Day 5! Slept better this night. Took some magnisum. Even had bowl movement. I feel good and welcome each day as a wonderful challenge. Today we have a work lunch, I’m not afraid of the food I can handle that but the people. Only one person knows that I’m waterfasting and we talked about it and we made a deal that if somebody is going to ask me why I don’t eat that I tell them that it has to do with my IBS and that I experience a flare up and have to take it easy.
I don’t want to lie but there is so much misconception about fasting and people think that you are crazy and that it is so dangerous. The first time I told my friend her first reaction was that is dangerous and you can’t go on without food. (she is a nurse) I said to her that I went without food for 21 days and if she noticed anything strange or different about me. Was I weak, couldn’t I work etc. In that periode we where very busy, we even helped her mom move😊. She was in shock and wanted to know more about it and I explained it to her and told her to read Jason fungs book and some videos on YouTube. We are so indoctrinated with at least 3 meals a day and don’t you dare to skip breakfast. That everything different is dangerous and not good. Our bodies are wonderful machines and so complex. I really believe we can heal ourselves. So now I’m going to work with a smile on my face😊. Good luck to everybody today💕
Starting my second waterfast
FYI: The phrase “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day” was created as a marketing tool by a founder of the US breakfast cereal company Kelloggs to help them sell more product. Bacon producers jumped on board the marketing bandwagon for the same reason.
I didn’t journal for a few days was busy this weekend. My parents are renovation their house so they stay here for a few days. Saterday had a discussion with my mother about waterfasting she finds it very extreme and I understand that but she don’t want to hear the benefits, the research that is done and that it isn’t that strange or extreem for our bodies. She only said that I will gain it all back and more and that made me sad, I only want her support, she doesn’t have to understand it. But that is always my relationship with my mam, everything I do isn’t good enough or wrong😞. She has diabetes and I believe that it is good for her too. She don’t have to jump into waterfasting but maybe if would help her.
The good news is I weigh only once a week every Monday and I lost this week 5,6 kg. In total almost 20 kg. It’s unbelievable for years I struggled with my weight. I lose some, I gain some and we start over again, it made me depressed. My goal is to lose at least 30 kg and maintain it with omad. I know it is a struggle for life but I think I found what is working for me.
You can tell your mam that you know someone on this forum who is working on reversing his T2 diabetes. I started my own treatment protocol on August 9th. Since then I no longer take insulin injections and have dropped my diabetes medication. I’m working with an Endocrinologist who is a Clinical Assistant Professor with the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. He decided to work with me as he’s interested in the benefits of Intermittent Fasting for his own patients as his focus is on Adult Onset T2 Diabetes and Cancer. He’s agreed to review the science in my book which will be a roadmap for other T2 diabetics looking to reverse their condition. I’m currently doing a 40 day water fast and finishing up Day 14.
How wonderful and interesting! I noticed that more doctors are interested in the benifits of fasting and how the can help their patients. My mother is a strong believer in what the doctor tells here and if the doctor tells here fasting is dangerous she will believe that. Many times I talked here about the benefits of IF but she thinks that this is just a new thing that will go away with time. I wish you succes with your book and progress!!
The reason I recruited the Endocrinologist is my own primary doctor still believes T2 diabetes is a “chronic and progressive” disease. Medical terminology meaning there’s no cure. That’s not true because studies of diabetics who underwent bariatric surgery over 75% of them reversed their T2. Dr Benjamin Bikman, a PhD with the School of Life Sciences at BYU says doctors are paid to see patients and not paid to keep up on the latest research and to read scientific journals.
I’m converting my primary physician with my results. Looking forward to seeing his face when he sees the results of my blood test at the end of my 40 day fast and sees how much weight I lost in December.
Friday 8th of Februari I ended my fast. I did 12 days, had a wedding saterday so didn’t do the 14days. Today started a new fast at 20.00 o’clock. I set my goal until next Sunday and when I feel good I will extend my fast for longer.
I still feel like I have something stuck in my throat, maybe I will visit the doctor. It is very annoying. I also have made some goals for end of the year I hope I can accomplish this goals. We will see.
I’m sad!! This was really a hard day and once home it went totally wrong. The whole day I was struggling to keep strong but the moment I was home I broke down. For the first time since I started waterfasting end of September I broke and I hate myself for it. I binged on everything I could get my hands on. I failed myself.
After a disappointing day yesterday I hope that I will survive today. That’s exactly how I feel the last few days, surviving. There are weeks that I feel great and then at once the old hurt and sadness come up again(still battle depression) . Especially now my youngest is struggling. There is nothing worse then to see your child struggling and hurting and you can do nothing about it. He is seeing somebody professional and I hope she can help him and I’m here for him to cuddle and support him but my heart is bleeding. I feel like I failed him. I don’t want to fall in old habits again feeling sad and overwhelmed and binge again but I did yesterday and I hated myself for it but what happend happend and I must not let this ruin all the hard work. If I can get through today fasting then that will be a great accomplishment because I know that it will be hard. I’m not afraid for the daytime, I work and I’m busy today but I’m afraid when I will get home. Thats where it went wrong yesterday. I have to do this!!