#Share your daily fast story thread! 📃
⏳ **Length** of fast (*start/end/total*)
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I started Tuesday at 2pm. So about 50 hours in at this point in time. Planning to break my fast tomorrow evening for dinner around 5, but I might push it to Saturday morning breakfast. I just had immunotherapy for cancer today and I like to fast about 36 hours beforehand and then for at least 24 hours after. Lots of information out there supporting the use of this. I do lose quite a bit of weight during a 4 day fast. Normally about 10lbs. I’m down 5 lbs in 2 days. Once I get past the 48-55 hour mark it gets easier. The side effects from the chemo drugs and the fasting make for quite a challenge, let me tell you, but its worth it I believe.
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I’m 23hrs into a 48,72, or 5 day fast; I haven’t decided which one yet. My longest fast is 3 days. I’ve been losing and gaining the same 3lbs for 2wks and it’s driving me crazy so it’s time to get rid of those 3lbs for good lol. It’s going ok I’m not hungry, but I have leftovers I’m thinking about 🤦🏻♀️.