Re-Starting A Fast After the Holidays...

After 46 hours I couldn't take it any more this time and had to eat, which brings me to this post...

I think it was a mistake for me to take a break from my longer fasts and then jump right back into it again.  I think that taking a week or so to focus on low carb high fat food before you jump back into fasting is a good idea.  Eating LCHF makes fasting much easier.

On day one of my planned 14 day fast, I was pretty miserable--very hungry, achy, and  obsessing over food.  That must be what it is like for people who are starting a low carbohydrate diet for the first time.


I did my first low carb experiment in 1998, and honestly do not remember what people refer to as the "keto flu."  When I started this fasting program, I had been eating very low carb high fat for some time.  However, over the holidays this year, I sort of went crazy with the wine and eggnog, and add to that the small treats I let myself have, I was definitely out of ketosis, and desperately needed a break from my "break."  So, after the awesome fail of my planned 14 day fast, I took a step back and decided to re-evaluate this week.

Instead of fasting this week and next week, I need to take back control of my diet.  Then, starting next Friday I get four days off, and will re-start with a 7 day fast.  I may extend the fast to 14 days depending on how I feel...It would be great if I broke 200 pounds by the end of the month--that might be just the thing I need to get it going.

It takes about 3 days to get the body back into ketosis, so I figure that by January 19th, I should be feeling much better.  Today and for the next 7 days, I will be eating very high fat, very low carb--this will make the transition to fasting much easier.  I think to keep myself motivated, I am going to post my menus for the next week or so--with pictures...