
4-Day Water Fast
Hi Friends!
So for those who follow my Instagram @designingjillian know that I started a water fast last week. I had learned about the benefits of a water fast being: clearer skin, healing faster, re-set your taste buds, burning stored fat and more. As far as fat burning goes: women hit ketosis when water fasting for 2 days and guys hit ketosis when water fasting for 3 days (this is from what I read, I am in no way a medical provider therefore please consult a doctor for your specific needs). Here are my notes and results of my short term water fast.
3/28
Goal Weight: 140.0 lbs
Start Weight: 151.5 lbs
- Multiple bowel movements throughout the day
- High Energy throughout majority of the day until about 5:30 p
- Started feeling hungry and irritable around dinner time
- 6:50 p started having minor acid reflux
- 8 p experiencing extreme fatigue
- Slight insomnia until 11p after taking melatonin at 9p
- Minimal sleep, woke up at 4a
- Total Water Intake: 144 fl oz.
3/29
Morning Weight: 145.8 lbs
- One bowel movement
- “Keto Flu” symptoms: mild headache, acid reflux, brain fog, fatigue
- Occasional short walks seemed to help the feeling of fatigue and brain fogginess feeling
- Hangriness all evening, went to sleep early
- Total Water Intake: 158 fl. Oz
3/30
Morning Weight: 144.0 lbs
- No bowel movements
- More energy, I woke up and wanted to clean and organize everything
- After cleaning in the morning I was extremely tired and my body felt extremely warm
- I don’t think I drank enough water throughout the entire day, which led to fluctuation of feeling fatigued and feeling balanced
- Moderately irritable
- No desire to talk or socialize
3/31
Morning Weight: 143.0 lbs
- No bowel movements
- Felt extremely hot, flu like fever feeling
- Lethargic, I napped a few times during the day
- Activity, I went to Costco and the grocery store and that was about it
- Felt really down and felt like I had no energy to even really walk
- I switched up and drank some Perrier Sparkling Grapefruit water which helped get me through the rest of the day
4/1
Morning Weight: 142.6 lbs
- No bowel movements
- Today I am eating soup broths, no oil, light meals
- We bought some Pressed Juicery juices yesterday to help ease back into eating foods
- I decided to stop today because tomorrow I start a CrossFit series and want to have enough energy to safely burn. I also hope to do this fast again and build to a longer fast (5-7 days)
- After drinking some juice I felt my sugar levels rise and felt more energized, no longer irritable and able to move without feeling light headed
I am really hoping that during my next cycle of water fasting that my body adapts and can push a little longer. I’m on a schedule of going to CrossFit 3x/week and have planned a strict low carb meal plan for the next few months which I hope helps to really push me to my desired fitness goals.

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