5.5 Day Report
Well ok, we're at 5.5 days now and everything is fine. I continue to walk (or bike or rake pine needles) 2 hours per day and have even built up a 45 minute surplus so i can rest if ever i feel weak (without falling under budget, though i would if i needed to anyway)
. Actually i feel kind of strong today, though i still don't plan to abuse it by lifting any 50 pound bags of cement... and my mental clarity seems to be quite good.
With a couple of exceptions, any feeling of appetite has generally been mild and quite easy to resist. The light headedness throughout the fast has been infrequent and most of the time i can pop up quickly from a sitting position without incident. (I think about it before i do it, if i feel it will be fine, i proceed). Skin feels very soft and smooth. Drinking only to thirst and i am becomming less thirsty (requiring a lesser amount of water each day).
No nasty symptoms like headaches, heartburn (yet), or nausia. I do anticipate heartburn at some point, but perhaps i will get lucky and it will pass me by. It would be great to not encounter nausia, but i don't want to be too wishful in my thinking
. That seems to be a pretty common development for people some time after 20 days as the body reaches another level of cleansing.
Oh, the right foot no longer hurts and the more serious left ankle pain (only when stretching it a certain way) is beginning to feel decidedly better. Also, a tiny growth under my left eye is shrinking... seems to be drying up from the inside.
To reiterate what i said before, i am kind of anticipating a 21-30 day fast, hoping to encounter a return of genuine hunger within that timeframe. If i go beyond 30 days, i will be surprised, though it does remain a distinct possibility.
Weight log at 5.5 days:
Scale weight and "estimated real weight" upon start of fast: 192
Scale weight today: 180
Estimated real weight today: 187.2
Overall weight loss (which means nothing to me): 12
Estimated real weight loss: 4.8
Estimated temporary weight loss, water, intestinal content and other: 7.2
Real weight goal: 180 would be excellent, 175 would perhaps be phenomenal.