Fasting Log

[mattyb]

Wow sounds like you are doing great, Nina! That's awesome.

 

[Vida]

No i don’t take any aminos. I exercise in a fasted state. Then during my feeding window I mainly eat chicken, low fat fish, beef for protein. Sometimes i take whey instead if i don’t feel like eating meat.

Ok how about carbs? Very happy for you that you’re making progress.

 

[Nina]

Ok how about carbs? Very happy for you that you’re making progress.

Potatoes, sweet potatoes, rice, veggies, sometimes oatmeal and some fruit mainly apples.

 

[Nina]

I have been training for soccer everyday and i have never felt this good! It’s tough (3 hours/day) but worth it. I have lots of energy and im only sleeping 7 hours/night, no naps. Feel a lot better than when i slept more and exercised a lot less (used to lift 4 times a week, no cardio). Mentally im getting a lot better aswell, no brain fog anymore. Easy to remember things. Hope it continues like this

 

[bruschi11]

This is awesome @Nina . Coming from someone that has used the same tactics to heal to this point from CFS enjoying athletics again like you- just awesome stuff and really happy for you. Isn't life great!?

 

[Nina]

This is awesome @Nina . Coming from someone that has used the same tactics to heal to this point from CFS enjoying athletics again like you- just awesome stuff and really happy for you. Isn't life great!?

Been a long time since i’ve seen the beauty of life.. Feels amazing!

 

[Orion]

I have been training for soccer everyday and i have never felt this good! It’s tough (3 hours/day) but worth it. I have lots of energy and im only sleeping 7 hours/night, no naps. Feel a lot better than when i slept more and exercised a lot less (used to lift 4 times a week, no cardio). Mentally im getting a lot better aswell, no brain fog anymore. Easy to remember things. Hope it continues like this

Same here, two months post long fast, strength training is very different now, like so much more energy and drive. Body composition is so much nicer, vascular and rebounding very quickly.

Still having some deep long sleep issues, but I do feel very awake/refreshed in the mornings. My next fast will be a pure water fast for 30 days. I think the Bruess fast makes it too easy and doesn't allow for full autophagy and mineral depletion. Hoping it will add to the massive skin improvements, hair still shedding, so will see how that progresses or regresses...

 

[TubZy]

Been a long time since i’ve seen the beauty of life.. Feels amazing!

Was there anything that didn't improve?

 

[Nina]

Was there anything that didn't improve?

My carb tolerance still isn’t very high. I eat 200 carbs/day and on my rest day i eat 100 or less. If i up my carbs to 200+ i get puffy and tired. As long as i dont eat too many carbs, im good.

Also i cant digest fat properly. Always get stomach cramps/pain after eating a moderate amount of fat, so i tend to eat lowish fat.

 

[TubZy]

My carb tolerance still isn’t very high. I eat 150 carbs/day and on my rest day i eat 100 or less. If i up my carbs to 200+ i get puffy and tired. As long as i dont eat too many carbs, im good.

Also i cant digest fat properly. Always get stomach cramps/pain after eating a moderate amount of fat, so i tend to eat lowish fat.

You still have issues with your immune system (mono/ebv etc)?

 

[Nina]

You still have issues with your immune system (mono/ebv etc)?

Well, they haven’t been active in a few months so i cant tell. No issues at the moment though.

 

[Vida]

Nina have you had any bloodwork post fast as you mentioned earlier, any noticeable differences from before fasting?

 

[Nina]

Nina have you had any bloodwork post fast as you mentioned earlier, any noticeable differences from before fasting?

I do. However it didn’t change much besides insulin/glucose which went down obviously

 

[Canari]

I do. However it didn’t change much besides insulin/glucose which went down obviously

Very happy for you! Strange to see so little change. Either good results come from something else or blood tests are telling nothing!

 

[Nina]

Very happy for you! Strange to see so little change. Either good results come from something else or blood tests are telling nothing!

Expected it really bc my blood was always normal besides cortisol being a little elevated which is in normal range ever since

 

[Legna88]

Expected it really bc my blood was always normal besides cortisol being a little elevated which is in normal range ever since

do u eat enough calories (maintenance plus daily activity)? i was a national level decathlete till july 2017 when I crashed for multiple reasons.... one reason was that i was not eating enough calories, especially carbs... i was working out 3- 5 hour per day, 6 days per week not eating enough calories to cover my activities... i also did not drink enough water and i experimented with a salt free diet for 2 months(in june -july) and then a very bad thing happened in family, these last two factors crashed me into hell.

 

[Nina]

do u eat enough calories (maintenance plus daily activity)? i was a national level decathlete till july 2017 when I crashed for multiple reasons.... one reason was that i was not eating enough calories, especially carbs... i was working out 3- 5 hour per day, 6 days per week not eating enough calories to cover my activities... i also did not drink enough water and i experimented with a salt free diet for 2 months(in june -july) and then a very bad thing happened in family, these last two factors crashed me into hell.

I believe i am as i get my diet from my (health) coach. My weight is kind of low at the moment but im not losing anymore so it’s stable. I actually have lost 3 loved ones in the past 2 years so i get where you’re coming from as im sure it had some effect on my health. I go to therapy for it though which seems to help.

I dont add any salt to my diet anymore but drink a lot of water when training. Dont really crave it either. Did it have any negative effects on you?

 

[Nina]

Something that has been happening after my fast though, is that sometimes i get a strong, fruity breath all day and feel like i have the flu (sore back/neck, swollen lymph nodes, sore muscles) Fruity breath reminds me of either keto or diabetes but im pretty sure it’s not diabetes and i’m not following a low carb diet either. Seems to happen more when i eat excess protein (150-180grams in a day)

 

[Legna88]

I believe i am as i get my diet from my (health) coach. My weight is kind of low at the moment but im not losing anymore so it’s stable. I actually have lost 3 loved ones in the past 2 years (dad, grandpa, uncle) so i get where you’re coming from as it’s not been easy mentally. The mental side has always been harder for me than the physical side (diet, exercise) but i go to therapy for that which helps.

I dont add any salt to my diet anymore but drink a lot of water when training. Dont really crave it either. Did it have any negative effects on you?

@Nina you mean if going salt free had any negative effects on myself? uhmmm... almost died, got twice to ER... I am still crashed unable to exercise or even walk fast

another athlete i found online did the same as myself(salt free diet for months while training with extreme intensity in extreme hot weather), he needed 6 months to recover, during those 6 months he ate 30- 40 grams of salt/day to recover 80%... he is still not recovered 100%.

those lots of watr u drink will further deplete ur salt/sodium levels

here is a story of a girl:

''My blood pressure went from 116/70 to 153/100 over the course of 4 months. I couldn't sleep, i couldn't digest food, i lost my libido and all sorts of other issues. drs said i had high anxiety, they prescribed me SSRI's, sleeping pills and digestive pills. Nothing helped i thought i was going to die.I learned about making SOLE from pink himalayan salt. 2 days later all my problems were fixed.SALT IS LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!

you take a glass container 8-16oz with a plastic top. fill container 1/3 of the way with pink himalayan salt, fill the rest of the container with purified water. wait 12-24 hours and you'll have Sole. I have a Plastic 1/2 tablespoon measuring spoon.

I put Four to Six of these into every 32oz that i drink. I had to buy two Glass 32oz bottle's and thats what i drink every day. so I drink 4 to 6 tablespoons of sole everyday mixed into 64oz of water. it doesn't take much.

I use a 1/2 tablespoon because some days i want more salt somedays i want less.eat meals with no water, just the food. then i wait 1 to 1.5 hours before i start drinking water again.

I'll drink 32oz in between breakfast and lunch, then 32 oz between lunch dinner. Before i go to sleep I'll drink one 8oz glass with 1/2 tablespoon sole in it.

if i wake up in the middle of the night to pee or because of panic attack i drink another 8oz glass with 1/2 tablespoon of sole.Just a caution you're going to feel very weird when you start drinking sole in your water.

The total Soley I drink would equal about 15- 20g of salt per day.

I went to the doctor this past monday and my BP is now 132/70, my thyroid is doing great as well and its only been 2 weeks. I had adrenal fatigue so i'm in the middle of recovery.

i'm currently doing the adrenal reset diet and that helped me get back to health. here's my review of the diet on amazon if you're interestedCustomer Review

bought this on audible, but thought i would leave my 2 cents and tell you what this "diet" is.
the adrenals manage your hormones and sit on top of your kidney's. they help regulate a lot of stuff in your body so when you have adrenal fatigue you'll get symptoms of other diseases such as asthma, low libido, low energy (chronic fatigue), etc.

The Dr's cure is pretty simple, cut back on carbs. not eliminate carbs, but to cut back on them. so for breakfast you eat 20g of proteins, some fat and very little carbs. for lunch you do the same but start adding in the carbs. For dinner you eat a lot of carbs with some protein and a little fat.
The science behind this which he doesn't explain very well goes like this.
You eat carbs (sugar), you'll get an insulin response. the insulin response throws off your hormones (crashes cortisol) and your body has to adjust for it the rest of the day. but if you eat all your carbs at night, you'll get a massive insulin spike at night and when the cortisol crash happens you can go to sleep. rinse and repeat until your adrenals "reset" themselves.

I started this diet two weeks ago on (sept.16 2017). So far my heart palpatations went away, my dizziness from standing up went away, my blood pressure dropped from 155/110 to 132/70, my anxiety dropped Massively, my muscles aren't cramping anymore and although i don't have my full energy yet, i'm light years ahead of where i was a 2 weeks ago. He says in the book it takes 4 weeks for the adrenals to reset themselves and 8 weeks if you're level 4 (fully crashed). I'll have to say that he's right, from youtube videos' on the subject it takes roughly 1 month for every year you've had this condition. so if you've had fatigue for 8 years then it'll take 8 months, but this diet spits in the face of this statistic.

I'll tell you guys what i use and how i altered this diet.
1. Adrenals Crave salt so I take in massive amounts of pink himalayan salt that i make into SOLE and add to all my water. (youtube how to make sole)
2. I take 5g of ascorbic acid vitamin C with 2-3 Limes/lemons to get real vitamin C daily
3. For Breakfast i Drink a bullet proof coffee minus the coffee. so 2Tbs of coconut oil, 2Tbs of real Butter with 4 Tbs of heavy whipping cream. I add 2 scoops (20g) of hydrolized beef collagen and a packet of stevia.
4. for lunch i'll eat a chunk of meat (4-10oz) with a fat (avacado, butter, etc)
5. For Dinner i eat brown rice, yams, full fat mexican Cheese and beans
6. I don't snack and i don't eat vegetables as i take supplements to get my minerals and vitamins.
7. i don't exercise not even walks
8. When i eat i don't drink anything until at least 1 hour to 2 hours after eating to make sure i digest the food.
9. the supplements i use are
ashwaganda for cortisol management
Holy Basil
Vitamin d3+k2
B-complex with p5p and methalated b12
MSM powder (sulpher)
Chromium and Vanadium
Beef Collagen (no protein powders as they spike insulin)
Multivitamin
GABA (amino acid for calmness)
Seriphos (knocks you out at night and destroys Cortisol)

I can't stress the idea of making SOLE to help your adrenals, Sole is a lifesaver. Its basically making a Salt brine out of pink hymalayan salt. you then add the brine to your drinking water all day long. So you're essentially taking in salt all throughout the day for your adrenals. there's plenty of videos on how to make it on youtube, but the quick rundown is get any container (8-16oz). fill the container 1/3 of the way with pink hymalayan salt or celtic sea salt. Fill the rest of the container with purified water. Wait 24 hours and you'll have a brine. buy a plastic 1/2 Tablespoon and use it to scoop 1-2 tablespoons of the SOLE into 32oz of water.
so i drink about 4-6 tablespoons of salt water plus the salt i add to my food. it helps look up salt your way to health if you don't believe me.

Good luck on your adrenal recovery!! I'm half way done and Feel Amazing!!!!''

i dont agree with all the other sups she took, i think the salt water helped her the most, it enabled her to digest food and helped her adrenals.

what are ur daily macros?

 

[Legna88]

I eat all my calories at night in a 6 hour eating window then fast 18 hours. Current macros are 30% protein 40% carbs 30% fat. I feel good, just have some symptoms that stay with me no matter what but they dont bother me in daily life.

how many grams of protein, carbs, fats per day?