Hello, hope you are all fine.
To start, I'm 67 going 68 soon. 5 foot 11. Weighed at 107 kilos or about 238 lbs I guess. Bulging belly which I despise. Weak legs and not motivated anymore apart from home duties as wife works hard.
Wife or 'true love' or truey as I call her here shouted me a holiday on the coast in a cabin and there was fishing to be had. We had a fine time. But, I was drinking heaps up to and during the holiday and to be honest it didn't really affect me normally. During my binges I continuously ate. Then crashed on the lunge or bed snoring. Retirement will be my death. I don't drink when I have obligations like driving or working and fixing machinery here. I drink after I relax.
I take meds for very high Blood Pressure and reflux only and have done for a couple of years.
So, moving on. After our little holiday I was feeling very unwell, weak and nausea was setting in and I couldn't even look at food or alcohol. Smoking tobacco made me feel il. By the middle of the week I tried eating and got sick. So I stopped eating. No alcohol and just drank water. No doctors nearby here so I looked at google and You Choob. There was a heap of stuffs to watch and read. Learnt about Autophagy. Never heard of it. Apparently burns fat real quick. Catch is, need to drink water, no food for at least 48 hours. So I checked the time and declared from that point I'd give it a go. ( I have been without food for up to 24 and 36 hours in the past - yetch) But.....
24 hours - Drank about 4 litres of water throughout. (Bout 1 gallon) Took my meds and had a black unsweetened coffee (which is allowed). Hunger pains and cravings. Headache ensued. Face flushed. Head hot. Dizzy near the end. Had to lay down. Sleep didn't come easy and constantly going to the toilet to pee. Head fog and Tinnitus increased making hearing a bit difficult. Lost motivation to work but did the house work. (good Bally I was). Waking up early in the morning, had the runs until everything I felt was flushed out. The coffee made me go again. Very weak.
Over the 2nd day - 4 to 5 litres of water throughout. Took my meds. Stomach churning. Head aching more. Lethargic. Weak. Hot flushed face. Tinnitus roaring, sounded like whistling rushing wind. Nasal discharge. Peeing quite a lot. (off the balcony onto the lawn). Had a black tea, no sweetener. Bit bland so I picked a lemon. Put a thin slice into the brew without rind. (allowed) Let it sit then drank the brew and chucked the lemon slice. Bout 10 minutes later felt very ill. Told truey I'm going for a walk. So I did and promptly retched. (Something I haven't done for a while) Apart from a small amount of clear fluid basically nothing came out (Just dribble) and I puked for about a couple of minutes on my hands and knees in the paddock. So, I washed up, took a few sips of water. Nausea went away. Head throbbed. Face flushed and the top half of the bod heated up. I stripped my top of and rinsed my face and hair until I cooled down. Not enjoying this.
Stuck to water and had a glass with a pinch of salt. Mouth was tasting yuck. Body cooled and felt confident to put my T-shirt back on. One thing I noticed then was my stomach wasn't bloating. I rested for a while after truey went to work. I got up saying "f this" . Had to do something. Damn headache so I prepped a large cut of lamb for slicing into jerky. Took my mind off how I felt. Dogs and cats enjoyed the scraps. Made a couple of marinades and soaked portions of jerky in each for dehydrating tomorrow. Strangely, I wasn't feeling hungry. With chores completed and jerky lamby in the fridge I thought a good cup of black coffee would help alleviate the headache. Tasted fine and headache subsided to a dull brow ache above the eyes. To keep occupied truey had picked out some areas in the treed area of the top paddock to be mowed with the rideon. So with water and tobacco on hand I fuelled up and went a mowing. Spent an hour and a bit but hand to retire. Feeling weak and head had ramped up again.
I spent the rest of the day and evening looking over stuffs on the laptop. Hunger pains surged and went. Headache continuing. Stayed up to 11pm until truey got home. Watched a bit of TV with her, we retired to bed. Hard to get comfortable with a headache. Right foot kept cramping and got up for the toilet a lot. Lots of dreaming in short fits of sleep. - This is fucked I was thinking. - 48 hours had passed.
3rd day - Usual water and meds. Cleaned up. Put jerky in the cooker. Chatted with truey for a while before she had to leave for work. Headache persisted and got a bit of pain from the sinuses. Tinnitus - check. Added a glass of water with a pinch of salt. Also gargled salty water to alleviate the sour taste in my mouth and sore throat followed by a coffee. Hunger pains but I resisted the urge to taste the jerky. (one of my favs), Did the chores and the son arrived with a truck to pick up some furniture for his new dig. While lifting I felt weak, Son asked, I just said "not feeling well) Nearly fainted while lifting one item and I had to sit down. Very dizzy and head aching. After he left spent some time on the laptop. Alternating with doing some chores and checking the jerky.
By 5pm I was knackered. Head letting me know but body started feeling a little better. I felt like a light fizzing below my rib cage. Seems I was burning fat. Hunger subsided. Although when I bagged the jerky I was tempted to taste it but didn't. - 72 hours ticked off. I read that 100 hours fasting has better fat burn benefits. That's my goal. At the end I'll weigh myself. Stomach has shrunk a bit.
Pro's so far - Cold turkey from alcohol. (might explain the constant headache) Have noticed my gut has gotten a bit smaller. Just one hard poop. Motivated to do it. Learning I can control urges. Not much else.
Cons so far - Ill at times, constant headache. Tinnitus increase. Hunger. Concentration poor. (Cut my finger slicing the jerky). Peeing a lot (although it's clear fluid). Cramps in my right foot particularly in the toes. Poor sleep. Fatigue easily. Dizzy when exerting self. Bad taste in mouth. Hot flushing. um,,,I let you know more when I can think straight and type without making mistooks.
I'm approaching 79 hours. Fucken headache lol. See if I can make 100. I'm interested to see how I feel tomorrow.
Kind regards,
Bally the boofheaded.
To start, I'm 67 going 68 soon. 5 foot 11. Weighed at 107 kilos or about 238 lbs I guess. Bulging belly which I despise. Weak legs and not motivated anymore apart from home duties as wife works hard.
Wife or 'true love' or truey as I call her here shouted me a holiday on the coast in a cabin and there was fishing to be had. We had a fine time. But, I was drinking heaps up to and during the holiday and to be honest it didn't really affect me normally. During my binges I continuously ate. Then crashed on the lunge or bed snoring. Retirement will be my death. I don't drink when I have obligations like driving or working and fixing machinery here. I drink after I relax.
I take meds for very high Blood Pressure and reflux only and have done for a couple of years.
So, moving on. After our little holiday I was feeling very unwell, weak and nausea was setting in and I couldn't even look at food or alcohol. Smoking tobacco made me feel il. By the middle of the week I tried eating and got sick. So I stopped eating. No alcohol and just drank water. No doctors nearby here so I looked at google and You Choob. There was a heap of stuffs to watch and read. Learnt about Autophagy. Never heard of it. Apparently burns fat real quick. Catch is, need to drink water, no food for at least 48 hours. So I checked the time and declared from that point I'd give it a go. ( I have been without food for up to 24 and 36 hours in the past - yetch) But.....
24 hours - Drank about 4 litres of water throughout. (Bout 1 gallon) Took my meds and had a black unsweetened coffee (which is allowed). Hunger pains and cravings. Headache ensued. Face flushed. Head hot. Dizzy near the end. Had to lay down. Sleep didn't come easy and constantly going to the toilet to pee. Head fog and Tinnitus increased making hearing a bit difficult. Lost motivation to work but did the house work. (good Bally I was). Waking up early in the morning, had the runs until everything I felt was flushed out. The coffee made me go again. Very weak.
Over the 2nd day - 4 to 5 litres of water throughout. Took my meds. Stomach churning. Head aching more. Lethargic. Weak. Hot flushed face. Tinnitus roaring, sounded like whistling rushing wind. Nasal discharge. Peeing quite a lot. (off the balcony onto the lawn). Had a black tea, no sweetener. Bit bland so I picked a lemon. Put a thin slice into the brew without rind. (allowed) Let it sit then drank the brew and chucked the lemon slice. Bout 10 minutes later felt very ill. Told truey I'm going for a walk. So I did and promptly retched. (Something I haven't done for a while) Apart from a small amount of clear fluid basically nothing came out (Just dribble) and I puked for about a couple of minutes on my hands and knees in the paddock. So, I washed up, took a few sips of water. Nausea went away. Head throbbed. Face flushed and the top half of the bod heated up. I stripped my top of and rinsed my face and hair until I cooled down. Not enjoying this.
Stuck to water and had a glass with a pinch of salt. Mouth was tasting yuck. Body cooled and felt confident to put my T-shirt back on. One thing I noticed then was my stomach wasn't bloating. I rested for a while after truey went to work. I got up saying "f this" . Had to do something. Damn headache so I prepped a large cut of lamb for slicing into jerky. Took my mind off how I felt. Dogs and cats enjoyed the scraps. Made a couple of marinades and soaked portions of jerky in each for dehydrating tomorrow. Strangely, I wasn't feeling hungry. With chores completed and jerky lamby in the fridge I thought a good cup of black coffee would help alleviate the headache. Tasted fine and headache subsided to a dull brow ache above the eyes. To keep occupied truey had picked out some areas in the treed area of the top paddock to be mowed with the rideon. So with water and tobacco on hand I fuelled up and went a mowing. Spent an hour and a bit but hand to retire. Feeling weak and head had ramped up again.
I spent the rest of the day and evening looking over stuffs on the laptop. Hunger pains surged and went. Headache continuing. Stayed up to 11pm until truey got home. Watched a bit of TV with her, we retired to bed. Hard to get comfortable with a headache. Right foot kept cramping and got up for the toilet a lot. Lots of dreaming in short fits of sleep. - This is fucked I was thinking. - 48 hours had passed.
3rd day - Usual water and meds. Cleaned up. Put jerky in the cooker. Chatted with truey for a while before she had to leave for work. Headache persisted and got a bit of pain from the sinuses. Tinnitus - check. Added a glass of water with a pinch of salt. Also gargled salty water to alleviate the sour taste in my mouth and sore throat followed by a coffee. Hunger pains but I resisted the urge to taste the jerky. (one of my favs), Did the chores and the son arrived with a truck to pick up some furniture for his new dig. While lifting I felt weak, Son asked, I just said "not feeling well) Nearly fainted while lifting one item and I had to sit down. Very dizzy and head aching. After he left spent some time on the laptop. Alternating with doing some chores and checking the jerky.
By 5pm I was knackered. Head letting me know but body started feeling a little better. I felt like a light fizzing below my rib cage. Seems I was burning fat. Hunger subsided. Although when I bagged the jerky I was tempted to taste it but didn't. - 72 hours ticked off. I read that 100 hours fasting has better fat burn benefits. That's my goal. At the end I'll weigh myself. Stomach has shrunk a bit.
Pro's so far - Cold turkey from alcohol. (might explain the constant headache) Have noticed my gut has gotten a bit smaller. Just one hard poop. Motivated to do it. Learning I can control urges. Not much else.
Cons so far - Ill at times, constant headache. Tinnitus increase. Hunger. Concentration poor. (Cut my finger slicing the jerky). Peeing a lot (although it's clear fluid). Cramps in my right foot particularly in the toes. Poor sleep. Fatigue easily. Dizzy when exerting self. Bad taste in mouth. Hot flushing. um,,,I let you know more when I can think straight and type without making mistooks.
I'm approaching 79 hours. Fucken headache lol. See if I can make 100. I'm interested to see how I feel tomorrow.
Kind regards,
Bally the boofheaded.
5 days would be exellend , it takes a lot mental power to reach so many days as yu have now. And the autophagy is really at max power after 3 days i think , so great benefits ...
