note of 3 days prolonged fasting

Feeding day (Day after fasting)

• Second day 52.45 kg
  • I feel a lot calmer, less impulsive, and less addicted; also, my self-control is much better.
  • Reading is good with a new idea of listing all possible productive activities in a day
• First day weight 51.15 kg
  • Morning
    • No dizziness after waking up(drink plenty/enough of water before bed)
    • After Breakfast
      • Meditation goes well, peaceful and calm on the breath.
      • My work was not as good as before. My mind didn’t function so well. There is some kind of brain fog and slower thinking.
        • -> It might be some kind of recovery phase, in which the body in the prolonged fasting stage will develop temporary insulin resistance in the muscle cell(preserve glucose for the brain). Thus, the body might not be able to manage new carbohydrates and glucose nutrients so well, which results in brain fog and slower thinking.
        • => One solution might be having light exercise, such as a light walk for 10-15 minutes after eating, in order to increase insulin sensitivity in muscle cells.
  • After noon
    • After lunch
      • Go for a walk, better thinking, but still not so good as the usual. Working is still not at full potential.
      • Try a pencil push-up. Reading goes smoothly.

Third day weight 52.5kg(morning)-51.8kg(evening)

• Morning
  • On waking up, my body felt heavier, little bit of dizziness.
    • But after taking 1/2 tsp of salt with plenty of water, coffee, a shower, and having some movement, it felt better.
  • It feels a little bit less energetic but much better than the last 3 fasts. It seems like my body has already adapted to this new prolonged fasting. It feels quite normal to me now.
• Evening
  • A little bit tried and carving for food, but after drinking plenty of water, everything is all right.
  • Still can’t read much after work. Meditation helps somewhat, but not entirely. My mind was still messy.
    • -> I should walk after work to clear my mind.

Second day weight 52.9kg(morning)-52.35kg(evening)

• Morning
  • can remember a dream quite well, but can’t separate it from real life.
  • Salt 1/2 tsp is enough, with plenty of water
    • -> no dizziness on waking up
  • Drink coffee (arabica 5g)
  • Still addicted and procrastinating
    • -> The problem came from being unable to focus > can’t read well, even taking a lot of effort > and procrastinating. If the person can focus well, then he can read well, and no procrastination occurs. The key is meditation; fasting is just a helper.
  • Meditation is calm, peaceful.
    • my reading is so much better after doing 30 minute of meditation,
• Afternoon
  • My reading is so very much better than regular reading on feeding day. Also, my thought ability is faster with better focused.
    • I can read while talking to the other people, then immediately turn back to read again without lacking from refocusing my thoughts.
  • My facial skin is shedding.

First day weight 54kg

• Morning
  • Even though I do HIIT in the morning, I feel a lack of energy all day.
    • -> Maybe, I should place the first day on the day that has less workload ?, because of the lack of energy from the metabolic switching.
    • -> Exercise can’t help to increase energy?
      • Exercise is still necessary on the first day of fasting, to shorten the ketosis time from 48 to 36 hr.(which is a significant improvement for work. at day two)
      • I would try moderate exercise on the first day. -> HIIT is doable with better results in cognitive improvement.
      • But day one is still suck.
  • Salt 1/2 tsp is enough
• Evening
  • My Tetris score comes back to > 28k in the evening, which means that my brain works better after 24-hour fasting.
    • -> Maybe, I should compare with OMAD.
  • My reading turned to be speechless reading, no sound in my head while reading, which made me read a lot faster. But I still can’t read much(just several minutes before getting distracted, never reach 30 minutes).