Raw Milk Fast Day 2 (Second day of water-only fast)

 

Day 2

Weight: 251 lbs (-5, total loss -8 primarily water loss)

Blood Sugar: 85 mg/dl

Ketones: .7 mmol/l (low ketosis)

GKI Score: (Glucose/Ketone Index) 6.7 (low ketosis) 

Day 2 of the water fast was pretty uneventful with the exception of some major cravings as my family was invited to a baseball game where the dinner just happened to be catered by Cracker Barrell. Now, I'm ashamed to admit that I was looking for all sorts of reasons not to go, but in the end, I decided to go and thus, I was "that guy" (you know, the guy that is fasting at a dinner party and making everybody feel slightly weirded out?)

I'm not much of a baseball fan, but since it was a beautiful night, and Liberty University was playing Virginia Tech, I actually really enjoyed myself. I was able to relax, enjoy the game, and almost taste the delicious dinner that was being consumed in the private box all around me. There were the inevitable comments, such as, "What's wrong, are you sick?" etc. It made for several awkward moments, but once everyone realized you are just a weirdo, everything pretty much goes back to normal. 

Upon arriving home, I sat beside my teenage son who had been unable to attend the game because of work. As we watched the Leafs lose...again, I had the pleasure of watching (and smelling) him eat a couple plates of food that my wife brought home for him. (Why not increase the suffering of your fasting husband?) In reality, it really wasn't that bad. Liberty beat Virginia Tech, and it was one of the those rare, gorgeous warm Spring evenings, when the air is thick with pollen, but ever living thing is absolutely bursting with color and life. Looking out over the Blue Ridge Mountains from the private box at LU's baseball stadium, I could almost forget that it was approaching 48 hrs since I last ate.

Other than the occasional hunger pangs, which pass quite quickly, I felt great and even got out for an early-morning walk with my wife. It was another opportunity to experience the absolute beauty of a Virginia Spring morning. Before you know it, the humidity will arrive and we will be slogging it through the wet blanket moisture of Summer in Virginia.