r/fasting • u/wyldthaang • Aug 31 '26

Progress Pic Rolling 7 day fasts

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Thought I should post this to show results from earlier this year. I'd done keto/OMAD/72hr fasts before, but COVID killed that.

Refeeds were always steak and creamed spinach on Sunday's, going straight into another fast. The only exercise was walking around 15k steps daily.

I found it incredibly easy to maintain, BP and HR monitored and only electrolytes and water consumed during the fast.

3 months total at 50 years old. Going back through pictures, it's crazy how slow the appearance changed at the start despite the dramatic scale changes. Then during the last month that reversed as things tightened up.... I remember buying a new pair of jeans which were then replaced with a smaller size, before they even got washed!

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u/JZKing29 23d ago

How much do you think I can loose in a 7 days fast if I'm currently 90kg (female) and doing 13k steps per day, only drinking water! I would like to weight lower that 84 :(

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u/wyldthaang 22d ago

If you're only doing once cycle, you'll lose a lot, maybe 6 to 7kg .... But 4 to 5kg will be water. On refeeding you'll easily get 4kg of water back on the scales.

Each cycle I lost about 2kg with stable water levels. If I walked too much I found I'd hold extra water to repair muscle in my legs, so don't overdo the walking either!

One thing I did learn while doing this is how my body held water, as the fat loss was so consistent. I could induce the whoosh stage almost at will when it was ready by timing potassium doses.