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Starting to feel hungry again on a long-term fast.

Hi everyone! I am on day 21 of what I hope is a 30 day fast. However, the past two days I have started to feel hungry again…… more than what I believe are cravings. My question is - has anyone else felt this way? Is this normal to go from not feeling hunger - to feeling hunger again?

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Answer

Never done a fast that long, but I’ve read that hunger returning on a long term fast is a signal to begin re-feeding. Especially if it’s a “true” hunger, one that does not dissipate after a few hours. You should be swimming in leptin if you still have 15%+ bodyfat, and your digestive system is shut down. Theoretically, you should not be hungry.

You could surely continue but if that hunger gets worse doesn’t dissipate there very well could be risk involved. No shame in mitigating risk, you’ve such a wonderful job already.

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