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Some quick observations from a first time Water Faster (on day 10)

Some things I’ve observed:

Just a few notes from a Noob.

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Natural progression of the fast, that is good to understand.

It is natural that the body holds extra water when processing carbs and when carbs are cut out that loss of water will come back with carbs.

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> Water fasting has absolutely NO affect on body Acidity/Alkalinity/Ph levels

I trust you, but does this include a week later after the fast. Autophagy can do some really miraculous things, and I doubt that pH levels would not be improved.

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As your body wants to stick to water that remains from the amount of fat that already burnt (as fat ties more gramms/water) then comes the whoosh effect after a bigger meal. As for dry fasting…. Dunno about that but at least keep water intake but don’t go full dry…

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Fat loss is gonna be no-to-slow until glycogen stored is used up. Water loss will happen quick, as that glycogen is burned up in those first 3-4 days. But high caloric food after fast will require that water back to be store more glycogen.

Gluconeogenesis and water weight

Once you hit that sick feeling in the fourth day-ish you are transitioning into fat burning mode and stay there til ya eat more than 56g of carbs and 25 g of protein in a day.

Drinking distilled water is bad for electrolyte balance. As well as high dose mineral supplements which can create imbalance.

Not taking in electrolytes contributes to worse symptoms at transition. I shoot for 25% of daily recommended dose of sodium and potassium.

Cardio Exercise or intense weight lifting will reduce time it takes to burn through glycogen, but necessitate muscle loss when water fasting.

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