Interested to hear people’s experience. I’ve done 68, 2 54 s, as a 48. Also used to 18/6 IF daily for five years
I’m 48 hours into a water fast, longest you’ve done?
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I try to drink 80-100 oz of water a day. So probably 15 minutes.
I'm a decent swimmer, but I wouldn't go so far as to say I'm fast. No way I could go 48 hours straight, though. 42 hours, tops.
What is a water fast? You are abstaining from water? Or only drinking water and not eating/drinking anything else? Either way.....why?
The last time I was hospitalized with diverticulitis I went 7 days on only ice chips and water. That wasn't fun/csb
Only water, black coffee, tee
The theory is it increases autophagy, insulin sensitivity, BDNF, Sirtuin activity. Anti aging, possibly anti cancer
I should give that a shot. I'm used to the IF now but more of a 16/8 format. Thinking about moving that into a 17/7 but I need to get better and consuming water to keep the hunger away as I get closer to the "feeding window".
I know @unIowa used to talk about his experiences. I've never done one before but may make that a goal of mine in 2025. I'd probably just start with the 48
They also say be careful pivoting back into food. Too much richness/sweetness could upset your stomach. Probably follow something like the BRAT diet for 12 hours after.
Just doing eggs tomorrow post workout to break itI should give that a shot. I'm used to the IF now but more of a 16/8 format. Thinking about moving that into a 17/7 but I need to get better and consuming water to keep the hunger away as I get closer to the "feeding window".
I know @unIowa used to talk about his experiences. I've never done one before but may make that a goal of mine in 2025. I'd probably just start with the 48
They also say be careful pivoting back into food. Too much richness/sweetness could upset your stomach. Probably follow something like the BRAT diet for 12 hours after.
I see you missed the joke. Good job.
Blaming the fast for my lack of detection
At work this morning my mind seemed sharp, adjusting people to a bit more effort, currently in the gym thinking about how to attack my lifting today
Taking electrolytes? I do TRE/IF pretty much every day and have for a while now. Considering a 3 day fast just haven`t worked up the discipline to do it yet.
Reminds me of a story my son told when he was in boot camp in Georgia during the summer. During a hot spell it was strongly emphasized how important it was to stay hydrated. Once, when a Sergeant was within earshot he said to a buddy, "I don't know what the big deal is about staying hydrated. I haven't had a drop of water all day and I'm not even sweating." He said he had them going for a few seconds.
I did it for 72 hours. Got a little rough toward the end, but I felt great after. Definitely hit a reset button for me.
I assume by "water fast" you mean not eating but you can drink water, is that correct? I hope so because it is pretty dangerous to go without water for even two days but a human can go without eating for weeks?
Anyway, mine longest is 1 1/2 days because one time when I was 19 years old, 5' 11+" and 150 lbs I thought to myself "I am starving." But then my introspective self said, you arent starving , you have never been starving, you are only hungry.
So I decided to see what really starving was. I didnt have much fat on my body but after 7 days I was running out of energy. I was cleaning my dad's bar in the morning, going to college classes, and tending bar for him a couple times a week. And I was doing wooing. Man I was really light headed and out of energy the afternoon of that 7 1/2 day. I went and got a big lemonade, then ate a big dinner that night, and I have been gaining weight for 50+ years after that day. haha
Apparently it doesnt increase ones ability to post clearly.
The first 24 hours are the hard part and then it gets easier and your hunger subsides. Coffee helps with the hunger that first day. It's all mind of matter.
Does it hurt swallowing a golf tee?
I intermittent fast nearly everyday, consuming almost all of my calories from about 6 pm to 11 pm. I’ve been doing it now from so long (roughly 20 years) it’s just a routine to me. I’ve never done more than 24 hours otherwise.
