I have fasted for 20 hours at a time and now I want to take the plunge and do a 48 hour fast. I haven’t done this before and was wondering if anyone had any tips or things that they felt helped. What can I expect as the stages go on? Any tiredness, extreme hunger ect? Any information or things that they have found that have helped would be really appreciated!
I am currently 38 hours in to my first 48 hour fast! Here are my thoughts:
Best of luck, happy to answer any other questions. And keep us all posted!
The first day is the hardest. When I wake up on the 2nd day, I’m no longer hungry and it’s pretty easy to continue. My normal schedule is 3X36 a week but I did throw in a 42 hour for one of those days this past week and could have gone longer. I drink lots of fasting tea, green tea, one coffee, live fermented pickle brine (Salt, water & turmeric) and ice water. As the person before me commented, staying busy really helps! Good luck!
The second day can be harder than the first, (depends on the person and the fast). I find it helpful to remember that most hunger pangs dissipate in 20 minutes. If you find yourself ready to break tell yourself you just have to do 20 more minutes and seek out a distraction. After those 20 minutes it’s likely you won’t be as tempted. Good luck!