Fasting Insights

See the source image

Welcome October and to the month of being THANKFUL

I have so much to be thankful for and first Id like to say thank you to myself for finding the strength and courage to stay in an inspired state in terms of my keto/ fasting journey as well as feeling grateful to my spirit who always pushes me to challenge myself in this long, tangled road to my own health & wellness.

INSPIRATION COMES IN MANY FORMS

Happy to report I am strongly holding on to my goals and so far doing well. Keeping myself inspired comes from many different forms such as the regular inspiration I gain from social media support groups I follow, Dr. Fung’s books on health, keto & fasting, trying on my once too tight clothes and seeing them fit better (YES!) , the amazing fit people online who consistently share HOW TO videos and articles and especially to my family, friends and co-workers who may not always understand the whys behind my diet and lifestyle, but who support me anyhow. THANK YOU!

I have approached October with some new goals and also happy to say again…so far so good. I also decided last night that I wanted to record any changes I have made in this past week/month on my blog. This of course is primarily for me as a way to remember what I’m doing but also as part of my ever trying mix it up and to see if switching up my fasting will prevent my body from going into another plateau or comfort zone.

I had also promised myself that this month I would mix it up with even longer extended fasts, and albeit the options are many, so far have been sticking to the 42hr fasts and just ever so slightly squeezing in a few more hours to reach this goal of longer extended fast times.

Last week on Thursday I met with friends for dinner which inadvertently fell on a feast day. I thought good timing , no worries I can handle it, I’ve got this under control.

Well not so much, I crashed and fell…definitely not a proud keto moment!

I way over indulged with some of my favorite dishes at the buffet, bad, bad me , even splashed some ice-cream and dessert in there too…when I’m in, good or bad, IM ALL IN..nom nom nom (a little food addiction..ya think..lol).

And somewhere while swimming in my non keto food I had this epiphany to perhaps consider extending my fast starting that night (Thursday) to Saturday with a 48hr fast instead of the 42hr fasts I had been doing.

So that was the plan.

RESULTS

Well I can say that I likely could have done this 48 fast however I buckled under the weight of food aromas everywhere and I gave in at the 46 hour mark, which overall still made me pretty happy.

With keeping my goals in mind yesterday (again cant tell you how awesome & empowering fasting is) I again wanted to see how far I could organically stretch my fast without too much discomfort. My goal was 48hrs but I dreamed of a 60hr fast.

I was successful in making it to 48hrs this time!! WOOT WOOT !

So that was amazing and I now know I can do it again. In the recent past I had done an extended 64hr fast and even once a couple years ago a 96hr fast, but it was not while continuously following a weekly fast/feast schedule as I have been.

Overall I’m happy with how the 48hr fast made me feel and now have decided to try to complete another 48hr fast (having started last night) till Thursday at 730 and perhaps adding in just the One Meal A Day style of diet as part of my feasting window for the rest of the month for these two of three fasts per week.

And one last note to self…daily stairs this week...yuck!!

P3 to P2 (14stairs ) P2 to P1 (14stairs ), Ground Floor – Floor 2 (5 + 18stairs) & Floor 2 to 3 – (18stairs).

Written by: Corrina Leblond

Image by: https://www.bing.com/images/