Not quite, but in ten days, I will be 2/3 done with the three 21 day fasts…The plan might change, though…I am toying with the idea of actually going another week, in this round. Why? Well, so far it feels pretty good, my energy is high, and I just like it. We will see…I have 10 more days to “chew” on this idea. Wouldn’t it be cool, if I actually dropped 30 kg. (1 kg.=2.2 lbs, so 10 kg.=22 lbs) at the end of these 3 fasts? I am not weighing myself, until the end, so I will get the big surprise at that time, LOL I started out at 93 kg., at average height, which would mean if I lose 10 kg. per cycle, then I could potentially weigh 63 kg. in September. Wow, not bad. My knees will totally thank me.
Mary Joy's (3 consecutive ) 21 day Water Fasts
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Day 11 of my second 21 day fast.
I slept from 9:30 in the evening, until 8 a.m. this morning, right through!!! I feel totally refreshed. And the next “wave” of euphoria has kicked in. It does not feel maniac at all, I just feel…happy.
And my forgetfulness is no longer an issue. My mind is just kicking butt!
Today is a long day, plus I promised my son, who will visit tomorrow, that I will make him chocolate chip/peanut butter cookies. All you have to do, is replace 1/3 of the butter with P.B. Easy-Peasy.
I am not tempted to eat. My nose is so on, that smelling is almost as delightful as tasting.
Nothing else to report. My knee is happy, which continues to wow me, and reminds me how amazing the human body is. I feel strong, and pushing water a lot. I wish us all HAPPY FASTING.
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Day 12 of my second round of 21 day fast. I decided not to push until 28 days. You know, 21 days is the perfect amount for me. It is not too long, and it is not a whole month. It actually goes by fast (ha-ha). So, I will stick with my plan. Based on what others are doing, I expect to drop about 8 kg. per 21 days, as an average. That is 24 kg. in those 3 fasts…But first I have to get through them. This has been a very interesting journey. Yes, I miss food a lot. I made food for my son, who came to visit, and it smelled sooo good. I decided definitely, I am going gluten-free for a year, afterwards, to see if it helps me to heal my thyroid, plus I will do weekly fasts. I do not expect to have dropped all the weight I need to, at the end of these 3 fasts. So, my plan, until I reach my goal is to do 48 hours, and a refeed, then another 48 hours, until I reach my goal, and if I notice at any point, the weight is standing still, I will do some 7 day fasts. I expect by November to reach my goal of having released 60 lbs. I do not have hunger at all. Today, I had nice, mellow euphoria, not the over-the-top manic feeling. But the juicy, quiet, humming in my body. I am still in love…and feel very connected, and so grateful. That is all. Just very grateful. Bye for now, and HAPPY FASTING.
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Today is day 15 of my 21 day fast.
Not much to report for the last time…I am sleeping great. I feel ok, in the energy department, and just chugging along. I can not really see that I have dropped weight. Well, something is going on, right?
My right knee does not give me a lick of trouble. None whatsoever. I would not even have known it had been acutely trashed. So, fasting is just amazing.
So, onward to day 16!
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Day 16 of my second, consecutive 21 day fast…
You know 21 days is really kind of a perfect number to fast. It is considered “extended” fasting, but not crazy, like a 40 day fast. It can be done, I can testify to that. And after my next 1 week refeed, I will do it again. And that will be enough for a time. The rest of the weight I have to drop, I will do with intermttent fasting…Now I am considering 5 day fasts, and weekends I will have an a eating window, of about 4 hours on Friday night, 6 hours on Saturday (I often go into the city and meet with friends/family at the market, and I would like to have milk in my coffee!), and Sunday a 4 hour window. I believe Jill is doing this, and is quite successful. She even has cocktails!!! I am really giving thought to whether I want to be full-on keto, or gluten-free…I will first try gluten-free and see if I get all tired/weight gain from the gluten free carbs, I will cut them out. After I drop the weight, I will propably do OMAD on the weekdays and continue as before for the weekends. That will be my plan. First I have to finish THIS fast and the next one. This will be in September.
I have had a relatively easy fast so far. I can walk further, and only had one weak day with dizziness. I have had no diarrhea, no headaches, no anything really, just psychological HUNGER. No food talk here, but as of tomorrow, I will make my refeed plan.
Last night I did not sleep so good. I got woke up from the FB messenger, that I forgot to turn off the notification that I forgot to turn off. Then I began to think about food again, and did not sleep for a couple of hours. I finally went back to sleep.
Man, I am thinking about food soooo much. I need to get a grip. I think this 3rd fast will heal a lot inside me, like the night time habit of stuffing my mouth.
OK. Enough for today. Onward to day 17!
Happy Fasting.
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Thanks for the vote of support!
I feel like my stomach is building back up it’s tolerances with each refeed - ie not feeling as vulnerable once Friday evening hits. I may have some rotisserie chicken this coming weekend. And it took to the third weekend to build up to the cocktail confidence. I’m very happy to have one night a week to let loose. 
It’s a weekend weight toggle but so far it keeps going down further at the end of the week so yay me! Some people don’t do well with the daily weigh in. I think it’s key to accept the gains and maybe not so realistic about how much fat is being lost for real during a fast. But I’m sure you were familiar with that after your first refeed.
Starting to look like ocean waves.
Only 2 weeks away from sticking in the 180’s! 10 lbs a month is a really nice number. 
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Day 17 of my second 21 day fast:
I remember from the last 21 day fast, that as of the 17th day, I was wanting food soooo much. My inner brat woke up. And all I can think of is, FOOD. But, I know the drill now, and know this happens to everyone, who fasts for 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours or a week or more…When it gets closer to the fast being done, that inner brat wakes up and says, NOW! EAT NOW! And I sigh, like a million times and tell it, eff off. And it does…for a time. So I am upping the water, and it seems like I can not get enough of water. Odd. And my bath is calling me. But I have a DHL order that has yet to arrive, and want to wait. I ordered a serious, bad-ass jump rope. Me!! You know, the one who had a messed up knee? Well, I had started jump-roping (it is a low impact sport), before I trashed the knee. Thanks to water fasting my knee feels so wonderfully great, that as a present to myself, I am getting this high-end jump rope from the JUMPROPE DUDES, who are, of course from L.A. I decided, right from the start of this major life overhaul, that I would give a present to myself with each 21 day fast as a self “congratulations”. Last fast it was jewelry. Long story short, I have to wait on the lovely, soothing, relaxing bath. But, I am telling you folks, I am convinced that fasting effing heals. Tomorrow, I go to the doc, get my blood work done, and see if all is ok. And it is. I know it.
I feel great. And these gentle, humming kind of waves of positivity are so amazing. I feel grateful and humble at the same time. This is better than all the psycho-drugs out there, because there are no side-effects. Today, I started working on my re-feed menu. I want it ALL! LOL. I am not craving sweets, or chips or any kind of junk food, not even Italian “fast” food. I long for veggies, fish, legumes. But I am learning that I can have these any time I want, AND I am choosing to wait. Onward to day 18. On Sunday evening, I can have my first refeed. Happy Fasting.
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Wishing you well and can’t wait to hear what the Dr says! Hoping you blow him/her out of the water!
You have to tell us. 
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Hi, the doc and I decided to take blood, and do check up, in one month after the next fast. He was definitely blown away that I my knee is really healed.
I also discussed with him, my desire to get training as a fasting facilitator, He told me that several of his patients have asked for referrals to a F.F., and he said he knew of only one, very far away and he said she only offered help not too often. He told me he could refer many patients to me. So…I am looking into that now. And I told him, that I am cutting back on my T4 med., cause I want to know if I can heal my thyroid. Thank you for asking.
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Huh, I do not even know what fasting day it is. I refeed on Sunday, and it is almost Saturday, in 30 minutes. I am going to the Saturday market in the city, and then off to the asian market. I still am looking for bokchoy. Oh, well. Nothing really to report, just chugging along.
I won’t be able to write here again until Sunday. Happy Fasting.
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Your doctor sounds quite supportive and not at all like a typical doctor who would be quite horrified by a long fast. Hope you found your bokchoy.
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Hi, Sky!
Yes, he is the best doc! He has been my doc since 1989. And I am a Naturopath, so we see eye-to-eye, LOL.
And I am about to begin round 3, as of Thursday. I am actually excited, how weird is that? LOL…P.S. I found my Bokchoy!!! It is already history…
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DAY 1 of my third, consecutive 21 day water fast:
My first 21 day water fast went from June 15th, until July 5th (Sunday evening). I then did a one week refeed, and began the 2nd 21 day water fast on July 12 (evening), until August 2nd. I have refed enough…I want to carry on now, and do this 3rd 21 day water fast. I signed up for the 1 week challenges, with daily zoom chats, with Yasemin, until the end of September. I still have a lot of tummy blubber on my body, and the orthopedic doc made it perfectly clear, as only a blunt German doc could be, that the health of my knees depends on me getting the extra kilos off, asap. And 5 days into my first 21 day fast, the constant, awful knee pain was gone, and has not come back. And Man, that sold me. I am still sleeping beeeeautifully, throughout the night, even when I refed. And you know what? Somehow, food has lost it’s appeal. I mean, it is okay, nice. But, I noticed after I started this particular refeed (bone broth, then veggie soup, adding sauteed veggies, then ate fish/meat on Weds., that by Thursday, I was ready to start my next 21 days. I wanted to be in sync with the other fasters, on the zoom calls. In the last two fasts, I had started my fasts on Sunday evenings, and by Monday, the other fasters were done with the uncomfy, first 3 days, and I was just starting…So, this time I am in sync. I am not hungry…yet. That will start tonight. It usually takes me 3-4 days to get into ketosis.
Does this get “easier”? Sort of, but I still, like any normal human, feel the loss and deprivation in those first 5 days. Those first 5 days are really no fun. But, afterwards, the inner brat shuts up. Fasting IS tough…I have my goals, and I am achieving them, step by step. I decided, at the end of my first 21 day fast NOT to weigh my body at all, until the 3 fasts are done. I wanted to focus on health and NOT the scale, as this has been my downfall in the past. I really want to focus on my health. I was very particular with my refeeds, as they were limited. No junk food! I do not even like junk food. And I am not into sweets. My problem has always been over-eating. I have pigged out. Literally…either on a whole cauliflower, veggies, or salad. That is why I love the refeeds, using soup. It is mostly fluid. Enough food talk. Today is day one. And I expect the next 5 days to be really tough.Thank heaven, that the weather in Germany, where I reside, is now experiencing a heat wave. The whole Summer, so far, it was cold and rainy, like it was Autumn. I would see, in the Zoom chats, all the water fasters, from warm countries, in their Summer clothes, and I was wearing sweats, and shawls, LOL!!! And we all know, fasting in the cold months is reallly tough. I spent a lot of time, this Summer, hanging out in hot baths (the bathtubs in Germany are very big, in comparison to American tubs. My tub is 180 cm long. Nice). As of 2 days ago, we are now having (for Germany, LOL) warm weather (31 degrees C=87 degrees F). Most north Germans think anything abover 80 degrees is too hot. For the first time in a long time, I am not cold. My dogs are German, and do not like the warm weather, either. I am about to take them out for a walk to the pond, where they can go swimming!
I like to fast in warm weather. It is so much easier.
Tomorrow, I might have to whine a bit here, as my body realizes I mean business, and ain’t nothing coming into this mouth, food-wise, for at least 3 weeks. But, right now, it feels like OMAD…Man, I do not enjoy those first 5 days of fasting…I may not be able to do 5:2 later on (5 days of fasting, and 2 of eating), after these three 21 day fasts are done. I might have to do something else…But, I am not there, yet.
I have accepted, that as one continues to drop weight, the weight loss does have to slow down. It is physics. 10% of 93 kg is 9.3 kg/21 day fast. So, I probably weighed 84 kg, starting at the second 21 day fast… So 10% of 84 kg is 8.4kg/21 day fast, so I expect that I now weigh about 76-77 kg. And 10% of 77 kg, well that is 7.7 kg. Do you see that as one drops the weight, the amount “lost”, per 21 days of fasting does become less? THAT is why I refuse to get on the scale. It will just mess with my head. My goals,short and long-term, are increased health, mental, emotional and physical. I wish us all Happy Fasting and may we all realise our goals.
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OMG you go!
I had a rough week. Not really that rough, lol, but at a point where I need to change things up. Was unable to go fully Fasting the last 5 days.
Spent the morning out shopping for things to hang my tripods on the wall and hit an estate sale on the way home. I so miss shopping and lollygagging like that out in public. Makes me think of you taking the dogs out. It helped me clear my head.
You sound so energetic!
I am definitely getting some perimenopause flack now from the pure water fasting. While today was finally a great day and wasn’t hungry all day (had a coffee with cream) I feel a new adjustment coming on that will likely resemble closer to a dirty fast and will involve supplements. New experiment on way.
From what I’ve been reading about today, the miniscule amount of protein (via cream and broth) I’ll be adding should not be a detriment to the autophagy. And looking into some supplements that should actually encourage the autophagy side.
Been dealing with some deeper mental life and death issues - just residual from family stuff nothing abnormal. Very spiritual self questions.
I am so elated for you! Just keep listening to your inner self and doing your thing.
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Day 2, of my third 21 day fast:
So, it is the evening of the end of my second day, and man, I miss food. The weather is warm and gloriously sunny. And everybody is outside having a barbecue…except for me, who is CONSCIOUSLY choosing to do another 21 day water fast. Oh,my tummy is growling, no matter how much water I pour into this body. I even made my “broth”, which is 1/4 tsp. NaCl and 1/4 KCl…and 1/8 tsp of cayanne pepper. I am still missing food. Oh, I know this place, of missing my meals…It takes about 3-5 days to get over it, and Yasemin calls those days, “sacrifice” kind of days, where we DELAY pleasure (food) to get benefits (health/weight loss/mental clarity). I dreamt last night about food, of course. In my dream, I sneaked a meal in, it was a juicy, hot, german sausage (I have eaten less than 3 in the +30 years I have lived in Germany, and that was back in the 1980’s). I ate it, feeling very guilty, and just really got into it…Then I woke up, realizing that I was hungry, and phew, had not eaten, LOL. But, day 2-5 really sucks of any fast. I might have to rethink how I want to continue, after this 21 days is done. I tried on clothes today, and they still do not fit, darn it!!! I have a horror, that I will have fasted on water, for 21 days and my weight will not have gone down. I look the same to me, and my clothes still do not yet fit, like I would have expected they should, after 42 days of fasting…Man, I am not in a very happy place right now, but it will pass. I am focusing on my health, and not the effing clothes!!! If I do not eat a friggin thing, in 3 weeks, I will have had to drop some more weight… I just want a week to have gone by…oh, groan. I told you I would whine today. I am done now…Sorry. I gotta walk the dogs now. Bye for now.
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I thank you, Jill…
Day 2 is done, and I was soooooooo hungry. And crabby, and whiny.
I will go to bed soon, and dream this last 21 day fast is half-way done!
Hang in there, about the death/life issues…I know how that feels, and sometimes it is a bit much.
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Day 3 of my third 21 day water fast…
I am still hungry yet I am still sleeping deeply and throughout the night. Amazing.
I notice I am a bit down, this time…I imagined, as I fasted these last two 21 day fasts, that by the third fast, a lot of my old clothes would be fitting me…and some are, like pants, but a lot of clothes still do not fit, and I still have a serious, big tummy. I still have a lot of fat. I am rather terrified that I will have fasted at least another 21 days, and I will still be fat at the end of this third fast. WTF! I know, I will eventually have to drop the extra fat, ketosis will take care of it, but WHEN??? I have not checked yet if I am in ketosis. I will check in a day or two. So, I am like not a happy camper this time around. I am encountering some rather deep-seated fears, which go like this: I can employ whatever extreme measure, but it won’t make a bit of difference, I will still be fat, and unhealthy. And there are still feelings of helplessness. The way I feel now, I will have to do an extended fast for 6 weeks before I will notice any more changes. Well, eff it. Then I will do a 6 week fast. I will just effing keep going, because I despise those short, 3-5 day fasts. They suck. Once I get into ketosis, I will cruise…but until then, it is sacrifice, sacrifice and more sacrifice. OK, I am done whining for today. Bye for now.
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Hey! I understand the frustration. But you’ve made amazing progress.
I was upset at first this past week and it took me the week to let go a little and destress.
Things are changing and it can take time for the body to catch up or the mind to catch up.
I’m starting a new protocol tomorrow that I’ve almost figured out. Attempting to work around my monthly cycle. Path of least resistance.
Big things I do have going for me so far are loss of appetite and getting full very quickly when I do eat. I’ll take it!
We will get there.
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Day 4 of my third 21 day fast…
Well, it is so weird, but the shorts that I tried on yesterday that did not fit, today they DO fit me! Whaaat?
I was hungry all day long, and drank a lot of water…
I checked the ketostix, and I was a tiny bit into ketosis, but not really big time, yet…
I hope that the hunger feeling is less tomorrow. I am looking forward to having fasted a week, and then it will be easier, and easier…
I am off to bed…G’Night! Happy Fasting.
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Day 5 of this third 21 day water fast…
I woke up with a headache, wanting to turn into a migraine…It is on the right side, and includes my right eye…I thought I was done with migraines, after I got one within the first few days of the first 21 day water fast, that I did in June. Well, on the positive note, I use to get migraines every two weeks…Now this is 2 months apart, so I can live with that. I did a lot of minerals, and ginger powder and about 4-5 liters of water, but I was rather miserable all day, and felt like I could not get comfy…It was only 37 degrees celcius/98 degrees F today, and I just was melting. Next week the usual cold weather will come back, so I will try to enjoy it while I can.
I am off to bed. I pray the headache is gone tomorrow.
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