Thank you Sky!! I spent an hour on that website you suggested last night! Very interesting and I learned quite a bit. I had a horrible reaction to the 1 pill I took yesterday (the directions say take 1-8, thankfully I only took 1)… back to the drawing board !! 
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Stacias Journal
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Yeah, I learned a lot about my Thyroid from that site, back in 2007. It is a very good site.
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Stopping in to say hello!! I’m going out of town tomorrow thru Monday so I don’t think I’ll be on here, but I will be fasting the whole time (5 days) . I started another fast today.
Hope you are doing good, miss your journal posts!! 
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You’re doing great Kyle !! Have a great 5 day trip … I always enjoy a different scenery especially working from home everyday. I’ve been doing fairly well eating, I’m basically drinking coffee with a litttle bit of full cream in the morning (one cup - yummy!!) and then a salad with a little chicken in it for dinner (OMAD)…(trust me the cravings and food obsession is still there 
) although it seems to satisfy me more than fasting (duh!) but to knock off a long fast is the ultimate goal. I noticed sleep is horrible when fasting and eating my meal without carbs … omg, up all night it seems … so annoying as I love my sleep !! Carbs are the ultimate comforter! I lost 2.6 pounds yesterday !? Crazy even when eating … it’s the no sugar, glutton or dairy that my body seems to respond to. Loving reading everyone posts !! Happy fasting all 
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Stacia! Where ya at girl!?
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Hi all, I’ve been poking around but havnt been posting. I’ve been doing OMAD everyday but added No Gluten 100% for the last two weeks and the craziest thing ?? (TMI for the men here)… I had zero (I mean zero!!) PMS for the first time in well over 20 years!!! My period just started today but I’ve had no feeling emotional (actually I’ve felt more peaceful?!)… no hurting boobs (that’s never happened!!), no wild (I can’t breathe) cravings !! Just wow. No pain … I am someone that can barely function a few days a month normally. 
Not sure if this is just coincidence but can going gluten free really make this much of a difference?! Who would of thought? I was so much more concerned about sugar … anyhow I also had my last sugar the day before Holloween (I hope)… it’s a special day for me to quit sugar because I think of all the horrible sugar binges Holloween has brought my whole life … I made this year my first sober (from sugar) Holloween ! Feels so good to say that.
Anyhow … I really need to lose weight … my one meal a day I eat Wayyyyy too much which means I’m not gaining but not losing either 
. My cravings are down with the no gluten so I’m starting a fast tomorrow … a long one but I’m allowing 2 small coffees with cream a day. I know, it’s not a true fast but if it keeps me going, I’m going for it !! 
I’m going as long as possible … I absolutely don’t want to feel and look like this on Christmas … Hugs to you all my fellow fasters. Praying for tomorrow … Election Day … 
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Day 2 of my coffee with cream fast … lol. Sounds funny but to have that to look forward to twice a day is a win for me! 
. Well my PMS was alright until today (day 2)… worst cramps all day . I mean lay on the couch bad but I’m hanging in there. Nervous for the outcome of the election but praying for peace and reminding myself God is in control. Looking forward to some clothes getting baggy … oh I love that feeling. Hugs you all !!
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Hope you feel better soon!! Good job on your coffee-cream fast!! You got this!
Thanks Kyle !! Feeling better today although found myself glued to the TV election and ate OMAD yesterday and today … not exactly healthy either… yesterday I literally ate a block of cheese with crackers … I just kept going until it was gone 
. Oops. Lol. I started again tonight at 5 after my one meal today … feeling hopeful …
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LOL… I did the same thing w/election watching except with donuts! Got back on track yesterday. Was worried for a minute it could have lead to a spiral… but staying away from watching now. Guess we are learning what triggers us!
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We have 50 days until Christmas. I know this is going to sound radical but I am going to try a 50 day water fast then a refeed and decide then my next steps. I’ve been reading on fasting, studying it, praying about it and have cut out gluten, sugar and red meat and have been doing OMAD for weeks now. I really feel ready for this. I kept telling myself that I’ll know when I’m ready. Coffee has been the hardest thing to give up but I KNOW coffee makes me anxious and jittery and then I crave food to calm down. So coffee has to go. Every time I drink it the cravings start 2 hours later. I’m hoping to feel so calm, tired and mellow that I’d rather sleep than come down from anxiety from coffee. I’m actually excited for this adventure, I don’t feel overwhelmed by it (yet)… lol. Wish me luck, please!!! 
. I’ll post daily.
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50 days! Wow… long time but I KNOW you can do it! Will there be any issues for Thanksgiving? I’m not seeing my extended family this year so I thought about fasting thru Thanksgiving week. My son only eats Thanksgiving Mac and Cheese (special recipe I make once a year) and pumpkin pie… so, I could just make those two things for him and call it a day.
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50 days is an awesome goal! Good luck… I know it seems impossible without coffee but in a few days you will get over it… Just be careful with the refeed as it will be around Christmas… You got this!
This post has inspired me to do something worthwile in the next 50 days too!
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Thank you all for your well wishes !! It really helps to get more excited and inspired !!! I sure appreciate each of you so much ! Thanksgiving will be small this year with my brothers family only and since I’ve quit gluten to be honest I’m not overly excited about my normal Thanksgiving feast (no stuffing? No gravy? What’s the point … haha !)… I’m sure they will think I’m crazy but they love me and will accept it. I will remind them how unhealthy my being overweight is (I am the only overweight person in my immediate family)… it’s sucks and shameful. For years and years my sister in law and I where both 124 pounds (give or take a few)… I’m over 200 now!!! I see the look on their faces of just “wow”. You know now that I think of it, I don’t really care anymore what someone thinks of my fasting. I am determined to be healthy … put this fat and that look of shock about my weight behind me. I look in the mirror and just don’t see “me”… who is this person ?? I want to be me again … and Will !!! I’ll post twice a day !! Thank you!! Anyone want to join me?? I’ll go read your posts now …
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I wanted to mention one more thing if you are interested in trying this. After quitting gluten 3 weeks ago the intensity of cravings has gone down by literally 50%… I mean it’s crazy. I know all our bodies are different but it’s so unreal that I want to shout from the roof tops. Anything made with wheat can pretty much now be found gluten free although most of the boxed stuff is horribly unhealthy. As an example I went to MODS pizza the other day and got a gluten free pizza, a small amount of cheese and veggies and I was satisfied ?? Normally I’d sill want more and something sweet … I am a bottomless pit (I have to be physically stuffed before I’m done). OMAD became so much easier when off gluten. I think whatever is in our modern wheat has really messed with us … that and corn syrup … ok I’ll stop ranting.
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Thats so interesting about your observation (of wanting more pizza, or something sweet to finish your meal.). The wanting “something sweet” at the end of a meal is a big one for me… Need to pay attention to that more.
Glad you are rocking and rolling today!! I may jump into your extended fast for shorter durations throughout the fifty.
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Day 2… feeling very lazy and definitely thinking of food pretty much non stop … oh the first few days are such a battle… all I planned today was a long walk … my guess is I’ll be as slow as a 90 year old women but I’ll listen to pod casts and just keep going. I want to just walk, clean and sleep for a few months until at least my outside looks good even if I feel like garbage inside (bored, bored bored). Why is food so entertaining and exciting? It’s not the way God designed food, it’s supposed to be for nutrition… my brain just wants it to get high … grrrr … I WILL fast today !!!
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Hey Stacia, I just joined the forum and read you journal. I am at 3 days of an undetermined length of a water fast. Reading your journey is so helpful to me. 9 days and then 5 days in succession is amazing. I am rooting for you to reach your goals.
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Thanks buddy !! 
isn’t reading others journeys just so inspiring? I get something out of every persons journey !! I joined in August and I feel like I’ve moved further along in my health journey and weight loss “stuckness” more than I have in the few years before I joined! I love this place … so grateful for the owner of this forum, I want to hug her Good luck to you too !!! . We got this !! (Love the name Buddy!! )
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Hey Stacia! Hows it going for you today?