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I'm here for it. You're saying that a water only fast for approximately 48 hours once every full moon helps out? I've done some intermittent fasting before (I

by wsinks 5y ago

I'm here for it. You're saying that a water only fast for approximately 48 hours once every full moon helps out? I've done some intermittent fasting before (I think that's where you make sure you don't eat after 18:00 and only start at 9:00)

kossTKR 5y ago
Yes, exactly how long probably depends on a lot of factors, but the benefits really starts for me after 30+ hours. Drinking water with potassium + magnesium + salt also helps a lot, to replenish electrolytes, but some people can manage without. Some people can continue workouts, others continue for 7+ days. It's all about experimentation. Atm. i start each week fasting and just fast for as long as it feels ok. Often 1-3 days. I would recommend 2 fasts per month 36-48 hours, and with electrolyte water for newcomers. Off course starting weight, activity level etc. is also important factors, i'm personally trying to lose some "corona weight" atm.
- DoreenMichele 5y ago
  I really appreciate some of the detailed comments here, but I will caution people that if you have a serious medical condition you may find fasting is a lot harder on you than the above suggests it will be. If it benefits you, it may get easier over time. I have a serious medical condition. I used to routinely throw up when I was even just underfed for one day. It now takes longer than one day for me to start having strong reactions. Fasting and semi-fasting have been beneficial for my condition, but it was amazingly hard on me for a really long time and is still not easy. I tend to semi-fast for somewhere between one and two days (often around 36 hours) most months. I've done longer -- up to a week -- but two per month for a newcomer sounds like a lot to me and I assume that's because of how hard it is on me. So YMMV and probably will.

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I'm here for it. You're saying that a water only fast for approximately 48 hours once every full moon helps out? I've done some intermittent fasting before (I

by wsinks 5y ago

kossTKR 5y ago
Yes, exactly how long probably depends on a lot of factors, but the benefits really starts for me after 30+ hours. Drinking water with potassium + magnesium + salt also helps a lot, to replenish electrolytes, but some people can manage without. Some people can continue workouts, others continue for 7+ days. It's all about experimentation. Atm. i start each week fasting and just fast for as long as it feels ok. Often 1-3 days. I would recommend 2 fasts per month 36-48 hours, and with electrolyte water for newcomers. Off course starting weight, activity level etc. is also important factors, i'm personally trying to lose some "corona weight" atm.
- DoreenMichele 5y ago
  I really appreciate some of the detailed comments here, but I will caution people that if you have a serious medical condition you may find fasting is a lot harder on you than the above suggests it will be. If it benefits you, it may get easier over time. I have a serious medical condition. I used to routinely throw up when I was even just underfed for one day. It now takes longer than one day for me to start having strong reactions. Fasting and semi-fasting have been beneficial for my condition, but it was amazingly hard on me for a really long time and is still not easy. I tend to semi-fast for somewhere between one and two days (often around 36 hours) most months. I've done longer -- up to a week -- but two per month for a newcomer sounds like a lot to me and I assume that's because of how hard it is on me. So YMMV and probably will.