What I noticed on my first 6 day fast

I had only done an occasional 36 hour fast before this.

- Avoiding carbs for a few days prior was brilliant advice. I experienced no hunger or cravings for the duration. All I had was appreciation for the array of flavours in the world and the fact that I get to eat again. Smelling my cat's chicken jelly food did get me a little bit tempted a few times though.

- The first couple days I drank around 2L water but after that I really wasn't thirsty at all. I had a couple herbal teas a day and forced myself to chug water now and again but deffo didn't drink enough.

- My whole life leading up to the fast, I would have dreams about buffets of delicious food. I would carefully curate a perfect plate and just as I'd sit down to take my first bite, the dream would end. I don't think I've ever tasted food in my dreams. Even when I've lucid dreamt, I've rushed to get food just to see if I could taste it and I'd always wake up before I get the chance. Throughout this fast I'd have dreams of friends I haven't seen in around a decade putting on huge buffets and I'd be eating as I went along and even going back for seconds and I tasted every. single. dish. Wow!! It was like my subconscious was more starved than my conscious so I was allowed to taste.

- I gained clarity on my immediate next moves. I'd be sitting down doing nothing, then I'd get insight on what's most useful to do next and I would do those things in order. Minimal distractions and procrastination, more presence.

- I trusted farts every single time because every single time I forgot the collective advice on here to not do that. Luckily it was never a problem. Something weird though is I p*oped twice on day 5? Where the hell did that come from?

- I was aiming for 7 days but on day 6 I felt sick and kept thinking about boiled eggs. I convinced myself it's just one more day, I can do it but I measured out my second dose of electrolytes, stared at the glass, felt repulsed and thought 'what am I trying to prove? I want an egg instead' so I poured it down the drain and got to boiling. No regrets.

You might have seen my previous post that included my lack of energy. Unfortunately throughout I was depleted and weak. The first couple days I thought it was because I spent too much energy on day 1 so I was recovering from that but I still feel the same now after 2 days of eating. The amount of electrolytes I took where made up from the amounts on the wiki and a few other national health websites so I'm not sure where I went wrong for this to happen.

Luckily I'm in a transition period so I have a few days of rest before I move elsewhere, fingers crossed I get my energy back soon.