Day 1 of water fast

So I began my water fast at midnight after I ate a Bologna sandwich ha-ha I know! It's the weirdest thing. I am a type 2 diabetic so a sandwich with real bread is a luxury. 😂

I went to bed determined. I have read a lot of things mainly how to do this while nursing since that is a concern. Just about Everything I have read says don't. Just like when you want to diet while nursing. The main concern here is toxins being eliminated through breast milk and of course, low milk supply. First I am going to start by saying I'm preparation for this fast I have spent the last 3 weeks fasting intermittently 16-24 hours at a time sometimes skipping a while day. The reason for that is to slowly release the "toxins" as to avoid them being dumped into my system. I do know that any kind of fat loss also releases toxins but there have been no studies that show those toxins eliminated through breast milk. I will be paying close attention to my sweet Marissa during this time. If her stools change or her interest in nursing, I will quit the fast.

The second concern is low milk supply. I am drinking a gallon of water a day at least and I am forcing down that awful fennel Greek tea once a day to help with supply. Again l will monitor this closely as I do not want to give up nursing at this time. She is 4 months.

So I was thinking that getting out of the house today would help take my mind off hunger so we decided to take our 10 kids to the Ymca to swim. We packed lunches and water bottles and headed out. Before leaving my headache came back something fierce so I broke down and took some ibuprofen... booo!😭
We had a picnic lunch at the Y before going in and man did that bread look and smell delicious. I had brought with me 3 20oz bottles of purified water and I kept guzzling to rid myself of the food  thoughts. At this point, the hunger pains had gone away. It was just a craving... like in my mind. The devil tempting? Maybe... but I persevered😉 Hunger wasn't an issue till I was in the 21st hour and then I actually felt pain in my stomach. I went to bed around 10:30pm after taking my multivitamin, metformin and allergy pill (Zyrtec). I thought it would help with the headache. It did not. Tossed and turned all night with headache and kept drinking water which made me have to pee several times in the night. Day one was hard with general exhaustion and headaches. 😞