After reaching my first big goal I really want to go back to the gym. Pre-kids I was very active and I want to lift as much for my own mental well-being as anything (but hopefully to improve my physical...
I am recovering from HA (that means I've lost my period due to anorexia in the past -I don't have anorexia anymore but my period has been lacking for 1 and a half year-. I would like to try IF...
I donāt really fast for long. 36-48 hours every 1-2 weeks. But I find that anything longer than 20 hours I get some diarrhea when I break my fast. Additionally, if doing a 36+ the diarrhea will last for like...
For a 52M approximately how long does it take for the immune system to recover from fasting/supplements only for 12 days? Thank you in advance for any help or data
I've been doing 18/6 keto IF for about a month, it's working well, lost about 4kg. Today I had a friend's party and ended up bringing on sugary stuff, coke, beer, chips, hot dogs, etc. Not feeling guilty but want...
Somehow I never got sick all of last year (on and off fasting) but this year I haven't fasted a single day. So this year I got a sore throat 2 days ago and it was painful yesterday. Yesterday night...
This morning at 8:00 A.M. I was already 53 hours into a water fast and 24 hours into a **dry** fast (no drinking whatsoever, water or anything else.). IOW, the two types of fasts overlapped. I felt OK...
Iāve been doing snake diet since March this year. Iāve reached my original goal weight from 240lbs to 180lbs. I feel like I could loose another 10lbs as my body fat is around 17%. I use an Apple Watch and...
Im on day 2 of my 3 day fast and i was wondering.
hi, i normally eat OMAD, and have been for a a good while, always been healthy, 34M/120lb./5'9. For some reason, i never have issues unless to much onion, but after eating my veggie/pasta roast on saturday (spiral pasta, baby...
So maybe it's already late to ask as i am 48 hours in, but at least to hear some opinions. Long story short, i am right now one month post surgery(ACL+ meniscus) and i can't walk with my operated leg...
Especially sense of smell. My smell has been coming back very slowly for some weeks now and I felt like it was much better after a 30 hr fast but I still have a long way to go. Iād love to...
Idle curiosity here. I do 4 day fasts during the week days, ending Thursday night, regular diet in between. Should I expect my water weight to be back by Monday or could it still be a bit under reported?
Just wondering what current thinking was. There seems to be contrasting opinion on whether its beneficial to fast or not, is anyone able to share their experiences on this? Thank you!
Hi! I've been intermittent fasting for a long time now. Recently I changed my eating schedule and started a 4 hours eating window normally. With some times (in particular every two weeks) a 24/40 hours fast, the last being my...
First of all, I know this may sound like I'm not taking any responsibility for my own actions. But that couldn't be further from the truth. I actually do. But sometimes, I've learned, it's okay to point fingers at other...
Love IF, have been living the lifestyle for 1.5 years. Lost 20 lbs, got more fit than ever, and Iām never going back. That said, Iām recovering from abdominal surgery that included a lot of muscle repair. My entire core...
Yesterday I broke my five day dry fast, and I've never dry fasted for five days before. Nobody, and I mean nobody talked about how terrible the recovery is. I rehydrated with coconut water and sodium bicarbonate, and then had...
Hi! I've been intermittent fasting for a long time now. Recently I changed my eating schedule and started a 4 hours eating window normally. With some times (in particular every two weeks) a 24/40 hours fast, the last being my...
I think I may have pushed my most recent d.fast too far and I wanted to share the experience both so that I could hear any ideas anyone might have as to what happened for me, and also to help...
Hi! Iām currently doing 4:3 or 5:2 ADF and loving it. Hoping to slim down and transition to OMAD or 20:4 by this summer. Iām lucky enough to have my 18yo niece staying with us for 6 weeks this summer....
Just the words "dry fasting" and "wet fasting" are deceiving. It implies that the fasting period is the important part without mentioning the recovery. The real work and the real progress comes after we fast, when we **recover**....
I was wondering is it better to eat at night, let body recover from fast and then workout in the morning, or eat in the morning and go to gym soon after eating? Also, how long should I recover after...
Does anyone have experience with lifting while often fasting? Iām planning on doing 72 hour fasts during the week, likely Monday evening to Thursday evening, then lifting Friday, Saturday, Sunday. I would continue this regiment until Iām at my goal...
So for the past few weeks Iāve been sticking to a fasting schedule that involves a 72hr fast from Friday-Sunday. Iāve actually found it quite enjoyable and Iāve gotten used to it. However, today (Thursday) I woke up feeling like...
Hi everyone, is it safe to go on an intermittent fasting diet after recovering from covid. I tested negative today but I'm getting the post covid symptoms after a long day of errands. mostly cough, headache for a while and the...
What do you if you feel unwell or become sick while you're fasting? Do you still stick with whatever fasting plans you had or do you give yourself a short break until you're well enough to carry on? I think I've...
I plan to ask my doctor! Just wondering how soon after a major surgery can I restart IF? I hate knowing that I'm likely gaining weight while recovering but I know my body needs extra care right now. I can...
For all the people here, I am currently 19 years old. I started IF when I was 17, around 180 pounds or so. I gave up all sugar at the start and dropped weight amazingly, going down to 166 in...
I have done days here and there following OMAD, but realistically it does not work with my schedule. I work a typical desk job 7-5, exercise after work, and occasionally get invited to dinners/lunches/etc. How do you make it work?...
Iām a current cancer patient, and despite what you hear about chemo patients losing weight, I ended up gaining while on chemo. Probably closing in on 30 pounds. I was overweight to begin with so now Iām around my highest...
Is there any guidance on how long you should wait to drink alcohol after a workout so that it has the least amount of detrimental affects on recovery or on the efficacy of the workout? Is there a difference if...
\[27 years old, female, overweight\] Most likely I will get surgery (with total anesthesia) in a few weeks. I'm currently fasting 20:4 for weight loss since the beginning of December last year. Before that, I did intermittent fasting for...
I'm relatively new to fasting, just completing a third trial, a second duration of 5 days. This time I added tea and tisanes (herb teas), only drinking water and electrolytes the first two times. It didn't change much...
Can I fast after I have breakfast today? I still have noticeable muscle soreness from 2 days ago when I was doing some heavy weight lifting, yesterday my muscle soreness was painful, now itās not but itās still noticeable if...
Hey everyone. Iām Mario. 44-year old recovering alcoholic who gained 60 pounds during the stupid pandemic. Iām currently 6ā1 and 274 and want to get down to 215. Iāve been dealing with weight my whole life so Iām pretty up...
If someone starts lifting heavy, hits hypertrophy, but does not consume enough protein (not enough to stimulate muscle growth). Weights keep increasing, he keeps getting stronger, but his muscles grow very little, not much as they would have if protein...
This community has been so helpful for me. Iām embarking on the longest water fast Iāve done tomorrow and was wondering if anyone else is also starting on a fast. Iām aiming for 14 days, having done several shorter fasts...
Hi! In my previous post I talked about how I recently did my longest fasts yet. I resumed my normal eating patterns (except that I'm gonna be in ketosis for some days) and starting feeling better. The thing is, even two...
I (27m) was 318 lbs in 2021 but through intermittent fasting till 2022 Jun I lost about 50 lbs. but then I became extremely weak like 8 hemoglobin, half the RBC count , low iron, vitamin deficiency etc and that...
I am trying to get into a regular routine for fasting. I am not new to it but I have never done it consistently. I was thinking about not eating one day a week. But a lot of people are...
I felt inspired by the segment I saw on CBS Sunday Morning. Iāve fasted before. I seem to be a yo-yo dieter. When the results get good enough I started slacking and getting away with itā¦ until I donāt...
Hi guys, for about 2 years I played with fasting. 16/8, one meal a day etc but mainly 20/4. Would train heavy weight training prior to ending my fast and.was 8% bodyfat. Looked good and felt good . I then ruptured...
Finished my last fast on day 4, did not seem to do much to my injury. I heard something more like 7+ days for healing? Any experience? Yes i go to physiotherapy regularly , and still no help.
Fasting MWF, eating 3500 cals T,THR,SAT. One meal Sunday. Been on this for 3 weeks and the scale hasnāt moved, I weigh daily with a smart scale. And theyāve all been within 5lbs. Iāve read you should eat 10%-30% over...
So here is my situation. I wake up at 4.30am to go to the gym for roughly an hour. My body recovers better and I general feel better if I have a shake or a light breakfast after that workout. On...
I would like to seek advice. I've been doing IF for 5 years now. It helped me lose 10-15 kg (22-33 lbs) at some point in my life. It has become pretty much my lifestyle. I mostly go with 20/4...
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...
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I currently weigh 176lbs, trying to get down to 160. I was fasting 14:10 for about 2 months, I've lost 13 pounds and I'm very proud of that. However, I plateaued for about a week,...
Hello, I'm 33F, 5'9 and SW and CW is 165 lbs. My GW is 145 lbs. I've been doing 16:8 for five weeks with only one cheat day. I slowly lost weight and reached 161 lbs about four days ago,...
So I'm on my 5th day of my fast. I just woke up and I feel like my muscles recovering from a workout but I haven't worked out. I also feel shaky and and have a little bit of headfog....
How can one fully recover the day after eating an extreme amount of bread?
I'm a recovering alcoholic and I'm only on my second sober week so I'm trying to take it easy on myself for now. I'm eating more sugar and bigger portions since I quit drinking. Will I have any progress with...
I've been IF for over 6 weeks now with CICO, and lost over 10lbs already. After a good couple of years of dodging and ducking I finally caught covid with temps almost 103Ā°F. While the flu itself atleast now seems...
Iām able to recover in a couple hours after a 48hr DF. Maybe I donāt eat a giant OMAD but I go back to carnivore with no problems. After a 5 day water fast, however, I have to carefully eat...
5ā9 male, 29 years old and 190 lbs. i have always been lean and mainly fasted for autophagy and other general health benefits. From Jan 2019 until May of 2022, I did about 30-40 fasts in the ranges of 2...
Anyone do a consistent weekly 72? If so did it work for you? I think this would work with my schedule pretty well. I went from 185 to 158 doing omad plus a weekly 48. I started grappling again,...
Does anyone have any knowledge on this? Tried to look online but couldnāt find much.
I find that the easiest time for me to be able to work out right now is between 5:30 and 8:30. My workouts are generally a little over two hours, so by the time I get home it is pretty...
Iām 8 weeks postpartum and started 16:8 and low carb 2 weeks ago. First week lost 8lbs and this week lost nothing. Please tell me itās normal. Iām already irritated the scale hasnāt even moved 1 lb, I feel less...
Hey all, 29m here. SW 114kg. CW 108. GW ~85-90kg (one day) I'm 183cm tall, currently OMAD. I'm doing ivysaur 448 beginner strength training program 3 days a week and walking 5km every day in between and weekends. Tracking calories with MFP....
Hi guys, just sharing some experiences: **TL;TR:** Fasted for 60 hours, felt great but sickness returned. 1. If I am eating low-carb/keto I am not getting sick almost at all, only when I switch back to carbs, I sometimes get ill (usually...
Today I went to see a psychologist that I see because of my anxiety disorder and I happened to say how fasting helps with my anxiety. She said that fasting is doing a lot of long term damage to my...
Hey, yesterday I had work in the morning and then I went on a fishing trip for the rest of the day. I ate like 4 strawberryās in the car on my way back but then I came home and...
I've always wanted to start with IF. The biggest barrier was my continuous cycle of cravings and dependence on blood sugar. Ive been recovering from a medical incident earlier this year and just a few months ago I couldn't...
Sorry I'm posting so many threads. I've just been having an amazing time with DF. I just completed a 5 day DF. Today is my 2nd day of refeeding. During my DF, I felt sensitized (my senses were increased). Not just to...
I have never tried this (and I donāt think I could, to be honest), but Iām curious to know what you guys think about low-protein diets. Iāve been searching and even came across how a low-protein diet can [prolong someoneās...
Iām a recovering insomniac, so for the last few years I have been on a strict sleep schedule with a nightly vitamin drink that I take. I want to start IF, but I just looked at my vitamin drink and...
Hello. I just recovered from Covid last week. I am unvaccinated and obese. The symptoms were mild. I am, however, suffering from extremely dry, itchy vulvar tissue. This has never happened before. I am not sure if I am oestrogen...
I am unsure if my ingredients are the issue or what. When I started the snake juice diet originally back in January and I had just got over covid (December 23rth) so my smell and taste weren't really a thing....
TLDR: First 72 hour fast after a 16 hour trial a day before, went well, had a few interesting take-aways and will do it again. Motivation is getting my body repaired after clubbing it with alcohol and stress...
Hello, Iām 26 years old male and Iām Thailand. 3 days ago got a scooter accident. Itās nothing too serious, no broken bones. Many small injuries and my elbow has to be sewed today. Hopefully I can get out of the...
I've been at it since new years day and I've gone from 180.9 to 166.6. I know some of that is water weight, but it can't all be...so I'm just glad the numbers still slowly but surely creeping down. But...
Hi, I used to be a fairly fit but overweight person IN the pandemic I became morbidly overweight at BMI of 50. I have started gymming and weight loss is great so far. I am no stranger to Intermittent Fasting. Currently working...
Can hardly walk without almost immediately losing my breath and having to take a minute squatting. Lots of heavy breathing if I have to do anything at all. Pretty thin but face has a kind of sculpted smoothness to it....
Today is day 12 (278 hours completed) of 17.5 day dry fast attempt. Weight from day 1 has gone from 165 lbs to today at 138 lbs. the effects of dehydration are starting to take a toll on my body. My...
Iām 39 year old, 6ā1ā, 300ish pounds, father one one daughter, soon to be two daughters. Iāve struggled with weight most of my life and obesity runs in my side of the family. My wife who...
Welcome to the weekly [r/Nutrition](https://www.reddit.com/r/Nutrition/) feature post for questions related to your personal diet and circumstances. Wondering if you are eating too much of something, not enough of something, or if what you regularly eat has the nutritional content you...
I was doing OMAD for a couple weeks, then relapsed and never recover again. i feel so ashamed and disappointed to myself. js
40 day water fasts are done by a lot more people than 15-16 day dry fasts Can it be almost equally similar in regards to the transformative healing potentials?
Hello! This is my first time posting. I have been doing IF since October and have come to learn that fasting 23:1 is what works best for me and the way that I feel. I am not...
My back hurts every morning. Doc doesn't know what it is and I don't take painkillers since my back doesn't hurt as the day goes, and I don't like relying on painkillers. I do notice that my back hurts less...
Hi guys, Iām about 54 hrs into my dry fast and Iām thinking about calling it quits as my body feels really weak, all I wanna do it lay down but then Iām uncomfortable. Plus I donāt have the mental clarity...
I'm on my 7th day of soft dry fasting and I wanted to speed up the detox process and did a hot bath. Needles to say, after 2-3 min in the bath, I nearly fainted out. I got up quickly...
Day 1 was a breeze with no problems. Day 2 started out good, but went downhill. I broke my fast after 59 hours. I know what my mistake was. I didnāt drink my electrolytes when I...
Adapting to a lifestyle of fasting requires a flexible plan. The most important part is how you recover once the fast is done. After nutrition is settled, the body needs sufficient time to adjust from the autophagy. I think the...
For the first time ever Im interested in a career path. I want to be a Doctor. I'm willing to go through the years, because I Am motivated. Never felt this way before on any other fasts. The effect on the...
I'm recovering from some pretty heavy holiday feasting, and I'm really interested in how long of a fast I can manage. I was mildly hungry on day one, and very hungry yesterday. Didn't sleep great last night, but I feel...
I started ADF as 3:4 with <500 calories on fasting days to start since I am trying this again in years. IF such as 16:8, calorie restriction, counting macros, TDEE has never worked after long trials. I remember 5:2 having...
I believe I caught COVID around Jan 1st this year. I had a fever for around 3 days, headache, cough, vomiting. The fever broke and I started to slowly feel better every day. I started to feel back to...
If yes, can you share your diet?
F/23/5ā4 & 230 lbs. i want to start a 7 day cleanse and then eat clean over break (gained 5-10 lbs after thanksgiving). however im recovering currently from a viral cold (mainly fine but i have laryngitis). should i wait...
At Age 20, my height is 6'4" and my weight was around 370lbs. I was 2 years into recovering from brain damage resulting from a stroke, feeling depressed and very uncontent with what I looked and felt like, I just...
Iāve read vitamin D, calcium, and protein are very important for recovery after a fracture. Is this true? Anything else that is important for recovering from a fracture?
My health has declined a lot in the past few years, ME/CFS, POTS, Psoriasis, Diverticulitis I notice the days i eat the least i have the most energy, doesnāt matter what I eat. Food in general just makes me depressed...
I'm currently beginning an intermittent fasting diet, however I've been told by some people that this will slow down your metabolism, causing you to lose less weight. Firstly, is this true, and if so, is it permanent. Secondly, would...
I gained around 5 lbs in 30 days of fasting, but my waist circumference didn't change at all, so that's that. I used to workout allot , stopped for 2 months to recover from surgery in my jaw, came back a...
Hi everyone, Almost completed day 6 of a 10 (but potentially longer) water fast. My reasons for attempting this are to try and see if it can help me recover from some lingering health issues that I am suffering with (suspected...
So Iāve struggled with an ED(Eating Disorder) for years, something where Iād fast for like 6 days and then be insatiable on the 7th, and then guilt myself and fast again. It was horrible and my whole life was shameful...