#Share your daily fast story thread! 📃
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I’m 48 hours water fast for my 21 days goal !
I’m doing it for spiritual-mental reasons + i want to see what will happen to my acanthosis nigricans
everything good so far beside light headache and some diarrhea
wish me luck !
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I am currently on Day 4 of my 12 day cycle of eating one meal every 3 days. already down 12lbs and feeling terrific (although it is full stomach weight vs empty weight)! Trying my hardest to be strong willpower during all the festivities and hoping I can get you all that progress pic in the new year!
Happy new year everyone!
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Started OMAD on Monday. It’s Thursday. Lost 7 lbs..most water I assume.
Feeling great.
I remember when I learned about fasting 2 years ago and to do one meal a day was very difficult but now it’s not a problem. Interesting.