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I did a 35 days water fast in July, I lost 12 kilos (from ~70 to 58) and then gained them back as I hit the gym again. You can see the chart here. https://i.i

I did a 35 days water fast in July, I lost 12 kilos (from ~70 to 58) and then gained them back as I hit the gym again. You can see the chart here. https://i.ibb.co/rydPXDR/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-3-07-52-PM.png https://i.ibb.co/rydPXDR/Screen-Shot-2020-10-22-at-3-07-52-P... The top chart is weight and the one below is fat mass in kilos. It was one of the most enlightening experiences of my life.

me_me_me 6y ago
Just curious, you returned to your previous BMI or gained muscle mass instead?
- aogaili 6y ago
  Once I finished the 35 days fast, I started going to the gym. Body fat dropped from ~24% to ~10% on the fast and now up to ~18% after 2 month bulk, so I added more muscle mass, but I had a lot of work as well so I was not able to hit the gym as often as I'd like and I had extra calories. The biggest surprise to me was I was way more focused and attentive but I couldn't sleep much (sometimes 4 hours max). And at some point I got "keto rash" but it faded away eventually. I think if you do the fast and then break the fast with stricker caloric diet and more protein you can gain lean muscle mass, but I got worried when I reached 58 kilos as people started pointing out how skinny I got..so I started bulking up again..
  - me_me_me 6y ago
    Thanks for sharing. > but I got worried when I reached 58 kilos as people started pointing out how skinny I got..so I started bulking up again.. Its important not to swing too hard in other direction too.
  - EvenThisAcronym 6y ago
    > I couldn't sleep much (sometimes 4 hours max) Did you find some way to mitigate this or did you just have to live with it during the fast?
    - aogaili 6y ago
      I lived with it. At the beginning I was really worried, but as I said I was very alert despite lack of sleep/food and I was able to work etc. My personal take from this experiment, was that we don't need that much food/sleep to thrive, but again that was my personal experience, and I wish there was more research on that instead of the constant mainstream message (sleep 8 hours and eat 5 meals etc.)

me_me_me 6y ago

Just curious, you returned to your previous BMI or gained muscle mass instead?

aogaili 6y ago
Once I finished the 35 days fast, I started going to the gym. Body fat dropped from ~24% to ~10% on the fast and now up to ~18% after 2 month bulk, so I added more muscle mass, but I had a lot of work as well so I was not able to hit the gym as often as I'd like and I had extra calories. The biggest surprise to me was I was way more focused and attentive but I couldn't sleep much (sometimes 4 hours max). And at some point I got "keto rash" but it faded away eventually. I think if you do the fast and then break the fast with stricker caloric diet and more protein you can gain lean muscle mass, but I got worried when I reached 58 kilos as people started pointing out how skinny I got..so I started bulking up again..
- me_me_me 6y ago
  Thanks for sharing. > but I got worried when I reached 58 kilos as people started pointing out how skinny I got..so I started bulking up again.. Its important not to swing too hard in other direction too.
- EvenThisAcronym 6y ago
  > I couldn't sleep much (sometimes 4 hours max) Did you find some way to mitigate this or did you just have to live with it during the fast?
  - aogaili 6y ago
    I lived with it. At the beginning I was really worried, but as I said I was very alert despite lack of sleep/food and I was able to work etc. My personal take from this experiment, was that we don't need that much food/sleep to thrive, but again that was my personal experience, and I wish there was more research on that instead of the constant mainstream message (sleep 8 hours and eat 5 meals etc.)