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What was fasting for 60 days like? Any negative experiences?
by rorykoehler 7y ago
What was fasting for 60 days like? Any negative experiences?
- ereyes01 7y agoDoes hunger count as a negative experience?
- TimSchumann 7y agoAfter the first two weeks, it was a mild background noise. I never even felt ravenous or anything, just 'Eh, it'd be nice to eat again'. Even at the end I felt like I could have gone another 30 days easily. Which, given that I ended my fast at around 25% bodyfat, I probably could have.
- dev_dull 7y agoWhat did you finally eat to beak your fast?
- TimSchumann 7y agoUhh, I have a log of that somewhere one second... This is day 61, I'd estimate like 4k-ish calories. 07:51 - Woke to Alarm 08:34 - Weight 199.8 - Bodyfat 26.1 08:41 - Start First Meal - Handful of Spinach Wilted in 2 tbsp Butter - 5 Olives - 1 Dill Pickle Spear - 6 oz Pickle Juice 08:45 - End First Meal 08:50 - Drank 1/2 Liter Water 08:57 - Start Sauna 165.0 F 09:00 - Drank 1 Liter Water 09:12 - End Sauna 182.5 F 09:15 - Shower 10:23 - Finished 2nd Breakfast - Single Egg omelette, cheese, olive oil, more spinach wilted in butter and 3 pickle spears. 11:35 - Lunch /w Dave - Bunless Burger, Bacon, Cheese, Fried mushrooms, Onions, Pickles and a Fried Egg on top. Salad with blue cheese dressing. 12:18 - 16 oz nitro cold brew 13:25 - 32 oz San Peligrino Unflavored Zero-Cal 16:23 - 5 Guys Bacon Cheeseburger - 2 Patties - Bacon - Mushroom - Lettuce Wrap - Mayo - Side of Mayo 18:09 - 9 olives - 3 Servings 19:23 - 9 Jimmy Dean Sausage Links dipped in 6oz Chunky Blue Cheese dressing.
- fouc 7y agoHow are you typically making your log? shell script? Did your stomach not get upset with you the following day? Most people break their fast with something really easy to digest like pickle juice etc.
- dev_dull 7y agoYou fasted for 60 days and the first thing you ate to break your fast was... spinach? You have next-level willpower.
- dkersten 7y agoWhy? Spinach isn’t even close to as bad as people like to make it out to be. For me it ranges from a nice lettuce replacement to something that doesn’t really alter the flavour of what it’s mixed with. Sure, if you cook it with stuff it turns all mushy, so I guess most people actually don’t like the texture more than the flavour itself.
- rorykoehler 7y agoI suspect that after 60 days fasting you can only stomach light things like greens until your stomach expands a bit.
- TimSchumann 7y agoOne negative experience, slight hair loss that started approximately 6 to 8 weeks post fast. Maybe 10 to 15% of the hair on my head fell out in total, but it all grew back. One other negative experience but that was due to my own stupidity and I've since learned better. Basically if you're above 15% bodyfat, you only need two things to live. Water and electrolytes. If anyone has any questions, more than happy to answer e-mails.
- wolco 7y agoWhat was the other thing?
- TimSchumann 7y agoSame thing that gets everyone on a fast, too much water, not enough electrolytes. Essentially got really really bad cramps in my legs each morning towards the end of the first 30 days. Fixed itself as soon as I added in the magnesium and potassium supplements. Likely caused because I drank too much water during the early parts of the fast.
- bigmit37 7y agoInteresting! So salt, Magnesium, and potassium only. I want to try fasting for a week or so. Is there a specific type of these supplements you recommend?
- jcims 7y agoAny liver issues? Did you have any steatosis/fatty liver before? Clear that up at all?
- TimSchumann 7y agoNone that I was aware of, though at my weight I'm sure there could have been. Kinda kicking myself for not getting a good set of blood tests for the 'before' results.