You know your muscles carry water right ? So they just look depleted … don’t worry , they’ll pop when you come off your fast. Also try taking some sodium, potassium mix, so that you don’t get too dehydrated, and your body holds onto some of all that water you’re drinking
Just a heads up, there are scientific studies posted on the national institute of health that shows the percentages of body composition shifted during fasting.
I’m on a trip so I don’t have the numbers handy.. but after 3 days where something like 25% of your calorie burn can be from muscle day 1, it quickly drops to half a lb of muscle every 7 to 10 days.
Whats your science on this? From what ive read you start losing fat more than muscle past day 5 which makes evoltionary since because why would the body get rid of muscle(what helps get food) vs get rid of fat (is literally food for the body)