Anyone fancy joining us tonight to tomorrow night for a 'live' support fast?

[Stoozie]

Hi all,

Just to say Cosmo501 and I are fasting from 4/5pm today to 4/5pm tomorrow. Anyone is welcome to join in

[Stoozie Administrator]

In case anyone is interested, a couple of things I have done to prepare are:

1) cook the meal for the rest of the family today during my eating window, so I'm not tempted to lick the spoon later

2) Have higher fat foods today to increase satiety, whilst keeping energy intake the same.

3) I intend to have some salted cashews just before commencing fasting, to keep my electrolytes as good as possible.

[Cosmo501 in reply to Stoozie]

That's a great idea re the family meal. I hadn't thought of doing that! I'm also eating higher fat foods today, and will have some broth or bouillon before starting.

I'm planning a gentle 3km run in the morning to kick start the day, and hopefully feel energised, however if it doesn't feel right, I'll give it a miss.

[S11m Volunteer 70lb IF20 in reply to Stoozie]

Electrolytes?

I always add a teaspoon of pink Himalayan salt to my 1.7-litre pot of Green Tea.

[Cosmo501 in reply to S11m]

Can I ask, does a good sea salt have the same properties? Don’t know anything about the difference.

[S11m Volunteer 70lb IF20 in reply to Cosmo501]

I think Himalayan rock salt is one of the best, and rock salt is better than sea salt which is better than “ordinary” salt.

[Cosmo501 in reply to S11m]

Thanks. I must try it instead of sea salt.

[S11m Volunteer 70lb IF20]

Great idea - and I do not have a scheduled meal tomorrow, but I have 8 tonnes of gravel to shovel on a community footpath project this weekend - and I might need all the energy I can find.

If anyone would appreciate the exercise - and can get to South Warwickshire for Saturday morning, please get in touch.

[Cosmo501 in reply to S11m]

I hope all goes well with your community project today! Sorry we’re too far away to help.

[S11m Volunteer 70lb IF20 in reply to Cosmo501]

Thank you for the thought.

Two of us shovelled a tonne of gravel twice yesterday, but today we had plenty of volunteers - and I did little except drive and get the trailers loaded. ...but I have so far burnt 507 of my target 500 active calories for today, and 1,081 yesterday!

[Stoozie Administrator]

How are you both doing Cosmo501 and S11m ?

I'm feeling fine so far!

[Cosmo501]

Hi Stoozie - all going well thanks. Decided to fit in my run before starting the fast, then had a small meal before 5pm. No hunger at all. Had some water on getting up. A busy day ahead, so I think time will fly. Feeling fine. Speed walking to the dentist as I type 😖

How is it going for you?

[Stoozie Administrator]

a bit of hunger but am shifting furniture and building flatpack to distract myself! Well done on your run

[Cosmo501 in reply to Stoozie]

That sounds like a great distraction. I’m feeling a few hunger pangs too, but nothing major. Can’t work anymore though, so will distract myself with housework for the next few hours. Earlier I thought it was going so well I might try to extend it through til the morning... but maybe that’s a bit ambitious for now... still undecided!

[Stoozie Administrator in reply to Cosmo501]

wow I'm very impressed at the wanting to continue. I deeply enjoyed my dinner!

Will happily do another one whenever anyone fancies though.

PS I broke at 23 hrs because the flatpack instructions were so bad.

Do I have to hand my admin badge back in?

[Cosmo501 in reply to Stoozie]

🤣🤣🤣 I nearly broke earlier but made it in the end. Definitely not ready for 36 hours today! Thanks for your idea, and for your company. It definitely helped me 😊

[Cosmo501 in reply to Cosmo501]

Sorry... was laughing at your suggestion to relinquish your badge, not because you struggled with the flat packs! 😖

[Stoozie Administrator in reply to Cosmo501]

I'm glad I made you chuckle

[bellatakescharge 10 KG IF 16]

Is there anyway we could have an ongoing platform to join in with others during a longer fast?

[Subtle_badger 16Kg IF 72hrs in reply to bellatakescharge]

We are doing a group fast now! I think it's going to become a thing, if you want to come back to the group.

[Subtle_badger 16Kg IF 72hrs]

Oh! I just stumbled on this. I feel like an archaeologist.

👋 Stoozie S11m Cosmo501

[Cosmo501 in reply to Subtle_badger]

I was just thinking about this yesterday! That reminds me of the difference between then and now! Thanks for flagging it up!

[Stoozie Administrator in reply to Cosmo501]

Haha! I am troubled that I have no recollection of what flatpack made me stop fasting!