I finished my first 36-hour fast on Monday and had a good swim in the evening. I was aiming for 2 x 500m, 1x 250m, but was feeling good, so I added an extra short set of 150m for a total of 1.4km. I could have pushed out another 100m for the full mile, but I ran slightly short on time, and my shoulder was starting to twinge slightly anyway, so I was very happy with 1.4km.
I then weighed in on Tuesday morning to find I’d put on 0.6lbs for no obvious reason. Just the machine settling, I guess. As we’ve discussed before, as fat cells empty they often fill up with water, since the body wants to hold onto the cell as long as possible in case it’s needed for storage. It’s very efficient, but just means weight loss is never a predictable, linear curve. At some point, maybe after my next fast, there will be a sudden “whoosh” of weight loss as the cells are left with no choice but to submit; they give up their water and let go to be excreted.
Later, I went out for my usual run, again pushing for 6 sets of 2.5 min running, 1 minute walking. This is now maybe my fourth or fifth run on this schedule, having alternated for a while now between this and the shorter runs (7 sets at 2 min run/1 min walk).
While the warm-up set felt a bit sluggish, and my legs were heavy, once I warmed up, the engine was running smoothly, and I felt very strong through the rest of the sets. Normally, by the last set, I’m glancing at my watch by the last minute or so looking for it to be over, but today was the first day that I didn’t look at my watch all, I really felt strong throughout the last 2.5 minutes and was pleasantly surprised when the alarm vibrated to tell me the final set was over!
This is a huge milestone for me from a run perspective, it’s felt like a real chore pushing my running just this little bit further, and finally I think I’ve cracked it!
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