started another fast last night

[Scott F.]

I rotate dayshift to nightshift twice each month. I think going forward I am going to fast on my nights and not sure of the eating amounts on the non-fasting days. Mostly I'm going to ensure the fat to protein ratio is better than it has been the last month or two. 

I am not sure how long this one will last. On the last one from 72 hours to 96 hours it felt like someone hit the nitrous or the boost button. I sustained that energy til later the following week. If anyone told me that before I actually experienced it, I would think you had a couple screws loose. Just doesn't make sense from the outside looking in. 

After the first 12 hours my blood glucose was a bit higher than I expected at 97. I am sure there is some 'dawn effect' in there somewhere but I'm good at 97.

My ketone level was 1.1 which is in the middle of the 'optimal range'. I feel like I will get a bit deeper as the fast continues. 

After 11 months of some inadvertent eating miscues as well as some experimentation, I think I am starting to dial in where I want to be long term between carnivore and fasting intervals. 

I could very well be changing lanes from it being a "diet" to it being a "lifestyle". 

Time will tell.

Scott

[Geezy]

Good luck. 

[Scott F.]

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