computerwiz

Nice intro. I like the story about how you "discovered" it. To me, that speaks volumes how you "did nothing" but change the way you eat. Even did less exercise because of your situation. I'm 225 now, down from 240 just from detoxing. But I need more help. Time to start planning! "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail!"

What I need is a list of carnivore approved pre-packaged meals/foods that I can just buy & heat up...cuz nobody in my house is waking up early enough to do that for breakfast. Though I do suppose I could fix a BIG batch of scrambled eggs & then freeze some & refrigerate some.

Did you spice it up with salt and/or pepper? I might have even put some cajun spices in mine....I don't remember. That was back in 2017. 2 hours technically isn't long. But I just needed it to get through the work day. Did you ever read about the guy who fasted for 383 days (give or take a few days)? He was like 500 pounds. And it was a doctor-supervised fast, of course. But that was an amazing & encouraging experience!

You have to eat/drink a certain amount of calories to "break" a fast. I think it was 70. Don't quote me... That being the case, when I did my 8-day fast, I "cheated" with some chicken broth & salt. It would satisfy me for a couple of hours before I would need either more or some tea. Once you make it to day 3, fasting becomes super easy. It's just getting there that's the hard part. And too much water can flush out too much electrolytes. So the chicken broth & salt helps with that. Sometimes I would even spice it up with black pepper. They also make electrolyte drops to enhance your water during your fast. I didn't try or have that with my 8-day fast. But I'll be getting that for my next one....whenever I decide to hunker down & do it.

I've gone 8 days without eating, on purpose. It was an amazing experience....I had so much more free time, I could smell things like never before, I lost 11 pounds in those 8 days. I totally want to do it again....it's just really really hard to do if you have a very physically or mentally taxing job. I was able to do it during a buyout at a previous company I worked for. I had nothing to do....so no need to think super clearly. Be careful about your blood pressure when fasting that long....standing up too fast could be very bad for you. Forget exercise. Watch your electrolytes. And be mindful of re-feeding syndrome. It could be deadly. When breaking a prolonged fast, you better know how to do it the right way. I really want to do it again and I'm sure you'll want to know how it goes when I finally get to do it. And I could use the encouragement to actually go through with it... There are no new benefits. But you continue to have the "max" benefits from that point in time.