Upper Left: Fasting Day 3
Middle: Fasting Day 5
Upper Right: Fasting Day 9
Day 1: December 27th 2009
Last meal: 9:00 PM, 5 navel oranges, 2 tomatoes
Weight: 141 lbs
Comments:
- travel generally exhausting
- truck ride through Belize
- Felt generally strong throughout the day and weaker as the day wore on
- Hunger generally absent
- Fell asleep at sundown, approximately 7 PM
- no bowel movements
Day 2: December 28th, 2009
Weight: 138 lbs
Heart Rate: 60/min
Blood Pressure: 114/60
Bowel Movements: none
Urine: normal, okay
Sleep: good
Eyes: Good
Tongue: mild coating overall
Comments:
-dry scaly skin on legs, general dry skin overall
-40 minute sunbath
-Can't get up too quickly or get the head rush and dizziness
-general coated tongue with foul taste in mouth
-urine quantity proportional to water intake
-urine light color with noticeable odor, especially first morning
-could sleep all day
-mentally strong and in good spirits.
-no food cravings
- can hold conversation without feeling exhausted
-went on short hike, leg muscles weak
-heart beat bounding and strong --- "chipping away at layers of gunk in the body"
-shallow breathing at times with chest heaviness
-skin appearance already better, mostly due to sun and high humidity
Day 3: December 29th 2009
weight: 138.5 lbs
Heart Rate: 54/min
Blood pressure: 124/62
Bowel Movement: 1 small
Urine: okay
Sleep: very good
Eyes: good
Tongue: mild coating anterior, moderate coating posterior
Comments:
-lots of deep sleep, mild leg and thigh clamminess after sunbathing, mild nausea, very low appetite
- slept about 10 hours the night before
-read books all day
-went for a short walk
-feeling generally refreshed
-stomach and GI tract feel very empty
-short sun bath
-feeling mentally very sharp
- urine clear to slight yellow
-no nausea
-pulse full and bounding
Day 4: December 30th 2009
Weight: 136 lbs
Heart Rate: 54/min
Blood Pressure: 122/66
Bowel Movement: none
Urine: okay
Sleep: deep and good
Eyes: Good
Tongue: Mild anteriorly, moderate coating posteriorly
Comments:
-High fatigue and lethargy, seeing internal connection, legs/skin slightly impaired
- Feeling very tired. Slept most of the day
-short walk was difficult
-uneventful day except for massive fatigue
Day 5: December 31 2009
Weight: 134 lbs
Heart Rate: 54/min
Blood Pressure: 102/66
Bowel Movement: none
Urine: okay
Sleep: Very Good
Eyes: Good and clear
Tongue: Moderate coating overall
Comments:
-Increased fatigue, overall good, misses activity, stiffness in shoulders
- Slept through most of the night with very lucid dreams
- gained strength as afternoon wore on
-in the evening started to manifest cold like symptoms- chills, stuffy nose, sore throat, fatigue, slight headache
Day 6: January 1st 2010
Weight: 133 lbs
Heart Rate: 54/min
Blood Pressure: 108/68
Bowel Movement: None
Urine: okay
Sleep: sporadic deep sleep
Eyes: Slight yellowing in corners
Tongue: mild to moderate coating overall
Comments:
-increased fatigue, insomnia, mild symptoms, knees/lower legs/ankles weak and sore, upper respiratory tract discharges, core good
-toughest day so far
-headache and overwhelming exhaustion
-tongue coating thicker
-toughest day mentally but still going strong
Day 7: January 2 2010
Weight: 132.5 lbs
Heart Rate: 42/min
Blood Pressure: 110/66
Bowel Movement: 1 moderate
Urine: okay
Sleep: Very sound and deep
Eyes: Clear
Tongue: Clear
Comments:
-Legs okay, left wrist dull ache, main pain and discomfort in head and hard palate
Day 8: January 3rd 2010
Weight: 131.5 lbs
Heart Rate: 54/min
Blood Pressure: 100/66
Bowel Movement: none
Urine: Okay
Sleep: restless
Eyes: clear
Tongue: Mild to moderate coating and even
Comments: Rough night, restless sleep, teeth and gum irritation, hard palate irritation, pain broke and sleep was better after, foot splinter removed, neck pain gone
Day 9 January 4th 2010
Weight: 130.5 lbs
Heart Rate: 54/min
Blood Pressure: 106/72
Bowel Movement: none
Urine: okay
Sleep: interrupted with stiffness
Eyes: mild redness
Tongue: Slightly coated
Comments: Interrupted sleep with symptoms of dryness, nausea, breathing difficult, fatigue very high, teeth still sore
2 comments:
for how many days did you fast and how much weight did you lose?
I fasted for about 9 days and lost about 9 pounds (1 lb per day). I gained it all back in about 5-6 days following the fast. I wasn't over weight to begin with, so the weight I gained back was simply in new healthy tissue
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