Day 1 of Dry Fast

Purpose of dry fast: weight loss, inflammation, sore throat, eczema. Weight Loss: a total of **1.4 kg from 58 to 56.6** the following day. Much of which I think is water weight. Activity: Working quite an active cafe job that requires me standing for 8 hours straight, lifting, and moving stuff. Recap: I've done plenty of 5-7 day water fasts back in 2020 which didn't seem to help me keep my weight off because I would always gain everything back after refeed, which I always implement very carefully but one slip up drives me back to square 1. I've played around with keto and carnivore for much of 2020 and later settled back into a normal, "eat everything in moderation" diet until I gained back like 5-6kgs from my normal weight. This might be due to hormonal changes, changes in the gut microbiome, and the body's need for a homeostasis set point. I plan to dry fast my weight down to my normal weight and continue to strength train, and eat a primarily low carb, low sugar diet, not cutting out carbs (rice/pumpkin/ lentils) because my body actually really like them. I've tried a lot of diets and fasting and I hope I can just slowly heal my body. I read Dr Filinov's Guide to Dry fasting and it was said that 9 days was optimal until the benefits of a DF start to wane down. 9 is the goal but I may stop short if my body tells me to.