Day Five.

For the record, even if I haven’t hit my goal of weight loss, I am not going to further the fast. More research tells me I need to make some changes in my metabolism FIRST, before pursuing Fasting.   As this guy says, you must teach your body to burn FAT again, not be a Sugar burner.   Sugar was a rarity for our early ancestors. Honey and fruits were likely the only supply of it.  (I can already hear the arguments: but our bodies turn fat into sugars to burn. and ideed they do, but when there are too many sugars, the body converts them to fat stores.    The problem being, your body gets used to burning the sugars you pump in, and ‘forgets’ how to convert the fat to sugar.   Mine sure has.)

I’m going to start the OMAD thing (which really isn’t all that hard for me since I was pretty much doing that already.  My sin was “Pop”, and stay away from the Sugary drinks.   Black coffee, teas, WATER,    Now that I have started the trend ‘down’, it shouldn’t be to hard to keep it going and not suffer the hungries.  It may be a bit pricier than eating all the readily available processed junk, but I HAVE done the Paleo thing, and felt frellin’ great while doing it, EVEN though, I was still drinkin’ the sugar crap.   NOT THIS TIME.

On the upside of the last 5 days:

Benefits I have noted so far.   1) I’m not bleeding like a stuck pig with every little abrasion or cut.   The cuts tend to seal up faster.   2) this may be from the Fasting or it may just be a seasonal change with cold weather starting up: I am not waking up at 1 am with a head full of snot.   in fact, I am able to get nearly a full 8 hours of sleep in; thats unheard of in me the last decade or so.    3) energy is stable, no crashing.    Now, this may change when I go back to regular meals, but I will not be eating like I had been, or maybe I should say, DRINKING like I had been.  No more sugary drinks; they have been killing me slowly.   4) related to #3, strength is more reliable.   I don’t feel quaky when I am pushing limits, or when I am just trying to hold something in place.

And heres the Biggie! 5) my joints don’t ache.   Old injuries like a busted thumb, shoulder and knee,,,   Acting completely normal now, no aches and pains. 

Are these short term benefits?   Likely, IF I fall back to old routines.  

For those questioning my sanity, please understand what follows.

I’m 57.   Have been showing signs of Insulin resistance, maybe even borderline Diabetic.  I may not fear death, but that doesnt mean I want to commit suicide by fork either  (or suicide by 12oz can specifically.)  

In one sentence: I’m tired of being tired, and my diet dictates my metabolism now, not the other way around like when I was 30.   I need to retrain myself.    

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