Here I go, Day 1 (exercise and fast)

Lucy, my very understanding wife has pointed out I am somewhat pessimistic in my posts so far. She is right, it is not that my life is miserable, far from it but this dark cloud of mood swings and lack of control has dampened my spirits lately. Today I am optimistic and the first stage of this journey is about taking control and lifting this cloud. My aim is to get into ketosis asap.

Ketosis occurs when your body is starved from carbs and has to turn to fat for fuel. Depleting glycogen stores and fasting both promote this change. However glycogen is stored along with water, when this is lost rapidly this can unbalance our sodium,magnesium and potassium which can cause "keto flue" bad headaches etc. Supplements and bone broth can help.

Day 1 metrics

Weight                      84.6kg

Body fat                    24.1%

Waking blood sugar 6,5mmol/L

Waking ketones        0.0mmol/L

Chest                        111cm

Waist                         97cm

Hip                           107cm

Belt                           98cm

The girls are all out for the day so I can be even more selfish than I normally am. With a breakfast of bone broth and some salt & potassium salt I met JamesM for a nice easy 3.5 hour ride. It was pretty cold and my fingers were numb for the first 20 mins but once the sun was a little higher the air warmed just leaving my feet wanting. It was a lovely sunny day and really nice just to take it easy. I only drank water on the bike.

Not surprisingly walking into the kitchen on  my return and seeing all the Christmas goodies around my body was definitely craving some sugar. Some more salts and bone broth and a cheeky kip I stayed strong.

I stayed strong all evening, avoiding the girls left over fish fingers and Lucy's Hotel Chocolate. So far no headache just a bit tired and cold.

Day 1 good.