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What fasting method do you practice? It sounds interesting!

ravenstine 7y ago
I don't have much of a specific method, but usually I try to go at least 48 hours and limit myself to a 1 hour eating window. The key is getting your electrolytes. It's amazing how big a difference they make. Otherwise, I just take fasting day by day. I try to be conscientious and recognize whether I'm genuinely hungry or just desiring food because I'm bored. If it's the former, I'll break my fast. I eat pretty healthy when I break my fast, but I don't make a fuss about too much carbs or whatever because I'll get satiated too quickly to even get close to overeating.
- cat199 7y ago
  since you sound well versed - what would be a good food-free way to get electrolytes?
  - ravenstine 7y ago
    The best way is to make an electrolyte drink yourself. Here's my recipe: - 2 Liters of water - 1/2 teaspoon of pink salt - 1 teaspoon of potassium chloride - 1/4 teaspoon of food grade epsom salt - Lemon and stevia used sparingly to taste It's not the best tasting thing ever, but you get used to it. Using filtered water will make it much more palatable. I think salts make poor tap water quality more obvious. You can always drink Powerade Zero or something like that. I don't think there's really anything wrong with that, and I drink those sometimes. It's just more expensive and the artificial sweetener might spike insulin.(I doubt that's a big deal) The recipe I described is pretty dirt cheap. I used to have a hard time fasting for more than a day or doing a ketogenic diet because I simply wasn't getting my electrolytes. This was accelerated by the fact that I was drinking way too much water and urinating them out. Replacing electrolytes throughout the day keeps me from feeling miserable.
    - perl4ever 7y ago
      One might think pedialyte was the best formulated option, but it tastes terrible in my opinion.
      - ravenstine 7y ago
        I've never had pedialyte, but I don't imagine it tastes better or worse than what I make. :)
- titzer 7y ago
  48 hours is about the most that I have done. Even at 24 hours you begin to recognize how much of modern life revolves around eating. Trying taking a stroll through the city while fasting. Within 10 seconds you see people eating icecream, candy bars, cokes, a zillion restaurants, convenience stores, not to mention alcohol. With fasting I found I had low energy and would be really, really bored. There was a lot of temptation to fill time with just munching on something. I also found that when I broke my fast, I didn't eat as much as I expected to. No huge pigout meal or anything. I am not religious, but I think Ramadan is an example of a really healthy religious practice because it reminds people of their relation to food.
theNJR 7y ago
This is a strange thread for me to suggest this, but check out the Zero Fasting app.
- ravenstine 7y ago
  Heard of it but never tried it. Thanks for the suggestion!

I don't have much of a specific method, but usually I try to go at least 48 hours and limit myself to a 1 hour eating window. The key is getting your electrolytes. It's amazing how big a difference they make. Otherwise, I just take fasting day by day. I try to be conscientious and recognize whether I'm genuinely hungry or just desiring food because I'm bored. If it's the former, I'll break my fast. I eat pretty healthy when I break my fast, but I don't make a fuss about too much carbs or whatever because I'll get satiated too quickly to even get close to overeating.

cat199 7y ago
since you sound well versed - what would be a good food-free way to get electrolytes?
- ravenstine 7y ago
  The best way is to make an electrolyte drink yourself. Here's my recipe: - 2 Liters of water - 1/2 teaspoon of pink salt - 1 teaspoon of potassium chloride - 1/4 teaspoon of food grade epsom salt - Lemon and stevia used sparingly to taste It's not the best tasting thing ever, but you get used to it. Using filtered water will make it much more palatable. I think salts make poor tap water quality more obvious. You can always drink Powerade Zero or something like that. I don't think there's really anything wrong with that, and I drink those sometimes. It's just more expensive and the artificial sweetener might spike insulin.(I doubt that's a big deal) The recipe I described is pretty dirt cheap. I used to have a hard time fasting for more than a day or doing a ketogenic diet because I simply wasn't getting my electrolytes. This was accelerated by the fact that I was drinking way too much water and urinating them out. Replacing electrolytes throughout the day keeps me from feeling miserable.
  - perl4ever 7y ago
    One might think pedialyte was the best formulated option, but it tastes terrible in my opinion.
    - ravenstine 7y ago
      I've never had pedialyte, but I don't imagine it tastes better or worse than what I make. :)
titzer 7y ago
48 hours is about the most that I have done. Even at 24 hours you begin to recognize how much of modern life revolves around eating. Trying taking a stroll through the city while fasting. Within 10 seconds you see people eating icecream, candy bars, cokes, a zillion restaurants, convenience stores, not to mention alcohol. With fasting I found I had low energy and would be really, really bored. There was a lot of temptation to fill time with just munching on something. I also found that when I broke my fast, I didn't eat as much as I expected to. No huge pigout meal or anything. I am not religious, but I think Ramadan is an example of a really healthy religious practice because it reminds people of their relation to food.

theNJR 7y ago

This is a strange thread for me to suggest this, but check out the Zero Fasting app.

ravenstine 7y ago
Heard of it but never tried it. Thanks for the suggestion!