Hello everyone. So, it’s been a couple of years since I last did the Fast 800, which I really took to – dare I say I even sort of enjoyed in a way – and the bad habits returned, so this time it must be the beginning of a serious lifestyle change, as a 53 year old male who is 5 ft 8 and weighed in at 14 stone 6.
I always combine the Fast800 with quitting alcohol – I find that I end up just forgetting about alcohol and only being conscious of the food element!
I started last Monday and also went to the gym three times last week – each time half an hour on the crosstrainer and a few weights.
On Friday, I found that I had already lost 4 kilos. But I am aware that this will mostly be water weight. All th same, I feel so so much better and over the weekend, I FELT thinner even if I am not thinner yet. (Waist has dropped a cm.)
Week two has begun in earnest. I’ve been fasting for about 18 hours most days and meals have generally been a piece of fish or steak, rocket, tomatoes, cottage cheese and olive oil for dinner and earlier in the day, usually either a shake or avocado, feta, eggs or something similar.
It felt like I entered ketosis on day 2, as I had so many of the signs, but not sure. Either way, it’s going very well for me. On Saturday night, I think I probably went 100 cals over as I had an alcohol-free beer as my one treat.
So, will keep reporting in!