Day Five

Still water-fasting. 132

Feeling very good today. I'm not hungry but the smell of food gets to me. Maybe I should rephrase that - I don't feel hungry.

More importantly than weight - my tongue had a light coat on it this morning instead of that gross thick white one... TMI?? Oh, and the scale did move this morning. Down two pounds from day two, so with no loss yesterday, today makes up for it... follow me??

My sense of smell is extraordinary right now. I almost passed out last night in yoga class from everyone's breath. It's so strange!

Advice? You've got to stick with something for the whole time. If one is going to water-fast for 14 days, then make sure the goal is reached before moving on to something else.

If one wants to go back to Low-Carb after fasting, then stick with low carb and do induction (South Beach / Atkins ) for the full 14 days. Any way of eating WORKS if you stick with it. If a person goes raw, then stick with raw. Low-Carb, stay Low-Carb. Low-Fat, then stick with Low-Fat... so on and so forth. Bouncing around with different types of eating will have a serious impact on our bodies and noticeable fluctuations in weight.

Great example: I've found it quite difficult to stay with raw eating, as much as I like it. Once I start eating all of those amazing sweet vegetables and fruits then I have some trail mix, then it moves to one cheat and it's all over!