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Attempting my first 48 hour fast this week to try lose some more weight. Any tips?

So I’ve been doing OMAD (23 hours fasts) since the start of the year and it’s been going great, been losing weight each week but the last 3-4 weeks I’ve slowed a little, so I want to try mixing in a 48 fast each week, up until the end of May to see if I lose a bit more. I have my wedding at the end of May and if I keep losing the same amount each week as I’ve been losing, I will JUST about hit my target. So ideally I would like to lose a little before, just to feel more comfortable. Would adding in a 48 hour fast each week help boost weight loss?

I normally drink loads of water on OMAD and eat my meal around 6-7pm, so my plan is to skip Thursdays meal (my most sedentary time of the week) so I would eat on the Wednesday 7pm, then the Friday 7pm.

What should I do in terms of getting salt/electrolytes or whatever in this 48 hour window? I can usually handle the slight hunger no problem during my 23 hour fasts but I’m guessing that going for 48 hours, I will get more hungry and I want to avoid headaches etc.

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My tips are:

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I did this, and for the same reason! After losing with 23:1 OMAD I stalled for 3 weeks. I decided to do a few 42:6 (fasted fully on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; ate in a 6-hour window on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday; then my usual 23:1 on Sunday). It finally got the scale moving again.

I eased into this by doing a couple 36s beforehand. Anytime I go longer than 23, I use electrolyte drops, and put 5 drops in each cup of liquid I consumed (lots of half caff coffee in the morning, a few cups of decaf in the afternoon, then switched to sparkling water, ended the days with hot tea). I also planned some good distractions: a face mask and a long shower, a Target pickup, some TV shows, a book.

Best of luck!!

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I don’t think you need electrolytes during a 48 hour fast, but I think it will make it easier. I don’t use the full 4 scoops they recommend (usually 1, sometimes 2), but Nutri-Align has worked great for me.

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