Thoughts about breaking the fast

Day 5 is over almost omg holy moly and I'm heading into day 6.  Today I had a lot of active and physical work, but I made it through.  slow and steady.  I was dragging, for sure, but I wasn't hungry. I mean, I felt alert and energetic, but it was like my body was a little heavier and I avoided extreme exertion like the plague.  Over all I've found that I feel most weird upon waking. Thats when my heart beats a little stronger, when I feel the most light headed, when I feel kind of weak.  I've never been a morning person though.  

As the morning progresses to afternoon I feel better and better.  I do believe I could go 7 days but I've decided to break the fast at the end of the day tomorrow (day 6).  I'd like to be able to eat some solid food by the end of the day Friday, I've got a visit with a friend out of town at her cabin and if I can grill up some salmon and veggies I'd be pretty happy. So I spent some time this afternoon crafting a plan to break my fast- you'll find it below.  If you're fasting or plan to, this might be helpful.  You could follow it, tweak it or just use it as inspiration to create your own. I created it after reading many many different blogs about how to break a fast.  Some advice I blatantly disregard, and other advice I'm weaving in. Feel free to let me know if you think I'm making bad choices. I'd love input.

I think that when I break it I'll remain in ketosis. At least thats what I'm trying to do with my little plan.  Since ketosis diets are a totally new concept for me to wrap my head around, I'm not sure if I did it correctly, but that's the goal.  I hope to get out of ketosis by maybe Friday night or Saturday morning. Still not sure how things are going to go after that.  This fast has been a teacher and I still need to figure out what lessons I'm going to take forward with me. And I still have more to learn.  More on that next time. For now, here's the menu.   

Breaking the fast

I've broken a long fast the wrong way before and I feel like it seriously undid a lot of the work of the fast, plus it was like 3 weeks before my digestive track was normal again. So for those of you who are interested, here's my plan to break this fast.  Beginning Wednesday evening, just 4 hours short of completing 6 full 24 hour cycles.  

DAY 1- BREAK FAST AT NIGHT

Wednesday night-6pm  

sips of sauerkraut juice, 9oz cucumber, kale, spinach, parsley, celery juice.  Also liquid b12 and d3 supplements and turmeric tincture 

Wednesday night 10pm  

sips of sauerkraut juice, 9 oz cucumber, kale, spinach, parsley, celery juice

DAY 2

9 am- digestive enzymes, sauerkraut juice 18 ounces pure juice carrot, beet, celery, spinach, parsley, cabbage, kale, himalayan salt  and a 1/2 avocado.   Also liquid b12 and d3 supplements and turmeric tincture.

1pm- digestive enzymes, sauerkraut juice 18 ounces pure juice carrot, beet, celery, spinach, parsley, cabbage, kale, himalayan salt  

5pm-digestive enzymes- sauerkraut- 18 oz cucumber, kale, spinach, parsley, celery 1 hardboiled egg- half an avocado

9pm- digestive enzymes- sauerkraut- cucumber, kale, spinach, parsley, celery

DAY 3

8am  digestive enzymes, kraut, salad (romain, raddichio and arugula and a shredded black raddish) with olive oil and apple cider vinegar, 1 egg fried in bacon grease  Also liquid b12 and d3 supplements and turmeric tincture.

12pm- digestive enzymes, kraut, salad with olive oil and apple cider vinegar

4pm- digestive enzymes, kraut, salad (as above) with olive oil and acv and a scoop of fermented cottage cheese- possible frittata (where i work they make frittatas a lot)

8pm- digestive enzymes, kraut, salmon and veggies- maybe broccoli or asparagus

For what it's worth, if you have a natural supplier of fishes and meats, look for Copper River Sockeye Salmon from Alaska right now. It's fished only a couple of days per year, and the haul is just making it to market. And it will fly off the shelves and be gone.  It's wild, deep deep red and so very good and special. I purchased some today and am looking forward to having it Friday evening.

Also, on another note, my turmeric tincture is extra special too.  It comes from a friend of mine who lives in Costa Rica. They grow it there on their farm and make really potent tinctures out of it.  When he visits the states he brings it with him for friends.  It's fantastic and I'm glad to be adding it back into my diet. 

Ok kids, onward we go.  Wishing luck to those still in the game, where ever you are, whenever you are.