Wednesday, January 13, 2010

5 Day Fast - Day 3

This morning I woke up and I could barely get out of bed.  I felt quite sick to my stomach but this is what really got me.  When I tried going down the stairs to get some stuff out of the dryer, my legs were so shaky and I had to really hold on to the bar to make sure I didn't fall down.  So after I got back up the stairs, I took a shower.  In the shower, I tried lifting my arm, and this usually simple task took so much effort.  I had to support myself up against the wall to hold my arm up to wash my hair.  Also, during and after the shower I was extremely out of breath.  Even though all I was doing was standing up.  I was very dizzy.  And I felt like my knees would buckle at any second.  So I went downstairs and made some eggs and toasted a bagel.  That helped.  I kept the amount low though so I think I did a pretty good job not binging or anything considering I haven't eaten hardly anything the past few days.

So after that I felt too full, a little disgusting actually.  During the first part of school I was feeling alright but the morning calories didn't last me long.  I started feeling quite exhausted and even walking was a chore.  After school I felt so completely spent.  Plus I noticed I was being kind of irritable to people I usually had no problem with.  So I asked my mom to stop by Chick-Fil-A and got a chicken salad sandwich (it was healthy-looking.)  I needed calories to make it through an hour and half of ballet.

Even with eating this stuff today, during ballet I had a couple of "black-out" moments.  You know, when you momentarily black-out but don't pass out or anything?  Yeah, not good.  I'm glad I ate what I did or else I might have fainted.  And that would be NOT GOOD.  So make a note: on ballet-days eat more than usual.

So I got home and had the last 1/4 of my chicken salad sandwich and one of those small cups of peaches (70 cal.)  I still feel pretty worn-out though.

Tomorrow I have ballet right after school and then flute lesson.  So I have to eat something before I go to those or else I will pass out.  I'm thinking of not eating until the drive between school and ballet (after school.)  And I'm going to keep that my only meal.  So that should be around 500 calories exactly.

Here's my food consumption today:

7:00 AM
1 1/2 eggs - 111
1 mini bagel - 120
1 tbsp 1/2cal butter - 50

5:30 PM (before ballet)
3/4 chicken salad sandwich - 375

8:40 PM (after ballet)
1/4 chicken salad sandwich - 125
1 cup of peaches - 70

TOTAL CALORIES = 851

(I know it is against the fasting-rules to have that many calories.  But I had to eat or else I was going to pass out.  And then that means attention on me.  And since I'm losing weight at a fast pace, that's not a good idea at the moment.)

2 comments:

  1. I think your doing wonderful. You need to eat somewhat decently for ballet, because your body needs to be awake to learn to move with strength and efficiency. Its good to be able to restrict to extremes but still be sensible

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  2. Yeah, I notice if I just eat a little more beforehand I can increase my energy level and avoid the effects of not eating at all.

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