Day 6: Saturday, 07 June 2008

I slept well last night. Set the A/C on 76. If I cranked it down to 68, I'd sleep really, really well, but that's not going to happen. I remember that I dreamed last night, but I can't recall any of them to know if food was in there or not.

I'm still undecided about whether to break my fast today or not. I'm still feeling hunger pangs, but not as bad as last night. They do seem to get stronger as the day progresses. I wonder if my being fairly active during the fast instead of resting most of the time is contributing to the hunger pangs. I did park myself on the couch almost all of yesterday, though. Hmmm. I'd like to go seven days. I guess as an exercise in self-discipline I ought to just shut up about the hunger, do the seven days, and be done with it. I still feel fine, no side effects other than a slight coating of the tongue and a greater tendency to be light headed if I stand up to quickly.

Here are some links that better describe blood glucose and ketone body usage:

• Wikipedia article on famine response


• Bicochem course at Humbolt University


• Biochem presentation at University of Kentucky The slides with drawings are a bit much, but the other slides are good.

A few general information links about fasting:

• Answers.com


• Therapeutic Fasting


• Introduction to Fasting

Morning Stats

weight: 147.2 lbs
bf: 30%
bp: 104/64
pulse: 56 bpm
bg: 77 mg/dl