I'd been lurking on this sub for many months and tried my hand at intermittent fasting + keto with lots of success in the past, but my insulin resistance made it so that what little progress I made I would...
I am trying to fast for 14 days I weigh 186 pounds. How much magnesium potassium and sodium do I need, and can I take it in pill form? I’m doing this to lose weight. Is there any other supplements...
If you're serious about fasting, feel free to message me. I am looking for a partner who seeks motivation and advice throughout the process. ​ Fast starts on: 08/28/2022- 09/11/2022
Starting weight: 315 pounds Current weight: 283 pounds I feel amazing! Also not hungry, no hunger pangs.. I feel great! My only concern is, I go up and down the stairs a bunch throughout my days, and I feel muscle soreness on...
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I’m 5’5 140lb male. I know the weight comes off differently and it probably won’t come off quickly for my body type; just want to get to 130lb. Right now I’m on hour 62 of this fast
This community has been so helpful for me. I’m embarking on the longest water fast I’ve done tomorrow and was wondering if anyone else is also starting on a fast. I’m aiming for 14 days, having done several shorter fasts...
I plan to take electrolytes, but would love to know if other supplements are kosher. Thank you!
Water Fasting to get ripped hopefully! Leaving for a business meeting with the wife and kids to tropical location and want to be in serious shape. Never been ripped in my life but as I approach 40 and realize this...
Just checking in, I supplement with electrolyte salt pills when I wake up and when I go to bed along with 2 liters of snake juice throughout the day. 2.10.22 = 331.4lbs 2.11.22 = 329.8lbs 2.12.22 = 326.6lbs Height = 5’11
So I just completed 14 day water fast, I broke my fast with the water of vegetables/chicken soup, a tiny chicken piece, parsley and a small mushroom piece. The burn was negligible when I was eating the soup, mushroom and...
wasup guys I’m 19 years old, male. 6’2 at 285 pounds. I’m addicted to food. Everytime I try to start water fast I just fail but today I’m making this post to motivate my self. 01/10/19 is day 1...
Re Attempting 14- 21 day Water Fast. Going to keep trying until I accomplish one. Hello fasting comrades! I recently did many 2-4 day water fasts with the intention to do a minimum of 14 days, maximum of...
Hey fellow fasting comrades! On day 2 of my water fast and wanted to post my daily check in! So I was able to sleep decently. As I mentioned in my previous post, I have...
I did a 14 day water fast with just water and nothing else.. no electrolytes just water. I went from 290 lbs to 271 lbs. I'm on a refeed now and I'm on day 4 of my refeed and...
I broke my 14 day water fast today, however I'm planning to get back to it maybe on Wednesday. Is it too soon? Are there any reasons why I shouldn't get back so quickly after a 14 day fast?
So I’m 5’5, about 147lbs, and a 20 year old female. I want to do a 14 day water fast (I’ve done several sets of 5 and definitely am up for the challenge). My concern is that if I lose...
I'm going for a 14-day water fast. I bought my potassium chloride and magnesium lysinate glycinate and kosher salt. I would also like to take multivitamin during the fast. I know that some vitamins are fat-soluble, so, I won't be...
I have completed a 14 day water fast this past December and was quite happy with my results, I went from 200 to 182,5. After my refeed I weigh 188,5 and was able to maintain that weight throughout the holidays. Fast...
I’m starting a 14 day water fast tomorrow. Would protein shakes be okay to break or would it be harsh on my stomach? I’m usually grossed out by food after a few days and meat especially tastes weird af when...
I broke a 14 day water fast recently, and was recommended just like fruits like watermelon etc… and I did that, but also still on day 1 I’ve been eating some raw crackers I made, cashews, avocado, and I feel...
Happy holidays everyone! Today at my weigh-in I finally dipped into my goal weight range (a 5lb range to account for variance). I haven't seen this weight for over a decade! And I now fit comfortably into my goal weight...
My apologies if its disgusting to speak about this, as such I will do my best to be as clean with my words as possible. A long story short, I woke up this morning and instantly went to the restroom,...
I’ve done a lot of 5-7 days fast before primary for weightloss a few years ago. However this time I want to do a 14 day fast in order to heal my shoulder impingement and patella tendonitis in my knee. My...
I went on a 14 day water fast recently and my dreams were crazy in the last 5 days. Is there a scientific reason for this? Is this normal
Hello! First post here, having done OMAD since Jan 1 and I absolutely have found my thing after failing to keep weight off long term, I feel so much more energised and clear minded. I'm a 32F, 5'9, current weight...
Age:22 Gender: Male Height: 5,8 Weight: 86kg Ideal weight: 65kg --No physical medical conditions, although I do suffer from depression-- So... I'm kind of sick of where my physique is nowadays, as well as my eating habits. I've always wanted to be acquainted to what's underneath...
I didn't see many posts specifically about motivation when I searched. But what motivates you in particular to fast and get past that first day? Losing weight sure but anything more specific?
A 7 days dryfast and 14 days water fast or 21 days water fast? Has anyone done any of this before?
Hi guys, I need some help here. I come across a lot of content online that says women shouldn’t fast for longer periods of time and your cycle will be disrupted or your hormones will be disrupted etc. I have...
#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*) 📝 **Notes** (*How is it going so far? Any concerns? Insights to share?*)...
#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*) 📝 **Notes** (*How is it going so far? Any concerns? Insights to share?*)...
Hey guys. I have been suffering for a long time with a wrecked nervous system after discontinuing medication. This started in 2015 and things have only got worse over the years as ive tried various things to heal myself. Has...
#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*) 📝 **Notes** (*How is it going so far? Any concerns? Insights to share?*)...
First fast over 7 days for me. For reference I'm male, 1.85 m, started at 130 kg, now 118 kg (6'1", 287 > 260 lbs). Apart from the usual first days of hunger, I just had cravings. Got my electrolytes dialed...
#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*) 📝 **Notes** (*How is it going so far? Any concerns? Insights to share?*)...
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I've just finished a 13 day water fast my goal was 14 days but I broke early as yesterday was not great and I no longer felt comfortsble fasting. Stats F 45 5ft 4" 173lbs>151lbs so a loss of 22lbs. Overall I...
Hi do you think I can loose 30lbs in 21 days if I dry fast for 14 and water fast for the rest of the 7 days I’ve dry fasted before longest I’ve done is 6 days and longest water...
Just started my fast 11 minutes ago. I lost 9 pounds during a 48 hard dry fast back when I had covid earlier this month. I'm taking leave(vacation for navy folks) for 16 days but I'm just relaxing in my...
Hi guys, Lost a little over 5 stone (70lb/32 kg) using water fasting. I still have about 3 stone to go. I do water fasts usually 3-4 days at a time sometimes longer around 10. I have an active life, work/degree/placement/excercise...
HI, I'm A Dietitian (RD), who's been experimenting with fasting for many years. I have been on a plant-based diet for the past 8 years, but recently reintroduced fish and meat into my diet for a 3-month trip to Peru...
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I primarily drank water (@ least 2L daily w/ LMNT electrolytes), had black coffee a few days, and green tea twice. My sleep was atrocious Day 7-10 so I started taking L-Theanine (400mg) which helped a lot! Overall I lost...
Longest was 4 and half days for me but I can't go longer than a day now. I need motivation!
Trauma has me messed up, triple time. Don't know really where to turn from here, just wish I could induce amnesia and forget it all. I speak vaguely about trauma because I don't want to get graphic about what happened. But...
Hey everyone! The maximum I have ever done is a 7 day water fast. I did my research here on this sub wayyy back and read that to go any longer, salts are necessary. I’m planning a 14 day fast and thought...
New to this reddit, but I have been fasting for several years. My longest fast to date has been for 14-days. This year, I’m taking on my longest water fast ever, 40-days. I am a 62 year old male, 5’-10” and...
Nothing too stupid to ask, please feel free.
I want to do a 14 day dry fast then transition into a water fast for the last 16 and do a 30 day fast in total. I’m currently on day2! Any advice or, can anyone share their experiences! Anything...
I have been a big fan of fasting and have done mainly coconut fasts and juice fasts. The longest juice fast I've done is 14 days. After reading the benefits of water fasting and the autophagy process, I attempted my first...
Hi, I used to be able to do 14 day fasts (no food, just salty water). However, I have become more fat, and now when I get to 48h mark, I get dizzy and weak. Also, when...
Has anyone on here fasted and dramatically dropped a ton of weight and kept it off? I need to drop about 1/2 to slightly more of my weight for multiple reasons and I just wanted to see if anyone else...
I was very recently introduced to fasting as a fat loss method. I have some questions: 1.- I was thinking about fasting for around two weeks. Do you think this would be doable for someone’s first time? 2.-...
For my first water fast I’m trying to go 14 days. other than drinking water what do I need?
I just finished my first extended fast a water fast- I had been aiming for 14 days but stopped at 12. While I did experience many benefits, I was kind of underwhelmed with my weight results which was 10lbs (which...
I've bought into the science that when you deprive yourself of water, your body makes water (like a camel) from your fat. The more fat you have...the longer you can go. I have read multiple studies that indicate sodium, potassium,...
So I recently weighed myself the 22nd of this month, saw that I weighed 310.8 Lbs. This profoundly upset me. So I decided to start a 7 day water fast that started on the 23rd, but I plan to go...
Normal ? I’m drinking my water and whatnot and my electrolytes, just making sure it’s part of the process. I don’t remember getting nausea on my other 10 day fast. Trying to go for 14 this time.
Alright. 38M here. Typical skinny-fat bod. I've carried most of my weight in my belly forever. And I also have scoliosis, which I know can make the belly protrude a little extra. On day 8 of my fast, water +...
What results did it yield ?
Hi all Has anyone tried the Filonov protocol? 24h fast / 48h fed / 48h fast / 72h fed / 72h fast / 96h fed / 96h fast / 120h fed / 120h fast In total it's 29 days, of which 15 is...
I am 5’10 220 pounds I have done water fast and intermittent fasting in the past
Good day, I've been looking into water fasting more seriously for my health and I had a few questions. it seems a lot of these fasts are long-term (>14 days) and I was wondering about the effects of several short-term fasts....
I started at about 275lbs and weighed in at 240 today on day 14. That cant be all fat loss so I suspect That I have shed many pounds of water. Admittedly my diet was the worst...
Hello everyone, After quite a long break I've decided to return to fasting recently. My longest fast (ages ago) was 14 days during which I simply lived on water with absolutely nothing else, so no electrolytes either (one can say that...
#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*) 📝 **Notes** (*How is it going so far? Any concerns? Insights to share?*)...
So I broke my 13 water fast on Monday. Tuesday to Thursday I’ve haven’t been eating the best, high carb foods and sugar. Probably averaged 3000-3500 calories a day. I think I probably gained 4 pounds in those four...
Hey Everyone, How do you guys manage to do 72-hour fasts, work your typical 8-hour shift, and work out? I’m looking to get back on track, but recently accepted an offer that’ll require me to be in-office. Additionally, the gym is...
Hey people, so i read alot about fasting and it seems like for the full effect you need anything between 10 to 14 days. Today i eat about 1500 kalories, tommorow less than 1k and the day after 500. I want...
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I’m 5’10 200 lbs This will be a soft dry fast I will take showers/baths I have done water and dry fast in the past I won’t be working out during this fast My goal weight is 160 lbs
I started my 14 days dry fast today, and will be doing 1-2h sauna for the first 3-5 days due to a lot of watee retention + wanting to be in a water deficit so my body is forced to...
Started a 7 day dry fast and will be updating daily. I have done prolonged water fasting in the past and went from 270-200. I had minimal loose skin in my arms. Nowhere else. I maintained this for 3...
I’m about 60 hours into a fast (black coffee & water). What is the longest I can go without needing supplements, electrolytes, and having to go through a slow refeeding process? 5 days, 7, 10, 14?? 35 yr old male,...
Hello guys, I’ve tried fasting before but with work stuff it never panned out. Recently I’ve been working for myself and thought I’d give it another try. I am obese and I weighed in 2/19 at 421lbs. Yesterday I was 416...
**FINAL UPDATE:** Made it 19 days! I really really wanted to go till 21-25 but the nausea just got to be waaaaay too bad after Day 14 or so. No matter how much I chug electrolyte water I was perpetually...
* **Type** of fast (water, juice, smoking, etc.) * **Context** of fast (start, end, day x of y, etc.) * **Length** of fast (8 hours, 3 days, etc.) * **Why?** What you hope to accomplish with your fast * **Notes** How is it going...
I have been fasting with just water and black-coffee and I intend to keep it this way. But I wonder how many days I can go before the lack of protein starts being a problem. I'm 65yo, M, 78kg / 172lb
* **Type** of fast (water, juice, smoking, etc.) * **Context** of fast (start, end, day x of y, etc.) * **Length** of fast (8 hours, 3 days, etc.) * **Why?** What you hope to accomplish with your fast * **Notes** How is it going...
Basically the title, I’ve been on a strict water fast (not electrolytes or black coffee) for 5 days and The goal is to be for 14 days. I have absolutely no problem. I’ve read about different health issues if you don’t...
Hey guys, im new to this sub. Im 5 hours from finishing my first two days. My goal is to hit 14 days and see how my body feels and if i can continue on to 21. I have been...
I have done a 8 days water fast (1 day of them was dry), but have struggled with lack of electrolytes and therefore felt pretty bad, haven't enjoyed the fast. Do I have to fear the same to...
61h of water fasting so far. I keep updating this thread about the feelings and thoughts I'll get during. Unless I start feeling bad, might keep going for 14 days. What has happened so far: 1 day: Was easy. I was...
I'm on day 7 of a 10 day water fast. I'm not hungry or anything. I woke up a little weak on day 4 and 5. Overall, im good. I was even thinking of pushing it out to 14 days....
Still feeling pretty good, I don't have to break unless I want to. SW was around 195 and CW is around 170. I was thinking of breaking and doing another 14 day fast if I really felt like it later...
I started my 72hr fast on Friday. 32hrs wet, 40 hrs dry. Went from 250.8 down to 240.4. I’ve done IF the past couple of days preparing for another fast. Suddenly I’m back up to 250 and my measurements are...
Helo I am a 161cm 27M previously weighing 106,7Kg before my fasting (but I am pretty muscular, so my BF was arround 40%). Always had trouble controling weight and gained about 15-20kg during the 2 years of...
I am trying to quit caffeine cold turkey and would like to know anyones thoughts or experiences of using a dry fast to help minimize caffeine withdrawal symptoms.
I have a roommate that is claiming to be on day 6 of a 30 day water fast. What is fasting more than a couple of days like? How difficult is it to not eat anything for 30...
This morning is the beginning of day 6 of a fast. I weighed myself at the beginning. I was 284.5 lb. I weighed myself this morning to find that I was 269.2 lb. A loss of 15 lb. In five days. Based...
i just finished a 7 days water fast and i just weighted myself after my refeed and i’m 85kg… i was 81 before i ate…………. I wanna die
I have been working my way up to longer and longer fasts. Two, three, and most recently five days of fasting. It's not easy, but I *can* do it. In addition to dropping weight, there's some goals I have for...
I’m 5’6 260lbs so I got like a hundred lbs to lose at least. I figure that should easily last me 4 days and then some fung says you lose half a pound a day on a fast, so that’s...
Scrolling through this subreddit and reading about everybody’s amazing results (weight loss and healing related) has left me in awe of how quickly dry fasting really works. Are there any women here who are on the shorter or even leaner...
Background (22 Male), 5 feet 10 inches. For past 3 years ever since I began University, my weight went up like crazy until it reached 250 pounds. Ordered a lot of doordash since December 2021 (pizza's, junk food, cold drinks...
New here and need some advice! I I did a 14:10 fast a few years back which helped me drop about 15 lbs, and then I stopped losing weight so I figured I hit that dreaded plateau. At this point...