Hi there, paleo-pals -
I just read Jim's great post (from about two weeks ago), Fasting and the
Ketogenic Kickstart, and I'm thinking of trying a fast myself. I've never
fasted before, though, and I'm feeling a little cautious, wondering what side
effects I might experience.
I've been eating paleo for close to 10 months now, lost 40 pounds pretty
quickly when I started but I seem to have been stuck at around 145-150 for
the last six months or so. I think I'd look and feel a lot better at around
130-135 (I'm 5'9, 34), so I'm thinking of trying a fast followed by really
low carb paleo (cutting out the fruit & nuts & honey entirely, just meat &
fish & vegetables, I guess) to see if that gets me losing weight again.
Those of you who've fasted, what kind of side effects did you experience?
Were you moody? Crabby? Tired? Light-headed? (I ask because that's how I
recall feeling before when I went more than a few hours without eating.
Generally, I graze all day. And I'm mid-way through my first year of law
school, so if I was going to be extremely bitchy, incoherent, or incapable of
paying attention for a few days while I fasted, I might decide to put it off
until summer break.) I'd love to hear any comments about what I ought to
expect, if I do try fasting.
Would you recommend fasting for the full 2-3 days, or just until I start
losing weight?
Thanks in advance for all your input & advice!
Kathy Schwinghammer
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P.S. I am the one who posted a while back about the foot/leg pain that was
keeping me from running. I never did find a paleo doctor here in Austin, so
I ended up going to a sports medicine specialist (she diagnosed it as an
injury to a tendon in the ball of my foot and a stress fracture in my fibula
from limping on the hurt foot for a month -- since then I've been staying off
it and doing stretches for the foot, and it's improved a lot, it's nearly
better). When I mentioned my diet she just shrugged and said "Hmm, well,
that sounds healthy, good for you." Thanks for all of your helpful advice!
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