I'm only on week 3 of IF and I'm mostly doing 18:6 and so far so good. I'd like to mix in a 24 hour fast but just logistically how do other people add that into their week. I eat...
I’m thinking about doing a 24 for hour fast, once a week, every Saturday. I’ve never done a 24 hour fast before. Is fasting the sort of thing you have to ease into? Or could I just suddenly jump into...
Is a 24 hour fast the same as skipping a whole day? For past 4 days I’ve been eating 24 hours my last meal so like from 8pm on Tuesday to 8pm on Wednesday. Will this have the same effect...
I've been on and off using IF for a handful of years now, but only simple 18:6 or 20:4 windows and nothing more. I saw good results last time but I admittedly kinda fell off the wagon. In that time,...
I’m planning to do a 24 hour fast for the first time. Have been doing 16/8, 18/6 for the last three weeks. Any tips??
I think I'm in hour 22, but not sure if it's considered clean? My last meal was yesterday at 12:30 pm--I did have half of a small coffee at dunkin donuts with one creamer @ 4:30 pm but nothing in...
On hour 23 of my first 24 hour fast and trying to distract myself. Not hungry but the urge to say 23 hours is good enough is there. Also did my second fasted hike today @ 3 miles 🎉 and...
I’ve been doing 20:4 for a couple of weeks and the scale has barely moved. I‘m not binging or trying to get 3 meals in during the 4 hours, but clearly, I‘m going to have to cut back on the...
Decided I'll try a 24 hour fast today. I've had coffee and water, but that's it. I want to see for myself some of thr benefits I get. I'm doing this because lately I've felt very anxious and tired and...
I plan to do my first 24 hour fast tomorrow. Will working out with weights and cardio make the 24 fast harder? Thank you!
Yo guys. Hope you’re well. I’ve been doing IF and it’s been working phenomenally for me. Doing that, combined with some longer 24-48 hour fasts has let my weight drop like a stone. I had a question about using these 24...
I have a long 45 min run tomorrow. But I ate something this morning that I was intolerant too, would it be okay to do a 24 hour fast even though I have a long run tomorrow?
I want to do a 24 hour fast. But I think I need a peep talk to boost my will power!
I see people on here that fast for a week or longer and I’m really curious how that’s possible. I do a 24 hour fast once a week. If I try to push too much longer I feel like I get...
Hello, I started doing 24 hours fast once a week some time ago, and I wanted to ask if somehow I can start losing muscle while I'm fasting, I read that people here go for 3 days fasts and see...
I’m a month into keto and I’ve been doing regular 16:8 fasts. Today I’m attempting 24 hours. I have a history of hypoglycemia so I’m quite nervous, but I want to prove to myself I can do this and heal...
Hi all! I’d like to see if anyone had a similar experience. Ive been doing 18-6 hour fasts most days of the week for a few weeks now, and decided to try a 24 hour fast for the first time. I...
Hi I'm curious If I'm allowed to have a sugar free monster energy on a 24 hour fast when the goal is weight loss, I also hate any type of coffee and tea . I checked my fitness pal...
I’ve been fasting for about a month now and I typically do 16:8 and it’s been great so far. Today I wanted to do my first 24 hour fast and it’s honestly gone really well with just water throughout the...
Hey all, I am about to embark on my first full-day fast. Does anyone have any tips or recommendations, especially when things get more on the hangry side? I’ve read about drinking teas and water, but if you have any...
Just wondering what the over all experiences of people here are with full day fasting and weightlifting. I want to start doing a regular FRI fast for religious reasons. At the minimum, this would go from dinner THU til sundown on...
I started doing 16:8 IF about a month ago. I’ve actually been skipping breakfast for most of my life just out of personal preference/lack of hunger in the morning, but my downfall has always been late night snacks. Now, I...
Hello, Would this method prevent my metabolism from going down and still have fat loss? **Method:** Fasting once or twice a week for 24 hours each. Rest of the days eating a lower calorie diet (500 to 1000 calorie deficit).
So I regularly eat 2000 calories a day should I be eating more then that or the same amount? Also what food should I be trying to get in. Also I know water is super important around how many liters...
I asked this question over at r/fitness but people over there would rather be pricks and criticize my "diet" rather than just answer the question, so i'll ask it here. Is protein more important for muscle growth/strength the day of...
Hello! I'm doing 18/6 from mon-fri and 16/8 on weekends, but I'm thinking about incorporating a 24h fast weekly. I'm just having questions about the scheduling. Right now my eating times are 12-18 / 12-6 on weekdays and 12-20 / 12-8 on...
I am looking to lose some weight because what I am doing now (cardio and lifting) is not working. my friend says I have to do something extreme to lose the pounds because I am at my plateau. my co-worker...
I know that some of y'all 48 and 72 hour fasters are like psssshhhh, but I'm excited about it. First time not eating for 24 hours - on purpose. I was definitely a little hangry in the last hour, but...
I’ve been intermittent fasting for a few years now and I’ve enjoyed doing so. Would like to try extended fasts for 24 hours or even more. What are your recommendations?
how is it different,?
Monday 1pm to Tuesday 1pm! And I don't think I ever even got uncomfortable. I did notice maybe 6 hours in that I had a craving for something but it passed quickly. I opted to try this out on a day that...
… and I’m really starting to feel it! Drinking lots of water and reminding myself why I started and that I’m so close to the finish line 💪💥 any encouragement or tips would be very helpful right now! Also, any suggestions...
Need advice on how to get the first 72 hours. I've been trying to achieve it for days but I usually fail after 24 hours. Like if my last meal was 6pm yesterday, I would get insane cravings 6pm today....
I’m so freaking grouchy and hungry. Everything is getting on my last nerve. Help me get through. Edit: Complete! Thank you everyone.
And in not why? like what exactly would happen if you did that?
I recently just broke my 4 day fast on Saturday. The 4 day fast was surprisingly easy with minimal hunger pangs. I usually do OMAD so I thought it should be even EASIER after a 4 day fast (right?). Yesterday,...
I don't really have anyone to talk about this irl yet I've started calorie counting and fasting. Recently I got covid tested that's come up negative but I'm stuck at home for 7 days and waiting for retesting, because my...
I accidentally ended up eating at about 2:30 yesterday afternoon when normally it’s about noon my time. Will there be any negative consequences to breaking early so I can stick to my noon preference?
So I'm not new to intermittent fasting, but I'm new to fasts longer than 24 hours so I figured newbie question was the preferred flair here. I'm approaching the tail end of a 48 hour fast as we speak, and I'm...
As soon as you take your last bite of food? 30 minutes after your last bite of food? And hour? Two hours? I plan on doing a 24 hour fast. My last meal was today (Sunday) at 3pm, will eat again...
I plan on working out while doing a 24 hour fast. Will this kill any muscle gain I could get? My main goal is to lose weight while also gaining muscle, as I've been training for about 6 months now....
I usually take a 24 hour fast once a week but am wondering should I eat the calories that I essentially missed from that 24 hour fast onto the next day/over the week? I eat 1200-1300 calories daily and know...
I want to change my relationship with food & maintain a healthier body weight. I have issues with overeating. I want to make it a goal to fast 24 hours every week to lose and then maintain my weight. I...
This isn't specifically related to Dr. Fung, but I wanted to let folks know, in case they didn't already know, that the r/loseit subreddit is **actively hostile** towards any discussion of intermittent fasting that is for a period longer than...
Thanks all to the great community here. I IF'd my way to fantastic weight loss a few years ago (when combined with a calorie deficit) and sporadically for health purposes I have practiced 16-8 IF for weeks at a time...
When doing a 24+ hour fast, I get a dull aching pain in my back on the left side only. It’s midway on my back, a couple of inches below the scapula and increases when I take a deep breath....
Just did my first 24 hour fast, into an OMAD to break it and I still feel painfully full and uncomfortable and bloated 2 hours later. What did I do wrong? How do you break a 24 hour...
Started fasting a few months ago with 24 hours once a week, then slowly worked up to 24h fasts twice a week. A few days ago, I tried going past the 24h mark just to see my body's response. I...
So I've been thinking of trying alternate-day fasting. Maybe it's similar to a 24-hour fast? I want to do days in between with nothing but water but I was wondering if anyone else has tried that and seen results? Was...
After doing one week of 24 hour fast I'm down 12 pounds. I was 350 on Sunday the 15th when I decided to do a week of 24 hour fast and only eating once a day. By Sunday the 22nd...
Hi everyone, wanted to share my personal achievement for others who also struggle dramatically with trying to last at least 24 hours. Little embarrassing among multiday pro posts, but we gotta start somewhere lol. I’ve had great health benefits for...
* **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've been playing about with IF, doing a combination of 18:6, 20:4 and im thinking if doing a 24 hour fast today. I sort of play it by ear depending on my level of activity and how I'm feeling on...
Hello! This is my first time fasting, and I've just started yesterday-- the thing is, I want to break my fasting with a good protein diet today, specifically with 2 hard-boiled eggs only for 3 meals today, then start fasting...
Hey all. Ive been practicing IF inconsistently for the past two years and am really trying to commit myself to being more consistent about it this year. I recently re-read dr fung’s complete guide to fasting and there is a...
I realized it’s way easier for me to do a 24-hour water fast, then eat for maybe one meal, then go straight back into another 24-hour fast, than it is to do a 48-hour water fast. I assume I wouldn’t...
I work as a kitchen porter meaning my hands are always wet (i don’t always use gloves). What downsides are there for being on a soft dry fast? If i could id do a hard one with no water contact! My reasoning...
I've done 24-hour fasts off and on for the past three years, and it was always a struggle for me. I was started on bupropion (generic Wellbutrin) a year ago to treat really bad depression. A year later, they have just now...
I am able to stay fasted for the “24 hour” period. Knowing full well it isn’t a true 24 hour fast. I just eat dinner and skip breakfast and lunch. Caffeine is something I worry about though. I stopped drinking coffee...
Sooooo this just happened!! I started by doing 18:6 for a month. Then I moved to 20:4 for 2 weeks. Today I did my first ever 24 (25 actually) hour fast and feel AMAZING to say the least! Honestly I could...
I have a wedding next Saturday and my suit is just a tad bit too tight. I’m always doing 16:8 and keto, but it hasn’t been doing much lately. I’m thinking on Friday I will water fast, but stop drinking...
Hey guys, I’m a 18 year old, 6’0 (183cm), 175 lb (79 kg) dude. Maintenance cal: 2800/day. My goal weight is 165 +/- 3lbs. When I wrestled at that weight in high school I felt I was at my peak...
I've only done one 24 hour fast and one 30 hour fast since transitioning from a month of 16:8 IF. I've done lots of research but am confused. I've been having about 300 calories per fast (heavy whipping cream) aka...
I started IF a couple of weeks ago. Monday, Wednesday and Friday = OMAD / 24 hour fast from previous evening meal @ 5-6pm. Other days = 2x meals in 20/4 window. These are lunch (1-2pm) and dinner (5-6pm). My meals...
Male, 59yo, married, cant tell my present weight. Every time I get on the scales its a different weight. I can weigh 5 times in a ten minute period and I get a different weight. This morning...
Just wondering what the over all experiences of people here are with full day fasting and weightlifting. I want to start doing a regular FRI fast for religious reasons. At the minimum, this would go from dinner THU til...
Did it effect your cycle in any way? Other hormonal effects?
[This resource](https://blog.kettleandfire.com/intermittent-fasting-for-women/) notes that you shouldn't fast for longer than 24 hours. Do you agree?
Let me start off by saying I’ve only done maybe 2 dozen shorter fasts, nothing over 48 hours. There are many much more experienced fasters than me and if you ever see a post where my option differs from...
How long is a safe duration to do it for someone with no experience? Also how often can I attempt another fast after I ended it? For example if I try a 24 hour fast, when can I attempt another...
Can I do a 24 hour fast every day without drinking water? If so how much weight will I lose?
Back ground info: I do 24-72 hour fasts throughout. Usually I do a 24 hour fast on Monday, Tuesday to Thursday I do a 72 hour fast and I do CICO Friday-Sunday SW: 170 CW: 157 GW: 135 F/19/5’2 I want...
Background info: I do 24-72 hour fasts throughout. Usually I do a 24 hour fast on Monday, Tuesday to Thursday I do a 72 hour fast and I do CICO Friday-Sunday SW: 170 CW: 157 GW: 135 F/19/5’2 I did 16:8...
so my body has adjusted to fasting for 24hrs and it's been wonderful! but i want to push on. however, i get anxious as i am about to start my second 24hr period. is it more difficult than the first?...
* **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 intermittent fasting since November of last year and I started it at 14:10 and gradually moved to 16:8 and yesterday I decided to push myself through and go all the way to 24 hours. I actually ate...
Hello and greetings from day 5 of a water fast, I was always of the mind that there are no added benefits to dry fasting over water fasting and that in reality dry fasting longer than 24 hours is unsafe. I...
Fasting is great. I feel so energetic and invincible after the 18 hour mark. My stomach can finally rest and it doesn't cause me any pain, bloating or cramps- my mood improves and most importantly I find that my medications...
Now I've always wanted to try fasting, even if it's just for 2-3 days, since I've heard a lot about its benefits. But whenever I try (3-4 times so far) I always crack and cannot continue in the first day...
Hi all I'm I wanted to get someone's knowledge on this. So I'm coming to an end on my 24 hour fast. I went to the gym and worked out hard for 60 minutes my average heart rate was 172 peaking at 190 according...
#**Background :** (skip to the bottom if you just want the current fast facts) March 4 this year I found I was 3 weeks 3 days pregnant :) This was (lucky) pregnancy #8. I'd had 7 losses in 2 years prior, no...
at first i was dropping pounds quickly. but the past few weeks have been bad. i dropped 15 pounds and since then ive been hanging between 223 and 225. it's a horrible feeling. the first two weeks i stopped losing...
I’ve been doing 20:4 for a few days now, I’ve done it before but I fell off the wagon and Here we are again. Any tips or tricks to help with 24s? I sort of get nervous thinking about not...
I’m someone who usually only eats two meals a day, with me having a couple of days a week only eating one. This makes me think it’ll be pretty easy to get into a routine of a two period in...
I've only recently got into fasting and did a 24 hour fast recently and have now just completed a 72 Hour Fast. It was real hard and long 3 days, I needed alot of mental strength and had to turn down...
Feeling discouraged. I just finished 2 weeks of ADF and making sure I didn't go way over my maintenance calories on eating days (maybe 200 - 300 over on a few days, with 600 calorie meals after each 24 hour...
Hi, been doing a 24 hour fast once a week for a bit now. I think I overeat when breaking fast or eat too quick. Got slight stomach cramp and a bit of nausea today. Any tips on what...
So the two times I've done 48 hour fasts, I literally just spend the whole time thinking about what I'm going to eat next. I also feel my personality changes and I'm afraid to go out with people and be...
I'm interested in fasting and especially a 24h one. Not just one but take one day here and there when I feel the need. I already did "fasting" without willing it because I suffer of schizotypal disorder (under control and...
Hi Everyone, After read both of Dr. Fung's books on fasting/obesity and buying his cookbook, I have been fasting for about 20-24 hours a day for the past 2 weeks. I'm liking it a lot. I have one question about BMR....
I live outside the USA and I came to visit a couple of weeks ago. I usually take this as an opportunity to stuff myself with actual poison and dogshit, all the amazing junk food I can’t find in my...
Hi all! I am new to fasting and have done a 24 hour fast before no problem (just hungry ya know) and I was wondering if it’s safe to do a 72 hour fast? I think it would be a cool...
I’ve seen many posts saying that you shouldn’t break a fast with heavy or high carb meals. I’m currently doing a weekly 24 hour fast and not eating keto (mostly plant based and I do eat breads, pasta a few...
Does anyone else occasionally get heart flutters /palpitations when fasting? I'm currently doing a 24 hour fast and am experiencing some heart flutters. I have never been able to get past 24 hours because I freak out and eat...
My aunt brought me pizza. Had to bury it in the fridge. I have learned the true meaning of suffering.
I've been doing the 16:8 IF for about 2 months and eating 2 meals a day. So far I'm doing very well with it. My late night cravings/hunger are backing off too. I'd like to try fasting for 24hrs maybe...
Now this may be an unpopular opinion, or not, but either way; I hate working out whilst in a fast. I tend to do 18/6 and workout just before I eat ( typically around 4pm) I'm used to doing longer fast,...
So I've been doing dry and water fasting for a while, and from my research and dr. finlovs book dry to wet is the way, and wet to dry is a no-no, but recently, I learned that it was only...