Starting an extended fast 7 days

I want to talk about a book that I read/listened to The Obesity Code.  There are a lot of great points in the book but the last couple of chapters are the ones that I think will be life changing.  Throughout the book the author, Dr. Fung, talks about the problems caused by insulin.  He explains how terrible insulin is and all the bad things that it does to our bodies when we constantly bathe our system in it.  We do that by eating sugars and carbohydrates.  This is not a new concept and we all understand it.  If we want to lose weight, then we must avoid sugars and refined and processed carbohydrates.  One of the problems that happens when we do not take these precautions our system becomes insulin resistant.  This is the beginning of the end.  Insulin resistance means that our pancreas must make more insulin just to deal with the sugars and refined carbohydrates that we keep putting in our bodies and that is a slippery slope to Type II Diabetes.  Heart attacks, nerve damage, amputations and death.  Type II Diabetes is a chronic progressive disease.  Which means it sticks around and gets worse.  I know what you are thinking.  How do I prevent it? Well, Dr. Fung has thoughts on this.  Stop bathing your innards in insulin!  Best way to do that is to stop eating. 

So. . . . 

I have decided to do a 7 day fast.  

I had a home made burger for dinner.  It is commonly understood that a fast starts after finishing a meal.  So, I have begun my fast at 8:30 pm on Sunday night.  2/25/18

:My goal is that this will jump start my weight loss, improve my health and make me a little happier about the guy in the mirror.  Plus, it sounds difficult so I want to try it.  Starting weight 241.5

I can be a Spartan too

Usually at the beginning of the year on social media it is easy to find people declaring their new intentions.  Weight loss, debt reduction, travel.  But this year I noticed several people making anti resolution posts.  "You can choose to be better every day, not just on New Year's Day".  Yes, that is obviously true but those people making that assertion probably were not at the gym this morning.  Whether it is on Monday's or on New Year's Day or at the beginning of the month, I think it is necessary to make resolutions to be better.  I also think that it is necessary to verbalize your commitments publicly or at least to people that will support you.  These small actions demonstrate a belief in self.  You believe enough in yourself that you are willing to risk public failure.  That is courageous.  So many people are so convinced that they will fail that they won't even say that they plan on losing a few pounds.  Don't be that guy!  I believe in myself.  I am going to finish the Utah Super Spartan Race in Eden on July 28, 2018.  Join me!