Apologies for the delay in updating this thread. I've been travelling and readjusting my daily schedule.
Not sure if that recipe is a good idea. I think it might overload your gall bladder. How about trying a teaspoon of MCT oil to start off with and then follow the plan?
Once again, your read on the situation is exceptional, Laura. Here's what happened on day 1 (Monday 30th) of breaking the fast:
I started at around 8:30am with the aforementioned shake, only with a little extra vanilla essence because a few drops didn't seem enough for flavour. Although the texture seemed okay initially, I made the mistake of adding cold coconut milk in an attempt to thin it a little, and of course the cold temperature caused the ghee and coconut oil to harden into a sort of bizarre clumpy mixture of ghee with little nougats of coconut oil through it. As a result, I had to soften it in my mouth as I ate it, and I only managed about half of it, which was in retrospect probably a good thing.
The mixture did seem to sit well in my stomach for about two hours, however it also triggered significant food cravings, so I decided to speed up the process slightly and introduce a few forkfuls of sauerkraut to give my stomach something fibrous to work on and begin repopulating my gut biome. I probably had about 80g worth, maybe about 5-6 forkfuls. I thought this would be a gentle enough amount and not overdo things.
The mixture did not sit well. I was in a small amount of discomfort a little later, and my energy levels plummeted and I felt quite listless and mentally 'foggy'. At the time, I attributed this to a redirection of energy 'restarting' my digestive system, so I just rested and didn't do much while I waited for the affects to abate. I also took my fasting dose of Vitamin C to help with any detoxing that might have been occurring as part of the 'restart' process. At about 4:30pm, around the time I intended to finish eating for the day, I felt a fair bit better, so decided that perhaps the best way was to "push on with it" and have another small serving of sauerkraut with a glass of coconut milk as a substitute for any extra fat intake.
So, I had another ~80g of sauerkraut, which was a bigger mistake, and left me in considerable discomfort throughout the evening. I had to remain close to a toilet for a number of hours. I don't know whether it was the vinegar of the sauerkraut, or the earlier ghee & coconut oil, or the mixture of both, but eventually my system cleared itself, and I figured the best thing to do would be to have an early night and see how I felt in the morning. I went to bed around 10:00pm, and slept a full and uninterrupted night's sleep. I felt much better upon awakening.
Day 2 (Tuesday 31st):
Considering the previous day, I decided that avocado might be a much better way to reintroduce some fats and fibrous bulk into my gut, and this turned out to be a much better decision. I sliced a quarter fresh, ripe avocado and ate that. This felt so nice and gentle in my stomach that my diet for the day consisted of two avocados and a few glasses of coconut milk, spaced out across the day. During the afternoon I prepared a slow-cooker vegetable minestrone soup which was left to cook overnight, and I munched on a few small celery sticks during preparation, which seemed okay.
Overall, I should have changed up Day 1 and 2 as follows:
Day 1:
Breakfast: Teaspoon of MCT oil.
Lunch: Quarter of avocado.
Afternoon snack to finish: Another teaspoon of MCT oil + sliced avocado, glass of coconut milk.
Day 2:
Breakfast: MCT oil + avocado, coconut milk.
Lunch: MCT oil + avocado, 40g serving sauerkraut, coconut milk.
Afternoon: Same as lunch, maybe with some celery sticks to add bulk.
I began day 3 with the minestrone soup + more avocado which worked well, I'll detail that in my next post.
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Fortunately, I didn't have any reaction to the undoubtably additive-filled basting and most likely unhealthy deep-frier fats.