Down 4.4 pounds in 24 hours
This morning the scale said 224.2 pounds. That’s 4.4 pounds down in the first 24 hours.
Before anyone panics, that’s not 4 pounds of fat. The first days of a water fast flush stored glycogen, and every gram of glycogen holds water with it. The early drop is mostly water weight. It will slow down, and that’s normal. I know this from the 83 day fast. The scale moves fast in week 1, then it settles into a rhythm.
How I feel? Honestly, fine. Day 2 is usually when the body starts asking where the food went, and I can feel that low hum of hunger in the background, but nothing I haven’t sat through before. Water and electrolytes are doing their job.
The surprising part of today was all the people who found the journey on day two and said they’re fasting along. If that’s you, welcome. And please do it with your own doctor watching your numbers, like mine is.
Day 2 done. Water up. 🩸