My 7 Day Water Fast Journal

On January 27, 2018 I decided I wanted to “try” a 3 day water fast. But on the third day I was feeling great and decided to continue on to 7 days. I’m not going to lie and say “Oh, I’m not doing this for weight loss” like a lot of blogs I’ve read before attempting this.  I was at a plateau and I needed to do something and from all the research with others who have done this type of fast. I thought Lets do this!

Let me start from the beginning, growing up I was tall (5’11), toned and in great shape. I’ve always been asked “are you a model?” or “do you play basketball?”. Which I did neither. Well, I did do a few local fashion shows during high school, but that was it.

I was unable to gain weight, I would go for lunch with friends. After lunch was finish they would look at me and joke “where did the food go” because my tummy was still flat. I would then joke “I get taller not wider”.

Fast forward a little, I then became pregnant with my first child, gained weight but all the weight came right off. Then I had my second child and all the weight came off again. I was home mostly taking care of my girls and then realizing the weight kept creeping. But it wasn’t too bad.

Within no time I went from about 130-135lbs to 180-190lbs and then it was downhill from there. I started working a desk job where I sit for most of the day in-front of a computer and that’s what made the weight keep creeping up. I was snacking a lot and eating very poorly.

In 2015 I went in to see my family doctor for a routine physical. And was told I am borderline diabetic, she told me to start exercising more and cut out the sweet etc etc….That same day I was so scared I went straight to the gym got myself a membership, then to the grocery store to stock up on healthy foods.

The gym also had a deal for a personal trainer, so I remember paying $130 for 3 one hour sessions. I was now on the right path. The trainer really helps me with a lot. But I can’t afford all that, so I just did the machines and a few classes (Zumba was my favourite).

When I started the gym, I was at my highest weight ever 205lbs. But with the trainer and going to the gym constantly I was able to get down to 190lbs in a matter of weeks. Then about a year or so later I went back to my bad ways, starting different “diets” and ended reaching a whopping 240lbs, my highest weight ever. 

Anyways, to make a already long story short lol I decided I really need to take this thing (my health) seriously. As I’ve been avoiding to go to see my doctor because I felt like I would get bad news.

So on January 1, 2018 I started my weight loss journey AGAIN. My starting weight was 237.6lbs. I Started with the Military Diet, which I’ve had success from in the past, but the weight just seems to come back. And that’s not the diets fault I just have a “thing” for junk food.

So That’s why I’ve decided to do some much needed research and try Water Fasting. And on January 27, 2018, weighing in at 234.8lbs I started to water fast.

DAY 1

January 27 – 234.8lbs; I felt great today. Had little hunger here and there but nothing unbearable.

DAY 2

January 28 – 231.0lbs; Woke up this morning feeling good, no hunger or headache. Thought about food few times throughout the day but nothing drastic.

DAY 3

January 29 – 230.2lbs; Feeling light today, No bloating, No headaches. I had this metallic taste in my mouth, but my breath wasn’t smelly (I did ask my partner to make sure) lol A little before noon today my tummy started to growl. But i felt okay.

DAY 4

January 30 – 227.2lbs; Woke up feeling really good again. The bottom of my right foot began to hurt when I got up this morning. Not sure why…That metallic taste in my mouth was gone. But now I feel mucous as if I had a cold in the back of my nose.

DAY 5

January 31 – 225.2lbs; I started coughing up mucous this morning, but otherwise I feel great. In the evening I felt a little not myself. I don’t know how to describe it. So I went to bed early.

DAY 6

February 1 – 222.4lbs; Woke up feeling great. I also had a really clear dream lastnight that did came through. (super weird). This afternoon I had very low energy.

DAY 7

February 2 – 220.0lbs; Woke up feeling great. But I’ve been thinking about watermelon all day because that is what I decided I was going to eat to break my fast. I went to the supermarket and grabbed 2 small watermelon to break my fast. and at 6pm I had my first piece of watermelon and it was delicious. I decided to make some soup the next day and when I weigh myself I was down to 219.6lbs.

CONCLUSION: 

I lost a total of 14.8lbs. The first 3 days are the worst but after the 2nd day for me I felt amazing. I believe the benefits to water fasting is the truth and i will definitely be doing this fast again in the future. After detoxing my body I tried to eat fried greasy food and it gave me heartburn. I love to experiment with different “diets”  for myself, So I can know what works for me best. And I will be doing water fasting again. This time I will be doing a 21 day water fast. Stay tuned for that blog.

Have any of you tried water fast before? What was your experience?  Leave a comment below.

Please no negativity on this poet. And thank you all for taking the time to read about my experience.

Disclaimer: I am not a health professional or an expert. So before you try this or any other diets. Please consult your doctor!