Day 3 of a planned 5 day fast
The good news is that I am still losing weight!
The key lately has been <10 carbs a day when 'liquid fasting' (I have been able to 'only drink water' one day in my life). If I fast but take in more than 30 carbs (for example a Coca-Cola is 40 carbs!) I can 'liquid fast' for days without losing weight.
The bad news is that I now have to seriously think about what to do when I hit my goal weight.
We bought a fancy new scale that measures body fat, and even though I take measurements at different times during the day, it wont go above 10%. While I know there are serious limitations to a scale with this technology, I do believe that it IS possible that my body fat 'could' actually be below 20% at this point.
I look in the mirror and I look skinny. Not a day goes by where multiple people don't ask me, not the usual 'wow you look great!' but, 'how much weight do you plan to lose?'.
(sigh)
When I look in the mirror, the last weight I can see on my body is my belly. There IS fat there. I can put my hands under my belly and lift up and hold the fat. This is why I plan to go down to my BMI Weight (I calculate it by typing in "BMI calculator" in Google and pressing enter to see the calculator app).
However, if I reach that goal weight, what then? Fasting 5 days a week would no longer be safe or practical. My 'plan' is to eat OMAD. this seems to work for @Phil.
I also have been hitting the weights a LOT harder (going from 1 to 3 sets a session). I am also now doing 50 crunches a day.
Oh well, these are obviously great 'problems' to have, so let me get off my pity party...
Have a great day everyone!
