Tuesday, July 16, 2013

5 Day Fat Fast- Nutritional Ketosis

If you don't feel like listening to me ramble about my weight and are just here for straight to the point Fat Fast Information, feel free to skip to where it says "Nutritional Ketosis" in bold

So here's the deal with me and my weight.  Right now I'm far from the fattest I've ever been....but I'm not the lowest I've ever been either.  Even though I live a low carb lifestyle, I've managed to put on a few LBs.  Mostly because of far too many cheat meals and not cracking down hard enough between those cheats to take it all off.

It all started in November.  For our 1 year anniversary we went on vacation and I went hog wild....which I think is totally allowed. It is vacation after all.  Then I came back and decided it was no big deal for me to keep eating bad since Thanksgiving was right around the corner. That is a DANGEROUS state of mind to get into. Especially considering I have the body type that puts it on fast and easy but loses it slow and hard.  I so envy those who don't gain as quickly as I do.

After Turkey day it's only a few weeks until my birthday, then Christmas, then The Boys' birthday, and finally New Years.  So basically I went on a 2 month binge and ate copious amounts of grilled cheeses on sourdough in that time.  The result....a 10 pound fluffier me. That put me at a whopping 144 pounds

As soon as I manage to take some off,  I cheat for a day...which quickly turns to 3 days...which turns into gaining back that weight plus a little more.  Then I lose it all again and the cycle starts all over. 

As of Tuesday July 3rd, I was 137 pounds.  That morning we left on a mini trip to my husbands college town for a concert and a walk down memory lane.  Of course memory lane includes stops at all of his college eats which of course are never healthy....but oh so delicious

Like a half watermelon half pina colada Eegee



And Sonoran hot dogs and streets tacos


I had fun, but came back feeling fat and "over it" I was ready to detox the carbs and crap out of my system.  Those 3 days brought me up to 142....a 5lb gain.  Crazy right??  My body goes completely wacko when I eat the SAD diet.  I know that those 5 lbs weren't straight fat...in fact I'm sure more was bloat than actual fat because within 2 days I had gotten myself down to 140.

 But I still felt like I was in need of a good kick start...I wanted to hit the reset button and get myself into a deep ketosis.  This meant trying something new...a 5 Day Fat Fast

Nutritional Ketosis

If you've never heard of it I'll do a quick and very simplified run down.  Basically when you are on LC you almost never count calories.  I NEVER have in the time I have been on it and that's what I love about it.  I counted calories in the past and sure I lost weight....alot.  But I was a freakin lunatic.  I have never been so obsessed with food as the time I counted calories. It consumed my every thought and put me in a really messed up state of mind.

That is the difference with a Fat Fast, or Nutrional Ketosis.  It's the one and only time in LC that you restrict calories.  For 3-5 days (I did the full 5) you eat 1,000 calories per day.  The catch is though that you are aiming for 90% of your calories to come from fat.  Sounds easy?  Not quite.  Not that it's hard but it definitely takes some tweaking and getting used to.  Any little bit of protein or carb can really bring down your percentage.

That is why I HIGHLY suggest using a program such as My Fitness Pal to enter in all your foods.  It will calculate all this for you which makes things sooooo much easier!  I also suggest having a sort of meal plan in mind and entering it into your system the day before. That way you can adjust and tweak things to get as close to the 90% as possible.  Like I said, just a tad more protein (like a mere 1 slice of bacon for example) can bring you down a whole percentage.  If you waited to enter things until after you already ate them you may not reach your goal by the end of the day. Entering it ahead of time you will see this and know that you need to take away that extra piece of bacon.

The original Dr. Atkins guidelines suggest eating (5) 200 calorie "meals" per day.  That wasn't quite feasible with my job so I added my snack to my lunch at work so one meal was actually 300 calories....do what works for you.  But for the sake of the basics I will be writing it in my menu as a snack


Alright....so let's get started!

Day 1 I weighed in at 140.0...completely even.  Weird huh?

Day 1 Menu

Breakfast: Fat Fast Coffe (coffe with 1tb coconut oil and 1 tb Kerry Gold) 232 Calories
Lunch: 100 Calorie Wholly guacamole pack with 3 slices of bacon 220 Calories

Snack:  1 oz Macadamia Nuts 200 Calories
Dinner: 2 oz cream cheese with 1 stalk celery  204 calories
Snack: 1 cup chicken broth with 2 tb heavy cream 110 calories

This brought me to a grand total of 966 calories and 88% fat percentage for the day.  Not too shabby for a newbie



This was the hardest day by far....but still wasn't as hard as I thought it would be.  This was the only day of the 5 that I was off of work so that combined with it being day one anyway I was a little more fixated on the lack of food than any other day.  I just suggest keeping busy.  I also highly recommend the broth with the cream  Broth not only balances out your electrolytes and helps cure headaches, but it was WAY more delicious than I expected. Kinda like drinking the juice of a creamy chicken Ramen package...yum!  It was a nice little night cap

Day 2

Breakfast: Fast Fast coffee 232 calories
Lunch:2 oz cream cheese with 2 stalks of celery (I upped the celery to 2 so it would take me longer to eat my lunch at work and I would appear more "normal" and get less questions from people...it worked) with Tony's creole seasoning on top 210 Calories
Snack: 1 oz. Macadamia nuts 200 calories
Dinner: 4 slices bacon and 1 package of Wholly guacamole 260 calories
Snack: 1 cup chicken broth with 2 tb heavy cream 110 calories

1,012 calories and 87% fat....I can do better than that







Day 3

Breakfast: Fat Fast coffee 232 calories
Lunch: Fat Fast jello (recipe at end of post) with 3 tablespoons of heavy cream whipped 209 calories

 
Snack: 1 oz Macadamia nuts 200 calories
Dinner: 3 slices bacon with 2 eggs yolks (no whites) cooked in some of the bacon grease 228 calories 

This really is only 3 slices of bacon, but I cut them in half before cooking.  Something about having to pick up 6 slices as opposed to 3 really tricks you into thinking you're eating more 

 Snack: 1 cup chicken broth with 2 tb heavy cream 110 calories

980 calories and 89% fat




Day 4

Breakfast: Fat Fast coffee 232 calories
Lunch: 2 oz cream cheese, 2 stalk celery, Tony's creoloe seasoning 210 calories
Snack: 1 oz macadamia nuts 200 calories
Dinner: Fat Fast jello and 3 tb heavy cream whipped 209 calories
Snack: 1 cup chicken broth and 2 tb heavy cream 110 calories

961 calories and 92% fat.  Yeeeee-Haaa!  Pretty darn good!!





Day 5

Breakfast: Fat Fast coffee 232 calories
Lunch:Fat Fast jello and 3 tb heavy cream whipped 209 calories
Snack: 1 oz Macadamia nuts 200 calories
Dinner: 3 slices bacon and 2 egg yolks cooked in bacon grease 228 calories
Snack: 1 cup chicken broth and 2 tb heavy cream 110 calories

980 calories and 89% fat





So that completes my 5 day menu.  It's not as bad as you may think...don't be scared!  

Now for the results....

Saturday morning when I woke up I weighed in at 136.0....an even number yet again.  That means I lost 4lbs in 5 days....not bad at all!

I ended this experiment feeling great.  I was in a deep ketosis and my stomach had that internal "flat" feeling  (it sure as hell isn't totally flat on the outside lol) from not having any junk left in it at all.  It was the perfect detox for a low carber.  I think I will use this after vacations or special occasions where bad eating goes past a day or so.  It is a good reset and gets rid of all your bad cravings.  It's so funny because while I was doing this I wasn't craving bad food in the least.  I just kept thinking...man I could go for a salad and scrambled eggs right about now!  It really makes you appreciate your regular low carb fare.

On a sort of TMI note...I do think I would have weighed in less, but I was a little backed up if ya know what I mean ;)  I already suffer from that in general and if you think about it the week really lacked my normal ruffage.  I'm sure I had another pound or 2 of shit in me lol

I hope this helps you embark on your Fat Fast....do it!!! 


UPDATE: I have had a few people ask me how much weight I gained the following week after returning back to my regular low carb diet.  The answer to that is none.  In fact, I lost .5 pound that week.  So while I didn't lose as much weight as I've read some people have doing a fat fast (I lost 4lbs, I've read others who have lost 6 or 8lbs for example) I didn't gain any back immediately either.  Most (from what I have seen) lost say 6 but gained 2 the following week for a true loss of 4.  I lost the 4 and didn't gain....so I will take it.


Fat Fast Jello Recipe

1 package sugar free jello of choice
1 cup hot water
2 oz cream cheese
1 cup cold water

Boil 1 cup water and add the gelatin and cream cheese.  Whisk until everything is melted.  Add 1 cup cold water.  Pour in pan and let set up in fridge.   Makes 4 servings at 59 calories each

35 comments:

  1. Thanks. I needed reminding of the Fat Fast; I have been struggling due to meds to lose on Atkins (20 pounds over 8 months compared to my husband's 60).

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    1. I hope the fat fast gives you a good headstart. Let me know how it goes and good luck =)

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    2. Adele-you mentioned the 3 week diet plan...is that a keto plan or are you just following the five day fast for 3 weeks? thank you!

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  2. I know you wrote this a while back but I was wondering if you exercised during the fat fast? I'm trying it and I exercised a lot the first couple days and was gaining. I didn't exercise 1 day amd lost. I'm at or over 90% fat so I'm so confused. Help?

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  3. from what I have read, some types of workouts can cause a gain, not sure why. maybe due to the muscle weight increase and read also to measure instead of weighing. I am wondering if this could be done without any artificial products like the jello and eating salad with avocado without going over 220 cal. or so. Eating more veggies super low in carbs then processed meat or pork. I have lost 2 lbs in 2 days on my hflc, moderate protein, eating clean as I do. Wondering if this would help me lose more as I have eaten too many raw nuts. :) I like to do this as an experiment actually. I am also not eating cheese or dairy so it will be interesting as some of the foods you are eating on this, I am not.

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  4. I did up my resistance exercise during and after the fat fast. For the following couple weeks I stayed at high protein, high fat, with lots of cruciferous veggies swimming in butter. Tons of water! BWI (beached whale index) I use that instead of BMI. Anyway it's dropping fast, my clothes are too baggy, and I'm 61 going on 31. Energy and focus are excellent. I have ADHD and feel like this is so therapeutic.

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  5. I am wondering how much this would really help, and the accuracy of it. I have weighed myself twice in the same day on many occasions and lost/gained between 2-5 pounds... within the same day.

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  6. Your husband must have gone to UofA or Pima maybe? EEGEES!! What I wouldn't do for one of those bad boys coupled with some street tacos and a sonoran dog! Lucky girl :)

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  7. Thanks for this! I'm planning my first "treat" for Thanksgiving -- no holds barred, just enjoy food for that day at whatever the cost. I'm going to try this fat fast afterwards :)

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  8. I stumbled upon your website while looking for fat fast related information and found yours to be more user friendly. I have started my fat fast and today am on the 3rd day and hope it will break this almost 2 month plateau I am in. I am a banter since June 2015 and have lost 12kg but have not lost anything mid August and September. I am currently sitting at 106kg and my target weight for now is 90kg. My question is during the fat fast are there set times as to when to have your meals & snacks or I can just have them during my normal times e.g breakfast 07h30; Lunch between 12h00 - 13h00 and dinner before 19h00? Thank you in advance.

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  10. My first day on a fat fast I gained 2.5 pounds?
    breakfast
    I had 3 pieces of bacon
    Snack coffee 1/2 cup heavy cream
    lunch 1oz macadamia nuts
    snack 1/2 avocado
    dinner 2 oz of cream cheese

    What am I doing wrong?

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  11. today I have had 3 slices of bacon for breakfast.
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    lunch half of a small hamburger with a half of small avocado with tablespoon mayo
    Dinner 2 oz cream cheese with 6 pork rines.

    drink lots of water all day

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  14. I did fat fast and the only way I was able to lose a pound or a pound and half a day was by doing the following ...morning coffee with 1 tablespoon of grassfed butter and coconut oil with cream about 1 tablespoon or two.....then i had a coffee with only 1 tablespoon of coconut oil for lunch....then 1/4 cup of macadamia nuts....some gelatin treats with no sugar just stevia...a tablespoon of grassfed butter.....and I lost a pound and half a day. When I ate bacon and eggs and cream cheese etc i gained steadily even though not consuming much carbs. I finally broke my plateau and am not hungry at all! I am going for a total of 10 days with electrolyte vitamin supplementation. Also I forgot to say I am having brewers yeast with hot water salt and pepper with any seasoning you like and it tastes like chicken soup whenever i need it. Hope this helps....I am super happy about the fat fast because you do not feel hungry after a few days and as long as you have proper electrolytes you will feel super peppy and mind sharp

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  15. This is my favorite low carb post ever! I lost 40 lbs and then moved 1/2 way across the country. I don't even know what I weigh but I know it's not good. After my Thankagiving weekend, I'm doing this!

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  18. An effective low carb diet plan can help you in starting the keto process early and it is all you need to make things happen.

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  19. I have a question about the fat fast Jello recipe if each serving is 59 calories. there are 4 servings the total would be 236
    plus 3 tbls of heavy whipping cream
    1 tbls of heavy whipping cream is 51 calories. Which would make 3 tablespoons 153 cals.grand total of 389.
    This meal is in Day four of your blog. It says it's 209 calories. I'm a little unsure of the total count of calories taking into consideration the numbers I mentioned above.
    I am at a plateau and would really like to try something different I stumbled upon this 3-day fast and I'm very interested in trying it out.

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  22. Regarding the jello recipe, should I use 0.3 oz box or 0.6 oz box?

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