Hey guys - I’ve been fasting for quite some time and it has blessed my life in so many ways. I used to be over 200 lbs - tried every diet out there - stumbled upon keto a few years back, then dr Berg, then dr fung, and further down the rabbit hole I go.
So I started at 210 - with time (which did include ups and downs) and 5 day water fasts with vitamins and refeeds on the weekends, I’ve been able to get to and maintain 140.
I am 5’4” - and walk up to 10 miles daily I still have belly fat and upper arm fat that I want to get rid of. Tired of being a flibbity flab. I just want to be SLIM and at my absolute goal body.
So I haven’t done much dry fasting and curious what you would recommend for that routine.
I know a lot of people on here are looking for health benefits - I obviously am as well and accept that fasting does that for you regardless of your weight goals - but right now I want the most effective and quickest way to get the final pounds off
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Not a dry fasting expert, but I will give you my experience. I’ve gone down the same rabbit hole (keto, Berg, Fung). I just completed a 6 day dry fast and generally thought it was easier than a water fast. I was stalling with the water fasts and this definitely broke the stall. I consistently lost 2 lbs every day (I’m assuming your a woman - I’m a guy so maybe a little bit easier for me to loose). The only time I was thirsty was when I worked out. They say you shouldn’t go from water fast to dry fast because you may deplete electrolytes, but I actually drank water for the 1st 12 hours and took some electrolytes then started the dry fast (because I hadn’t decided on the dry fast until I was already fasting). I’m going continue doing this because I’ve read you can get constipated on a dry fast and this way you at least start things off not being constipated.
1.4kg a day and if you have fat then you can fast
Id stop at 10kg bodyfat though. No real reason to go lower and fat is important for thermoregulation and hormone production as well as for acting as a reserve in case of sickness.
To make fat loss progress 5 days are a minimum and refeed days (meaning first 3 days after a fast) should have a minimum of carbs.
You can verify this yourself with a blood glucose tester and a bioimpedance bodyfat testing weight scale.