Hello world,
So, I water fasted last year around this time, and it didn’t turn out the way I’d expected. I was planning to do an extended fast for 30 days, but I just couldn’t.
I managed to do 5 days, but after that my acid reflux was about to burn a hole in my throat. I tried everything to dampen the symptoms, but nothing really worked, so I stopped.
I quit my fast with a soup and thought “I’ll start another fast after this weekend”. The weekend came and it went and I was back to my old eating habits.
This time I’m thinking of doing it differently. I now know that I can fast up to 5 days with manageable acid reflux, so I though “Why not fast for five days, break it and continue right away”. So I’ve decided to do that; I’ll fast during the workdays and eat during the weekend. That way I can enjoy the family Sunday roast, without feeling guilty or left out.
I’ll be doing this until the 20th of December. My brother comes that date and I don’t want to worry him or be confronted with questions such as “why aren’t you eating anything”. Instead, I’ll do a 20+ hour fast and have a smaller eating window. It’s not like fasting, but it’ll definitely help keeping the weight off me.
Once he leaves on the 11th, I’ll be going back to fasting 5 days a week.
I’m really hopeful this time, and quite excited too. I have a long way to go, being only 5’7 and weighing 225 lbs. Loose skin is something I really worry about as well. But I’d rather have some loose skin, than dying prematurely because of my weight.
So, this is it. Day 1 of 5… Wish me good luck!