I’ve never fasted longer than 18 hours, but the last few weeks I’ve been so depressed and eating horrible everyday. I’m getting back on track. I’m thinking of starting with a 48 hour fast. It just feels like I need to give my body a break from all the crap I’ve been ingesting. Anyway, my question is: should I build up to a 48 hour fast or cold turkey it? Pros/cons? Thank you.
I did a 40-hour fast 5 days ago for the same exact reason that you want to do yours. I’d been eating horrible this year and I wanted to get all the horrible stuff out of my body.
I thought it was to do 72 hours but I decided on 48. I could have made it to 48 but I got a concert ticket and I ate because I did not want to go to a concert during a fast.
The fast was actually very easy and eye opening. The only difficult part was the queasiness, I rarely felt hungry, but we’ll get this feeling of my stomach like I wanted to vomit but there was nothing in there.
I had a ton of energy during the fast and I felt great. If you do decide to fast, break your fast very slowly. I ate 12 almonds and drink a glass of water to break my fast and I wound up vomiting on the sidewalk.
When I did get hungry or feel too queasy I would sip on pickle juice and that really helped.