Intro
Hiyo, my name is Sean and I am 37. Aside from some time playing with IF and medical procedure stuff I have never really spent time fasting. I just signed up.
Why
I’ve struggled pretty much my entire life with hunger issues which has meant most of my life I have been overweight. I also have a chronic pain condition(CPPS). Recently some folks with similar conditions noticed improvements after water fasting. That and my desire to see if a water fast can ‘reset’ hunger hormones has led me to try a 5 day water fast.
My therapist also suggested looking into fasting.
Long Term and Short Term Goals:
At this stage I only have a short term goal which is to do a 5 day water fast and judge the efficacy to see if it is something I would be interesting in becoming a routine part of life in moderation. Losing weight would be nice but I would rather most of it be because my overall hunger levels are lower and not directly from the fast. I want to get back into endurance sports(triathlon, distance running, trail running, cycling) and I don’t think that would mesh well with extended fasting which is why I want to use fasting as more of a building block rather than my prime method.
** What is your game plan?**
Starting yesterday I am doing a 5 day water fast so I will eat again Saturday morning. I eat alone 100% Monday-Friday so no social pressure. On the weekends my wife and I will eat together so it makes sense to eat on the weekend. I also ordered a zero calorie electrolyte powder that I will do once or twice a day. It might not be necessary but it will give me piece of mind. I decided to start out with I am only doing water… no bone broth or herbal tea. If I decide this is for me and want to continue doing it regularly I will experiment with them but I figure going with a close to purist method at first would give me a good measuring stick.
How do I feel right now?
Hungry. I am 27 hours in and it seems the first 48 hours are the worst for hunger according to everything I have read. I am just trying to keep busy to get over that hump.