Veles Fasting Journal

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Intro
Hey everyone, I’m Veles (or V for short) and I’m writing this two days before I begin my first 30+ days extended water fast. I’ve done several shorter 3-7 day fasts, but nothing beyond the scope of a week. I’ve also done the blood sugar diet, in hopes of saving my mum from her diabetes, and to prevent myself from developing it. It went really well- I lost a lot of weight, mum didn’t have to take her medication anymore and I felt great!
However, these past two years have been extremely difficult for me; I was homeless for a few months while starting a masters degree, my I had huge financial problems, I had old landlords who tried to sue me and the list goes on… It caused me to derail into bad habits, to the point where I am today, weighing 120 kg (264 lbs) being a 170 cm (5’6) man.

What will I do?
I’ll start to water fast on the 7th on January 2020 and do it until at least the 7th of February. I will then assess how I feel and decide if I’ll go on for another month. My real goal would be to do an extended fast until the 23rd on June, or until I reach 70kg - whichever comes first.
Another reason why I’m so “unclear” about my exact days, is because I have my masters exam to think about- which in my case is a concert recital and I’m not very sure how my body would react to it.
I will also write everyday on this forum everyday of the process, to share my experience and maybe even connect with others and see if we can help one another?

Why do this now when you’re so busy?
This feels like my last chance to really change my life- before I finish my studies and have to get into the “real world”. The only thing I want to do in life is to play my instrument, and now I can’t even do that properly because I’m so overweight! I want to be in control of my life, I want to feel that mental clarity you supposedly get from a longer fast and use that to perform the greatest concert recital my conservatoire has ever seen! I don’t want to have to struggle to squeeze in between people, I don’t want to have to think if the store has t-shirt in my size or to feel completely exhausted and dripping of sweat after practicing my instrument for an hour.

So, what now?
Well, tomorrow I’m flying back to my uni after having spent Christmas and New Years with family northern Europe. I would’ve preferred to start my fast tomorrow, as I’ll be busy all day with traveling and it’ll if anything keep me occupied. However, knowing my relatives, they’ll probably not let me out of the house unless I eat something before I leave… And take about 500 food items with me…

Sorry for the wall of text and thank you if you’ve read it all.

Good luck on your fasting journey!

Best,
V

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#2

Welcome to the forum Veles!
I’m looking forward to follow your journey to reaching your goals!
For me, the mental clarity I got on my 30 days of fasting made my finals experience way easier than normal! I hope you’ll experience the same thing!
Best of luck! :pray::droplet::droplet:

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#3

Welcome V to our fasting community. If you have any questions, which I’m sure you will because I’m uniquely in a position to help you.

In summary…
Last June my doctor told me i had my T2 diabetes under control but that didn’t match the reality of my gaining 20lbs since taking daily insulin injections, my blood pressure had shot up to 191/103 “hypertensive crisis” and my CKD (Chronic Kidney Disease) had progressed one step closer to the dialysis machine.

Being from the computer industry I already had an attitude of questioning authority so I said “screw this” and did research to create my own treatment protocol.

I started on August 9th. 4 months and 5 days later on 12/13 I was declared “medication free” and had dropped 81lbs.

Also, I was homeless for an academic quarter while attending UCLA for my undergrad because the Financial Aid office had bungled but couldn’t refund the money until the next quarter. So I been there.

I have on this forum “Alipio’s 40-Day Water Fast and Post-Fast ReFeed Journal” that you could look to for info and hopefully inspiration. I joined here on Day 3 of the 40 day.

In general my process was this:

  1. 14-day Break Carb/Sugar Addiction
  2. 11-day Transition (Time Restricted Eating and OMAD)
  3. 89-day Increasingly longer Prolonged Fasts with ReFeeds
    The 40 day was the Final Boss Challenge.

Let me know how I can help!

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#4

Welcome V! Reading your story is already inspiring. You’ve been through a lot! I’m rooting for you. This community is a safe place to share and I’m happy to meet you. I’m curious… May I ask what is your instrument? All the best, Veronica

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#5

Thank you, that’s very kind of you to say! Are you currently doing any fasts? (I’m still learning this website, so not sure how you find others journals etc…)
When did you start feeling the effects of the mental clarity? And in what way was your finals experience easier?

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I had a short refeed between the 30 day fast and the fast I’m on now (currently end of day 6) and I’ll be starting refeeding again to let my body rest from fasting and not loose more weight at this point! :droplet::droplet:

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#7

Thank you Compdude, it’s really inspiring to read your story and how you made such a huge change in your life- truly inspiring! I will definitely read your journals tomorrow when I get back from uni- I’ve just got home from the airport and feel quite knackered right now.

I will definitely come to you for advice and guidence during my fast- thank you once again!

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#8

Thank you Cream35, it’s really nice of you to say that. I’m really happy that I actually found this community. I don’t know any other people who do water fasting (or any other kind of fasting for that matter), so I’m actually really looking forward to meet more people here!

I play the cello, so my big belly’s really in the way of my playing…

Best,
V

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#9

Aah, that’s something I’ll keep in mind as well. For how long are you planning on fasting this time? How do you prefer to end your fast?
Keep up the good work! :droplet:

#10

Wishing you the the best of the lucks Veles!
Last Friday I completed 12 days of water fasting and now I’m refeeding.
Also I am planning to start again tomorrow to water fast. Not sure when I will be stopping. The important for me is to listen to my body.

You will see that while time passes, the process becomes easier :blush: you will gain health and lose weight but most importantly, you’ll no longer want to back to bad habits.

Keep us posted ! And happy fasting ! :four_leaf_clover:

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#11

I’m breaking it tomorrow on the seventh day!
My refeeds are usually vegetable broth or vegetable juice mixed with water as a first meal, and then vegetables with a high water content (for example cucumber or tomatoes) or steamed vegetables that are easy to digest. I’ll slowly increase the calories and the content of fibre, starch and protein rich whole foods by time during the refeeding process depending on my body’s reactions to the foods! :slight_smile:

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#12

Hey everyone, I hope you’re all doing well?

Tonight’s the night before my fast and I’m actually quite excited. I had my last meal about 2 hours ago, but I won’t count it to my fast. Instead I’ll consider my fast started at 8AM tomorrow- as it’ll be easier to count the days that way and it feels less like “cheating”. My family and relatives gave me a ton of food to take with me, so I’ve eaten most of what would expire within this month.

Tomorrow I’ll go and buy some magnesium tablets and see if they’ve got a decent multivitamin as well. I always experience absurd insomnia when I water fast, so I want to try and see if magnesium will help counteract it. If you’ve got any tips or tricks, please let me know; not sleeping makes me very anxious.

Keep up the good work everyone!

Best,
V

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#13

So I’m assuming you already have the potassium and salt?

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Hi Compdude,
Yes, I’ve got himalayan salt as well as cream of tartar as my potassium suppliment. Or would you recommend something different?

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#15

This is some great advice, thank you! :slight_smile:
And well done on a completed water fast! :confetti_ball:

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#16

Congratulations on a completed water fast! :confetti_ball:

Awesome, I’ll be starting my fast tomorrow as well! Please let me know how everything’s going! I think it’s important for everyone to really listen to our bodies during a fast- we’re trying to help it after all. Still, I think I need to put specific dates for myself, or else I’ll simply fall off the wagon… I know myself too well…

Happy fasting to you too! And thank you for your encouragement! :slight_smile:

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#17

Yep.

“The difference between delusion and destiny is a deadline.” That’s one of my favorite mantras when I used to lead staff.

#18

Day 1

Hey everyone, I hope you’re alright?

So I’ve just passed the first 12 hour mark on my water fast and it’s been quite easy. I haven’t felt hungry, nor have I really been tempted by anything, despite going grocery shopping with a friend of mine. She needed to buy food, and I needed to buy myself some toothpaste as my flatmate probably ate it during Christmas (No, seriously, I’m pretty sure he ate the damn tube)

I’ve also taken some magnesium earlier this evening, to see if it’ll help me sleep any better. I couldn’t really sleep that well last night and my body’s been terribly stiff all day, so I really hope tonight will be a different story.

Don’t really have anything else to say, it’s been a good first 12 hours and I’m very hopeful this fast will be my best yet!

Best,
V

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#19

Damn toothpaste eaters…:roll_eyes:
Glad you’re doing well!

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#20

DAY 2

Hey everyone,
Today’s been a really good day! I slept really well, despite waking up with a sore back. Still, I fell asleep very easily and slept more or less the entire night. Usually at day 2, I lie awake in bed desperately trying to sleep to the point where I’m no longer sure if I’m asleep or awake; it’s a terribly odd feeling not knowing if you’re awake or just dreaming that you can’t sleep.

I haven’t felt any hunger today, but there where two or three times where I started to crave for some very specific foods. One was a student budget “dinner” I used to make quite often during my undergraduate years, and one very specific fast food items which I can’t for the life of me understand why I’m carving.
One thing I’ve made sure to do, is to avoid anything that has to do with food and I’m honestly surprised as to where food actually is. It’s everywhere on my youtube feed, youtube commercials, instagram commercial, hell, they even have food advertisment at my uni!

My brain felt a little sluggish a few times as well, but the brainfog seems to not be as bad? Right now I’m semi-ready to go to bed, which I hope is a sign that my body is trying to get into a normal sleeping pattern. (Very much wishful thinking on my part…)
Tomorrow will begin the “hardest phase” of the fast, which usually lasts 2-3 days for me. I worry a little that I’m going to fail again, as my room is literally surrounded by restaurants and their smell enters my bedroom ALL THE TIME. I guess I’ll simply have to leave my room during lunch and dinner times and come back when there isn’t as many people eating?

So, going strong into day 3!

I hope you’re all doing well

Best,
V

STATUS

Start weight: 120 kg (264.5 lbs)

Current weight: 116.9 kg (257.7 lbs)

Total weight loss: 3.1 kg (6.8 lbs)

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