7-day fast…

I’m looking to do my first 7-day fast. I’ve been intermitting fasting for almost 2 years now but these past few months I’ve fell off and looking to reset and lose these extra pounds I’ve gained. My intermitting fasting was easy cause all I had to do was drink water and that was enough, but I know with extended fasts like a 7-day one require electrolytes, vitamins, etc. was wondering to see what advice y’all would give me to prepare myself. Thanks!

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I’m on day 4 of 7 today. I do these usually three to four times per year. The keys for me are: potassium and magnesium supplements and chewing on Himalayan salt throughout the day usually about a teaspoon worth. If I need more salt I’ll dissolve a tsp chicken bouillon into a coffee cup with hot water. That also helps so I can enjoy something at dinner during family time.

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Just finished a 6 day fast and restarting doing 6 day on 1 day off for 2 months or until I reach my goal. I bought some electrolytes off Amazon that was sugar free also drank Gatorade zero which has electrolytes but I mostly drank to have something that had flavor. I also bought Glucomannan fiber powder as the first couple of days are tough I drank chicken broth with added fiber to help stimulate fullness (but idk how strict you want to be)