Notes from first 24+ hr fast

Yesterday, I did my first extended fast in awhile. My normal day mimics a 16/8. I normally eat dinner around 5 p.m. and don’t eat again til the next morning around 8-10 a.m.

My fast started Monday from 5 p.m and lasted until Tuesday 10 p.m. I was hoping to go to breakfast Wednesday in order to skip a ‘whole day’ of eating and account for sleeping time.

I drank only water and green tea. I had some salt. (I chose the method of eating salt crystals vs mixing it in water). I basically had to break the fast at 10 p.m because I could not sleep. My stomach was growling and aching for food. It was also making me stay alert, like my body would not rest until I had food.

I broke it by eating a pudding cup because I didn’t want a full meal and I had limited food on hand. But now I know, there were better options like a banana or some other fruit/vegetable. My stomach was still hurting a little after the pudding but not as badly and the growling stopped. The next morning, I ate breakfast as normal.

I’m hoping to fast 2x a week, at the beginning of the week and midweek. I felt kind of like a failure at first until I saw people in this thread say 24 hours was a hard milestone. My mind was committed, it was just my body wouldn’t hold out. I think what would have been helpful is if I had some electrolytes so I bought electrolyte powder. Any other suggestions? Should I do some more 24 hour fasts before transitioning to longer?