Whooooohoooo! I made it through a whole week of alternate day fasting. I wasn't sure if I could make it at some points. This diet is hard but it does seem to be getting easier on fasting days.
Today was pretty standard. I drank broth and tea, had a bit of coffee. Broke my fast in the evening at 5 pm. I had a lovely piece of chicken breast with Italian dressing, green beans and a small baked potato. Logged in at 525 calories. Then I had 2 pieces of gluten free bread and a banana. That put me up to 825 calories for the day. It seems to me that the 500 calorie goal is far too little since I am nowhere near normal body weight.
I also started having muscle pain and cramps. At first I though I pulled a muscle but I had to laugh at myself because I was doing situps when I pulled the muscle in my leg a few days ago. Today both my legs started to hurt. It felt like I was going to have a charlie horse. If you have ever had one then you know they are truely horrid.
I did a bit of poking around the internet and lo and behold lost of people who fast get muscle cramping. There are two camps of though on this A) that toxins are being released from the fat you are losing or B) there is a potassium deficentct causeing the cramps. I tend to believe the its potasium. Had a banana last night and they went away in a few hours.
Another symtom of this fast is acne. Yes, my chin is all broken out in nasty cystic acne. It hurts.
Today was pretty standard. I drank broth and tea, had a bit of coffee. Broke my fast in the evening at 5 pm. I had a lovely piece of chicken breast with Italian dressing, green beans and a small baked potato. Logged in at 525 calories. Then I had 2 pieces of gluten free bread and a banana. That put me up to 825 calories for the day. It seems to me that the 500 calorie goal is far too little since I am nowhere near normal body weight.
I also started having muscle pain and cramps. At first I though I pulled a muscle but I had to laugh at myself because I was doing situps when I pulled the muscle in my leg a few days ago. Today both my legs started to hurt. It felt like I was going to have a charlie horse. If you have ever had one then you know they are truely horrid.
I did a bit of poking around the internet and lo and behold lost of people who fast get muscle cramping. There are two camps of though on this A) that toxins are being released from the fat you are losing or B) there is a potassium deficentct causeing the cramps. I tend to believe the its potasium. Had a banana last night and they went away in a few hours.
Another symtom of this fast is acne. Yes, my chin is all broken out in nasty cystic acne. It hurts.
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