Length: Day 1 of 29
Purpose: Weight loss, mental clarity, discipline.
Hi all. I’m currently 203 lbs and my long term target is 168 to bring me into a healthy BMI (right now I’m at obese status 🤷🏻♂️). I’ve been losing and gaining the same 10 lbs for 2 years so this time I’m determined to try and crack it. I’ve done multiple 120 - 132hr fasts previously so having come off the back of Dry January I thought I’d keep the discipline going through Feb and throw in my first long term fast.
This past month my general mood has considerably improved so I’m happy about that (pun intended), but I really want to tackle this weight issue. My wardrobe is full of all the stuff I love to wear when I’m slimmer, but instead I’m wearing oversized hoodies and feeling generally uncomfortable in my clothes and appearance and my mental health is suffering because of it.
I was at my target weight for a good 15 years up until I started uni in 2015 then it ballooned and I just haven’t been able to get back to that. With my new found discipline I’m embarking on this longer fast and I hope I can stick to it. I’ve got all the vitamins, electrolytes, minerals and omega 3 and I’m training fasted with alternate days of running and weights.
Now, I’m not going to make myself ill doing this. If I don’t feel good I’ll stop in an instant with a nice bowl of bone broth 🥴. I’ll post my updates whether I fail or succeed. Cheers and good luck to all the fasters out there!
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Day 29 for me. It’s been great. Water, tea, and bone broth a couple times a week. Tomorrow is my last day. First 14 we’re the hardest. Once I hit 20 it’s been pretty easy. I feel clear. My emotional state has been great. I’ve been attracting really positive energy around me. Have now lost 40 pounds — 220 to 180. Nobody at work has said anything… I think it’s happened so quick they don’t even notice. I didn’t use electrolytes, but I have used Himalayan sea slat. No headaches. Only a couple of headrushes, but never close to fainting. Have needed less sleep. Wake up refreshed. Meditation is very clear. Looking forward to eating with my family. Have been hungering for lamb, so I went to a farmer and bought a live one this weekend. Slaughtered and butchered it myself. I wanted to reset my relationship with my food, and it felt appropriate to really honor my first real meal. Slow roasted leg of lamb feast on Thursday. Slowly refeeding starting with soup tomorrow. Good luck and Godspeed!