[quote]hypergainer wrote:
OK, so here is a summary of my first fast.
First off, the stats:
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Body weight on 10/27 at 6:00 AM - 183.6 lbs - Waist measurement - 36.5 inches (yeah I know…that’s why I am doing this).
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Body weight on 10/28 at 6:00 AM - 179.2 lbs - Waist Measurement - 35.5 inches
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Total reduction of 4.4 lbs and 1 inch off of my waist! Measurements were taken both days before any bodily functions except for peeing.
This is WAY better than my “poor man” test that I did with whey protein and bulk DMAE/Tyrosine/Lecithin/B6
This in my book is a huge success. Now if I can train like a beast the next three days, and gain a little muscle…we’ll see after I do about 16 of these fasts. Next one is Monday.
Here is my log of the fast:
10/26 8:30 PM last morsels of food.
10/27 6:30 AM Black coffee
Bottle #1 with Power Drive
10/27 7:00 AM First pulse - Used two capfuls of berry flavoring and it still tastes vile.
10/27 7:45 AM Starting to feel pretty good in terms of mood and no hunger.
10/27 8:00 AM Feeling Euphoric, took Alpha-GPC shot
10/27 9:00 AM Second Pulse - Had to make myself finish it the full 400 ml. Just was not hungry.
10/27 10:00 AM, 3 hours into the fast (I guess it’s actually 13 hours in if we start counting from 9:00 PM yesterday) and I feel awesome. Mentally strong, focused, no real hunger.
Having a cafe americano, black (it’s a shot of expresso mixed with hot water). Probably won’t drink the whole thing, but wanting some caffeine for some reason. Will not have any more coffee after this as I want to be able to sleep tonight. Planning to deadlift tomorrow.
10/27 11:00 AM Third Pulse -
10/27 12:50 PM Fourth Pulse -
10/27 1:00 PM Starting to feel spacey, and a little trace of headache. Hoping the 12:50 (1:00) pulse will clear my head a bit.
Teeth and tongue are coated…thinking I probably should be rinsing my mouth after drinking each pulse, to keep the protein from just sitting there on my teeth.
Added more flavoring…tastes better. thinking 4-6 caps of flavoring is what is needed.
10/27 2:00 PM - I am definitely crashing. Feel spacey and want to take a nap. Maybe the caffeine earlier was a mistake. Or maybe I need some more.
Still feel “good” in that I am not cranky. I can work, just not at optimum concentration. I retyped most of this short post like about 2 times due to misspellings, wrong word choice, etc, so be aware of that happening in case you are doing something where you could hurt yourself if you are inattentive.
Not hungry but do feel like I could eat…like I am hypoglycemic but not jittery or ravenous.
Wish I could take a nap but can not…working on a document and then off to next meeting.
10/27 3:00 PM Fifth pulse - Less spacey, got some energy back. This improved energy level coincided with the pulse but thinking that it was not just the pulse. Seemed like a kind of rebound effect, like my body figured out how to get me going again after the 2:00 feeling of crashing.
10/27 4:00 PM - Alpha-GPC shot
Bottle #2 no Power Drive
10/27 5:00 PM Sixth pulse - used Orange Flavoring…I like the Berry better, less medicine like.
10/27 6:30 PM Seventh pulse - Took this last two pulse a little early. I had a little hunger when my wife brought pizza home for the family, but not anything I couldn’t handle. I just might eat the leftover pizza for breakfast though!
10/27 8:30 PM Eighth pulse - Still feeling good. The crash I felt at 2:00 was short lived and I made it through the rest of the day fine. Even did home work with my kids, and still not feeling ravenous. Going to take some ZMA and try to sleep.
All in all, a very good day. Happy with the way this feels with the MAG-10 and Power Drive better than my “poor man” test with the whey and bulk Power Drive ingredients (DMAE/Tyrosine/etc). This was easier and I felt better.
Note that I pee’d constantly throughout the day, sometimes every 20 minutes no less than every hour. So be aware of that. I drank water in between pulses.
It is weird, I was expecting the concentration to be worse this evening since Bottle #2 has no Power Drive, but it was fine. The Power Drive is almost like an amphetamine kind of buzz (er, so I have been told), and this evening was a little smoother-feeling but still able to concentrate. It is like I needed the Power Drive during the day, but did not need it during the evening. That surprised me. Not sure if it is a carryover effect of taking so much Power Drive, or if somehow your body shifts gears and figures it might as well get what it needs another way. Would love to understand what is really happening at each part of the day, because how things felt definitely changed throughout the morning, afternoon, and evening.
10/28 6:00 AM Coffee - Feeling groggy. Gobbled down some yogurt to get something in my stomach. I did NOT sleep well, which is why I am feeling groggy I think. Woke up at least 3 times and had to pee a lot each time. I think that might be a good thing overall. Growth hormone is released early in sleep cycle, so waking multiple times should cause multiple releases of growth hormone. I guess it depends on how deep each sleep cycle is.
10/28 6:30 AM 36 hours has passed - Had a plate of 3 scrambled eggs, a little grated cheese, large serving of hash browns, 1 slice of toast with non-hydrogenated spread.
10/28 10:00 AM still feeling groggy after second cup of coffee. looking forward to lunch. grabbing a protein shake in between meetings.
10/28 1:30 PM - Had to cut my workout short. Deadlifts only. Felt good but not great. Cardio warm up was hard to get going due to still feeling physically drained. Not a lot of energy today. Had a scoop of Power Drive to help, and also a shot of Alpha GPC but still dragging a little.
10/28 3:30 PM - Had a protein shake after workout, but have not had lunch…to many meetings. Not hungry really. It’s like the fast reset my appetite somehow. I am never like this…usually hungry every 2 hours. Today I am not even thinking about food. I like that. Planning to eat a steak for dinner though 
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Good infor, so what else do you take on the MAG-10 Pulse diet days? I added in lot’s of green tea, some L carnitine and CoQ 10 (not sure if they make sense to take on fasting days? Also I really don’t like the food coloring and preservatives added in the flavoring.