Tuesday, 14 November 2017

Fasting Attempt Two and Weight Update for Nov 14

So yesterday I attempted my second fast. It failed as a complete no-food fast because I went low twice (once right before bed, and again in the afternoon). I treated the lows with as little food as possible, so the day still ended up a really low food day. Interestingly, having that little bit of food meant I wasn't super hungry once 4pm/5pm hit. 

Then I made a really stupid decision: after fasting all day, I decided to go swimming. I went in the evening, after eating dinner. I walked to the pool, and did glucose: I was lower than I wanted to be, but still at an okay level, so I decided to try swimming but to test my blood periodically (and I gave myself a cut-off: if I was 5.0mmol/L or lower, swimming was over). After 15 minutes I was 4.7, so I packed it up right then and there. I continued on the downward trend, so I ate a power bar before walking back home.

What made this whole escapade even stupider was that a few minutes into swimming, I was HUNGRY!!! I don't think combining swimming with fasting is a good idea, so I'll make sure I don't do it again.

So after yesterday's escapades, here are today's numbers: 

weight: 205.0 lbs
fat percentage: 43.6%
hydration: 38.7%
muscle: 27.7%
bone: 10.8%
cal: 2317

Not bad. :)

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