FAQ >What is /fast/? Fast is a thread for the discussion of intermittent fasting, fasting, water fasting, and dry fasting.
>What’s the difference between intermittent fasting, water fasting, dry fasting, etc.? >Intermittent fasting: Fasting for a certain amount of time with a short eating window. 16:8 (16 hours fasting, 8 hour eating window) is the bare minimum. >Water fasting: Fasting with only water. >Dry fasting: Fasting with no water. Dangerous, use with caution.
>Can I fast if I have ___? See your doctor before fasting if you: >Have any sort of chronic illness >Have gout Don’t fast if you: >Have type 1 diabetes >Are malnourished/severely underweight >Are pregnant >Are breastfeeding
>How do I safely do an extended fast? Take snake juice. ([YouTube] HOW TO START THE SNAKE DIET FOR DUMMIES (embed)) >2000mg of sodium (preferably Himalayan Pink Salt) max >4700mg of saltless potassium max >Mix these in a liter of water and sip it throughout the day. The apple cider vinegar and lemon are optional. You can also do this if you feel lightheaded, weak, dizzy, nauseous, etc., on shorter water fasts. Don’t do this while intermittent fasting.
>Won’t I go into starvation mode? No. It only occurs at extremely low body fat (8-10%).
>Will (something with calories) break my fast? Yes, headass.
>Can I drink coffee, tea, and diet soda? Or anything with artificial sweeteners? Artificial sweeteners and diet soda are bad for you and may fuck up your fast. Zero calorie black coffee and tea ware generally considered to be fine.
>Do I need a multivitamin? Not unless you’re fasting for a month or longer.
I got the flu and am pissed I can't lift so I decided to water fast for the past two days... Thinking about it now should I eat something since I'm sick?or take advantage of the increased calorie burn from having the flu.thanks.
Food will taste like ass while sick so, ride the tiger and don't eat (UNLESS you want to stay a fat loser forever)
Wyatt Evans
Actually fasting for 24h increases autophagy by 300% (look up autophagy and be amazed at how the body works). It's also said it boosts your immune system but I've never seen a study for that I think. I haven't gotten sick since I started fasting 2 days every week or so in April, and I've gone camping in the mountains, got out in the rain and wind after working out and being sweaty and changed environments so many times. Not saying it cures the flu but it definitely helps the body to fight disease.
Matthew Foster
>autophagy Masturbation is Gay?
Austin Butler
>Need to weigh 193 soon >Weighed 194 on Saturday >Weighed 198 2 days ago >Weigh 195 today Crazy how weight do that Remember not to eat bros
Kevin Sullivan
Thanks for the motivation, needed it. I love water burps, that's how u know ur doing good. Thanks for the info, I too heard it boosts immune system (shared a blunt with the homie and he forgot to mention he had the flu fml, it's what I get for being a loser stoner.)
James Taylor
If you're not hungry, don't eat.
Xavier Hall
Damn, I wait all day for /fast/. I start another in a few days. I feel bad th r days I eat now.
Carson Evans
This isn't at all related to fasting but I just killed some fucking freak flying cockroach that fell off my ceiling and on my laptop I fucking hate insects I can't wait to own my own house so I can just hire a fucking fumigator instead of dealing with my parents not giving a fuck that we have a cockroach problem holy shit
Nolan Turner
good been training in athletics and the sprints do not sw if I'm really reaching the autophagy my breath knows the shit that means keto truth? And how long should it last? I've been here 100 hours
Fasting is a meme Enjoy your eating disorder faggots Try eating slightly less and lifting weights
Or just be doomed to fail It’s your life
David Perez
Daily reminder that people who are obese and healthy (the autists that make and post in these threads) No absolutely nothing about health and fitness (evidenced by their obesity) and should not give any kind of advice about health or fitness.
EAT SLIGHTLY LESS EXERCISE MORE IT ISNT HARD
Lucas Hall
Absolutely yes. These fags That say artificial sweeteners spike your insulin our categorically incorrect. >inb4 They post their comically invalid studies
Chase Watson
I'm starving bro
Levi Foster
just broke my second 72 hour fast last night with an omelette and about 400g broccoli the first time i was fine, but today i'm feeling nauseous as hell
more salt?
Asher Williams
The wisdom here is to go on a fasting regimen until you reach goal weight (usually 8-10% body fat). If you've got a lot to burn it will probably take several fasts. Use common sense to determine when to stop. If you feel really bad, you should probably stop. If you feel really really hungry, you should stop. If you've been fasting for a longer time then break the fast with a small low carb meal.
Owen Moore
when in doubt more salt
Chase Sullivan
>no nothing
At least we know basic Grammer conventions dumb nigga
Levi Long
I'm about to start on thursday again. I love fasting. I feel so bad when I eat food regularly. I'm going to make it.
Dylan Smith
Yes you fucking are!
Hudson Harris
just woke up, currently at 34h (water fast) is light diarrhea normal?
Jeremiah Jackson
This is a fasting thread. You should have focused on how you did NOT eat the cockroach or maybe asked if just eating the wings will break your fast.
Jaxson Rodriguez
>When you are about to loose but pills got your back.
ok, you've never fasted, i'll explain it to you. If you eat something while on a fast (IF or extended) it will fuck you up something wicked, getting all hungry when you wouldn't, making you truly suffer. But I suspect this only happens with things that produce an insulin response, i.e. things that don't consist of almost entirely fat, because I can drink coffee with cream just as normal. Obviously if I'm trying to lose weight all the fat in the cream is just not going to get taken from the bodyfat.
Carter Diaz
The term you're looking for is a fat fast. It's true that dietary fat has practically no effect on insulin level, so what you've figured out makes sense. Other mechanisms related to fasting, such as autophagy, however, will be affected.
Ethan Wright
> Other mechanisms related to fasting, such as autophagy, however, will be affected Can you quantify and/or qualify that? Some data to back that up?
The first time this summer I extended fasted for a week, I lost about 5 pounds in excess of what I should have lost (I was already on full keto/IF for a month, so it's not just glycogen storages) but I have not since been able to repeat it, subsequent fasts had the expected 1pound/day weight loss. I assumed those initial 5 pounds were related to autophagy and the subsequent fasts simply didn't have as much cellular trash to clean up anymore.
All my fasting involves creamed coffee because I need me some coffee.
Jeremiah Morris
you didn't fast
Cooper Richardson
What's the minimum fasting window for successful intermittent fasting? I last ate 14 hours ago but I only consumed 1000 kcal yesterday, and right now I'm hungry as all fuck. I can maybe stretch it to 16 hours.
Josiah Gray
If you went high carb -> fasting -> low carb -> fasting ->... then those 5 pounds are water weight which you lost when you first switched to ketones doing that extended fast. If you start eating carbs you will gain that water back. There's something else too. Full fat adaptation can take months, meaning your TDEE is "artificially" heightened by your body's inefficiency in breaking down fat into ketones. I can't give you a citation for the autophagy claim right now, but you can check out the JRE episode with Rhonda Patrick where she touches on it.
I'm doing 48 hours every 2 weeks and I never felt the need. Just drink water bro.
Gavin Richardson
1. You are incapable of reading. 2. You are incapable of conveying useful information.
3/10
Brandon Richardson
i miss grandpa omaw
Nolan Barnes
Day 5 guys, set my goal of a 5 day fast and now only 10 hours to go, probably keep it going another 12 but then I'll eat and get back into it for the weekend. Been feeling okay mostly, been out exercising. Felt a bit rough this morning and ketone sticks were showing dark as fuck when every other day been lighter.
Christian Perry
just stop fucking eating your coffee mr. reverse satan trips
Is fasting only for fat people or i can use it to cut? Will fasting fck up my gains?
Jayden Hill
>Actually fasting for 24h increases autophagy by 300% (look up autophagy and be amazed at how the body works). The fuck? Where?! As far as I know autophagy kicks in after about 3 days and is in full force by day 4-5
Liam Lewis
72 hours is long enough to have your first meal be a light one lke yogurt or something. After couple of hours you can eat normal food like you mentioned. Second, thats a decent refeed, but where is the potassium,magnesium,sodium?
David Cook
Welp, I failed to reach my 120 fasting goal that I set 2 weeks ago.
I made it to day 12, and simply could not take the taste on my tongue anymore. /fast/ says it's acetone build-up during an extended fast. I can deal and work around the insomnia, the weakened lifts, the (lower) BP, and slight headaches. But goddamn, tasting nothing but salt/acetone all day every day, no matter how much I brush, floss, scrape, or mouthwash was too much for me.
At least I beat my older weeklong record and managed to get into the double digits. I will continue to fast for all the benefits, but may simple end up incorporating 72+ hour fasts routinely into my week.
Depends on how FUCKED your body is before hand. I can dry fast for a day and feel zero side effects and no water fasting side effects for 3 days easy. But I eat healthy and am not a fat bastard in the first place.
I know that fucking taste. But 12 days a is an accomplishment. It's really quite a lot.
Jordan Reyes
Well I tried fasting and made it 5 days but I started feeling sick and weak even after taking the salt like I was told. I guess fasting just isn't for me. I honestly still haven't seen solid proof that this works and that people are capable of fasting for long periods of time. I'll go back to eating 1000-1500 calories a day and excercising 5 days a week. I think it is healthier anyways.
Yeah this is what killed it for me. The taste made me feel naseous every fasted day. It was like torture.
Jordan Ward
Don't be a pussy and stop eating. And when you DO eat, don't eat any fucking carbs. Caloric restriction, especially to 1000kcal a day, is not healthier, not even close.
Luke Brown
I didn't give a shit about salt on a week long fast. Didn't feel any ill effects. I'm guessing the fast has to be a lot longer than that before you need to supplement salts. Maybe yall just eating too much salt?
Nicholas Powell
1000 calories is fine. Carbs are fine. You have no clue about anything.
60 hours in. 190.2 lbs. Still no hunger problems, but stomach felt a little nauseous when I woke up. Resolved after I drank some water, so probably just dehydration.
lmao posted right before refresh. Looking good Jon.
Liam Ward
I get super nauseous and dizzy after about only 36 hours. I’ve tried to fast for at least three days multiple times but I can’t. It’s not hunger, just nausea. I have vommited many times from not eating. I drink a little pink salt mixed with my water but that didn’t fix anything
>pls help
Isaac Baker
>imagine having such a fucked body >that not eating, causes you to vomit
Andrew Phillips
I think it might be your body kicking the addiction to sugar and shit. Heroin addicts have similar symptoms when they stop.
Try to do super healthy keto (red meat, fish, eggs, olive oil, avocado, veggies) for 4-5 days and try again.
Lincoln Miller
For me it just went away after drinking a glass of water. I know what you mean though. If it's bad enough I suppose you could take an OTC antiemetic
Regarding the dizziness, do you have a way of checking your blood pressure? When do you feel dizzy - is it especially when going from a laying/sitting position to standing up? Could be low blood pressure. In which case you could just have more salt water, assuming no health conditions.
Xavier Mitchell
I know for sure she talks about it there. You can find more detailed information in her own videos, but I can't point you to an exact one.
Christopher Kelly
5 day fast done. Day 3 was the worst part of it. I literally felt like I was going to lose it, so I tossed a bullion cube in some hot water and sipped on it. Days 4 and 5 were easy, and if I didn't have plans I would have probably extended to 7 days.
You can do it /fast/
Andrew Baker
Time to eat a fucking pizza LOL
Nathaniel Diaz
I am 36 hours fasted and relized to day (in roughly 6 hours) I am scheduled to donate blood at work.
>Have any of you donated blood fasted >Is the considered dangerous in any way >should I 100% avoid the gym tonight fasted and blooded
Owen Lopez
72 hours
Colton Johnson
What in the fuck did I just read?
David Gray
I don't know for sure, but I personally wouldn't risk it and would just break the fast after donating the blood.
Okay I have finally decided to apply my willpower from fasting to ending my dependence on nicotine. I expect this will be extremely difficult, but I will make it happen. It’s been five hours by now and I’m feeling dizzy plus my tongue is numb.
Henry Collins
>tfw you've been drinking snake juice for so long you unironically enjoy the taste of saltwater
>β-hydroxybutyrate (β-HB) elevation during fasting or caloric restriction is believed to induce anti-aging effects and alleviate aging-related neurodegeneration
Fasting is the cure for aging.
Benjamin Torres
I had the same issue when I would drink diet soda, you're probably getting too much sodium.
Nolan King
BHB is a ketone body, so this also means that keto diet in general is anti-aging, assuming the premise is true.
Nathaniel Diaz
If I'm sweating a noticable amount I've found it to be helpful on day 2. If I'm just inside all day I have no real need till day 3.
Julian Hernandez
if my muscles feel heavy/tired, but my mind is clear... does that mean im still dehydrated and need more salt water, or normal water, or like 0.9% isotonic stuff?
Thomas Barnes
Call me crazy but it looks like you’re making progress user. Core looks more toned already. Keep it up, you’re doing great.
Ian Reed
Really gotta work on managing my boozing between fasts, but been making good progress and easy work of it. steady hitting the gym 3-4 days a week. Started messing with thermogenesis too, cold showers and sleeping uncovered in the low 60s (F)
That's how I feel when waking up. I don't know if its low electrolytes or just dehydration or what, but after having some snake juice I start feeling better. Certainly wouldnt hurt. And the main electolyte i usually think about with muscle weakness is potassium
Also doesnt need to be 0.9% NS. You're not doing an IV drip here.
Jaxon Davis
hmm, so maybe i just need to ramp up the potassium a bit or lower the sodium a bit...
Carson Wright
Can anyone post some progress pics inspo? Like, real long fasts before and after. I can't seem to find good ones.
i am on my third day and feel great, but that's because i am a fatfuck. with less than 10% of bodyfat it could be dangerous according to these faggots.
Ryder Jones
Do you have hypertension? If not I wouldnt worry about taking too much sodium. Your body just filters and pisses out the excess anyway.
And theoretically you can take too much potassium, go hyperkalemic, and start having arrhythmias, but the chances of this happening in a normal person just eating potassium is very low.
But for completeness sake, 10meq K+ increases serum K+ about 0.1. Normal serum concentration is 3.5-5.0, with it.not being an issue until 6.0+. And IIRC 40meqs is roughly how much you need per day to stay the same, which would be 3000mg K+ (about 6g KCl).
