Fasting for a Cure: Day #1 - The Results Are In

Well, there isn't a whole lot to report about how I am feeling or how the fast has affected me since I just started this morning. I am holding strong on the hunger factor. I don't usually eat until the afternoon anyhow so I don't anticipate problems until the late evening, when I am notorious for taking frequent trips to the kitchen to graze on whatever catches my eye. When I sat down to write this blog I felt really annoyed and crabby. I think my sugar was getting low because I ran upstairs to make a carrot/apple juice and after 2 sips I was feeling better again. I am still kind of anxious and crabby but it has been 2 days since I had a cigarette and I would be lying if I said I wasn't craving tobacco even more than food at this very moment. My son, Noah, has really taken a liking to this juicing thing. He comes into the kitchen every time he hears the juicer fire up and he asks me for a sample. He was especially fond of the mango/orange juice I had when I first woke up. He wasn't a big fan of the bok choy/spinach/celery/cucumber/kiwi/pear/apple/ginger juice that I made for lunch but I gotta tell ya, it was not that tough to drink and I kind of enjoyed the buzz it gave me (like I had too many cups of coffee or something).

I'm naming this sucker "GREEN BITCH"

So I got my lab results from the doctor today. I promised I would post all of my preliminary health stats and photos once I have them all and they are in my hand so let's get to it. 

Weight: 287 

Blood Pressure: 130/78 (normal)

Glucose: 116 (normal 50-140)

Sodium: 138 (normal 135-145)

AST-liver: 25 (normal <35)

ALT-liver: 54 (normal <78)

This is extremely good news by any standards! My weight is a little higher than it was a month ago but I have been focusing on getting stronger by doing weight training 2-3 times a week so most of that is muscle weight (and maybe a few sins that I committed in my final weeks of solid foods). It was just 6 months ago that my AST and ALT numbers were through the roof and a liver ultrasound confirmed that I had Fatty Liver Disease. a little bit of smart eating and a lot of bicycling took care of that with very little effort. So this fast comes at a good time. I am already WELL on my way to good health and now I can focus on maybe losing a couple more pounds and most importantly, getting rid of these psoriasis plaques. 

My legs are affected the most by my psoriasis. The dark red spots are where I literally scratched the plaques off in my sleep. Psoriasis is extremely itchy. Imagine having mosquito bites ALL OVER your body and multiply the itch by 10. That is what it's like having psoriasis. In fact, when we go camping it makes me laugh a little to hear people complain about the itching from mosquito bites. My body has literally become desensitized to something as minor as a mosquito bite itch. That and the mosquitos just don't prefer to feast on me...I am damaged goods to them these days. I also have psoriasis on my scalp, chest, trunk, back, and feet but I am going to document these 3 areas to get a clear idea of the progress.

Staying positive, holding up well, time to go hang out with the boys for a little while.