It’s midnight and I’ve got a headache. I didn’t eat any solids today bar an accidental slice of apple my housemate gave me at 10am. I had forgotten that I was only eating between the hours of 12pm and 8pm. I divided my batch into four shakes, but was only able to consume three of them. It was too filling. I’m think I should have eased into this and experimented with one drastic change to my diet rather than two. So as of tomorrow, no more intermittent fasting. At least until I figure out what’s causing these headaches.

Based off what I’ve read, the likely culprit is the Potassium Gluconate. I can’t help but agree with this as this ingredient had not arrived while I was trialling DIY Soylent last week. So I’m going to halve the amount tomorrow and see how I go.

Another negative side effect would be the fucking shits I’m getting. I wouldn’t say I’ve got the runs, but it’s not exactly solid either. More like tiny poolets exploding out my ass, propelled by high pressure flatulence.

I also need to drink more water. This could be contributing to my headache. I definitely will add more water to my batches to dilute the taste of salt that makes the drink almost unbearable. Last week I actually enjoyed the drink, but that was because I added no salt at all.

Other than that, my day was fine. Had energy for my gym session, and everything else functioned as it should.