I am doing a 40 day fast for spiritual reasons. For anyone who has done them how are your mental and physical energy levels on the fast. I am just going to walk and of course hydrate with electrolytes. I have a sometimes mentally strenuous IT job though how will my mental clarity and energy be while on the fast. Thank you.
I’ve only done 5 day fasts and I find I’m really focused from day 3. If you keep your electrolytes topped up and have enough body fat for your body to feed on, I don’t see any reason why you shouldn’t be able to function like normal. Good luck! Have you fasted before? That will really influence how it goes as well.
The longest I’ve done is over 3 weeks, I stopped counting so I don’t know the number. But, I have always found when I do EF I have a lot of mental clarity. Just make sure you take your electrolytes. I have always had a good experience with “fasting salts”, they come in powder or pill form on amazon
There’s a woman from New York on youtube that did three 40 day water fasts almost back to back several years back. She did a vlog for each day. While she fasted she went to work, cooked for her family, and basically carried on day-to-day activities. I believe she did it for religious reasons. She can be an inspiration or a warning depending on where you sit. She was definitely just skin and bones by the end.