A Befuddled Fast

In two hours, I'll be starting my fast... and it recently occurred to me that I only have a very odd selection of liquid in my house to choose from:

1. Mint chocolate coconut milk (So Delicious)
2. Organic nonfat milk (Stonyfield's)
3. Powerade Zero
4. Cocoa powder with stevia
5. Whey Cookies 'n Cream protein mix
6. An odd assortment of teas
7. Hazelnut instant coffee (Maxwell House)
8. Coffee Grounds (Folger's)
9. Cream Soda (Zevia)
10. Vegetarian Chicken Bouillon (Better than Bouillon)

What confuses me about this list the most, is that there isn't any juice. Apple juice is a breakfast staple when I fast (a page taken from the Russian Gymnast Diet). I suppose that I'll make a trip to Walmart after posting this.

The most important component in my liquid fasts is order, which makes this list all the more baffling. There's too much to choose from. I don't even know how all of this got into my house. This is precisely what I hate about grocery stores. There's no order. It all just looks like chaotic eating to me.

This is the best that I can conjure (*Edited):

Breakfast: Apple juice (one full tall glass)
Lunch: Hazelnut instant coffee
Dinner: Earl Grey tea with milk and stevia
In-between meals: Cream soda and black tea
Snack for the movies: a caffeinated concoction


Cheers...!

Weight: 114 113 112 111 110 109 108 107 106 105 104 103 102 101 100 99 98 97 96 95

Height: 5'4"

Points:  VII

Fasting Myths

I couldn't have written any of this better myself, so here's the link:

Top Ten Fasting Myths Debunked

Highlights:

•  Eating small meals frequently will not increase your metabolism, nor will it keep you significantly full. That being said, it's okay to skip a meal.
• Blood sugar levels aren't enormously impacted by eating small meals.
• Fasting for short periods of time (up to sixty hours) does not put one into 'starvation mode.' On the contrary, one's metabolism is increased by 3.6%-10% after 36-48 hours of fasting. 
• Eating protein every 2-3 hours is silly (I'm not going to elaborate, because I doubt that any of us eat every 2-3 hours).
• Fasting does not cause muscle loss. Only prolonged fasting can wrought this sort of chaos.
• Skipping breakfast is perfectly fine. It will not lower your metabolism, nor will eating it give you a substantial metabolic 'boost.'
• Short-term fasting does not effect cortisol levels.
• Eating a large breakfast; a smaller lunch; and then a very small dinner, doesn't effect weight loss nor gain.

Note: My post on starvation mode is accurate. The 'starvation mode' that the above author touches on, is one that is falsely rumored to kick in after a short period of time without food (which is, of course, utter nonsense).

Weight: 114 113 112 111 110 109 108 107 106105 104 103 102 101 100 99 98 97 96 95
Height: 5'4"