Getting past Day 3

So typically, day 3 has always been the sonofabitch. I've only ever done one other long fast (more than 3 days), but I've probably done a half dozen 2 and 3 day fasts. Most of the 2 and 3 day fasts only lasted that long because I broke down at some point and ate something. Also, last time I got past day 3, it was pretty much smooth sailing from that point on. The 'missing food' paranoia goes away and I was actually able to sit at the dinner table with my family and not be tempted by the food in the least. It's like your body finally says, Ok - I guess we are in this for the long haul.

I've got some more pictures to post, these are from yesterday:

• Day 3 Pic 1


• Day 3 Pic 2

These are from this morning:

• Day 4 Pic 1


• Day 4 Pic 2

I'm not sure, but I think I can see a small difference between day 1 and day 4. Although it could just be that I'm getting used to posing topless. Speaking of topless, I actually decided that I would go for the gusto and take fully nude pics along the way to see the full effect. I figured, you've already seen me topless, what could full nude hurt:

• Nude Pic

It's a little scary posting up pics like that but if you clicked on it I'm sure you'll appreciate the effect.

So now that we got that out of the way - I guess I haven't actually talked about my weight loss yet so I thought I would bring that up. It's pretty surprising, even to me, but it seems to be fairly consistent and a little higher than I thought it would be this early in the game. Here are the updated pics of the scale:

• Day 2 Weight


• Day 3 Weight


• Day 4 Weight

So far I've lost 11 pounds in 3 days. The interesting thing is that when I did my last 14 day fast my starting weight was 215 and I lost 30 pounds to get down to 185. This time my starting weight was 239, but if I continue the weight loss trend of the first 3 days I will actually get down to 185 again in 14 days. Odd. Maybe it means something, maybe not.

Anyways, day 4 is starting pretty good so hopefully I've turned the corner. I tried to spice things up a but with this post so hopefully it's not as boring as it has been.

Thanks for reading!