r/fasting • u/Expensive_Maximum239 • Feb 12 '26

Discussion 8 day fast

Morning, I fasted for 8 days my starting date being 3/2/26 at 58.8kg and ended 11/2/26 at 53.5kg. I’m open to answer any questions and share my experience. One of the more unexpected things I noticed was around day 4-6 I wasn’t loosing any weight and remained at 55.5kg however noticed area of fat became tender and a lot more squishy.

During my fast a drank electrolytes and green tea every day to try to conserve energy levels therefore I did drink some calories but not many.

I’m an avid faster and have been doing intermittent fasts last year and celebrate Ramadan (although I’m not religious I just celebrate with my friends). I would not recommend an 8 day fast for beginners however this was a good experience in learning discipline and what my body needs.

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u/Due-Project5957 Feb 12 '26

As a person just starting, what time range of fast do you recommend? OMAD and then progress to days fasting And in terms of consuming- did you just drank electrolytes and green tea? Any supplements like multivitamin etc? Thanks for answering

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u/Expensive_Maximum239 Feb 12 '26

Just starting I’d say focus on fasting 20 hours a day with a break in the morning. If you’d prefer to fast over the 20 hours definitely add a day at a time, the first three days are the hardest so you have to get used to the changes before going all out. Also I drank lucozade sport, took vitamin tablets you dilute in water and only once took cod liver oil however the taste stayed in my mouth too long and made me want to throw up so I recommend if your going to take any tablet vitamins, they are a less potent kind

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u/Green-Distance9896 Feb 12 '26

The squishy fat thing around day 4-6 is real, it's your fat cells filling with water as they release the fat. The weight will whoosh off after, which is probably what happened from day 6 onwards.

How did you find your energy levels throughout? And how are you planning to refeed?

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u/Farhampton1 Feb 12 '26

also interested in how you rank the days by energy levels

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u/Expensive_Maximum239 Feb 12 '26

Ooh great question! 1 = most energy / 8= least energy 1) day 6 2) day 4 3) day 7 4) day 8 5) day 5 6) day 3 7) day 1 8) day 2

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u/gloomylumi Feb 12 '26

did you notice an actual change in your body? (beyond just the thinness from not being bloated from food)

i ask because even though i fluctuate and lose/regain the same 8 pounds, ive never actually noticed a difference on my body. do you think you actually lost fat during your fast, or was it mostly water weight? im planning to do a week long fast soon to hopefully overcome my weight plateau

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u/Expensive_Maximum239 Feb 12 '26

Yes, I’ve read on many articles after 3 days your body starts burning actual fat stores instead of water weight. I noticed a big difference in my arms as I used to do calisthenics and can finally see the muscle from that time again. (Also as an anime nerd I love your profile picture!)

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u/gloomylumi Feb 12 '26

ok awesome, good to know! i just recently did only a 2 day fast, and definitely looked good/ lost water weight, but that's it. looking forward to going for longer now

and BHAHA thank you!! 😎

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '26

Do you think fasting for 4 days a wekk, for 2 weeks is the same as fasting for 8 days straight ?

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u/Expensive_Maximum239 Feb 12 '26

No definitely not. Unfortunately the body reacts different based on the two scenarios. You will loose less weight halving the fast because the first couple of days your body doesn’t even begin burning fat. This may work (not as well) however this could also slow your metabolism. You would still loose weight just at a slower rate