I’m a accidental faster. I typically do OMAD and if I skip a meal for whatever reason, I see how long i can stretch it out.

My record is a 3 day water+electrolyte fast. I end up doing this twice a year, since I’m not trying to schedule it.

What are your experiences?

  • Sixty@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Hey new community. I only do extended fasts. Ideally I’d never fast again except for autophagy a couple times a year, which only needs a few days straight until diminishing returns kick in. Realistically it’ll probably be a couple times a year but less extreme. We’ll see, things change now that I’m weight training and I’m new to it.

    For weight loss I did three extended fasts of equal length spread out over half a year. So my record is 21 days in a row with no food. I had to lose 60lbs, which I did.

    • jetOPAEnglish
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      1 month ago

      That’s awesome! What kind of prep did you do for a 21 day fast?

      • Sixty@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        1 month ago

        Besides initial research and Dr. Fung books?

        Just ate keto a week beforehand so I didn’t get the brutal hunger pangs you’d get coming off carbs. Solid advice turns out, and makes perfect sense since then you’re already in ketosis when you start the fast. I had tried and stopped too early a couple times before I got in the groove. The hunger urge in the hardest days (day 2 and 3) would overwhelm self control.

        All I’ve really done post-weight loss is:

        • drop all junk food and sugar soda no cheat days. Zero or Sparkling is fine.

        • try to eat balanced, and I care more about protein now.

        I think I was successful this time because I had a number of external reasons added to the pile recently to get into shape thanks to a certain mad king to the south. Honestly, the last fast the motivation was “I don’t want chronic heart burn while possibly rebelling.” lolol.

        • jetOPAEnglish
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          1 month ago

          Thats a really good motivation. I haven’t read the fung books.

          When you finished 21 days, how did you refeed? broth for a few days?

          • Sixty@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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            1 month ago

            1st day was exactly that yep, home made too. Chicken.

            2nd I started solids with a hard boiled egg and small garden salad both meals.

            After that I basically just had smaller portions of what I wanted for a few more days. Felt fine.

            This is not advice of course, I just did it my way while being aware of the dangers.