My Longest Fast Completed

I completed my longest fast of over 12 days (309:39) on Friday evening.  I lost 20 pounds over those 12 days and by the end I was struggling to keep up on my electrolytes.  In hindsight I think I should have broken my fast a day earlier.  Because I was dehydrated, I expect to regain 5 to 10 pounds of this fasting weight.  In fact, as of Sunday morning, I've already gained back 5 pounds.  I was planning on starting my next fast after Saturday dinner, but I opted to go for one more day of feasting to make sure I have adequate electrolytes and am ready to go.

I broke my fast even more slowly than normal.  During such a long fast, your digestive tract goes to "sleep".  You need to wake it up so it is able to process the food that you eat.  Otherwise it will run right through you.  This is known to some in the keto community as "disaster pants".  I broke with 7 macadamia nuts, a quarter cup of pickle juice, and a small pickle.  The pickle juice was to help replenish my electrolytes. I then waited a full 90 minutes and ate some keto bagel dogs and broccoli with cheese sauce.

On Saturday we had French onion chicken with more broccoli in butter.  It was quite delicious.  Sunday evening was sautéed shrimp with vegetables, konjac noodles and alfredo sauce.  All of those meals were quite excellent and I feel ready to fast again.

I've started my fifth fast of the month after Sunday night dinner, and plan on breaking it Wednesday evening.  Then I'll get my dexa scan the following week and see the results of "Fasting February".

Fast Begins	Fast Ends	Fast Hours	Total Fast Hours	Total Fast Days
1/31/18 7:31 PM	2/3/18 11:38 AM	64:07	64:07	2.67
2/4/18 9:20 PM	2/7/18 12:36 PM	63:16	127:23	5.31
2/7/18 8:09 PM	2/9/18 6:46 PM	46:37	174:00	7.25
2/10/18 8:55 PM	2/23/18 6:34 PM	309:39	483:39	20.15

Date	Fasting Day?	AM Pounds	AM Glucose	PM Ketones
1/31/2018	No	262	95	1.1
2/1/2018	Yes	263	105	2.0
2/2/2018	Yes	258	96	3.0
2/3/2018	No	254	77	1.9
2/4/2018	No	258	81	1.4
2/5/2018	Yes	262	105	1.3
2/6/2018	Yes	258	89	3.2
2/7/2018	No	254	79	1.9
2/8/2018	Yes	258	94	3.3
2/9/2018	Yes	255	83	1.4
2/10/2018	No	255	89	2.2
2/11/2018	Yes	257	91	2.5
2/12/2018	Yes	253	90	3.8
2/13/2018	Yes	250	86	4.7
2/14/2018	Yes	249	78	4.7
2/15/2018	Yes	246	78	4.8
2/16/2018	Yes	244	79	6.1
2/17/2018	Yes	243	78	4.6
2/18/2018	Yes	242	80	6.1
2/19/2018	Yes	241	85	5.6
2/20/2018	Yes	239	86	6.7
2/21/2018	Yes	238	83	5.7
2/22/2018	Yes	236	80	5.7
2/23/2018	Yes	235	92	4.8
2/24/2018	No	237	88	4.5
2/25/2018	No	240	104	2.4

My next blog post will have a summary of my fasting for the month.  You can also read my last blog post which discusses my last fast at the 266 hour mark.