Week 7

Was very naughty with food last week to be honest. I think i have got to the point that this water fasting and weight loss is so easy that i know i can cheat alittle and catch up after. But this week I won't be going there again, and will be trying to up the game to stop myself getting bored/complacent or cheating.

Week 6

Still going. Tending to follow a water fasting during the week and eating during the weekend. It will make my goals take longer, but i'm comfortable with it at the moment. To combat the fatigue that can happen with fasting, i have found coconut water to be amazing. Just one carton in the morning does me great. I am drinking it without any bits it while fasting. It keeps me feeling hydrated and stops my muscles aching.

Week 5

Getting a little silly counting in days now. So have moved onto weeks. I ate this weekend. I was in London getting my nerd on at the London film and comic con, so i wanted a good lot of energy to get me around it all with no burn out. I do believe i made good choices with my food though, and even when i ate out stayed away from the usual suspects.
So back to water today. Once you get into fasting, get over the first hurdles, and understand the way it works it becomes a very easy and cheap way to loose some weight. Please though ONLY do it if you have fat stores to use up or it is not fasting but instead starvation. If you have no fat stores then try detoxing with juice.

Day 30

So so knackered. I know this is because i am not drinking enough water. But i have just drank so so much. it's really not appealing now. other than completely knackered, i'm ok. I hope i can get over this as i was feeling great.

Day 28

Been losing 3lb a day the past few days, more than the average weekly loss at weight watchers!! If i lose another 3lb tomorrow, that's two stone down. Still feeling good, and feeling quite energetic, been doing lots of gardening. I tire out quickly though, but my body is getting used to a new fuel. I am looking forward to some flavour. Coping ok with cooking their meals because i am enjoying the smells of food, and it's keeping me sane.

There are four parts to this video, if you are interested in water fasting, it's definitely worth a watch.

Day 27

Still feeling great, and having an easy time with this fast, so really not much to report. Going to get some time out in the garden soon, i have some weeds to pull, and i am not being bothered too much with fatigue or other symptoms. On a huge plus my weight is down by at least 22lb, and holding the tape measure around my waist at the size i used to be is quite a shocker.

Day 26

Hunger all stopped yesterday which is about right for a fast. Still feeling good with just the head ache starting as i go to bed. Feeling quite emotional, and very irritated. Irritation over even the smallest things. But i know this normal for fasting. Yesterday and so far today seem 100% easier. Was jealous of their meal last night because it had sweet potato and i have been craving that. But i felt no need to eat it. Body is getting tired quickly while i am doing things, but that is just the switch to a different fuel. Tongue scrapper still my best friend. If fasting carries on as easy as today, i could continue for a good length of time.

Day 25

Still feeling pretty great to be honest. Would like a little more energy, but will settle for this. Had a head ache as i went off to bed again, but nothing through the day. Coping with the dry mouth and revolting tongue with my tongue scrapper, it has been a god send being able to clean that white covering off and have a semi normal feeling mouth. I think something is clearing out as i have an eczema patch flare up on my face that i have not had for sometime, so i guess some toxins that were still in my system are coming out.

Day 24

Yesterday carried on being good, i felt a slight head ache as i went off to bed but that was it. Woke with a very slight head ache today, but that went almost straight away. Still feeling great today, the only detox indications today are the dry mouth, yucky white tongue and being cold. It's warmish here in uk and i am sure people are wondering why i am still wearing a fleece! I haven't done any exercise, not even my yoga. The more i research water fasting the more it seems relax is best for quicker body healing, so i am going with that. I will begin exercise when i begin juicing.

Day 23

I had the most horrifying migraine last night, made me sick as a dog and i had to go off to bed early. I am guessing this is the detox/fasting session beginning quickly as i have done this a couple of times now. I suppose it could be from illness, but this morning i am feeling good, very good. I didn't get hungry at all yesterday until a brief moment when i woke at about 10pm. I had a spot of hunger this morning at about 6:30 but right now its all passed. I just feel pretty great to be honest. My shape is changing lots. It's like all the parts of my body that are troublesome are clearing out quickest. My stomach and my upper arms are dropping off. Fasting eats at dead and ill tissue first. I am wondering if they are problem areas because i hold a lot of toxins and illness there? Maybe that's why the fasting is eating at them first. My waist alone is down by 15cm and normally even with good diet and exercise my arms barely loose any size despite them needing to. I have also had a few complements and not just the usual 'you look like you've lost weight' but more than that i have been told my skin looks amazing.

Day 22

I spent the last week eating normal/good meals. I controlled my portion size a lot and didn't put on any weight from my fasting. Even with the much much smaller portion sizes i felt completely fulfilled and had no issues with hunger or weakness, i ate slower and really enjoyed my food and all the flavours. The reason i have eaten? The last attempt at fasting wasn't working. I could feel it in my body, i spent the whole week hungry. It was as though my body would not believe it had to go into survival mode and was waiting for me to get to the weekend and juice again. I needed to reboot it. That is now done and today i begin fasting again. I am still completely caffeine free.

Day 11

I had a head ache yesterday, i don't know how much that had to do with fasting though. My mouth was so very very dry, it's not so bad today, but it's still a little dry. I don't so much know how I am feeling right now, whether i am fatigued or have energy. Water is at a stage where i am finding it quite boring and unpalatable. Something 'detoxy' i have noticed is a couple of pimples on the side of my neck traveling along the path to my glands. I haven't had pimples on my neck before. The skin on my face is looking good though, much clearer than it has been for a long time, but my lips are dry.

Day 9

The salt flush definitely worked this morning. I am drinking lots of water, but i do think i need to be drinking more, i am trying hard but i think perhaps i need to put some lemon in it again. My muscles are getting fatigued quick, but other than that not really any problems so far this week. My weight stayed still all weekend while i juiced, but i felt good and that's what matters.

Day 8

Back to water fasting. Felt a tiny bit hungry when i woke this morning, due to juicing the weekend, but it has passed now. I tried some salt water when i woke up, it was completely revolting. I guess it worked, not as much as i had hoped though. Despite how it tasted i may try again tomorrow morning see if i get better results.

Day 7

Lots more juice, and it's all been very yummy. I have enjoyed every glass. We pretty much put in anything till it fills up the collection jug. Being very frank though, it has not encouraged me to go to the toilet. Don't get me wrong, i don't feel constipated, i just feel like i have nothing to give! Definitely flush next week to help this detox. The head aches and migraine have completely gone at the moment, hopefully that's the last of them. My muscles have felt oddly weak and i have had very slight dizziness, but have had energy.
I go back to full fast tomorrow. I aim to keep with it and not juice at the weekends with my husband until the 30 days are up and then i will be juicing full time. Well that's my plan. I have enjoyed the juicing alot this weekend, but i want to give the water fast it's time to clear my body, before giving my body goodness.

Day 6

It felt like every muscle in my body ached yesterday, and i could have done with sleeping for a bit. But the head ache was a whole lot better.  I broke my fast last night with a juice dinner. I had planned to juice this weekend, but i was slightly worried. Despite feeling a little horrid, i could feel and see good things happening. I didn't want to upset that. But after letting my body rest for five days, i think juice is the best thing to put in.
I would also like to go to the toilet to help clear out whats know as plaque from my gastrointestinal tract. I am going for deep detox. That's my aim. As i said once the caffeine head aches pass completely i do aim to do a salt water flush (involves drinking warm salt water first thing in the morning. It should clear out within an hour.)
So far this morning I had a delicious juice. We put in cucumber, apples, celery, carrot and lime. It was very refreshing. I still ache a little and can sometimes feel a head ache if i move too vigorously, but on the whole i feel pretty good today.

Day 5

Oh my gosh i am craving flavour. Flavour is all i can think about. Even when we are being strict with ourselves and only eating three meals a day and not snacking we are putting a lot of flavour in our mouth. The fact that my mouth still feels like carpet doesn't help.
Yesterday was definitely the worst day so far, all day i felt like rubbish. And my want for flavour was so bad i even licked a chip. How silly is that, but my taste buds are so bored.
Today seems better so far, it's just a head ache right now, not a banging migraine, also odd it has moved to the other side of my head. But i have hope it's clearing.
For anyone interested, i have shred at least 9lb so far, in five days.

Day 4

My migraine passed yesterday, leaving me with just an occasional cope-able head ache.I had all manner of other detox symptoms though, feeling cold, the shakes, tearful, the mouth of carpet. But i have also noticed other good things, such as when i brush my teeth, my gums are no longer bleeding. They have been bleeding since i had my last child, but not now and last night i noticed they have gone a super healthy red colour. Once the migraine passed i felt amazing, with lots or energy.
This morning though, i have the head ache back full force, my mouth feels revolting and lemon water is not helping. I feel almost flu like, and completely incapable of doing anything. I am hoping like yesterday it will pass.
I will not give up though. I know what is happening. My body is going back to normal, and starting to expel the toxins. I had it like this when i gave up caffeine before, i have no idea why i went back to consuming it in any way, i was so much better with it clean from my system.

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Day 3

I haven't escaped the migraine. I really don't want to take any pain killers for it. Will just have to see how bad it gets. Feeling quite rubbish now. Mouth is still very dry, and along with my tongue feels like it has been carpeted. Would like to go to bed for the day. Have added the lemon juice to my water, i need it more palatable today, and i want to shift this feeling in my mouth as quick as i can.
Once the migraine has passed I think I will try a salt water flush to get my bowels moving. Really depends if i can drink so much salt water though.

Day 2

So far so good. No detox symptoms yet.
I woke with the driest tongue and mouth, which is amuzing as i drank more water yesterday than i have in ages. Just made myself the tiniest coffee, but couldn't stomach more than half. It just didn't taste right. Hopefully it was enough caffeine to keep the migraine at bay.
Felt a gentle irregular hunger yesterday, but nothing worse than if you eat breakfast late. I don't feel hungry at all right now. The hardest thing yesterday was dinner time. We are a family of six and i made everybody else shepherds pie. Now the problem was not that i needed or wanted food. The problem was that i knew it tasted good. I thought i was missing out on a yummy meal. But, i got myself here, I done the crime...

Detox

So. I guess I began to use coccydynia as a bit of an excuse. By that i say i got lazy.
Things have to change, in a big huge way though. I feel ill. I feel tired. I don't feel like me. I ache. I pain. I know this is due to the extra weight i am carrying and the burden is puts upon my whole body.

So i begin a plan. Another plan. Jumping into large amounts of exercise, though i love it, is not good while at such an uncomfortable shape and health. So before i begin shaping I am going to heal. I am going to detox all this rubbish inside me.

I am going to first cleanse my body completely, then begin rebuilding my body to strength.

Day 1 will be a fast. This i hope to continue for 30 days, with possibly juice at the weekends.

After that I aim for another 30 days juice only fasting.

The first 30 days will involve kundalini yoga. The next 30 days will add a bike ride.

After this time i will move into a clean diet and body building, allowing only irregular treats.

Day 1 begins today.

It is now 12.40 and hunger set in about an hour ago and is now coming intermittently. I had a usual size coffee this morning due to a migraine. I will have a smaller cup tomorrow. As a migraine sufferer, mostly aggravated by caffeine, I know (from past experience) cold turkey is too painful. One coffee will be enough today. Soon I think i will have to keep myself busy to keep food from my mind. I am not saying no food is hard, but most eating is done while idle.