The FastDay Forum

Hi everyone!

I have been doing the fast diet for two weeks now and I find it fine until the end of the fast day when I always get a headache. Any tips? I drink loads of water all day but the end of the day I feel tired, weak and headachey. Is this normal?

Thank you!

I did too for the first 2 fasts, I believe mine were caffeine relates so if I really crave it, I have a tea with a little milk. Since then, no headaches!

I don't know if it's normal but it's definitely how I felt at the beginning. I'm tired today but I have been very active. The headaches aren't as anywhere near as bad now and I've done 13 fasts so far (that's 19,500 fewer calories! o.O)

Well I think that's normal but you still need to be careful about your diet plan because it may harm your health.

[carorees]

The headaches may be due to salt loss if you have been drinking a lot. The salt gets "washed" out! Try having a salty drink like oxo, bovril, vegetable stock or similar (though perhaps not if you have high blood pressure).

I too was prone to headaches in the beginning, so much so that I'd go straight home from work to bed on a fast day - not good. I thought it was caffeine related and so kept up my tea intake (with smallest amount of milk and a sweetener) - that seemed to sort it out - but now, so many months into this WOL I think it was simply my body adjusting to it all (I'm sure it was surprised by all the lovely healthy veg soup it was having on fast days ) - no headaches now at all on fast days - so stick with it, give your body some time to adjust to all of this. Good luck, hope it goes well for you