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196 hour (7day) fast - almost done...

I have been fasting since Sunday night at 8pm and I'm done this Sunday!! It has been one of the hardest things I have ever done. My emotions went haywire. My thoughts took on a life of their own. I saw all my food habits and how I emotionally eat and eat when I'm bored also I eat subconsciously. I never noticed before. All my sugar cravings are gone. Which was a huge thing for me. I felt like crap till day 3. Day 3 I was angry af and headache all day. I was awesomesauce on day 4. Like on top of the world. Tons of energy and was like pfft i so got this!!!. Day 5 is when my tear mechanism kicked in lol. Seriously I cried at everything even thoughts of food. I saw my thoughts trying to derail me and make me give in. This is where prayer came in. I needed help staying stong and NOT to allow the thoughts to make me stop. I was doing this to take control of my health. And get closer to God. I gained a lot of weight over the last 9 months, my body was full of inflammation, I would sweat like hell just walking, I truly felt like I was killing myself with food. I'm 5'3" and was 210lbs when I started. 5 days in I'm 196lbs. My faith feels restored and I certainly feel much better physically. When I break this fast I have some cold pressed juices and bone broth. I never thought I'd be excited to have those but I so am. And the moment I can...I'm eating Thai Pho soup.

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Well done! What a fantastic achievement! I’m going into day two of my own 7 day fast and am hoping to feel that day 4 “energy surge” that you described!

Did you find that after day 3 you felt actual hunger still, or was it more cravings getting to you?