So far just one little hiccup on the first day of my 7-Day Fasting Challenge. Image courtesy of FreeDigitalPhoto.net and aopsan.
My last meal was 5:00 pm dinner on New Year’s Eve at a local steakhouse. That means I’m not eating again until 5:00 pm Saturday, January 7. As I’ve written before, the primary goal for the fast is to help my body shed wonky cells before they go rogue on me. Its just one little tool I have to prevent my cancer from coming back.
However, if the fast knocks me into ketosis (fat burning mode), I’m not gonna complain.
First Weigh In Of 2017
The morning of January 1 I decided to hit the scale, something I haven’t done since my surgery (6 months + 2 days ago). I gave myself time off from the scale since I was juggling with a few things:
- Endometrial (uterine) cancer discovered during fertility treatments
- Surgery to remove it
- Recovery from a radical hysterectomy
- Surgically induced menopause
- Radiation therapy
- A leaky bladder thanks to the radiation
The last thing I needed to do was step on a scale. Read More