I woke up at 6 a.m. and started the day with a coffee.
By 8 a.m., I’d dropped the twins to school and then left Kleona at the bus stop for work. The fast continues, but normal life doesn’t stop around it.
After that, I headed to the gym — not to train, just to recover. I spent about an hour rotating between sauna, steam room, and cold plunge. Short rounds, no pushing, no targets. Just listening to the body and moving on when it felt right.
I didn’t work out.
Throughout the session, I sipped on a two-litre jug of water with Perform electrolytes.
From there, I took the dog out. Socks is my 11-year-old border collie. I’ve had him since he was six weeks old, back when I lived in the U.S. I spent 11 years in Seattle before moving back to Ireland in 2018. Socks came back with me — and so did my eldest daughter, Ryan. She was eight at the time.
After the dog walk, I went back out again to get my steps in. I like to hit 10,000 when I can. During that walk, I had another sachet of Perform electrolytes and added creatine.
The morning felt steady. Calm. Controlled.
Midday Update (Video)
I recorded a short video update covering everything up to midday — the morning routine, recovery session at the gym, walking, hydration, and how the fast felt physically up to that point.
The Afternoon Reality
The afternoon was chaos.
Once I picked the kids up from school, it was mood swings, screaming, crying — just real life. Trying to focus on work was a challenge.
I still managed to get some emails out, made some content, and updated Facebook, but it was stressful. Constant interruptions. No flow.
This is the part people rarely talk about.
By 3 p.m., their mother got home from work, which finally gave me a small window to sit down and update the blog.
Breaking the Fast Tonight
This will be my final update for today.
I’m heading out shortly to do some shopping. I’ll be breaking the fast at 7:30 p.m.
I’m not easing back in. I’m being human.
Dinner will be a dry-aged Angus ribeye steak, cooked with a big slab of butter, with asparagus on the side. I’m also buying a bottle of red wine, and I’ll be having a glass with the meal to break the fast.
No optimisation.
No rules.
Just real life after five days.
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