My Fast Experience, Almost choked

So yesterday was my first ever 24 hours fast. Well, to be accurate it was actually more like 33 hours since I decided to not eat before bed either. I got through the day drinking water, coffee,a lot of coffee, and some tea. I drank so much coffee that by the end of the day I was sort of feeling strung out on caffeine. I tried to make it a “normal” day including going to the gym at lunch. I definitely did not feel normal at the gym. There was a clear energy deficit and the little weight resistance I did felt weak.

The coffee did a decent job of minimizing hunger pain but when it wore off, especially when I got back home where all of my normal food is readily accessible, it got more challenging. It felt weird having that extra time available where you would normally prepare and eat food. Instead I tried to just keep busy around the house and watched a couple Pennyworth episodes to occupy my mind. Sure, I wanted to eat but I more wanted to complete the challenge I set in front of myself.

When I stepped on the scale last night I was three pounds lighter than I was 24 hours prior. When I weighed myself this morning I was a full 7 pounds lighter than I was at the beginning of the week. I had been making a point of eating clean dinners and minimal sweets for most of the week. The benefits of fasting are well documented. Besides the obvious weight loss it also supposedly causes your body to consume potentially bad cells first once it no longer has food to rely on. Knowing how the experience now is, which I would describe as unpleasant but not unbearable, I would do a fast again in the future.

So I have had some random thoughts about ultimately combining my two vehicle fleet down to one. I currently have a 2024 Model Y Performance and a 2016 Tacoma TRD Sport. I need the versatility of a truck but I like not paying for gas so what could I do? I could get a Chevy Silverado EV. That truck has a massive 450 miles of range while having full truck functionality, unlike the Cybertruck. For me it would be the best of both worlds.

Well Carvana just happened to send me an email yesterday stating they wanted my car, my Telsa specifically. The email included a link for me to get a number for what Carvana would offer me. My car is like new and has less than 6000 miles thanks to my living so close to work. Getting the number back was very quick. Seeing the number made me want to throw up a little bit, $31,000. The Tesla used market is currently abysmal with all of the anti-Tesla sentiment driving their sales downward. When combined with a massive backlog of new inventory, Tesla’s just aren’t worth shit anymore. I expected my number to be disappointing but not quite that disappointing.

Of course I will be fine just sitting pat with my two vehicles for as long as need be but at some point it would be nice to execute my plan. It doesn’t help that the the Silverado I would target is the RST model which has pricing in the Cybertruck range.

This weekend I have to do some work in the office and at home but overall I am hoping for a smooth and enjoyable 48 hours which includes eating food.