Weekend went fine. Fasted 23 hours each day but relaxed any restrictions on my food. Had pizza and some bar food. Like I've said before, this plan works whether you eat "healthy" or not. I think for now this is what I can sustain. Weekends I'll stick to the window but eat whatever I want. Weekdays I'll keep it as close to a keto/carnivore style as possible. Onward.

You can see in the picture my weekly weigh in - from 284 last week to 273 this morning. That’s a bigger drop than I expected. Some of it is almost certainly water weight but I don’t really care what category it falls into. Today I’ll likely end up around a 27–28 hour fast because we’re taking the family out for dinner. That’s intentional, and it’s part of why this approach works for me. I’m probably going to eat things I don’t normally eat right now—carbs, maybe pizza. That doesn’t mean I’m “off plan.” I eat within my window, I make a conscious choice, and I move on. Will I feel my absolute best afterward? Probably not. Will cravings potentially be stronger the next day? Maybe. None of that is a problem. It’s a tradeoff I’m choosing. This isn’t a program where your life has to shut down. You don’t have to skip dinners out, birthdays, or normal human stuff. You just decide when you eat. How I feel after week one: Honestly, great. My energy is noticeably better than it’s been in months. Not subtly—markedly better. Overall mood and baseline energy are up. One thing worth pointing out: I don’t think my experience will be typical for someone brand new to fasting. I’ve fasted before, sometimes in pretty extreme ways. It genuinely feels like my body “remembers” what’s happening and just goes along with it. I didn’t have any of the flu-like symptoms, headaches, lightheadedness, or energy crashes that people often report early on. None of that showed up this time. I can’t say for sure if there’s science behind that, but subjectively it feels real. Because of that, I don’t expect anyone new to fasting to have the same ease or the same first-week drop. And I don’t expect my week two to look like week one either. If I’m still around 270 at next week’s weigh-in, that wouldn’t surprise me at all. Food approach: I’ve been eating keto/carnivore-ish. Very low sugar, very low refined carbs, but not militant about labels. More “directionally correct” than strict. Example: yesterday I went to McDonald’s and ate five and a half quarter-pound patties with cheese, mustard, and pickles. No buns, no fries. Modified fast food, still worked, and it was legitimately good.

Fasted 26 hours. Had 6 quarter lb beef patties from McDonald’s. Tomorrow is week 1 weigh in, should be interesting.

About 24 hour fast completed. Had braised beef tips with mushrooms and onions. Feeling pretty good overall.