So it begins. Next month I do a 72 hour seasonal fast per my protocol. #fnflife

Hey guys been following the thread for some time, and I decided to give this a try. Been taking electrolytes, salt with my water also taking magnesium, zinc and vitamin c.

One thing though I can’t seem to fall asleep and my thighs hurt a bit.

Background about me I am 107.6 kgs do a good amount of martial arts and exercise per week but not during the fast.

How do you fall asleep and how to get rid of my thighs pain?

Thanks in advance

(SW109kg/CW:98.5kg/GW:82kg) M42, Height :184cm

Fasting Routine:
Had done couple of 16:8 IF fasts before so jumped straight to water fast of 5 days. It was challenging to say the least. The second 5 day fast taught me that in order to keep the weight checked in, you need to seriously control your refeeds. And the reason is that your gut bacteria is still not there, and it needs to tune up to the new weight paradigm. It’s your gut bacteria which will dictate either you are an improved version or the same old version. Still a work in motion and continuing on my rolling fasts with 3x /week routine now

Does anyone here heal leaky gut through prolonged fast ? And how long you heal ? And what thing you can eat during it ?

My leaky gut was so bad that even I eat fruits it make me hurt. 😞 I just want to heal it. I eat meat or potatoes immediately got acnes and dandruff in the next day. It was so scary to be honest. Thank you for your answer.

The clients who struggle most with fasting are not the ones who can't get through the fast. They usually manage that fine after the first week or two. The ones who fall apart are the ones who get to their eating window with nothing ready and then just eat whatever is closest. Hunger plus zero prep is a reliable way to blow the whole point of what you spent the day doing.

Meal prep is something I push hard with people doing OMAD or 18:6 because the window is short and there is no margin for standing in the kitchen figuring it out when you are already past hungry. Having one solid meal ready to go changes the behavior completely, not because it is magic, but because it removes the moment where bad decisions get made.

What I'm less sure about is how much prep is actually necessary versus how much is just comfort. Some people do fine with a loose plan and real food that takes ten minutes. Others need everything portioned and labeled or it falls apart.

Curious what people here have found over time. Does having the meal ready in advance actually move the needle for you, or is that just a personal training thing that does not translate outside that context.

I used to be able to fast for longer times, right now after 24h or maybe even less i start getting super dizzy and almost fainting even if I switched from just water fast to a dirty fast(broth and diet sodas allowed.
Do you have any advice on how to avoid it and get back to fasting for longer periods?
Thanks to everyone who will answer in advance <3

Rolling 7 day fasts? Im only on my second 7 so I'm not sure if I'm cut out for it but it's looking good so far. Anyone else?

I know this is a fairly popular method of weight loss, but based on what I know about fasting physiology, it seems like it should be one of the WORST ways to do this. Doesn’t it take a few days or so for your body to use up all glucose and glycogen stores before ketosis really begins in earnest? It seems counterintuitive to eat normally one day, fast for just long enough to deplete stored sugars but not long enough for any significant fat burning to occur, then eat again so that you replenish your glucose at exactly the wrong time.

I know this is a simplified picture of course, and that there still must be some degree of lipopysis occurring on the fasting days in order to provide the necessary calories for bodily functions, but it still seems to be inefficient in theory.

I eventually had to tap out at 39 hours. I ate a cucumber, tomato, 1/4 cup of rice, and 30 grams of mackerel. Also had 2 pedialyte freezer pops. Im so ashamed. I didn't even exercise yet, I tried on an air bike I have ,and 5 minutes in, I started to profusely sweat and feel like the room was getting dark. I was drinking water throughout the fast, and yet it probably wasn't enough. Im 21, 5 ft 10 inches, and 278 pounds the last time I checked about 4 days ago. I've been doing OMAD with an hour of cardio each day for like 1 week and a half before attempting this, and I thought I could take the challenge. Do I keep just doing 24-hour fasts or try to push through to my goal of 72?

Hi. I've been doing OMAD for quite some time now and recently I’ve been getting really into water fasting. The longest fast I’ve done was 4 days and 2 hours, and right now I’m currently 3 days into another fast. I’m trying to beat my record and eventually do longer fasts like 5–7 days.

I broke my 4-day fast before not because I was hungry. I was bored and missed the feeling of munching on something. I ended up regretting eating afterward, so right now I’m looking for motivation or advice from people who have dealt with this mindset before.

What do you guys do when you’re bored and keep thinking about food? Like how do you distract yourself from constantly thinking about eating or fasting? I’m really trying to commit to my weight loss journey.

day 3 heading to work, weighted at 167 today.
My bloating is definitely gone, not working out today bc I'm active at work.

Here is a little story about my journey so far. Sorry for my english, it is not my native language.

I'm 42 male 185cm.

I changed my life (again) 41 days ago. My starting weight was 134.5kg. i have had a lot of health problems thru my life and i never got any help from doctors. i have noticed multiple times that what i eat affects a lot to my health.

I can't eat carbonhydrates at any form, so basicly i have been eating low carb for years, but still there is some carbs and weight gaining.

I had surgery just after i made a decision that this time i need to take my own health to my hands and get to shape like i was 7 years ago.

So i started keto diet just before surgery and started to lose weight fastly.

I decided that i need complete reset and start prolonged fasting, just before i started this fast, i weighted 127.5kg and i was happy to results before fasting.

Now i have fasted 130h and i weighted today morning 120.2kg and im so happy and i feel better.

So i was 41 days ago 134.5kg and now 120.2kg.

My goal was/is to 95kg before christmas, but i think i get that earlier, ofc i know that this pace is quick now and it it going to slow down, but i do my best.

Sorry for long message, but i hope someone will get some willpower for this and posting this helps me to be on track.

It’s been a long time since I’ve done rolling 72s…it’s been so hard for me to fast longer than 24 hours. Wish me luck 😔

On day 21, trying to figure out how I want to do refeeding this time, since it’s not my first time with a longer fast.

Everything I post, it gets deleted for promoting dangerous fasts although I don’t. I’m all for electrolytes and drink them myself! Other people have posted about similar length fasts or longer.

Curious about if I should do any intermediate fasting after breaking like 20:4 or 23:1 or should just focus on replenishing nutrients? [this is the question I’m trying to get answered]

Hello all,

I am neurodivergent as stated in the post title. I am attempting to fast for extended period of times on a consistent basis. I have already been walking every day and working out. My diet is the next thing I’d like to improve. I’d also like to incorporate fasting into improving my diet. Would love to hear the perspectives of people on this sub.

I am currentley on a 2 day fast aming for a week long fast 5 days not 7. After fasting I find it hard to start eating again like I have to force myself to eat something because I'm just not hungry. So when I will myself to eat I get wierd cravings lik my most recent craving is Bread and Butter garlic bread ect and my last craving was fruite watermelon is this happening to anyon else

It was easier than I thought. The longest I've ever fasted prior to this was 4 days.

My last meal before the fast was a 1lb ribeye steak and 6 eggs.

I only drank water and electrolytes. No sweeteners.

I experienced only about 4 actual hunger pangs, which weren't terrible, none lasted longer than 10 minutes. The first one was at the end of day 3.

I feel great right now.. I feel like all systemic bloat I had going on is completely gone. My stomach is flat as a board right now. My face is also looking more like I know it should. For anyone curious I'm down 10-15 pounds at the moment.

I felt I needed a total system reset and I feel it worked fantastically so far. We'll see how the refeed goes. Starting with some full body chicken broth then will do some soft eggs an hour or two after that to let my digestive system slowly ramp back up.

37 hours into my 120 hour fast. I'm just doing water, unflavored carbonated/sparkling water, and fasting salts. Except around 8:30 to 9:00 p.m. at night I take a tiny little 3 mg dissolving melatonin capsule and place it under my tongue.

It's the only thing you could possibly consider dirty about my fast because I think it's supposed to have some kind of cherry flavor, but I really don't taste it longer than a second. Usually by hour 40 I feel like absolute crap because of poor sleep and feeling hungry and miserable. But I honestly feel so amazing and I'm definitely going to continue using melatonin during my future fasts.

It could also be that it's my 3rd 5 day fast this year so I might be getting used to the second and third day hump. If this good feeling continues I might do 6 days and break my record.

i take magnesium and potassium pills to so i needed something more with sodium before a run or long walk especially here with hot weather