Just some info. I decided to fast this week. Monday evening to Wednesday afternoon (44hrs) then Wednesday evening to Friday afternoon (44hrs). What I ate in between didn’t pass like 1200 cals. That’s bc I have low calorie food in...
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As the title asks, I am interested in y'alls personal experience with the amount of weight you gain back after water fasting for 3-5 days. Thanks
Hi, I started fasting last Thursday so on day 8 of it now. Been doing 16:8 and have been following it strictly and usually going over time for fasts. When I’ve been eating it has been clean homemade food and...
So I am looking to add more weight on my body. I have had serious autoimmune and still have a ton of health issues. I had my colon removed and have a jpouch. Using good diet, dry fasting and some...
3lbs up in 2 days after my fast, I did lose 7lbs from my fast though. Is it better to cycle through fast for better weight loss results?
Hello! I’m new here. I currently weigh 160 at 5”4’ and I would like to be where I was at least 145 which is were I was comfortable with before having both my kids. Thanks to two c sections...
Hi all! I used to do 16:8 years ago and liked it quite a bit; trying it again now! The only thing I'm noticing this time around is I'm actually slightly gaining despite being at a caloric deficit and exercising...
Hi there fellow fasters! I’m on day 25 of a 30 day, and the past two weeks have been a bit frustrating as I have no been losing as much weight as I thought I would and today I actually...
So I'm on a 7-day fast and I was just wondering will I put the weight back on after I begin eating again? Don't get me wrong I'm not going to eat like a pig for the first few days...
I gained around 5 lbs in 30 days of fasting, but my waist circumference didn't change at all, so that's that. I used to workout allot , stopped for 2 months to recover from surgery in my jaw, came back a...
So I basically gained 2 pounds even though I was fasting as usual. The only difference is that I started doing exercise and cardio to help me burn more fat and I only ate 1000 calories yesterday. I do a...
hello! i broke my fast two days ago (not in the right way), i was fasting since february 8th (i broke on the third day tho, pretended nothing happened after) and i'm restarting today. when ur in the first three...
Hey guys! I’m 73 hours into my first 96 hour fast and am beginning to contemplate what my first meal should be. Does anyone have any tips? I want to maintain as much of the weight loss as possible. 28yo(f) 5’6...
I'm currently on day 2 of my 3-day water fast and woke up this morning with +0.2kg. My body looks overall slimmer in the mirror and my stomach looks very defined. Is the weight gain just from drinking too much...
I'm not specifically trying to gain or lose weight, I'm just trying to find a comfortable pattern of eating when I want and need to without restricting myself or binging. Intuitive eating as it were. Despite this I do still...
I am just popping in here to see if I can get advice on losing weight, gaining muscle, and balancing it with Intermittent fasting. I'm currently doing the 20/4 short period. I burn about 1000 calories daily and do a...
im 2 days into my 5 days dry fast, will i gain all the weight back after breaking my fast and how do i keep it off ?
Yea well if a person goes back to eating a high carb/sugar diet with tons of sodium in a caloric surplus, no **** they're going to gain it all back. But for people going back to healthy lifestyle it won't...
SW: 155 2 days ago: 137.2 (-Lost 17.8 lbs in 12 days) Today… 138.5 (+Gained 1.3 lbs) Only difference is that I started drinking 1 pack of Liquid IV per day for electrolytes (I know it has sugar, my other LMNT ones are on their...
Hi All, Last week I fasted for 96 hours (Mon-Thur) and then I broke the fast. I then faster for 36 hours. In total I lost 7 lbs but gained 2lbs during my refeeding. This week I wanted to do another 96...
Long story short, I started doing intermittent fasting in 2021. From Sunday to Friday evening, I ate once a day, from Friday evening to Sunday I ate anything. I lost 16KG in 5 months, I was doing great, then summer...
everytime i fast i just gain the weight back. it’s torture
I’ve been trying intermittent fasting for the last week, and right before I break my fast every day my weight has been consistently 0.2-0.4 higher than last. I’ve been drinking more water than I’ve ever drank in my life and...
I've gotten fasting for 24 hours down pretty well, but always cave somewhere around 28 - 36 hours. I was wondering if I could fast on two separate non consecutive days and still consistently lose weight each week?
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I finished a 5 day fast on Friday since I was going to visit family over the weekend. I had started that fast at 177 and ended it at 171. I was feeling really proud of my progress, and made...
I weighed myself yesterday morning and again today, hours from finishing a 36-hour fast. I put on half a pound. needless to say that was not what I wanted to see... did I do something wrong? will...
Pretty much as it says in the title. I also track macros and mostly focus on protein and Fats. I limit carbs esp refined carbs because of PCOS. I work out 3 days a week and the days I don’t...
Anyone have successes with this? I have been using IF to hold my weight for two years but I am suddenly gaining now that Meno is upon me. Any support or advice?
I fasted for about 45 hrs last wednesday to friday. I weighed myself just now i’ve gained a whopping 9 pounds. Is my progress all gone
Hey Folks, I completed a 16-day water fast going from a SW 216.8 down to 192.6. BF% started at 34.2%, dropping to 28.5%. Great experience, the first long fast I've done in a few years now. When completing, I decided to switch...
Hi all. I started fasting almost three years ago. I eat between 4-9. I eat a big dinner then a dessert. I lost almost 20 pounds doing this. Recently I gained almost all the weight back. It has been a...
So the last day of my fast, I weighed 284 pounds, and after three days of eating a pretty healthy and balanced diet where I only ate 1500 calories a day, I weigh 291. Is this a regular thing, and...
Given that fasting increases cortisol levels which causes our bodies to store fat, I was wondering what the impact of fasting was on chronically stressed individuals or individuals with anxiety
I was wondering if I can maintain my mass or even gain mass while on intermittent fasting, all while being healthier while doing so. I will be doing the 16/8 diet.
I’m back on Zoloft and I sadly really need it. I don’t want to gain weight as I have from Zoloft in the past. Will intermittent fasting help? Anyone with experience?
hey yall! apologies for any formatting issues, i'm on mobile. i'm mostly into fasting for the toning benefits and breaking weight plateaus, in addition to mental clarity and other health benefits. stats are 18F, hw 220 lbs, cw 144 lbs....
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My assumption is a little bit of both but from what I read it may just be a way to stay in ketosis
Hi all! I'm curious to know if it's possible for an active runner to no lose (or even gain) fat/muscle through their diet. Are there specific things to do other than calorie surplus and extra protein intake? Thanks!
I am female, 23, 5”2 and and 130lbs. Started at 148lbs in March of this year. I’ve done water fasting in the past and was able to lose about 9lbs in combination with a low calorie diet in roughly a 4...
Is this normal? I’ve been taking in about 3-4 grams of salt and my weight doesn’t seem to be moving. I actually feel pretty normal and was wondering if I should keep going? Thanks
Hi I have a question about going to the gym and intermittent fasting. Currently I am 96.5 KG at 6 foot 5 and have a belly/man boobs I would like to get rid of so I started fasting 16:8 but...
I am the type to not need weight loss and if anything I need to maintain or gain. How can I fast without losing weight. I also do want autophagy. The thing is if the advice is to just “eat...
Started at 302, got down to 280. I'm doing the elliptical every single day for 30-60 minutes and lifting weights. I'm eating really clean and drinking plenty of water. But my weight went up to 286 in the last week....
I want to build muscle and burn fat at the same time. Can I lift weights while dry fasting and will dry fasting 2 days a week make it harder to gain muscle?
any thoughts? i saw a guy on here who did 5 day fasts with 3 days of eating then repeating and lost like 50 pounds in like 2 months or something.
3 days ago I ended a 7-day water fast. I lost 11 lbs over those 7 days and was very happy with the results. Based on my previous fasting experience I estimated about 3-4lbs of that was water weight that...
Hey guys, just wondering if anyone else has experienced this before? Currently on day 13 of my fast and according to my scale i’ve gone up a pound from 195 to 196.
I’m reading and hearing mixed things about fasting and metabolism. Some say it slows your metabolism down and you’ll just gain back all the weight that you lost in the fast even if you just eat normally …. some say...
+ 12 days Dry fast 60-65 pounds is my weight height 180 cm I‘m awaken. My goal is deeper meditation :)
I've lost about 20 lbs on keto/IF, and I have 150 more to go. I have some visible loose skin on my belly. I have gone of a few 24-36 hour fasts for autophagy. After the fasts, I lose more...
I’m 5’5 140lb male. I know the weight comes off differently and it probably won’t come off quickly for my body type; just want to get to 130lb. Right now I’m on hour 62 of this fast
I've been trying to gain some weight by eating more but it sometimes is bothersome to try and squeeze in that extra food, so i was wondering. Will you lose your weight gains if you cut back to your normal daily...
Wtf. I started out at 190 2 weeks ago. Got down to 185, got my period, and have been bouncing between 185-190. Weighed in this morning at 186.6 Guess I’m just looking for support, it sucks to see everyone dropping weight and I’m...
Some of my frustration in the past(non-fasting but calorie counting/exercise) has been that I lose about 1 lb a week and gain it all back during my period. Then I spend the next month doing the same thing. I just...
Hi , I’m a 6ft male down to about 77kg after fifteen months of IF 6/18 . Assuming I have enough calories going in, any tips on gaining weight ? Thanks .
Intermittent fasting used to be a daily thing for me, but I fell hard off the wagon about a year ago because of challenging life circumstances. I've gained some weight and I want to get in better shape for this...
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I’m down 7 pounds in a week after eating until satiation every meal. Plus I’m on my period which usually causes a 5 to 7 pound gain so I may have lost even more than that. What I accidentally...
So I lost a significant amount of weight in the past on a questionable program (it worked for me but it's a pyramid scheme) I found intermittent fasting and it's been a godsend. I've been stable and doing well with it....
Started ADF (rolling 72s) on August 1st. My starting weight was 270ish pounds at 6’3 and in the month and a half I’ve been fasting I’ve gone down to 230 pounds which means about a 40 lbs weight loss. Is...
Hey, i know fasting nornally is done by people who are trying to be skinnier. The thing is: fasting have a lot of health benefits. Theres any way i could get fasting benefits at the same time i gain weight? Any...
Hey all, firstly let me say I just reached 70lb lost with omad from September. So I'm very used and adapted to fastIng at this point. The thing now is that I'm always looking for ways to optimize my muscle...
Ny weight is currently 181 and before this i had a 72 hour fast done as well where i lost 11 pounds, and this is the second day of my second 72hr fast where i can see that my weight...
Out of curiosity has anyone seen any results from fasting and building muscle? I have used fasting in the past but now I am on a path for gaining muscle.
A doctor (neuro) told me that fasting is unhealthy and is the same as calorie restriction and after researching it some now I’m wondering what to believe. I’ve read the studies on ketosis etc so I understand the biological mechanics...
I’ve noticed some folks saying that after their 5 or 7 day fast, they will do an OMAD and eat keto. This will allow them to keep off majority of the weight that they lost during their fast. Is there...
Does anyone have experience in working out during fasting window? Did you feel sluggish, not able to lift as much, etc. I would like to try IF but I typically workout at 6 am, best timing for fasting window for...
When you are fasting for weight loss instead of the other health benefits does it really matter if you have drinks such as Pepsi-max with the low calories. Or is it not even fasting at that point?
I'm half way through my 2 weeks fast and I'm scared I'll gain the weight back. I've done a week fast before and all the weight came back in 3 days. I'm worried that this will be all for nothing....
Thank you in advance to anyone that responds. I’m on hour 60 of my fast. I’ve lost about 10 pounds so far. I’m going to break my fast after hour 72. Is there a rule of thumb...
So, in 2022 Lent, I started fasting after a cancer diagnosis. Within 9 weeks, I was cancer free, but I continued to fast throughout all of Lent. This is a cancer that has occurred twice, but this was...
Is it a study on it? Have y’all compared the two personally?
The night I broke my fast and ate, I was 198. The next day I was 194. Anyone know why I lost 4 pounds after introducing food? I’m pretty sure I didn’t eat 4 lbs of food but I could...
By 'intermittent dry fasting' I mean 16-23 hours dry then eating and drinking some water > repeating.. or can you do 16-23 hours dry > drink some water > repeat? What makes going from dry to wet so 'bad'?...
do you guys workout on a dry fast? i never lift weights pass 40 hours into dry fast,. i do walk around tho. now im going to dry fast for 7 days for healing, not for weight loss but ill update...
Hi! I've been fasting for almost 20 days... as I absolutely HATE the scale, I refuse to weight myself so I don't know if i've lost any weight ... Somedays my jeans are loose others are reaaally tight. I...
Hi everyone, after losing 118 lb total from a combination of OMAD and ADF over the course of a year, I fell off the wagon during the holidays. I am shocked to find out that I have gained 30lbs...
I know muscle building during fast doesn't really build muscles since it needs protein - but it still burns calories just the same correct? I am curious if anyone does a combination of cardio+strength or focus on cardio/strength only or...
Does anyone know the issue ? I would lose 2 pounds but gain 1 or 2 back and I don’t know why
As a man, how much of an impact does exercise have on weight loss during dry fasting? Should I focus on cardio, or strength training, or both? And to what level/strength?
Just curious how long it takes your body to rid that extra fluff from the overindulgence of holiday parties! Headed for a 36+ hr fast tomorrow! Wahoo!
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Has anybody experience with extended fasting (6 to 10 days) and intense sessions of weight lifting during this or can provide some resources I could look up? Edit: By fasting I mean water fasting with electrolytes, tea and coffee but no...
Like the title says.. those of you who've tried just full-time keto before (as in, eating regularly, even if its just OMAD), do you lose more weight fasting than you do just on keto? I know for some people it's...
I can't work out which is the bigger culprit; carbs or salt.