I wanted to give an update on my water-only fast to see if others think my fast is going well or if I should consider stopping it. I undertook the fast because I was sick for four weeks, first with a bad flu and then with a stomach bug that brought on repeated loose stools. (Prior to the fast I ate a mostly raw diet and drank green juice twice per day. Right before the fast, when the loose stools were at their worst, I stayed away from juice and raw foods and stuck to bread and potatoes, which I don't normally eat.)

My goals for the fast are: to re-balance my hormones from adrenal fatigue, to shrink the nodule on my thyroid, and to heal my gut and immune system and get rid of my growing list of food allergies . I have a "soft" goal of 21 days, but I will listen to my body and take it day by day.

I am on day 8, and here is what I have experienced:

1. I tested my urine for ketones and found a high level. I'm relieved.
2. I have no way of testing for electrolytes and potassium, which is why I wish I had a doctor supervising me. This makes me feel insecure.
3. My urine is clear or pale yellow. I expected it to be darker.
4. lips are dry and peeling. Skin on face is dry.
5. I am weaker every day. I live on the couch. I can't lift or carry anything. Simple movements take so much energy that I do not have.
6. Tongue is white. Breath is foul.
7. My brain feels tired and foggy, but not confused. I do feel forgetful and lose my train of thought sometimes.
8. At night I feel anxious, I grind my teeth a lot (very painful); it takes a while to fall asleep. I have a bedtime routine with dim lights, hypnosis recordings, and a shakti mat, but it does not help.
9. I wake up in the middle of the night to urinate, which is probably from the adrenal fatigue.
10. Lungs are still weak, but I grew up in a house of smokers and lived with them for 18 years. My lungs are probably cleaning themselves out.
11. Spider veins on legs have faded almost completely.
12. Cellulite is gone, but so is the normal fat on my rear end.
13. Noticed a lot of bleeding in my gums around one tooth when flossing at night. I brush twice per day and floss every night.
14. Tons of yellow vaginal discharge, smells like chemicals. Must be detox.
15. Before the fast I weighed 97 lbs., and now I look much too thin.

Does anything here strike you as abnormal? What if my energy level doesn't perk up the way it's supposed to during days 8-15?

Thank you for your time and advice. I really appreciate it. I am grateful.