Today, I am finishing my refeed that took me 7 days to complete.
Wanted to continue until July 11, but decided not to as I feel I need to keep going while I work from home.
So, tomorrow, July 7th will be my 1st day of 25 days. I want to see how it will be different from round 1 and whether or not I will be able to push for longer than I did before, which was 21 day.
Will weigh myself as a start weight again tomorrow.
Day 1 of 25.
MORNING
Weight: 87kg or 191 lbs.
Feel great!
Took: Centrum, ACV.
No headaches.
No bloating. No nausea ir heartburn.
Definitely feel I gained lots of water weight as my fingers are swollen. My period suppose to come next week, around 12 of July.
This time, I am trying for 4 days longer than a previous 21 day water fast.
I really loved water fasting and refeed didn’t make me ecstatic, in contrary, I missed my water fast after 4 days of refeed… I don’t know if it’s normal, but that’s how I felt.
AFTERNOON.
Hungry. Manageable. For sure easier than day 1 on a 1st round.
Had an iced coffee without any sweetener or sugar. Feel refreshed.
BM happened.
Peed a lot! I won’t be surprised if tomorrow will be a lot of weight off.
Swelling is gone. Thin fingers. Got rosey cheeks.
Done with my work, will continue around the apartment. Maybe a power nap.
EVENING.
Feel terrific!
Could not rest. Started drilling and hanging shelves.
Ended up exhausted but happy. Tomorrow, curtain rods… will throw out the old ones, need to hang new ones and wash curtains.
Will do situps (just 5), walk the dog, cook dinner now.
Day 2 is tomorrow!
Let’s go! Round 2!!
That’s how I feel too! Refeed is going great but already missing extended fasting 
it’s a good feeling!
Hurray to you, miracle woman!
If not you, I would be obese and depressed, and hating myself, and hiding from people I love!
It won’t be EVER, ever, ever enough words to thank you enough!!!
Round 2, day 2.
Feel: terrific! Lots of energy, very good internal feelings.
Weight: 86.4kg or 190 lbs
Lost 600g or 1 lbs
Day 1: 87kg or 191 lbs
No heartburn.
No headaches.
No muscle cramps or aches.
Slept great!
Tongue is pink.
Feel already lighter.
No bloating.
Had 3 BMs yesterday evening. One after another.
Not really hungry.
Took Centrum, iced coffee without any sugar or sweeteners.
Will take an ACV.
AFTERNOON.
Felt sad as today’s my daughter’s birthday.
It suppose to be happy, but for me it was always hard due to the events and losses around the time she was born… and all the things that happened already in her life pointed on a big connection with all those events in the past.
Felt I wanted to eat, or gobble up my grief and now I clearly understand that I AM AN EMOTIONAL EATER.
That’s why during the Las 3 years, when the circumstances were unbearable, I put on so much weight.
Thanks God, I stood beside the fridge, remembered that my autophagy just kicked in and that I am already on day 2 and there are will be plenty of moments to indulge, but after… not now.
Feel proud.
For some reasons, my ankle (right leg) got swollen. Never in my life I had it. Maybe, I wasn’t sitting properly and I worked the whole day in front of the computer… so, will increase water intake and will elevate my legs higher.
EVENING.
Ankles swell a lot.
Felt I was going to pop… don’t know what the hell is happening with me. Feel great, but the swelling…drives me nuts!!! It’s not painful, but I feel tingling.
Don’t know how I am going to survive the night…
Day 3 of round 2.
MORNING.
Swelling is still there.
I know, my period is coming any day.
Very uncomfortable feeling.
Weight went up, but I know it’s the water retention before my period.
Weight: 86.8kg or 191 lbs.
Gained: 400g
Day 1 of round 2: 87kg or 191 lbs.
So, it’s pretty much didn’t change much since day 1.
It’s very, very different from round 1 day 3.
Last water fast, I was losing already tremendously, never had any swellings, but felt hungry until passed day 5. This time, NO HUNGER AT ALL, but this…very curious why?
Maybe, when I started my water fast last time, I had my period already…
What does my body do this time?
AFTERNOON.
Started “spotting” - my period and peed out all the water hold up. Feel lighter, ankles swelling is going away.
No headaches.
No stomach ache.
No muscle cramps.
Lower back started again, hurting a little, as well as my lower abdomen.
The rest is getting better, as I had during my 1st round of a water fasting.
EVENING
Super feeling!
Swellings are gone completely. Period is intensifying. Cramps are gone. Backache is gone. Boobs are still very sore.
Had a nap. Feel great!
Day 3 round 2 os almost done.
Thanks God, I didn’t get discouraged by not losing and continued water fasting.
My body is still a mystery to me…
Day 4. Round 2.
MORNING.
Period came. Normal blood loss.
No cramps. No headaches.
Stomach is calm. Don’t feel hungry.
NO SWELLING ANYWHERE!
Weight: back on track losing.
86kg or 189 lbs.
Since day 1: 1kg is gone or 2 lbs
AFTERNOON.
Very hungry. Had thoughts to break the fast and enjoy a little bit of a tuna salad.
Hmmm… yummy! Can’t stand having those thoughts.
Sometimes, I just feel what a struggle we have when we are not like those ones who eat anything anytime anywhere and never put on any weight.
Why I am not like that???
My my mommy gave me this shitty genes to get fat from breathing in the food???
Anyway Water. Hate it already. It’s a strange thing: when I am was in a refeed, I was thinking of water fast. Now, I am repeating the water fast that I wanted to get back and I am thinking of enjoying my refeed.
Of course it’s too late. Already 4th day almost done. Of course I won’t harm my body by eating with a proper refeed, but…
Mind is playing great tricks with me today.
4th day of my 1st round of water fast was easier.
EVENING.
Survived the urge to eat. Cooked big dinner for kids, it was enough for me to cook and look at food. Got full!
Nothing else is bothering me.
Day 5, round 2.
MORNING.
Slept well.
Had a dream about my ex-husband and him being afraid to meet my family 
. He had a long hair and a beard, like Santa Claus.
Woke up feeling light.
No nausea, no hunger, no belly problems.
Period is much lighter than I usually had (very intense bleeding until I started my 1st prolonged water fast in June, 2020).
Weight: 84.1kg or 185 lbs.
Total loss since day 1, July 7: 3kg or 7 lbs.
Skin - glowing.
Pimples - gone.
Belly - going away.
AFTERNOON.
Great energy, lots of things were done.
No hunger anymore.
Tongue is turning white again.
Had a BM, normal.
Peeing a lot.
Sour taste in my mouth returned.
Sleepy, probably due to the weather as it’s raining and will continue the whole day.
Planning on scrubbing the stove, fixing the flooring in a storage room (by the way, wallpapers are done, everything is in order, well organized there), and will fix flooring in a kitchen.
Assembling shelves for the storage room will be my work in the evening, as well as cleaning and organizing the kitchen drawers.
EVENING.
Lots of things went wrong: vacuum broke, new kitchen wear came without some details, needed to find, and thanks God, because I collected all extra screws, I was able to fix that.
New vacuum - was not functioning properly. Missed the return. Needed to buy again as it wasn’t possible to fix the old new.
Pissed off at everything. Want to swear…
Angry as hell…
Day 6, round 2 - feel good.
Weight: 83.4kg or 184 lbs
Lost since day 1: 3.6kg or 8 lbs
MORNING.
No hunger, nausea, headache, heartburn.
Stomach is calm. No BM.
Slept well. Anger is gone. Whatever came, I needed to deal with it. Understand that in the past I would binge eat because of stress. Now, learning to re-route my anger or stress.
Mind is clear, sharp. Again, lots of things planned to do. Renovations… continuing.
Took Centrum, salt (even I don’t feel weak), and will take ACV, and iced coffee without any sugar or sweeteners.
Need to walk my doggy, cook, buy groceries, renovations.
AFTERNOON.
Everything is going according to the plan. FEELING GREAT!
Day 7, round 2- feels good.
Weight: 82.8kg or 183 lbs
Loss since day 1: 4.2kg or 9 lbs
MORNING.
Light felling
Energy is great
Little sleepy, but slept well
Nothing is bothering me
Stomach is calm
Farts are normal, no BM though
Muscles hurt a little as I finished flooring in a storage room and kitchen.
Had a great stamina to continue my renovations.
Today, I will put shelves in a storage and continue with renos and spending time with my son
AFTERNOON.
Continue feeling great!
Had Centrum, multivitamin, ACV, and the iced coffee without sugar or sweeteners.
Will continue my work, after - cleaning the house, shelves, and all other things.
EVENING.
Resting. Finally. Did lots of things. Proud of myself.
No hunger. Light feeling, not euphoric though.
I thought that today was day 6, but…DAY 7 IS ALREADY DONE. I even didn’t realize that. By mistake wrote again day 6. I don’t see any difference - that’s how enjoyable my 2nd round is
Of course, it’s easier than it was in June, my 21st ever water fasting.
I had a back pain during round 1 - this time - none.
Needed to take more often Himalayan salt during round 1, this time - I don’t need that as I am very energetic and strong physically.
So, I will go until I will be fed up with this water fast. Planned until July 31, 25 days, but who knows, maybe, I will beat my own record and continue after. Will see.
So, evening is done!
Hello day 8!
Day 8, round 2.
MORNING.
Time flies, eh?
Weight: 82.2kg or 181 lbs
Total loss from day 1: 4.8kg or 11 lbs
Not bad…
Took Centrum, chugged already 2 liters of water.
Will take my morning unsweetened coffee and later an ACV. Or maybe, in reverse.
Feel great.
Little hungry, irritated.
Mouth is very dry.
The rest is fine.
AFTERNOON.
Had a BMI. Normal.
Not hungry, everything seems to be calm and better than in the morning.
Today, had the 1st session with a Psychotherapist. Cried for 4 hours none stop. So much of emotional trauma and emotional abuse I bottled up. It was extremely difficult. I can’t even describe…that’s why my relationship with food was so awful.
Now, doing my water fast and fixing my emotional and physical damage will solve my future problems with binge eating.
I feel already better, but still, now I understand how broken I am, and how hard I have to work to get myself back.
EVENING.
Amazing productivity. But… had a headache from all the emotions and flashbacks…
Ended my day walking for almost 1 hour and thinking.
Day 9 is tomorrow.
DAY 9!!! HURRAY! This is my round 2.
MORNING.
Weight: 81.6kg or 180 lbs.
Day 1 - 87kg or 191 lbs
Total loss in 8 days: 5.4 kg or 12 lbs
Had a headache from yesterday evening, through the night, early morning. Barely woken up. It’s all related to my 1st session with a Psychotherapist and fixing of my PTSD, depression, and all other emotional issues.
Had Centrum, coffee, and will take my acv.
On my butt, have the little rush. Not worrying about that as I had a huge problem with my allergies my whole life and it’s kinda normal. I know, it will be gone soon.
Another thing is my shoulder blade. I was pulling the furniture and rearranging our living room, sprained my back, shoulder… it was very bad yesterday, today it’s better, but still hurts noticeably. Anyway, not a big deal. That thing, I will survive.
Happy with the rest.
Feel absolutely great!
AFTERNOON.
Got a headache again.
Emotional state is better.
Felt euphoric after the morning coffee.
Concentration is great, productivity is also great.
Shoulder is getting better.
Not hungry at all.
Will cook dinner soon.
Overall, feel much better after yesterday’s therapy.
EVENING.
Everything was just great!
Congrats on Day 9 
12 lbs weight loss is amazing!!!
Day 10, round 2 - euphoria!
Weight: 81.5kg or 180 lbs
Lost since day 1: 5.5kg or 12 lbs
MORNING WAS DEVINE!
So much energy, so many things I was able to do in a short time!
My voice, hyperactivity, very sharp, tremendously clear mind was something out of this world!
Shoulder pain is gone completely.
Had a BM.
Wonderful feeling overall.
AFTERNOON.
Euphoria is diminishing, but still, I could feel it.
Cooked so much during my lunch time, everything came out amazing!
No other symptoms or concerns.
EVENING.
After the euphoric state, feel drained, exhausted, weak.
Took supplements, got a little better.
Was hungry as hell. Food that I cooked for kids was so amazing! Sniffed, touched…didn’t get full as it was before.
Anyway, day 10 is done.
Hello day 11!
Day 11 - feel good.
Weight: 80.5kg or 177 lbs
Lost since day 1: 6.5kg or 14 lbs
MORNING.
Had a BM. Watery.
Slept well.
Intestines are loud today. Gurgling sound and movement that I feel.
No headaches anymore.
Mood is stable.
Great strength. Not weak at all.
Took Centrum, salt, acv, and coffee.
AFTERNOON.
Had watery stool 5 times…
Feel great.
EVENING.
Went for a long walk with my kids along Spadina to Qeen’s Quay. It was a great walk, laughs, great food for them. I had water. Sometimes, I really miss food, especially in a good company
Needed to walk the dog when we came back. Again walk… feel exhausted.
Anyway, it’s time to sleep.
Renovations to be continued tomorrow.
Day 12 is coming!
Day 12, round 2 - feel great!
Weight: 79.5kg or 175 lbs
Day 1: 87kg or 191 lbs
Lost in 11 days: 7.5kg or 17 lbs
MORNING.
Lots of energy.
Slept like dead.
No watery stool, normal farts.
Backbone hurts a little, like from my neck down to my lower back bone.
Had so many bruises from a renovation, they heal much faster and almost gone.
Nothing else. Lots of plans. Hopefully, I will be able to do all.
AFTERNOON.
Outside is SCORCHING HOT…
Barely survived and came back dead.
Had watery stool again 3 times. Drank more water. Gut is repairing so hard.
Nothing else.
EVENING.
2 times watery stool.
Feel weaker.
Hungry.
Mood swings.
It’s hard water fast when the weather is hot.
Anyway, moving on to day 13 tomorrow.
Day 13, round 2 - feel amazing!
Weight: 78.8kg or 174 lbs
Day 1: 87kg or 191 lbs
Lost in 12 days: 8.2kg or 18 lbs
MORNING.
Slept well.
Still, sleepy a little.
Watery stool - 1 time.
No weakness, no any other symptoms or problems.
Back pain is gone.
Lazy to do anything today.
AFTERNOON.
Grocery shopping, cleaning the house, finishing touches of renovations, preparation for kitchen renos, cooking a ton of food, laundry, and many more…
Don’t know from where I get all that strength.
Had a watery BM only once. Probably, my whole digestive system is healing well.
EVENING.
Most of the time, spend with my kids: playing games, reading, talking, watching TV. They enjoyed my cooking, I enjoyed my water .
No other symptoms or problems. Great 2nd round.
Amazing stuff!!!
Well done!!!
How many rounds of 21 day fasts are you planning to do? I plan to do 3, with a week of refeeds in between. I am a few days behind you. I am on my 7th day. You are almost 2/3 of the way done with this round. HURRAY!!!
Thank you for posting…