Or do u need a super clean diet on them?
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10 weeks on IF now I’m ready for a 24 hr food fast! I’m excited and looking forward to this breakthrough of self control as I never ever imagined I would even attempt it Stay tuned
PS - I had done a 15 day fast with the three electrolytes but still felt fatigue and palpitations. Thinking of changing my source.
As the title says, I want some Intel on what would happen if I soft dry fasted but ate food intermittently every 16 to 24 hour days, I definitely feel the thirst
Hi I'm doing a 16:8 fast and I'm wondering if the zero cal caramel creamers and flavours are ok to fast on as they have virtually no calories and are basically just sweeteners does it break autophagy?
I feel like after a meal, especially OMADs which tend to be a little heavier, I need to wait about 30 minutes before I consider it a fast lol. Does it matter?
So I've fasted for 2-4 days before but my stomach is extra weak this time as I've been sick. Any advice? I'm thinking gradually introducing some sort of fruit juice and coconut water.
I’m about 96 hours in and all I can think about is food. Literally watching Alton brown all day.
I get bad migraines daily, and I've found that naproxen makes the migraines much less painful. But I'm supposed to take it in the morning and 12 hours later. But naproxen is terribly bad for the stomach. I'm looking...
Will eating food break my fast? Love the idea of fasting but was hoping to eat things too
I’m preparing for a 21 day fast. Today I ate cookies and some peanut noodles… I was hoping to start tomorrow. Usually if I eat like this I try to do a 48 hour fast, but I’ve never done a...
Hi, I used to be able to do 14 day fasts (no food, just salty water). However, I have become more fat, and now when I get to 48h mark, I get dizzy and weak. Also, when...
I am 19 hours in to a 5 day fast. I feel pretty motivated...I need to lose weight overall and I have a wedding this Saturday and my dress is one size too small. When my fiancé leaves the house...
I want to give up fast food completely. I stopped for 3 months before then go hack to it. When I do, I go overboard with my eating. I like healthy foods and I enjoy what I cook, but I...
Found this to be interesting: [https://sohasherwani.medium.com/ramadan-has-made-me-realize-i-eat-when-im-bored-461981a38248](https://sohasherwani.medium.com/ramadan-has-made-me-realize-i-eat-when-im-bored-461981a38248) Fasting has helped me personally with food addiction. Anyone else?
I have been doing intermittent fasting since the beginning of the summer. I have been doing 17 to 18 hour fasts then having a 6 hour window to eat. I feel it has helped me but I still get...
Some fasting advocates on youtube are saying I should avoid breaking my fast with carby and excessively fatty foods, which I understand the logic of, but they also say I should eat foods without any sodium whatsoever as a best...
So today I did my first 20 hour fast but yesterday I had a grilled chicken breast and two sweet potatoes and some yogurt for my last meal is a high carb like sweet potatoes something I should be avoiding?...
Found this to be interesting: [https://sohasherwani.medium.com/ramadan-has-made-me-realize-i-eat-when-im-bored-461981a38248](https://sohasherwani.medium.com/ramadan-has-made-me-realize-i-eat-when-im-bored-461981a38248) Fasting has helped me personally with food addiction. Anyone else? Personally, food addiction has made me gain tons of weight and has made it hard for me to maintain weight loss. Food addiction isn't...
Curious to know about other people’s experiences, particularly interested to know about longer fasts (5+ days) but all experiences welcome :)
So I’ve been doing a lot of dry fasting and recently unknowingly ate a bunch of walnuts (it was the “meat” of a vegan taco); which I have always been allergic too. If I just at half of one my...
Just finished 6 days (148 hours) late Friday night. Broke with baking soda water, followed by a little coconut water. Saturday and Sunday have only been water/electrolytes, chicken bone broth, and coconut water. Is it advised to...
Posting my BodPod scans from January 3rd 2023 and January 31st 2023 - before and after a 30 day fast from food. I implemented a fasting-mimicking diet by consuming 120-150 grams of protein per day in the form of collagen...
Been doing an 18/6 IF 2MAD for about a month. Usually I have a small lunch that will break my fast at noon, and a bigger dinner. today I had a bigger lunch and noticed a headache and some jitters...
How do you stop obsessive food thoughts during dry fasting? I'm on day one just a few hours and i'm looking at food recipes on you tube.
I was wondering if you guys have any recommendations of foods to break a fast with. I’ve read somewhere that you shouldn’t combine fats with carbs after a fast. Is this true? Another one was breaking fast with bone broth,...
Is one day a week without food of any sort counterproductive for someone not fully grown yet? How about dry fasting? Bonus question: what about 2-4 day fasts for triggering autophagy and how often can this be done?
Which beans generally are healthier. The whole black beans or refried beans? Is Chipotle generally healthier than say Taco Bell in terms of vegetarian protein with black/pinto beans vs refried beans?
Can someone suggest the best shelf stable food item I could keep in my desk at work in case I absolutely have to break my extended fast during my work hours? Something low carb, preferably. Thanks for any...
Tomorrow I will be ending a 96 hour fast. I don’t want to go any longer because I have some intense workout training coming up. How important is the food I am going to eat after the fast? What is...
I fasted 5 days this week and decided the schedule I'll stick to is fasting Monday-Friday and eating on the weekends. I didn't even want to eat anything today and yesterday and am like fighting the urge to just...
Hi, I'm planning on doing a 20:4 intermittent fast in combination with a low carb diet. I'm aware of the kinds of foods that are good for low carb diets like fish, nuts, veggies, fruits, etc. My main issue is, I'm not...
Finished my 7 days of water fasting 48 hours ago, broke it with some juice, followed by some fruits like avacado, melons, kiwi, strawberry. I took some bread & non-sugar low fat greek yogurt the next morning, and was feeling...
I mainly have sticked with shredded chicken and overnight oats or ensure everything is protein heavy on meals with 16:8 and weight just came off easy. These past few weeks I’ve had crockpot chili and notice no weight coming off....
I'm currently fasting from food and I'm curious how much water I should I be drinking? What are people's thoughts on this?
I have to socialize this week with friends, what’s a good dish to take to a gathering that won’t negate all the loss I have had for the past 8 days? I’ve lost 10 lbs and I will be really...
I’m not a huge breakfast eater, but what’s everybody’s go-to breakfast item at the major national US fast food chains? Something healthy-ish? Edit: not really looking for an every day meal, just for those days when I don’t have time to...
I recently completed a 7 day water fast. Prior to that, I was doing basic IF for about 6-7 weeks. During that time, I began to notice a change in the foods that seemed appealing to me, and...
Basically just wondering if there’s much difference between eating some shitty frozen chicken strips and oven chips from Tesco or something vs nuggets and fries from McDonald’s, in terms of the additives and all that stuff.
Almost 36 hours into my fast and I started craving taco bell like a pregnant woman. People were talking about it in my online group, saw a commerical, saw targeted online ads, and for like 2 hours its all I...
I am the one who cooks for the family and as part of cooking I ve had to taste check the dishes I ve made. Does it would be considered as breaking fast??
I’m experienced with these lengths of fasts but I haven’t fasted in a month and a half and need to lose some weight. What kind of foods would be most ideal to eat when breaking my fasts? I’m thinking steak,...
The reason I started fasting was bc I LOVE food. I’ll spend 24+ hours not eating just so I’ll have a perfect meal, and I mean PERFECT. My eyes start crossing, my toes curl up and I feel like I...
Hello everyone. I’m on 83 hours or my 96 hour fast. It’s my first time doing a fast this long. Any tips on foods to eat that won’t be harsh on the stomach or will give me GI issues?
Hello everyone! I'm kind of new here, sorry if I'm breaking the sub's rules So I have an upcoming 9-hour test during which I will be fasting. The test requires high level of concentration and I was wondering if there's any food...
Hey everyone! I’ve currently lost 55 pounds by doing calories in calories out. My goal weight is about 20 pounds away. Wanted to try fasting. I work a schedule where I work from 2-7pm as a teacher. When I’m teaching...
So I’m soon coming up to the end of my 6 day water fast (thank God!). I’ve seen others eat just fruit and/or smoothies for the first day after. But I haven’t had any firm advice on how to gradually...
Is there such a thing as parasites for bad food choices ? Cause I consider myself mentally strong, did multiple 4,5, even 6 days dry fast, but I ALWAYS go back to eating dogshit food, I literally can't help myself, and...
Is the process so powerfully detoxifying that you can eat or drink absolutely whatever you want when feeding because all the toxins will be eliminated when you dry fast again?
Should one Water 💧 Fast before starting a Prolonged Dry Fast.
So the two times I've done 48 hour fasts, I literally just spend the whole time thinking about what I'm going to eat next. I also feel my personality changes and I'm afraid to go out with people and be...
I usually don't eat junk food (and I'm pretty familiar with fasts -- I usually do 24-36 hours, but have done rolling 72s before), but the night before this fast I decided to have a cheat meal. It was a...
I’ve noticed over the past week that food doesn’t taste good anymore. Last night I had my favorite treat, chocolate ice cream with whipped cream. Took maybe 4 bites and just didn’t like it. It’s weird, but also a good...
Has anyone had any success with this? I’ve started going to the gym as of today, and been doing straight 24 hour IF and CICO by carefully measuring everything I eat once a day. If I don’t see a calorie...
I haven't been all that healthy the last couple of years. I didn't know anything about health and thought I could just eat anything because I was thin. A couple of months ago I started eating whole foods only and...
After many YouTube videos I've come to this conclusion, I want to truly help myself and others who struggle with the issue of not knowing how to break the dry fast with soo many different videos out there promoting either...
I am trying to lower my salt intake so I decided to google "low sodium fast food options" for when I occasionally do eat out with friends or have to grab a fast bite. What I found was that 99%...
Here's the list of things I take daily, all in pill format: Magnesium + C, Potassium + Calcium, Vit B complex, L-Carnitine, A drop of A+K2+D3. I do daily IF 18-6 and every 2 weeks I do a 72h. IF days...
This happens quite often! It’s something that potentially can trip me up during my weight loss journey. I’ll be 30 hours deep into a fast, and then I’ll be offered some food. My roommate might offer to cook me breakfast, or...
Looking for some food ideas for my vegetarian self to introduce over the next few days. With the emphasis on nutrition and bowel health. I am on day 7 of a fast. Had water and green tea in this time....
I posted this over at intermittent fasting but wanted to share it here to see if anyone else had a similar experience. Before I started fasting food was just that, food. It was something that I consumed without much...
What do I do?? Is this normal? I can’t even drink broth without being nauseous and I’m in bed all day. Help please. Has anyone else experienced this and knows what to do?
I’ve done many, many water fasts and dry fasts. Longest dry fast i did in the past was was 87h, but i broke it with solid food and soda lol 😅😂 Nothing bad happened…I didn’t feel bad at all. The...
I'm day 3 into my fasting journey (doing 16/8 to start) and I literally can't stop thinking about food during my fasts. Does this go away? Hopefully this is just because I recently started.
I (25f) did IF for about 6 months to lose the leftover pregnancy weight last year. I started with 12:12 and then added on an hour at a time until I regularly did 20:4-23:1, and even a couple of 48+...
From 1 Feb til 5 Feb i was doing a dryfast, after 4 days my body felt kinda sick but i know that feeling (it's healing crisis) Little did i know that breaking a fast with carbs in the middle of...
As tempting as it is it’s really just one meal (well maybe like 2 lol). By tomorrow the Turkey is going to have been sitting in the fridge all rubbery anyway, right? I can always eat Turkey after my fast....
Hey reddit, I just got off a 28 day water fast from January 3rd to January 31st. I was originally planning for 30 days but I cut the fast short and broke it and just went to the doctor because...
I am 80h in, 90 more to go and this whole time all my free time I have been thinking about food or reading about fasting. During the day I am pretty busy but at night when I am at...
There are some foods that have a caloric deficit, such as celery or super low like pickles.
How do you resist food temptation during fast? My tummy goes brrrr and I didn't complete my dry fast goal. Before I broke my fast, my tummy got hungry and then I binged a lot of food pics on Reddit which made...
My appetite seems to have dropped to 0. I even got some chipotle last night, ate 3 bites and I was full. Nothing seems appetizing anymore and I almost have to force myself to eat right now.
I have some chronic inflammation issues, mostly in my throat/neck area. Western doctors haven't been able to identify the cause. It's resulted in sleep apnea (at a healthy weight and young age), a chronic cough/stuff stuck in my throat feeling,...
I had an awful stomach bug last week starting on the 5th and couldn't eat without the bug inter-jecting. It took about 3 days for me to get back to a state where I could stomach and hold food down...
I´ve been dry fasting for 36 hours and then I continued 72 more hours of water fasting. The first and the last day were the hardest. My question is, is it normal that I have crazy cravings for sugar after...
I always thought losing weight is simple until you start actually doing it. It feels very tough. I first thought maybe eating less calories will help me lose weight but not exercising, craving food just causes disturbance with fasting. I...
So I’ve been doing minimum rolling 24 hour to 3-day fasts weekly since the start of the year. I’m actually trying to do 7-days but I get cravings after 3 or 4 days in and give in. I’m happy that...
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So I’m not going to waste much time on a life story but I had overeating issues tied to mental issues (depression, which I stifled with constant weed consumption, which lead to frequent overeating due to munchies). If you couldn’t...
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I am trying to alternate-day fasting and I have a family I need to cook for, my kids and my husband. It is not always possible to just leave and distract myself. Does anyone have any tips for resisting food...
The moment I hit that “start fasting” button, I just think about food. It consumes my thoughts entirely, I can’t get any work done or engage in any kind of hobby or do *anything*, I just think about food and...
Hi, I’m M 18 175lbs. I have always been pretty skinny/medium weight my whole life. When I was younger I lived in a town that didn’t have any fast food. About 5-6 years ago I moved to a big city...
Honestly I love love love fast food. I want to be healthy but I really don't want to completely give up fast food. Just for an example lets say I at a triple cheeseburger from mcdonads everyday but I didnt...
I notice that when I eat certain foods at the start of my fast, I get more hungry near the end of it than when I eat other foods
Hey guys so can someone help me, I want to do fasting but I keep thinking like if I go 6+ hours without sugar in my blood then will my brain slow down in function??? because I need to study and...
I really want to start fasting because I need to detoxify my body asap. I have mostly inflammatory illnesses and i need to cleanse, i cannot wait any longer. im kinda already sure that im gonna feel sick and tired...
Hi, I am now on my 20th day of my water fast and it hasn't been easy, I could easily rank it as one of the hardest things I ever done. Hungry every day, no energy, bored from all the extra...
I fasted almost 19 hours then only ate avocado, cashews, 3.5 ounces broccoli with olive oil and 1/8 cup chick peas. After eating this - I started a new fast. I’m now 21 hours and 30 minutes into this...
I heard fasting can raise cortisol levels.
I immerse myself in hobbies as much as possible and distract myself but I still find myself constantly thinking about food. How do you guys deal with this? Especially if you have unique methods you use to keep yourself going or a...
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