I'm in my early 40's. My Blood Glucose was always around 80's and 90's. I then had a test done and it was 100. The only thing that changed was I was doing a lot of intermittent fasting and trying to...
I’ve been doing IF for … a month maybe? With OMAD over the past few weeks, though I do a weekly 46-48 hour fast. I’ve been lucky in that I don’t get hungry during the fast, but I’ve noticed that...
I’ve been fasting for several months, rolling 72s. For the first time, I decided to check my blood glucose with a CVS monitor. Yesterday as I was around 36 hours into a fast, I did a reading and my BG...
I began tracking my blood glucose, and ketone levels, during my fast yesterday. I've only tested and experimented in the past, so I do not have extensive records. I will record on a daily basis for the foreseeable future in...
I'm on Day 10 of a pure water fast - I'm only consuming pink sea salt, no-salt and distilled water and I was curious to get some insight from this community about appropriate ketone and blood glucose levels. I'm using...
Hi all. I’ve been doing 4/20 over the past few months. But on and off for a few years. Also eat relatively low carb but not keto. I wear CGM and try to keep my glucose under 100. This week...
So for the past few days I’ve been doing 22 hour fasts, and OMAD. Today being Thanksgiving I had a cheat day cause it’s the holidays. Got home and checked my blood sugar with a finger prick and it was...
Here is my (fairly simplified and general) understanding of sugar: * Sugar is a simple carbohydrate, as opposed to complex carbohydrates (starch and fiber). * Both types of carbs supply blood glucose, but complex carbs do it in a...
54M OW:250 CW:228 GW:185 Been doing 8:16 since Mar 2021. NSV - my clothes are all pretty loose and face is noticeably thinner. A couple of weeks ago I hit 226, So 25 lbs in 40 weeks. Up to now I have not...
I'm starting week 3 of a 16:8 plan. Got my blood test results back from my annual physical, and my fasting BG (about 14 hours after my last calorie) was 99. I've never seen anything over 90 before, even when...
So I took my blood sugar reading 1 day after my 5 day fast. Yesterday I ate mostly high protein and 2 ww fiber one bars, black beans and Shitake mushrooms. .. nothing way high in sugar,and when I...
I have been doing. Omad keto for 6 weeks due to being obese -bmi 33-and metabolic syndrome. I take metformin and my ha1c was 5.9 befire starting the program. Her is the dilemma....
Day 17 I feel good. My GKI has been <1 for the last 7-10 days. I use a Libra 24/7 glucose monitor to track blood glucose and a Keto mojo to track Beta-Hydroxybutyrate. At this point it's more of...
I am a few passed 50 years young. No known health issues other than a pot head cough. I had a go round with cancer in my late 20's but, i beat that shit down like the bitch that it...
I'm super confused. Yesterday night I was in the 90s and now one hour after drinking 800ml of water with lemon and salts I'm at 114 without eating anything. 🤔 I've read a doctor saying when we fast the liver pulls...
Is this normal? Last meal I had was yesterday at 4:30pm. Before drinking 800ml of lemon water with salts, my glucose was at 101 and 20 mins after drinking it I was at 109.
TL;DR: one day refeeding with 3000-6000 kcal with sometimes half of that coming from sugar doesn't undo the benefits of fasting for me. I did OMAD with keto 3 years ago for 3-4 months with weight training. I lost ~10 kg...
I’ve been doing a 7 day fast, with the following protocol: - water, 2 or 3 cups black coffee no later than 1pm, non-caffeinated tea after that - 1 zinc tablet per day (400% dv) - 2 magnesium tablet per day (60% dv) -...
I’ve been fasting for about two months now for pre-diabetes. Yesterday I went to a heart health event sponsored by work and when they did the blood glucose check, my glucose was still high despite the fact that I was...
Hey all, 16/8 and 20/4 for about 2 years now. Because my dad is diabetic I've always taken a proactive approach to hopefully ward off the disease as I get older. The reason for this topic is, I'm wondering if...
I’ve been using a continuous glucose monitor to see how different food’s affect me. So far it’s been amazing - no problems. Im 45 hrs into a 72 hour fast and my blood glucose is getting low, 53 mg/dL. I...
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...
I am on 4th day of 7 day fast, mainly for weight loss but don't wanna miss out on autophagy as well. I ordered some diet soda and flavored carbonated water to suppress my cravings. I wanna know that the...
Wouldn’t your liver run out of glucagon at some point?
New to even thinking about blood sugar. I get it checked annually and A1C is good and so is fasting glucose. But I got a glucose checker just to satisfy curiosity. For context I’ve been doing OMAD for the last...
Personally I'm trying to lower my carb intake regardless but I want to finish all the carbs stored at home first. But anyways I managed to get into omad and I've been experiencing bad breath and from what I heard...
It seems the data on drinking black coffee during your fasting window for autophagy is not clear. Does anyone here know a bit of information on the effect of black coffee during your fasting window? Would it interfere the benefits of fasting...
I have been doing OMAD consistently for last 2 months and lost 10 lb. Recently, I checked my blood glucose level after drinking my morning coffee - one with stevia and one with 1 TBSP of heavy cream. In the...
I’m just starting to use Life (fast timer with social features) app. And I’m interested to start measuring bio markers, to track with whatever frequency appropriate for my goal and fast type. So my question is, what markers do you...
Fasting communities tend to be full of fasting pedantry. A lot of people seem to be more concerned with the semantics of the term 'fasting' than the biochemistry of actual *fasting*. * Your body doesn't respond to micro-fluctuations in nutrients at...
I’ve been told all my life that sugar in fruit is “healthy” but sugar in soda isn’t? Is there any real difference or are they basically the same thing?
Not formally diagnosed because my blood glucose is inside of my current doctor's reference ranges. I have tricare through the Navy so I have little control over my doctor choices. Had my A1C checked in November and at it was...
Three years ago, I did a series of 7- and 10-day fasts. I fasted for 70-days over 8 months, and reached my perfect weight again, after 20 years adrift. But those water fasts were so hard that I've never done...
Morning all. I need some help. I'm Male 6ft 4in - 26 stone (364lbs) and been using fasting to try and shift some weight. I do OMAD Monday to Friday. I'll have a fasting salts drink once a day on...
What are your thoughts about it guys? People claim it to cause metabolic disease or even linked it to stuff like ADHD. Is it really that bad? 😳
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I've been intermittent fasting to varying degrees for several years and have recently ramped it up to 18 - 20 hours per day. I did that partly because I hit a plateau with my weight and could not lose the...
Is it the overconsumption of calories? Or is it that fast food is t very nutritionally dense. Also if I overate healthy food would I still feel bad afterwards?
I'm currently on day 4 of Dry Fasting and my blood sugar number is 86. Normally my blood sugar would be in the low 70s when I do water fast on day 3. I'm guessing dry fast affect the cortisol....
So I have been practicing IF for two years now. I practice 18-6 and love it. I work out fasted and break my fast with my post workout meal. I am trying to wrap my head around blood glucose and...
I've never been able to go past 73 hours. I hit that number and just pass out and require medical attention. The last time that happened, I think the emergency doctor said my blood glucose level was 40 but I...
I've started IF just a few days ago. I eat only from 08:30 to 14:30. Fasting is easy and I feel great in the morning. I could go on I think, but I make a point to eat nonetheless as I'm...
Im hoping to complete a 20 day fast (weight loss, detox) however today I did multiple blood glucose tests ranged from 70-64. I do feel a little tired and weak but nothing bad, just a little. How concerned...
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I have been fasting for a couple of months now but I’m just asking a quick question in regards to drinking a zero calorie drink with 4 g if carbs yesterday. I know that technically breaks a fast but if...
I just realize that I’ve been looking at diet and fasting all wrong. For someone who is able to do 72 hours a week of dry fasting it doesn’t make sense for me to be on a ketogenic diet anymore. The...
Hi - so I've been reading the book and gotten to the part about cortisol and I think I'm missing something. I've googled online and I don't read much written about it, and it's thoroughly confusing as to why...
I have been on keto for 5 months. Very strict and lost 25% of my body weight. I have been doing some 18:6, 20:4 and OMAD. What I have noticed is that when I am really deep in ketosis, like if...
I started Keto + 20hr IF last Sunday. By Friday, I was coming in with a GKI at .5 (47mg/dL, 5.1mmol/L) just before breaking my 20hr fast. I'm about three hours away from downing 16 (garlic parm, chipotle bbq, and...
From my brief research, I see that people say xylitol doesn't raise blood glucose or insulin, but I don't recall Dr. Fung mentioning it in the sweetener section in his book The Obesity Code. The reason I'm asking is that...
So i saw my blood results yesterday, and my Hba1c got up from 6.2 to 6.9 in around 7-8 months. I did intermittent fasting for about 5-6 months and then stopped for 7-8 months. Currently, i have been practising it for...
Hi all. A couple of times I’ve fasted I’ve lost partial vision and experienced weakness and felt shaky. I won’t even be fasting that long, maybe at 15 hours mark. What can I do to avoid this moving forward. Thanks.
Hi all, I’ve recently found out I’m prediabetic and was advised to try intermittent fasting by a dietician. I’ve started trying 16/8 and 20/4 IF intervals and have started working out shortly after I break my fast. I noticed that during strength...
Using google to find information on nutrition feels like the Wild West, so I figured I'd give reddit a shot. For more most of my adult life, I've definitely consumed less daily protein than would be recommended. However, because...
Who has glucose test strips? To answer the question about whether adding milk/cream/butter/unsweetened almond milk to our morning coffee breaks the fast and makes us dirty cheaters we need a bunch of people to participate in an experiment. Some should...
Does lean meat and concentrated whey protein spike insulin resistance more than fattier meats or is it just a keto thing?
Hello all. I have a problem. I want to lose weight and I can’t because of hunger migraines when I’m fasting. One time I tried to continue fasting with the migraine and I almost passed out. That was a 3day...
^^^ Does fasting help with weight loss differently than just calorie restriction and helping you eat in a calorie deficit?
In simplistic terms, how does IF work? I have always been told, and a quick google search confirms, that if you don't eat your body will store your fat cells because it thinks it's being starved. So how does...
Hi guys - I have narcolepsy, so I take amphetamine in the morning and early afternoon to stay awake during the day. (I know it isn’t the healthiest thing in the world, but the alternatives just haven’t worked for me/aren’t...
There are plenty of posts asking whether or not diet drinks break a fast, and I’m not here to ask that once again. What I do see though is when people fall on the side of saying that yes, they...
I'm eating from 4 till 8pm.my exam is tomorrow on 5 till 8 pm. ,what and how much should I eat to avoid feeling tired mid exam. Cuz normally I feel sluggish and can't concentrate much after eating my 1st...
everything i've read or watched about ACV seems to always add a disclaimer that there are very few studies on the benefits of ACV therefore any medicinal claims shouldn't be taken as gospel. of course there are the people that...
I recently found that my baseline blood glucose level is high (potentially pre-diabetic). Takes a long time after a meal to drop below 100mg/L. I started skipping meals until my glucose level dropped below 100mg/L and that pretty much boils...
I keep hearing that prescription Rx doesn’t break your metabolic (not caloric) fast, but literally everything else except water will. Why is this? Do fasting gurus say this to avoid legal responsibility of someone not taking their pills to avoid...
So I know that fat gain is just calories in and calories out, however today I learned that consuming too much sugar causes DNL which causes the sugar to be stored as fat. So if someone eats at a caloric...
If I do 18:6 IF and my first meal is at 14:00, would it be better to take the blood glucose test after waking up, or before having the first meal?
Last year I experimented with Keto and I loved it. I was able to control my hunger and I felt satiated a lot of the time. I was doing this as a means of controling my diabetes. Then I got...
Exactly what it says in the title. I start work very early and find a cup of strong coffee (milk no sugar) gives me a much needed energy burst. Currently on the 16:8 plan so I obviously shouldn't be having...
Experienced faster here. Went from 19/5 to OMAD and then worked my way up the fasting ladder to a PB of 13 days water only which was followed by 7 day fast after one meal. In Nov 2020, I had...
#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?*)...
Quiet frustrating when instant coffee rises the blood glucose levels. Found it happening when drinking some brands of instant coffee that is not supposed to contain sugar. Anyone else here experiences the same. It looks like I have to go back to just...
Been keto carnivore 2 years so I am fat adapted and can fast…but everytime I get past 22 hours I start getting scared to pass out. My blood glucose will be like 51…how do. I know if it’s safe to...
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It seems to me that all of the studies on autophagy have been done on mice. This is just my opinion, however I don’t think the timeline is anywhere near the same in humans. To me there is something magical...
I've heard two different lines of thought when it comes to fasting and weight loss.. One of them states that by focusing meals in a small period of the day or sometimes one meal per day, even if you have...
Interested in how other pre-diabetics feel while fasting and what kind of results they've seen. Personally, I combine IF with a low carb Mediterranean diet. I've been eating horribly for months now, so I decided to check my fasting blood...
https://imgur.com/lbVImNl I've noticed an obvious change in the colour of my urine, very dark yellow, my body is definitely getting rid of lots of gunk it's accumulated over the years, good to see. Took a blood glucose test also, in normal...
Has anyone had sucess fasting their way into ketosis and mantaining ketone levels for a few days at a time? what works well for you? any pitfalls? My plan is to follow a low carb (80g) mediteranean diet and alternate into...
Hey guys! I decided to try IF for weight loss. I’m currently on ozempic and was wondering: if I go low and take sips of Gatorade to bring my blood glucose back up, is that considered breaking the fast? I...
Hi there, I’ve been IF for a while now and lost about 4kg and been feeling so physically well for doing it. I suggested it to my sister and she thinks her medication chlorpromazine will break her fast. A quick google...
Hi all. I’ve been doing IF for a few years now, I’ve always been a smoker, but recently in an attempt to salvage my lungs have tried to switch to vaping. My buddy recons that sweet flavoured vape flavours cause...
Hi all. When my endocrinologist recommended IF, she said that I would likely have improvements to my metabolism (specifically, average blood glucose levels) by fasting 12:12, but that I’d probably get some additional weight loss benefits if I can push...
So I'm doing a 20/4 intermittent fast. I've been trying to establish the routine, so I haven't been worrying about staying within a caloric deficit. I'm the kind of person who can easily eat 4000+ calories in 4 hours. I...
I've been using Zero, and I know not to give too much credence to the zones it gives, as they are guidelines and suggestions. Without actually measuring blood glucose I would be hard pressed to be accurate. Currently doing 18:6 intermittent...
I am generally curious about this because people always tell me it’s fiber and GI. But for me white potato is much more satiating compared to oats or even beans. So what exactly makes a carb satiating?
Been carnivore for 6 months, just heard about dry fasting yesterday. So far, so good. A little cottonmouth but nothing obnoxious. Ok to take a little hit of salt if I start feeling woozy? EDIT at 36hrs for stats and notes: 42/M/6'4....
So I know a lot of you have lots of info around on fasting. In particular what I'm looking for relates to respiratory quotient (RQ) and fasting. So I think most of us are generally aware of the \~3 day...
Backstory: been back and forth between keto and carnivore for years, but continued to drink wine nightly. Last week I dropped the wine, went back to carnivore strictly, still drinking a gallon of water a day (don't say this...
What foods are scientifically shown to *acutely* improve cognition 1-4 hours after they're ingested, without inducing additional drowsiness, in order to optimize cognition on a task done in the evening? Here's what I've read so far: * Do not have a huge...
Started at 260 lbs, 6’ 2. My goal is 210; then, depending on how I feel and look, possibly 190. I don’t “look” “fat” even now (I have strong legs and a naturally good shape, and lots of meat under...
Keto/Carnivore diet Week 11 Report as of 01/02/22 70 year old male, diagnosed "Prediabetic", "Morbidly Obese", & "Heart Disease" by GP & Cardio. Started Keto/Carnivore diet & Intermittent Fasting 10/17/21 Goals: 1. Reverse Metabolic Syndrome - Prediabetes - Heart...
56/M here, overweight all my life. I started losing weight somewhere around 310 pounds, started IF at 290, and after about 30 days I'm down to 278. However, it's my other vitals including BP and blood glucose that drove me...
Here's how it works for me: 1. I ate a lot of calories at night, watching TV and stuff. Not because I was hungry - but just, IDK, out of habit, or boredom, or because it's what you do...
33 year old male. 6’6” tall and I weight 325lbs as of right now. I have high blood pressure that’s controlled well with meds (Lisinopril HCTZ, Metoprolol ER). I only eat between 11am-7pm daily and tend to...
I am in my 90h out of 120h, everything is good except I always crave sweets(chocolate, pastry with chocolate, mostly everything with chocolate in it, but other sweets as well) in my fasts. I overcome it but it makes me...
So I've got some experience fasting. For the last month or 2 I have been fasting Sunday to Wednesday with zero issues. Outside of that I also do 18:6 on eating days. So my body is pretty adapted to fasting....
Looks like everyone's dropped out except for me, and someone's gotta finish this thing out, so that just leaves the responsibility on me! And you know what?! I might just be crazy enough to do it! I'm on day 24 as...