Stats- Height-6'4 SW-257 CW-257 GW-195 Hey whats up everyone? So Im not new to fasting at all. Have been fasting on and off since 2018. My record is 19 days, and last year I got up to 227 until I got comfortable...
I realize that although I’ve had some success with IF, I don’t REALLY know what I’m doing lol. I want to learn more about the science and how to maximize weight loss doing 16/18 fasts. I snack a lot too,...
Should I switch to a low calorie diet like 200 cals per day or stop eating absolutely anything at all? What should I be doing? I really want to get this right.
Contemplating a water fast, wanted to see if anyone had any advice for the in betweens that I should be cautious of?
Hey everyone! New to this sub, but I started fasting about 14 years ago. Was able to do it regularly for many years but since the pandemic hit and I moved to the states for some reason it’s been really...
Hello, i am planning to do a FULL straight 7 day soft dry fasting and want to know what to expect. I have zero experience whatsoever. Zero preparations and doing this for weight loss. Been on SAD - standard american diet all...
Hello all, I started doing intermittent fasting around the seventh day of this month so I am almost two weeks in. My goal is to drop my uncomfortable >20 BFP to healthier levels. Currently, I've neither seen or felt much change...
Will taking a zinc vitamins break a fast? My goal is for fat loss.
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 know muscle building during fast doesn't really build muscles since it needs protein - but it still burns calories just the same correct? I am curious if anyone does a combination of cardio+strength or focus on cardio/strength only or...
I try to donate blood a few times a year and am trying to schedule my fasting window around it. Anyone read any scientific research around whether there is any effect on autophagy when donating blood? It would seem...
Hi My Fellow Fasters, As the title says. My friends wife was diagnosed with cancer. Has anyone here battled cancer and cured it using extended dry fasts? My friend is hesitant and doesn't necessarily believe in dry fasting. It seems...
So I did IF back in 2018 and it work amazing for when from 280 to 200 in 2-3 months and working out, but i wasn't diabetic at the time and I want to get back on it, but now...
​ [18 day fast](https://preview.redd.it/f01m64g3k7h91.png?width=417&format=png&auto=webp&s=8c50aa7403796124555912826b5db5b436647b6f) **18 day Duration:** Originally I set out to do a 3 day fast. After day 3 felt good, went for 7 days. After 7 days, felt good, went for 14. After 14, felt good, went for 21. Unfortunately I...
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I’m doing IF where I’m doing a two day water fast followed by around three days of eating at only set times but a close friend is fasting for several weeks and I want to know if that sort of...
Title correction: extend *ketosis. I wanted to do a 7 day water fast, but I have a very hard time getting past the 40ish mark. I feel very sick and end up throwing up non stop even with electrolytes and...
I want to do a 3 day starting tomorrow.. I’m down 20 lbs for doing OMAD.. DRY FASTING AND WATER FASTING.. maybe more bc ive slowed down but If I do this 3 day fast I’d be at the...
16:8 and lost 13 lbs so far, but today I slipped completely by accident. I brought drinks for everybody at work and a water for me and for some stupid reason, I picked up a coke and...
I can’t believe I lost 4 pounds. Soo happy! I started fasting on Sunday 2/27. I only planned on fasting for breakfast and lunch on Sunday, but I wanted to try if I can skip dinner and I did! Then...
I see a lot of posts across different social media platforms promoting the idea of skipping breakfast entirely(outside your daily coffee of course😋). Basically the idea is intermittent fasting but I’m just curious if there are actual benefits to this...
I have tried 16:8, lasted less than a week. Tried 12:12 multiple times but crash and burn after 1 day. I keep thinking I should ease into it but that was the 12:12 and that has never stuck more than...
I'm sure I'm not alone in this, but after reading a few of Dr. Fungs books, and watching a ton of videos to learn about how fasting works, how our metabolism works, and how to ACTUALLY achieve weight loss, my...
I plan to do rolling 72s for the next month, purely for the weight loss, that’s all I care about. Does exercise make any difference when water fasting for 3 days, and if so, what type of exercise? Like walking...
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
So I'm sure I'm not the only one who. Has been told pretty much all my life that if you go without eating. And then eat again that your body will store the food and you'll end up gaining weight...
I suggest watching Tidying Up on Netflix and tackling your clutter. I'm fasting today and happen to watch it and when I started going through my clothes (step 1 on the show) I lost track of time and any cravings...
Hey everyone, I recently posted in this subreddit about writing an ultimate guide for women doing intermittent fasting, the post got 300+ comments so I decided to write it: It took me months, and ton of hard work, but I finally...
so, using the calories in calories out law, if you are consuming more calories than you need, then you will definitely gain weight, and the other way around is weight loss. if one person is consuming high amounts of carbohydrates, as...
Hi all Just discovered this recent study which is getting me worried about my gym progress: A small study of 36 people found that a normal diet led to more weight loss and no loss of muscle mass, however intermittent fasting led...
* **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...
Do you have any tips that could help me get better and learn more about dry fasting? Here’s my experience https://youtu.be/B_tu0viLvG0 Thank you 😊🙏🏽
So last year I tried doing fasting, although I mainly was doing IF since I always failed around the second or third day. I'm wondering if you guys have any tips, as this time is after losing 15 pounds, and...
Hey guys! I have a very hard time drinking water with salt while water fasting. I just can't stand the taste. In search for a solution, I came up with this question: Can you just eat your different types of salts in small...
Hi all, I know it has been share many times here with regards to this topic. I had went through all but couldn't find one specific to my situation. The one extracted from the Russian Dr were mainly focused on...
I'm doing 16:8 fasting. My brkfast consists of an eggwhite with carrots and tomatoes and fat free curd. My lunch and dinner is 60gm oats with 2 different types of veggies and about 60gms of chicken. But still I'm only...
I’ve been participating on this Reddit for about a month because I really like this community. I am constantly inspired by people’s success stories of using various forms of intermittent fasting to attain and sustain weight loss. However, I’m wondering...
I’m 280 lbs and would like to be down to 200 within a year. Classic poor diet + little exercise, and the heavy amount of psych meds I’m on certainly don’t help. I just want to know what type of fast...
Hey everyone, so I’ve been doing IF since last summer. I’ve done all different types but right now on 20:4 and I can do the eating part easily. My problem is pre workout. I go to the gym 6 days...
I do a 24 hour fast in between intermittent fasting throughout the week. I game and read to distract myself. My problem is, I'm not sure if the fasting is effecting my gaming performance or if I'm just having an...
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...
I have been IFing for a few months and have lost about 40lbs. As of late I have noticed that I have a change in stool shape and consistency. My stools are usually mush or small flat pieces. I have...
I’ve had family members, friends, and people alike ALL discourage me from fasting. But fasting has done wonders for me. It gives me energy, it’s helping me lose weight after being overweight for so long, it literally cured my PCOS,...
EDIT: Alrighty, everyone, that's a wrap! Thanks so much for the excellent questions. If you have more questions, check out the Fasting FAQ at my website, https://www.stevehendricks.org/fasting-faq, which has about 10,000 words of answers to the most common questions I...
I get so frustrated when I want to have a chicken sandwich and fries at Chick-Fil-A for lunch and it’s well over 900 calories. I’m trying to stay at or under 1,500 a day and that one meal just ruins...
Is it right away in the morning or just after you eating period has ended?
In 2019 I did IF+Keto and dropped 20 lbs. I gained some and tried that routine again but my body fat refuses to go down. I logged everything I ate in Cronometer. I did exactly what I did before but...
Hi guys. New here. I’m a female who is 5’4 and around 225 lbs. I want to lose about 20ish pounds a month and want a routine in which I can stay consistent but lose a considerable amount every month....
* **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...
>“This is clearly a lie. Gaining 34 lb in 28 days requires a caloric surplus of 4300 calories per day, so for a guy his size, he must have eaten 7000 calories a day. He expects me to believe that...
Hi everyone! They say that you can not target specific areas of the body to lose fat and also that you are born with a certain body fat distribution, so it is genetically determined and therefore can not be changed. So...
I'm type 2. I'd like to give fasting (not intermittent fasting) a try. **From reading articles and posts, i think my biggest concern would be blood sugar dropping too low.** I'm not on insulin, but i am on 3 different...
33 female, began by using only IF to lose the first 28lbs (2 stone) pre covid. After maintaining around the 12 stone (168 lbs) mark for a couple of years I'm now looking to step it up and combine exercise...
Is fasting every other day for 2 weeks the same as a 1 week on 1 week off fast? I’m new to fasting.
hi, I fast from 8pm to 1pm. During that time, I have to have coffee. I can't function without it. Problem is - coffee on an empty stomach = upset bowels. I only have one coffee a day. Any suggestions...
Thinking about paying $50-$60 for one Ubereats bulk order to last for the week. For example, if I’m feeling like Arabic cuisine,...
Just from personal experience in fasting these are the following hungers I've learned - bored hunger: I have no stomach rumblings or even a desire to eat but I think I should or I just do. I've managed to forgo this...
I’ve had success losing weight in the past with IF, OMAD, 24-36 hour fasts, CICO etc. During those periods of weight loss I was in ketosis at least according to the keto strips. Based on that I do think my body...
Please let me know.
I want to take baby steps into IF and I decided to start my morning trying black coffee instead with creamer/milk. How did you make the switch? Any tips on making black coffee bearable?
Let me preface by saying I do not like black coffee. I tend to have my coffee on the sweeter side. I cut coffee out about 2 or 3 weeks ago to do an extended water fast. But I do...
My mom is in her early 60s. She has type 2 diabetes, heart issue, gallbladder polyps, uterus pain, kidney pain and dark urine. We're poor as hell, have no relatives, and our only options are fasting, drinking baking soda and...
I wanna know cuz I keep having nightmares and I can’t see anything else positive in my future. I have a good circle of friends and my community is really supportive. There’s no reason for me to be like this....
I've read some studies done on mice about intermitted fasting (IF) and atherosclerosis. It seems not only it could prevent it, but maybe even reverse it. I didn't find studies done on humans, but I was wondering if anyone could...
Any recommendations that don’t break fasting ?
I am trying to start a extended fast. I have a event around 07 May 2023 that I need to be less fat for. If I am fasting for strictly weight and fat loss does bone broth have any negative...
I am 36 hours into a 72 hour fast, and I am having a hard time. I’ve been dealing with internal hemorrhoids for over a month now and went to the dr this week but am waiting on the specialist...
Hi everyone, I am looking to lose 30 pounds of postpartum weight and trying to combine keto diet with prolonged fasts (36- 76 hours). I found the fasts to be ok but the keto carbs is what I really struggle with....
**Hello, I have a question.** Can I add liquid stevia (I mean the one I buy at the supermarket) in my instant coffee? all this in the fasting window. increases insulin? Oh, it's fine? I have a hard time drinking bitter coffee...
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...
I am wanting to lose weight, and I am thinking about fasting but where can I start? Is there a free app? Should I talk to a doctor? A lot of research I am doing is locked behind paywalls so any...
Hi all! I’ve been fasting for 5 or so years, always working out after work, before eating dinner. Fasting window 16:8, breaking it during lunch at 12 and eating my last meal around 19:00/20:00 after the workout. Now I am forced...
Just curious what the positive and negative is of this and if its intermittent fasting? I do nutritional ketosis... I guess 7 days a week and generally eat 3pm-9pm 2000ish calories. I started doing it once just to...
Hi all! I (27M) have been doing OMAD and 18-6 for about 4 months now. Ive been pretty consistent with ‘clean’ fasting with water or black coffee primarily, until I eat in the afternoon. I just now have been questioning...
Not to gripe, but I just feel that this is misleading to newcomers engaging in the typical 12:12, 16:8, 20:4, and OMAD lifestyles, and generally out of place for this subreddit when r/fasting suits this better. If I'm wrong let...
I feel ticked. I'm hungry, annoyed and generally apathetic. A cold bowl of honey bunches of oats sounds like heaven at this moment. I can almost feel that *crunch*. I suspected this type of feeling would happen but i wasn't prepared...
So I am constantly unable to pass a 7 day fast due to complete boredom and exhaustion. By the time the weekend is around and I am surrounded by temptations..I give in. I am SO close to my goal weight...
Posted this in r/fasting yesterday but figured you guys would be interested as well! **Weight Loss** * Starting weight of \~215lbs (5'10 M) * Current Weight of 192.6lbs (180's I'll see you soon ;)) * \-22.4 lbs of weight lost **Diet** * Trying to stick to...
For all the fasting women out there do you ever fast around your cycle ? I’ve been hearing a lot of stuff lately. Like you shouldn’t fast past day 20 of your cycle… and you should structure fasts around your...
So new to IF. Finishing my first week off. 4- 20/4 and 3 16/8 fasts. I’m still learning and asking Q’s. Thank you all for your tips and opinions. Who counts calories and why? More success? Who does not and why? More...
I’m female, 22, 169cm, 67kg I was doing omad and keto last month, then I got my period and stopped the diet cuz I wasn’t feeling well. I felt dizzy especially when I’m laying down. The condition continued after my period...
they're both 0 cal but have 200 mg sodium each and i like to have at least 500 mg sodium daily. is this okay?? im fasting for health and weight loss would this affect weight loss and would it affect my...
I'm not usually hungry in the mornings, but I like having some coffee with heavy cream sometimes. Usually, I stop my fasting clock on Zero when I have the coffee with cream. Recently, I read this article from them about [whether...
around how many days/weeks of intermittent fasting does it usually take to see results? i’ve been fasting for 5 days and eating ~1000 calories daily, along with working out every other day. just wanted some insight and tips to lose...
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...
I know it's a very basic question and I apologize if it has been asked before. I used the search option and read through a few interesting threads, but none of them answered exactly what I would like to know....
Starting out IF is not as easy as it sounds...let's be honest. I've been doing this for 2 weeks now and some days are better than others; so here's my question: How do you overcome the cravings? ...
I spent my early to mid 20’s working out 5 times a week. I’m now 33 and 36 lbs overweight. I started intermittent fasting 3 weeks ago and I’m down 3 pounds. I’m wondering what a realistic pace is for weight...
How do you do it? I mean without tasting food? I should add that we eat lot of Indian / Sri lankan type of food that has lot of different ingredients etc.... So it's not just salt and pepper and stick...
On FDA site it is stated that "[DVs are the recommended amounts of nutrients to consume or not to **exceed** each day](https://www.fda.gov/food/new-nutrition-facts-label/daily-value-new-nutrition-and-supplement-facts-labels)", while I am having a hard time finding the definition of "exceed" (101% DV?). Is there any FDA...
Currently 180 with a goal weight of 135 in 6 months. I started doing 20:4 with less than 1,600 calories and daily cardio/strength training. How realistic are my goals?
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...
Hi I am thinking about doing Monday- Thursday fasted (just coffee and water) and then eating OMAD possibly 2MAD Friday - Sunday (6hr window). Of course to lose a lot of fat but also for the autophogy and to clean...
I endure dull to sharp throbbing widespread pain every day. I’m very sick of it. Does anyone have experience fasting to alleviate body pain? How long did you fast before feeling a difference? I was originally going to fast solely for...
I’ve been IF for the past 8 days. I’m leaving for a 7 day cruise tomorrow and any and all advice is appreciated. I’m not worried about breaking the fast at noon. I’m more concerned about starting my...
I've been water fasting for weight loss for days (I'm very overweight). It makes me feel really well, both mentally and physically, and I look forward to the health benefits. I've also been watching a lot of Dr. Fung to...
I essentially already do IF (unintentionally) however I start my mornings with two cups of tea with two tsp of sugar and some milk in each cup. Then I don’t eat until around 1/1:30pm. If I were to drink those...
I fasted and did low carb for about 5 months and lost a lot of weight. Im the next year, i decided to stop smoking and ended up gaining rhe weight back. I decided to try to lose weight again this...
So I’ve been seeing a lot of people who train/compete preach about cream of rice… any explanation as to why it is so popular amongst those who consume it?