[MightySunTzu]

Ok, we have reached 12.5 days and the fast continues to go well. I continue to hike, walk or bike 2 hours per day, physical hunger remains absent and cravings continue to arise occasionally. When the last couple of cravings have arisen, they have been for mixed nuts. The temptation has been quite strong, but the desire to reach my goal has been stronger.

I feel fine, even well. My symptoms have been quite light, primarily consisting of the usual light headedness when rising too quickly. Oh, also the coated tongue, most especially first thing in the morning. At this point, 20+ days is looking very good. It is mostly a matter of patience. I miss food a lot, but it can wait.

The deep pain in my left ankle is getting better each day, but it's a stubborn "injury". I would estimate it to be about 60% healed since the start of the fast. The tiny growth under my left eye which is also very stubborn continues to decrease in size little by little. But the sore foot that i had healed completely by about day 5.

I have read good things about "dry fasting", that it actually allows us to cleanse at an even faster rate than water fasting. What i have been doing in the past 3 days is drinking to thirst within a 4 hour window including the period of what has become usually 2 hours of morning exercise... which has been about 6-8 cups with the exercise... and going dry for the next 20 hours. I wouldn't do this personally in the first few days, but in many ways i believe it can actually make the fast more comfortable at some point after this.

At 10.3 days i experienced an actual solid bm, the first of the fast. I was so delighted and proud . The next day there was more bowel activity of a looser nature, which i also celebrated.

Weight Log at 12.5 days:

Scale weight and "estimated real weight" upon start of fast: 192
Scale weight today: 171
Estimated real weight today: 181.4
Overall weight loss: (which still still still means nothing to me ): 21
Estimated real weight loss (fat loss): 10.6
Estimated temporary weight loss incl. water, intestinal content and other (i consider the small amount of protein i am losing to be temporary as well, expecting to put back double that amount within a very short time upon refeeding): 10.4

The water loss has slowed considerably and the fat loss has actually eclipsed it. I would say i have lost basically no water in the past 4 days and wouldn't expect to be losing much more, if any, throughout the fast. The mini goal of 180 in real weight is now just 2 days away and in this i am most pleased .