I have finally decided to embark on this water fasting journey. I am not overweight, but I do have an unhealthy relationship with food. For more and more times recently, I think food has control over me, and my friends have been telling me that they can sense that my mood is down when I suddenly want something to eat. My weak willpower is not only limited to food. For the past two years, I have started to feel more and more likely to quit something when I think it is getting harder. My main purpose for this fasting is to regain the sense of control over myself.
Today is my Day 1. I started at 5:30pm today. Before this one, I did 16-8 IF for a while and I tried a 24-hour fast. So this extended water fast will be challenging, which is exactly what I want. At the moment, I feel very motivated!
Katherine's Daily Journal
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I am entering Day 2, which is a milestone for me.
During my first 24 hours, I can feel the hunger, which I cannot quite distinguish from just boredom. I feel sleepy and tired several times throughout the day. I watched a lot of videos regarding fasting and I think they are really helpful. I told myself several times what Yasemin usually says “You have your entire life to eat the food. Tell your stomach that if you are hungry, just eat my arm”. They are extremely helpful. I am very grateful that she is here to provide that encouragement and motivation. I CAN DO THIS!
Still Day 2. I’m currently 40 hours into my first extended fast. Last night when I went to bed, I had a little headache. I thought it would be gone when I woke up the next morning, but it wasn’t. It is probably because it has been raining outside the whole time. I’m trying to focus on my work and distract myself from thinking about food. Unfortunately, a bunch of snacks that I ordered a few days ago are going to arrive earlier than I expected, and they are going to get to my doorstep this afternoon. This is surprisingly challenging for me, haha. I need to stay as far away from them as possible for the next few days, even though we share the same roof. Well just consider them as an annoying roommate, I guess 
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My work involves a lot of brain work, so the first few days will be very hard. I constantly remind myself that I am doing this right now exactly because my work requires a lot from my brain. I need that mental clarity, and I want to know what level of clarity this fasting experience can bring me.
As I get deeper and deeper into this fasting journey, I start to understand why people who did this before keep saying that it is just you versus yourself. I can feel the two voices in my head trying to debate with each other, which is kinda interesting.
This whole quarantining situation is actually perfect for this fasting experience. No social gathering, no dinner parties, no friends are going to ask me to go out and eat. So just stick with it and power through!
I joined the 7-day WF staring May 1. I plan to do at least 3-day this time. Let’s get it done!
Yessss! You got this! It’s all mental! Your mind is an incredible powerhouse!!! 
No more trying, just do! You’re capable, just need to push through mental barriers!
When the going gets rough, keep pushing through!
Redefine yourself as “someone who doesn’t take no for an answer” so you move from “plan to try 3 days” to “I WILL SUCCEED IN COMPLETING 3 DAYS!”
Day 2 of the May Challenge. Today has been interesting. I don’t feel hungry for now, but I do occasionally have this thought pop up in my head, telling me that you need some food in order to concentrate on your work. Well, this thought is not hard to fight off because I know that compared to glucose, ketone is the better fuel for the brain. So nice try 
, I’m not falling for it.
I do find that electrolytes help me a lot when I have low energy. I feel a bit cold all the time, but I think it is normal that I feel that way. So far, so good. I’m feeling very confident now that I can complete a 72-hour fast. 
Day 3 of the May Challenge. I’m feeling tired and wanting to lie down all the time, not really hungry. I’m going to break my fast with some soup tonight. Then I will start a refeed process from Monday to Thursday, and start another 3-day fast from Friday to Sunday.
Since I’m not doing this fast for weight loss purpose (also for a 3-day fast, it’s mostly water weight anyway), I didn’t do any weigh-in during the process. I definitely look more toned, but that’s because the excessive water retention has been reduced. For the next week, I will also record my weight, ketone, and glucose level, just to track the changes happening inside my body.
Ok, I’m going to stay busy and focused today. 
Hello myself!
I’ve done refeeding for 3 days, and mentally I believe I’m ready for another extended fast. My previous longest fast was for 3 days, which means I actually never got to experience the legendary euphoric feeling. Every time when I ended my fast, I was at the point where I still felt struggling. This time, I want to push through it and aiming for 7 days!! Let’s get that mental clarity!