I’m starting my fast tonight at midnight making day one the 29th of October I would have started on the 27th but I’m on my period and fasting on my heavy flow days makes me really light-headed and nauseous so I decided to wait until things lightened up a bit. I’m fasting primarily for weight loss but I’m a university student and some mental clarity would also be nice. My starting weight is about 192.4 lbs and my ultimate goal is 125-130 which is a healthy range for my hight I’m 5’6" (I don’t have a goal weight for after my fast as I find I’m more motivated to see progress rather than setting a goal I may or may not hit and possibly get discouraged by if I don’t end up hitting it). My goal is to fast until November 23/24 so I can have a proper refeed before thanksgiving. My heaviest was 245 lbs and I lost that doing 48 hours fast on the weekends along with omad. I tried keto but I live at home and its really hard when all that’s in your cupboards are carbs so I mainly try to eat low carb but not keto. I find i feel best this way and for me its easier to maintain. This is also not my first fast I’ve previously done a 5 day and 4 day water fast along with with my usual weekend water fasting regimen.
Samantha's Water Fasting Journal
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For myself, I just avoid Processed Carbs and it works for me. For example, when doing OMAD one of my standbys is home cooked Steak and Broccoli Stir Fry.
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Day one will be over at midnight. I feel good and don’t fell that hungry but I suppose thats thanks to the fact that I normally eat omad and I do small fasts fairly regularly. Something interesting I thought I would note however is the fact that my depression hasn’t been that bad today. I have general depression and anxiety and it usually gets worse during the winter months (most likely due to lack of sunlight). I’m not sure if it had anything to do with the fast but I do think it is something worth tracking during this time to see how a long fast would and will affect my mental health.