It's the trifecta! Fasting, sick, and on my period :(

GD! I mean, in general, I feel fine but the illness has made me a bit tired. These symptoms don't feel like my past fasts, and then today I started my period. Normally when I start my period I will break my fast because it makes me feel weird, but I already feel weird cause of this cold. But even before fasting when I was sick like this the most I would consume is broth. I dunno, I'm just going back and forth in my head if I should break or not. Besides being congested and a bit tummy upset I'm fine. I'm a bit slow today from being tired. But I'm not sure if that is enough reason to break fast. I'm so close to breaking below 250. But that number will still be reached eventually, it doesn't have to be tomorrow :/ What do you guys think. Am I being irresponsible by continuing to fast, or being a baby, and I should just suck it up and persevere? Btw. I'm on day 4 of a fast. I intended to go 5 days, but could probably try for longer. The max I've done is 6.5 days.

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Happened to me 2 weeks ago when my period hit in middle of 7 day fast. I broke early and tbh it did plateau me for nearly a week after. Back on an EF and finally losing.

For future periods I would just do omad…

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I wouldn’t break. fasting makes my period shorter.I just finished the dregs ofnit yesterday, started Saturday but really only had blood Saturday, Sunday and maybe a little bit on Monday. the rest of the time the blood wasn’t even worh a tampon from Monday onward.

I would say try it and see. but if physically you don’t feel up to it, break your fast. no big deal.

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I feel you. My body has been trying to have a period for two weeks now (I’m on the ring, I could take it out but I am going wedding dress shopping and ugh).

Last week I fasted 5 days. Was going for another 5 this week. It was grueling, I was hangry and cold and bitchy the whole time. Been pushing myself at the gym and walking a ton. Today I broke on day 4, even though I could have gone more, because psychologically I needed the break.

Going to eat through Saturday and restart Sunday. Probably with a period.

Whatever decision you make is the right one - because you’re the one making it. You’re the one who is taking control back over food. Our bodies sometimes rebel, and that’s okay. We are healing our minds.

All of my condolences!