24 hours in - 48 or more hours to go!

My goal for March is to do at least two 72 hours fasts. First 24 hours went well so far, I’m not hungry at all, I’m drinking lots of warm water, unsweetened tea, black coffee and a little saltwater-shot just before I went to work. I hope I can get through this without any issues. SW: 176 lbs | CW: 169 lbs | GW: 132 lbs What was helpful to you while you were doing your first 72 hours fast?

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I haven’t made it to 72 yet, but I’ve done some 42s, 46s, and a 48… I struggled most around dinner time. I love sparkling water and I really miss red wine so while my husband ate dinner, I’d pour a LaCroix into my favorite wine glass. Almost felt like I was having a little treat! Then I’d switch to hot tea for the rest of the night, get myself cozy for bedtime.

In the moments where I felt seriously hungry, I would remind myself: this is the feeling of losing weight. This is literally what I WANT, and the more time I spend feeling this way, the better my scale results will be.

And other moments when I am struggling even more, I just declare loudly I AM STRONG AND I CAN DO THIS!

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Proper electrolytes will help you feel 100% - potassium, magnesium, sodium. A shot of saltwater is not sufficient for a 3 day fast. Also, I’m not sure how long your commute is, but drinking salt water very quickly will give you diarrhea 🙂 Hope you made it to work with any incident lol. Sip electrolytes throughout the day.