So yesterday was my first fast day in the epic 14 day fast. I bit the bullet and weighed myself. (214) Aack!!! And my waist was 40 inches. I imagine that even with the LCHF diet-- too much champagne can derail you, and New Year's Eve and New Years Day included a lot of champagne. (Serious binge-fest on the champagne and a little chocolate too if I'm going to be honest). So I was somewhat relieved to get back to a normal schedule...
Yesterday was hard! I drank coffee with cream for breakfast, and coffee, tea and water the rest of the day. I was definitely out of ketosis. To make matters worse, there was food on offer everywhere!! Chocolate, Mediterranean appetizers, Chex mix...I felt the old familiar symptoms of my body adjusting to the fast. Vaguely achy, increased hunger, lethargy. I think it really is best if you can sleep a lot the first day or two.
Over the next couple of days things should get better. In fact, this morning I am already feeling much better...My weight is down five pounds and my waist is down to 39. I imagine this temporary kind of fluctuation can derail a lot of people, but as a long-term low carber I know that fluctuations of 5-10 pounds a week can be fairly normal for women--especially during certain times of the month!
So anyway, I am back in the saddle and started today off with coffee and cream, and popped a batch of chicken broth in my crock pot this morning. By dinner time (12 hours) I can have a nice warm cup of that as well. As usual, the hunger is coming and going in waves, and I just have to get through them, by tomorrow I may not be hungry at all...
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