[fast5] Hitting the wall

Hello everyone,
I'm on day 10 and experienced what I call "hitting the wall" this morning. I'm 55, quite active and in good shape from lifting weights, biking to work, cardio and aikido twice a week. Since starting FF, I've cut way back on my workout intensity until I adjust.

Aside from day 4, I've been feeling generally very good. Workouts have been normal. Last night I had a bigger dinner than usual, but didn't eat anything out of the ordinary. So far, so good.

But this morning I woke up with major brain fog, headachy and a bit nauseous. I tried to ignore it, but before leaving for work I just HAD to eat. Felt immediately better after eating a bit. Was okay for the morning, but ate my normal small lunch as a precaution anyway. Then I began to feel normal.

When I got home after work I began craving sugar like mad. This is totally not normal for me. I don't like sweets. Ate a couple of fruit rolls, a handful of chocolates and some chocolate spread on crackers. Followed that with cheese and a couple more crackers. Dinner was a medium-sized steak, a huge serving of whole wheat pasta and a glass of wine. This is a LOT of food for me; at 5'5" and 137 lbs. I'm not a big person and normally do not eat this much. And the sugar craving is totally abnormal for me. I rarely eat cookies, cake, chocolate, etc.

Has anyone else had a similar problem? I'm a little worried about fasting tomorrow. Breakfast won't be a problem. I never eat it anyway. But maybe I should ease into the full 19-hour fast more slowly. Or just not fast every day. I've also been very thirsty all the time since starting FF (like with a low carb diet). Any thoughts?

Cheers,
Paul

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