I have been trying to keep up to my target weight (while still not eating after 14:00).
I had two mince pies yesterday - and I thought:
"Is this the begging of the end?"
...but, as I have been under my target weight, I have not done a longer fast for two or three months.
So - I have decided to feast over Christmas and the fast for a few days.
Most of the scheduled meals I eat are OAP charity meals and they do not happen over Christmas.
Who is going to join me in a post-Christmas fast?
Hi S11m
Did you enjoy your Mince Pies? I hope so!
I know you've decided to Feast over Christmas and Fast for a few days after - and I'd like to wish you the best for Christmas and Beyond - hope it all goes very well.
I'm not committing to any Fasting myself - as I must admit that I've been enjoying my food far too much - but I do want to wish you the best for all your goals, and I think you're doing really well.
Zest 
I started the fast after an "ample" Christmas lunch - which is not ideal, as I ate carbs, which will delay the start of autophagy.
20 hours in I was one kg over my target weight - I think that is ideal.
24 hours - walked 8km. this will have burnt off most of the glycogen and help get me into autophagy.
48 hours in I walked 6km - and I think that that got me into well into ketosis and autophagy.
I broke my fast after 68 hours, a kilo below my target weight.
I woke up with palpitations - apparently, this is a normal side-effect of ketosis, particularly if you have low blood pressure, as I have.
I took an ECG (no Atrial Fibrillation) and noticed that my pacemaker was working at 66 beats per minute - and it does not normally come on at rest much above 50.
My gizmo indicated that my pulse was about 55 when I fell asleep, and twice peaked over 85!
Some might be concerned by these numbers - but I do not feel hungry, and I would have continued the fast if I had not got lunch with my son scheduled for today.
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