Fasting 7 days (probably)

Yep you're doing well. I have decided to try to maintain my weight during the Winter and start a new plan in the Spring. I might ask you for tips then...

Love cream in coffee but can't get quality organic double cream in my part of the world.
Dr Jason Fung doesn't count cream as breaking the fast.

bulkbiker said:

I tend to have more than he recommends in my coffee though..
Getting cream was always a problem when we lived in France too... odd really I guess it all goes for butter making.

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The French seems to prefer sterilised milk and creams to fresh.

Great results. Do you mind if I post on your thread. Coincidentally I started a fast at 18:00 on Sunday.

The more the merrier I imagine.
Certainly more data would be useful to understand the effects of longer term fasting.

Thanks @bulkbiker for the gate crash.

The purpose of my fast is to get to under 10% body fat before the end of the year, as I have a special set of occasions in January 2019. I had an intention to lean out as my next experiment, after my heavier weights time, mainly on 2 meals a day (up to 5 days out of 7), which I did not enjoy as it led to eating past satiety. More on that in another thread to come.

Start of Fast / last Meal finish - Sunday 4th Nov 2018 @ 18:00

Monday 5th
Fasting Blood Glucose 3.9 @ 06.41
Ketones - Did not measure
Initial BMI 26.4
Initial Visceral Fat Rating 7 cc
Initial Fat Free Mass 74.8 kg
Initial Fat Mass 11.6 kg
Initial Impedance 430.8 Ω
Initial Water Mass 53.5 kg
Initial Bone Mass 3.7 kg
Initial Muscle Mass 71.1 kg
Initial Muscle Score 19 / 24
Initial Basal Metabolic Rate 2149 kcal
Initial BMR Score 20 / 24
Initial Degree of Obesity 19.8 %
100 pushups

Accountability via Fitbit and Boditrax (Tanita Professional scales at David Lloyd Gym (Pure Gyms also have these)):
Monday 5th - Tuesday 6th AM:

(Won't be doing this much for the rest of the fast, just a kick start):


Monday 5th and Tuesday 6th Weight:


Monday 5th Fat:


Tuesday 6th:

Monday 5th and Tuesday 6th Visceral Fat:

Monday 5th - 6th Summaries:

Tuesday 6th Keytones:


How do I feel: Great.
Hunger @ 45 hours is none (I felt this way on waking at 36 hours)
FBG @ the time of writing @ 45 hours (post workout): 4.0
Drinks: Black Coffee, water and, rooibos and hibiscus tea
ABS Six pack outline is a shadow
Energy: Not sure. Definitely functional, I feel I could do a workout but am pacing myself. I have another weights session planned after work so will test then.

My next posts will be summaries, just setting the baselines and accountability in this one.

I admire your tenacity, Bulkbiker! If I tried this for 7 days I would then have to fess up to where I had buried the bodies!

Dr Snoddy said:

I admire your tenacity, Bulkbiker! If I tried this for 7 days I would then have to fess up to where I had buried the bodies!

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I would probably be one of those bodies.

Checkin @ 49 hours:





I am going to try some resistance training as I have seen this before, cardio would put me in the 2's. Fasting with exercise is so potent.

bulkbiker said:

Morning all... wonderful nights sleep.. new bedding makes al the difference..
So awoke this morning to GKI nirvana

FBG 4.0
Ketones 4.0
Weight 205.8
Body fat 27.4%
Visceral Fat 12
BMI 27.9

All good so far but am reintroducing cream and milk to make drinks more bearable and hang autophagy!

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This post made me laugh so much and got strange look from kids
Good thing I was not reading this on the train. Good luck @bulkbiker. Courage!

bulkbiker said:

Morning all
well another update shows
FBG 4.0
Ketones 4.1
Weight 204.6 pounds
Body fat 27.4% going nowhere
Visceral fat 12
BMI 27.7

Slept well again apart from the heavy rain... feeling good ... no hunger..another day beckons..!

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Great results especially your ketone levels.
Have a good day

I am curious why no hunger? would it not be a natural (healthy) response to not eating for 4 days to be very hungry? sounds odd to me