I have known for a couple of weeks that I want to get back into low carb and fasting, but I hadn't really been able to get any traction. I had been trying some shorter fasts, none of which I could really maintain. On the advice of Megan Ramos, I decided to try starting with cutting carbs and a fat fast.
The body loses a lot of water when fasting and going low-carb. There can be an early scale victory from this, I dropped 8 pounds the first day of being on the diet. Psychologically I know this early weight loss is water weight, but it still feels like a victory, which gives me some momentum.
This water loss is also what makes starting with a fast hard. I already have a headache from the beginnings of keto-flu, and I know I wouldn't be able to make it through a fast at this point. I'm trying to keep my electrolytes in balance while staying hydrated.
