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Knocking on wood as I type but this one has started off as well, if not better than the other three. So far, so good. I read/watched a video with Dr. Bikman and he said the more one fasts the more the body learns/adapts quicker.  This morning my glucose is 91 and my ketone level is 1.5 which gives a GKI of 3.6. Not that the strips are all that accurate, but I have more excess this time that I did the previous two times. I wish I the strips had come in last time but I think I am a tad bit deeper in ketosis this time than last, but no real data to support it.  At about 36-38 hours in I am feeling good and still have 'normal' energy. I worked last night and did a pretty good workout this morning. So far, so good. Scott

Great read and a great topic. As long as you are learning you will better and better at it. Maybe don't purposely test yourself if you feel like you already know the outcome. Anytime a person spends years on sugars and carbs at some point there is some correlation to addiction. Everyone depth is different, all the ones that come off the addiction and get past it, all do so in differing ways and differing times. Since you identified the learning, I would also recommend you celebrate the wins, all the time eating strict. And go one step further, celebrate 'getting up off the ground, dusting yourself off and digging in again. I think that is the measure.  Good luck as you move forward and staying on track. Again, great topic as most can relate. Scott

Okay, I just wanted to share a bit of my personal journey so far. What I'm discovering and coming to terms with is that, for me personally, my diet and eating habits fall much more into the category of addiction. I'm realizing that I can make the transition, be disciplined, and do really well, and honestly, it’s not even that hard to stay on track. But all it takes is one meal to completely derail me. It’s wild. I’ve tested this a few times, and the results are always the same. I can do great on my carnivore diet, eating clean, and then get lured into having some junk food. Every time I do, it throws me off for a week. Then I get back on track, start eating healthy again, things are going great, and I decide to have just one meal of junk. Boom. Derailed again. So here we go... no more “cheating.” Or maybe I don’t even need to call it cheating. Just be "strict" because its actually so much easier than the journey back from falling off.  I'm happy to learn and figure it out. It’s better than beating myself up and getting depressed about it. When I take that perspective, the learning perspective, maybe even a more scientific, objective approach to my diet, it really helps. I can compare what life is like when I’m eating well versus when I’m on a junk food binge, and the difference is huge. My mental health is so much better. My physical health is so much better. So, here I go again, getting back on track, going through that transition process once more. Let’s see how it goes. Hopefully, I can make the right choices and not let my addiction take over my mental and physical health this time around. Ultimately, the big takeaway from all this, for me, is that staying on track is so much easier than recovering from a week of binge eating.

I'm hoping so. I have bloodwork coming up soon. My immunoglobulin numbers have inched back toward the norm since eating carnivore. I am hoping with the three to four maybe five prolonged fasts prior to testing will help boost/reset my immune system. This would be quite the turnaround in 12 months between the two. The positives I can actually see, and feel, is the energy level from about 72 hours deep and the three to four days after the 96 hour fast has been completed. I had crazy amounts of energy after my first 96 hour fast and I felt incredible for several days afterwards.  So, yep, sometimes 'nothing' is the best option. Scott  

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