For example, it will be 20 hours of my fasting soon, which I thought I wanted to be 18. And I feel great. Not that hungry, that water can’t deal with it. What do you do in this cases? Do you go on? For how long?
Absolutely keep going. And when you get to the point where you think you really need to eat, or that it’s a good idea to eat… Really think about it. Sit down and evaluate how you’re feeling; are you really hungry? Or are you maybe just a little bored?
No technique is perfect but one of mine is to ask myself if I’d like to eat a yogurt, or oatmeal, or broccoli… Things that I enjoy eating but it’s not exactly pizza right? And if I’m super excited to eat something I normally wouldn’t be thrilled about, that’s one indication that I’m dealing with hunger and not boredom.
Keep going. What do you have planned over the next 24 hours? If you had to stop at any point in that time, would there be difficulties with access to something to eat? If not, keep going. If so, plan for several stopping points and see how long you can keep it going for.
Did that make sense?
I think about two things:-Do I have a meal coming up with family?-Is there a business or other social setting meal where it would be most polite and socially engaging to eat?
I then plan around those things. That may mean eating sooner than needed so that the subsequent meal is within my feeding window.
I also haven’t gone much beyond 24 hours yet because I have not read up enough on the topic of electrolytes. That may change once I have read up on that topic and have developed a level of comfort.