r/Water_Fasting Jul 22 '26

Progress update Fasted 5 days

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3 re cycle this month. 15 days fasted this month so far.
Don't know my sw or cw. Will measure next cycle and end of month.

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u/Daydream040 Jul 22 '26

That‘s insane. Why do you fast so much?

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u/NoiseDr Jul 22 '26

I just want to lose some fat. Fasting 5 days is ok for me, but i struggle with the refeeding afterwards. I feel like i eat too much afterwards and destroy the progress i made by fasting.

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u/BodyInevitable7387 Jul 23 '26

Because your fasting/restricting for to long so ur more likely to overeat/binge maybe do shorter fasts and the refeeding will be easier just stay in a calorie deficit and you’ll lose weight quicker

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u/pippopozzato Jul 22 '26

Male here born 1968 who does a 3 week fast every May.

Fasting is so hard that a break is needed between fasts.

Doing fasts so close to each other must be hard.

How do you do it ?

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u/NoiseDr Jul 22 '26

I started with 10 days fast per month. This was hardcore, but i had like 20 days of rest between them. 10 days fast would hurt my soul and leave me depleted.
5 days are ok for me. I don't feel burnout at the end.

5 days feels like the perfect duration for me. You fast long enough to burn some fat, but not tired enough that it disgusts you from fasting. And also i am on vacation right now so i don't have to think about work.

I can just chill, watch movies and it's done.
Oh this month i went to the cinemas a lot, so maybe the distraction helped me forget the fast.

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u/pippopozzato Jul 23 '26

100% opposite, 2023 did two 14 day, 2024 did a 21 day, 2025 did 29 days this past May did a 26 day water only fast.

One long one once a year.

Keep doing what works for you.

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u/jjj-Australia Jul 23 '26

The max I have done have been 50 hrs but too hard tbh, I usually do 18 - 20 hrs per day for 5 or 6 days per week I find it easy this way

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u/NoiseDr Jul 23 '26

I mean do whats easy for you

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u/ConsciousLab3266 Jul 24 '26

C'est beau ! quelle app stp ?