Jen's Journal - Headache on Day 3

[JennyC130]

It’s the beginning of day 3 for me for water fasting. Any suggestions for calming a headache? It was mild when I went to bed, but worse this morning.

My sleep was not great, due to heavy rain and thunderstorms. I was finally able to sleep a couple of hours, but my head was hurting.

I plan to keep going today! Looking forward to breaking bad habits that I’ve held onto for decades - coffee, overeating, sugar and sweeteners… I know this won’t be especially easy at the beginning. I realize I will probably do several long fasts to reach my goal. Slow and steady wins the race!

[Compdude]

Congrats on getting to Day 3!

First, of all a tip to keep all your journal entries on a single thread. Just hit the REPLY on the lower right hand corner of your current entry. It makes it easier on other members if they want to read your entire journey.

Second, for headaches unfortunately its a “transition” symptom of moving from sugar to fat burning. You may try salt, but it may not help since you should still have sufficient iodine from your last meal.

@Anna @Yasemin you got any suggestions?

[JennyC130]

Gotcha! The format of this site is a bit confusing for me!

[JennyC130]

@Compdude
Is it okay if I just copy/paste the above entry into my original journal, and delete this one? I didn’t realize what I was doing… apparently.

[Compdude]

Sure, whatever you want. Several members just kept on adding entries on their latest one. Figuring that if people wanted to read the earlier entries they go find them.