#Share your daily fast story thread! 📃
⏳ **Length** of fast (*start/end/total*)
❓ **Why are you fasting?** (ex: *weight loss, other health benefits, spiritual/religious reasons*)
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First time commenting on the daily one; I’m 38hr into an attempted 48hr fast after doing OMAD for last couple of months. I’m not feeling too bad; didn’t do my usual “fight gone bad” workout for Thur morn and instead just walked on the treadmill for 20min at an easy pace, then followed it up with 3 rounds of Wim Hoff Breathing. Paying attention to how I feel, so far I feel just fine but I’ll be watching myself during the next ~8hr of my workday, drinking coffee+tea+water.
Planning on breaking my fast this afternoon when I meet a buddy for dinner at a local BBQ joint. Leaning toward some smoked brisket and sausage.
Good luck to anyone else fasting today!
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Hey all. I’m fasting for autophagy. I’ve had a weird unexplained health issue since COVID, aka long COVID. I’m on day 3 now. Hoping to get past 5 days but that is my minimum goal.
Problem is I’m skinny. 5’11 150. Can’t afford to go much below 145.
Issues so far are increased inflammation related to long COVID, mainly chest pain and muscle pain. Some palpitations too. I’ve had salt water, magnesium, vit D and some omega 3 oils.
Hope to god this works.
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⏳Currently 36 hours in to a fast of undetermined length. It’s my longest fast so far that I’ve done. I’m shooting for a maximum of 7 days, but we’ll see how it goes.
❓I’m fasting because I’m fat, because of autophagy, because I have four children and want to give myself my best chance at being able to hold each of my eventual grandkids that may come along (My kids are 2 months x 2, 4, and 6). Trying to disrupt my relationship with food.
📝 It has been remarkably easy so far. That may be because I’ve intermittent fasted before, it may be because I’m fat and have/had lots of glycogen stores, it may be because I had some sodium yesterday, and sodium/potassium today. I don’t know exactly, but it would be nice if this continued. Black coffee, take the wheel.