Just completed another 36hr fast, and I decided to go for another cheeky mid-week post-fast weigh-in – despite last time giving me a blip of temporary weight gain that I wasn’t expecting. But this time around it was all good news, and I’ve lost another 2lbs in just the last three days.
My new weight is now 17 st 3.1, or 241.1lbs (109.6kg) if you prefer. Not far from getting under 17 stone and into 16 stone territory.
That’s a total of 16.8lbs lost, which is over 6.5% of my starting body weight.
It’s great progress and feels really good to see the scales changing not just weekly, but every few days.
That’s my fourth 36hr fast now, averaging two per week (236hrs), and I’m feeling very comfortable with them. I definitely could push for more fasting, but there’s no need when I’m seeing such great results. I know that as I lose more weight, the amount I drop each week will begin to slow, so then I can look at some of the more aggressive fasting protocols – like 3*36hrs, 2MAW (two meals a week), or longer individual fasts like 48hrs, 72hrs or even more – but only if and when I need to.
When I was fasting previously, I had to get more aggressive over time, but back then I wasn’t exercising and was still stuck in an “I can eat (almost) whatever I want and lose weight” way of thinking. Whereas now I’m exercising 5-6 days a week, and eating clean – sticking basically to DASH-style principles with elements of ketogenic and primal diet models.
That sounds complicated, but it basically means I eat quality protein and lots of vegetables, with only a few exceptions like my smoothie-granola mix, which is 0% fat Greek yogurt blended with berries, avocado, and whey isolate protein powder. I serve this over a keto granola for crunch.
I occasionally allow myself home-cooked popcorn (sweetened just with melted butter, dark chocolate and a sucralose based sweetener), and “diabetic friendly” tacos.
Breakfast today was a salmon steak and king prawns with three fried eggs, served with asparagus, samphire, and mushrooms, all lightly fried in butter. So yummy I really don’t feel like I’m dieting at all! 🍴🤤
“But isn’t that expensive?” I hear you cry! Not when I’m fasting 72 hours per week! That basically means I’m cutting out six meals – breakfast, lunch, and dinner on two separate days. So I’m reducing my food shopping bill by almost a third. That means I can afford to make sure I’m eating high-quality protein.
I’ll probably have a smoothie later, and then for dinner I’m having bunless turkey burgers with more veggies. 😋
I’ll weigh in again at the weekend after my next fast, and if I stay on track I should be another 2-3lbs down. Breaking into the “16 stone zone” would be a great milestone, but I’m not chasing it. I’m just sticking to the plan, doing the work, and letting the results take care of themselves.
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