know that much more work is till needed and a big part of that is for me to finally be healthy and happy again. And that’s where this water fast will help. (Sorry for making this actually long instead of short lol)
WHY
I am doing this because currently I am 310lbs as of this morning, the heaviest I have ever been(Will post my full body measurements.) Overall I just want to be healthy and happy again. I have water fasted in the past before so I am not new to this, but I am new to this experience at this weight. I want to break many old habits and recreate my old relationship with food again, the healthy way. All of my past experiences with water fasting have been great, but I have never gone longer than 14 days. I also haven’t fasted in a really really long time so I know this will not be easy, but I am determined.
Long Term and Short Term Goals:
Long term goals for me are to maintain and re-establish a healthy relationship with food again. And to be once again who I truly am but be even greater than that.
Short term goals right now are to stay consistent and log daily. I am not too worried about the scale right now but I will be updating you guys on it. I am aiming for a 14 day fast but depending on how I feel, I will either extend it or cut it, re-feed properly and then get back into full time weight training.
What are some struggles you face or you have faced in the past
I think we all have faced similar struggles in the past with social gatherings, pictures, etc. So I will briefly talk about my past struggles with water fasting.
- It is not easy, the first 1-3 days are especially tough for me.
- You will have stomach pains and growls, it is normal, don’t be afraid.
- You might encounters your digestive system still working beyond 3 or 4 days, often the stool being yellow or oily. That is normal, your body is getting rid of all that extra gunk and oils from fatty foods. One way to speed this process is to drink a glass of warm water every morning.
- Bad breath, white tongue. Perfectly normal, in my case It stays with me throughout my whole fast, while some people only have it for a few days. Word of advice, keep a toothbrush and toothpaste on you at all times.
- I get light headed really fast after waking up in the mornings or standing up too fast. So get up really slowly and don’t forget to take a teaspoon of Himalayan Pink Salt. I usually would have a separate bottle with water and the salt mixed and just sip on that throughout the day.
- Over drinking or not drinking enough. One thing I learned in the past was to drink only when I felt thirsty or hungry, followed by occasional sips throughout the day. Listen to your body, It will guide you far better than anything else. But make sure you are also drinking the right amount every day depending on your body size. Some people need more water, others need less. I was doing a little over 2 liters a day, or 72oz. Not everyone needs to drink a full gallon a day.
** What is your game plan?**
My game plan so far has been to limit the amount of calories and food consumption for the past week up until my last meal yesterday. From then, I will find something to keep my mind and body busy for the next 14 days. I will be reading a book, personal training my sister (lol yes I am a 310lbs personal trainer, fyi I did train people way before I was this big xD), and just overall focus on reaching mental clarity and work on my business.
How do I feel right now?
I feel great honestly, I am more than excited and eager to begin and learn more about myself throughout this journey!
How will I feel once I achieve my goal?
I think I will feel extremely proud of how far I have come. I am a firm believer that everything happens through our own action, and as long as your actions are positive, you can achieve anything.
Daily Affirmation
I have one for this fast, one that is is actually tattoo’d on my body, and that is “Trust Your Strength” Your strength is far greater than what you imagine. Never give up, continue to fight for what you really want.
Odd stuff haha.
oh and then I ate refried beans and eggs lmaoo I was mad at myself too because once again I thought it was real 
Maybe that is my mind helping me find peace with those people… one whom I have to see next Friday at a wedding… Overall I feel pretty great besides those minor obstacles, I am determined to keep this up and finish!! 
Feeling much better now!
