Lucky!

 This morning as I went to the gym, I thought a branch was in front of my car... well the high winds in the area ended up with this. 

This mornings weigh in continues to chisel the weight away to 217.6.   I'm ready to refeed after my workout!

Continuing progress

The scale continued to show that these rolling 48 hrs fasts,  then a refeed are working.  Today's weigh in was 220.2.  For me this isn't a shock,  but what I like about these 48 hour fasts is that it basically reduces my calories per week... so I'm not an eating fatty lol.  I was originally trying to eat M-W-F, as I lift T-Th-S, but I realized that if I do that,  that is an additional 1800-2k calories per week so... I decided to eat T- Th reducing my weekly caloric count,  forcing me in a deficit.   I wanted to leave the weekends open so I can spend with my family and friends.  I follow a keto diet currently.   Its much easier to control my potbelly sugar cookie addiction. 

Here I am at my local gym... I have not been ay my peak energy here, but eased up on my weight and hit the elliptical for 20 minutes.   I could feel a little drained today.  Don't mind my hair lol

Posted my pictures

I finally was able to post my pictures to the motivation  group on Facebook today.  In the afternoon I heard from Cole and based on his response he wants accountability.  I'm sure he hears this all the time, but I'm all in.  The biggest reason is that I have been fasting and I know it works, but I was still fat and most likely seeing people succeed with rolling 48-72 hr fasts that creates the calorie deficit.  He mentions how electrolytes are important and of course he's right.   Most likely in the past,  all with good intentions, but I was still overeating.   Stop eating fatty!

I'm trying to get at least 6 hours of sleep per night, but today I was drowsy! I napped in my car at lunch for an hour, fell asleep watching BioLayne on YouTube videos for about 30 minutes,  and crashed hard after basketball practice tonight with my older son.   I was reminded that fasting, burning fat, requires sleep!  Listen to your body. 

These pictures were taken on Monday. 

72 hour fast?

Had a good workout this morning fasted.  Wonder if I can push a 72 hr fast.    Weigh in of 223.7.

I decided to end fast at 48hrs as I was listening to my body and I did feel like I had to refeed.
 

Back from Geneva

 Plan was to eat when I got home today as I was going to IF, but my family saved me a breakfast taco. Typically, I would say no or I would have a serving with no tortilla and sour cream and habenero sauce, but I said hell with it... I worked out all weekend, had 17k steps yesterday and already ran 1.5 miles today and walked SLOW for 20 minutes today.  Besides tomorrow is the real start to the back to back 48 hour fasts with Snake Juice.  All weekend, when everyone was sleeping I was watching Cole's videos over and over again.  I know what I need to do, but I am a little confused on fresh water and I sent him a message last night.  The biggest question I have is can I drink fresh water or do I have to drink  snake juice on non-fasting days?  Yesterday I lifted at a local Anytime Fitness and before I left I had a few sips of snake juice.  In the past I would drink a glass of water before and after, but I keep thinking about what Cole said about over drinking water and I am 100% sure that is me.  I will say that during my last 48 hour fast, I could tell I felt so much better and was not bloated since incorporating snake juice.  This weekend I had snake juice at my disposal and sipped on 1 L all day yesterday here and there.  I ran and walked today for a total of 40  minutes and I just drank what I needed about 1 L.  I am going to prep some in the morning when I get up for the gym to have with me just in case I need it, actually maybe tonight.  i think I need some.  I also heard back from Cole today and will talk more about that tomorrow.  STOP EATING FATTY!

Cole Robinson's Snake Juice - NoSalt, Salt, and baking soda...

 I spent the last few days researching how to make and I'm a little confused.  There are a few videos that have different ratios.  Day 1 was yesterday and I used a ratio of 1L of water, 1 tsp No Salt, 1 tsp salt, and 1/2 tsp of baking soda, a splash of lemon juice and 2 eye droppers of Stevia.  It wasn't so bad, but I drank it when I was hungry yesterday and today for this 48 hour fast.  Yesterday I had a little less than 3L of snake juice, but when I brought a teaspoon with me I realized I probably totaled about 1 tsp potassium,  1 tsp salt, 1 tsp basking soda and 3L's of water.  Each liter had 2 full eye droppers of stevia.  Today was not as bad as yesterday as I wasn't sure if I could do back to back fasting, but I did it.  I actually debated to extend to tomorrow as Cole suggested, but I have been cooking a lot of raw food before we leave so it won't go bad, but all I keep hearing in my mind is Cole yelling, "Hey Fatty!  Stop Eating!!!!"  I am at loss... I cooked 3 chicken thighs, 3 chicken breasts, 3 racks of ribs, and my wife cooked 2 lbs of ground turkey breast the other day and we have a ton of food THAT I CAN'T EAT FATTY!  I decided to break my fast tonight with 3 ribs, 2 thighs, almonds, peppitas, raw sunflower seed, parmesan, but I tried to eat OMAD and ate about 500 calories every hour.  I was trying to eat smaller meals as Cole stated, but hit my calories of about 1620, (9g/ lean pound of muscle).  Success.  I am going to try to not over do things this weekend with food.  Off for the weekend, ciao!

Cole Robinson, Snake Juice, Stop Eating Fatty... Decisions... ugh.

When you are on a fast, you don't eat... therefore lunch becomes more of a what do I have on my list today.  This week we are prepping for this weekend get away to Lake Geneva, WI for my son's 13th birthday weekend.  During the day at work I have been listening to anything I can find by Cole Robinson and the snake diet.  Typically I lift Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays and can lift on 24 to 72 hour fasts, but reading a few of Cole's Youtube comments I see people completing 48 hr fasts, refeeds, and then another 24 hr fasts until goal weight and this is really intriguing me.  I think I am going to refeed tonight and start another 48 hour fast through Friday.  I need to start searching for NoSalt for potassium and I have plenty of Himalayan salt.  I have lemon juice already and will add some Stevia for sweetener.  The problem.. Cole says NO SWEETENERS, but I have a sweet tooth and I am going to have to give up my diet Dr. Pepper and/ or Diet Coke.  More thinking to do...