Day Two

Saturday, September 13, 2008

Today went well. I woke up to find that I lost 5.5 pounds, or about 2.5 kilos. Right now I am about 258.5 pounds or  117.5 kilos.

I woke up with some allergies and some muscle pain. While I am fasting, I am also quiting coffee and I do have some allergies so it is hard to figure out what symptom belongs to what condition.

I am still hungry, and I do have a headache, but it is not as bad as yesterday. Near the end of the day I got a heartburn Another symptom is a feeling of being light headed, especially when I get up from a sitting position.

Other than that, I actually had a good day. I walked for about an hour and a half, got tons done, and even had sex. So far the second day seems to be easier to tolerate than the first day. I worked for couple of hours today and hunger was not too much of a distraction.

I also had a bowel movement and some gas today. I had a same type of diarrhea that I had before I started fasting.

Psychologically I feel as if I am doing something dangerous. I did not tell anyone but my wife about this. If I told my parent, they would try and talk me out of this. Another problem is that days seem to drag on. It is only a second day, and it already feels like I have been doing this for ever. I keep checking myself in the mirror to see if I look any smaller.

What keeps me going is seeing how large I have became. However, now that I am hungry, my weight problem does not seem that bad.

Also, now that I am fasting, and I do not feel as much anxiety, desperation and depression that I felt before I started fasting. All those feeling are absent, but they could come back after the fast. The hunger pushes other emotions away.