Finished 14 days, lost 27 lbs.

First fast over 7 days for me. For reference I’m male, 1.85 m, started at 130 kg, now 118 kg (6’1”, 287 > 260 lbs).

Apart from the usual first days of hunger, I just had cravings. Got my electrolytes dialed pretty fast, so it was actually very normal and I didn’t have to think about it much.

Dirty fasted with diet soda and nicotine, and it was generally much easier than any fast I’d done previously. Did a solid first meal (meat and eggs) and it’s been no issue, not even with bowel movements.

This was helped by good motivation from starting an internship soon (which is why I had to stop the fast for now; there will be professional lunches next week) and the prospect of becoming an uncle this summer.

My goal is 80-ish kg (175 lbs), but I’ll pretty much be happy when I can tuck my shirt in without muffin-topping and live a more active lifestyle.

Gonna be doing extended fasts whenever my schedule allows moving forward and otherwise OMAD with a severe deficit, hoping to get close to my goal by the time my niece/nephew is born. I need to get this done before I start suffering real health consequences of my obesity.

Anyway, just wanted to share my experience, hoping others can use it as reference or motivation (as I have with your posts) - and to celebrate the modest personal achievement.