Weight: 256 lbs (-3, primarily water loss)
Blood Sugar: 83 mg/dl
Ketones: .2 mmol/l (not in ketosis)
GKI Score: (Glucose/Ketone Index) 23.0 (not in ketosis) Glucose Ketone Index, is a simple formula that tracks the ratio of blood glucose to ketones as a single value. It's a biomarker for tracking your metabolic health as well as your level of ketosis
After a wedding celebration for our fifth son on Sunday, Monday was the perfect day to kick off this 19-day experiment. For a quick review, I have planned for a 2-day water fast for preparation, followed by a 17-day Raw Milk Therapy experiment that is based on the research of Dr. J.R. Crewe in 1929. For the 2.5-day fasting portion, I will be drinking my usual 16oz of black coffee, no sweeteners in the morning.
Some have questioned the sanity of taking advice that is nearly 100 years old. I have to say that the more I see of the craziness and absurdity of the FDA and the CDC here in the US, the more I'm inclined to go back to our forefathers' generation when the overall health (and sanity) of the general population seems to have been just a little more robust than what we see today.
Having just completed Day 1, I'll admit that water fasting is just not that exciting. It is especially difficult when your wife decides that for the first time in a while, she is going to cook an entire pound of bacon, "just to have on-hand for the boys". It was at this point that I decided to go outside to work in my garage.
Escaping the smell of that glorious meat candy was absolutely essential, as my stomach was growling and trying to tell me that starvation was surely imminent unless I gave it some bacon. Having recently done a 10-day water fast, I'm smart enough to know that despite what my stomach and brain tried to tell me, I was in no danger of starvation. So, after working in the garage for a few hours, I came in to watch my beloved Maple Leafs LOSE to Montreal. Not snacking during a hockey game is like a wedding without a bride, or a police officer without a donut...it's just wrong. But, I persevered and went to bed at my normal time of 10pm.
I was up three times during the night. Now one of the benefits that Dr. Crewe discovered with the RMT was with respect to prostate health benefits. As men age, the prostate becomes much more a focus of life. An enlarged prostate gland affects men in several ways, none of them good. Thankfully, I haven't had any major issues, and at (nearly) 56, I certainly hope that continues. However, fasting triggers a symptom very similar to an enlarged prostate: frequent urination. While fasting, this symptom has nothing to do with the prostate. It is simply the body dumping unneeded water from the cells and it is usually over with by the time you get to Day 3 of a water fast. I am only planning on a 2.5 day water fast, so hopefully, once I introduce the raw milk, I'll get better sleep.
Overall, the first 36hrs of fasting went pretty well, minus the bacon incident. Now, on to Day 2.
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