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, or just supplement electrolytes. >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? You can do whatever the fuck you want. We recommend avoiding those, sweeteners especially.
i miss judged my weightloss. home scale said under 70 and gym said 71,30 kg. home scale throws about 3-4 kg it seems. either way its going down down and im happy. i think im done in january and can focus on lean gainin. mite keep IF a few days a week after that.
Owen Price
LITERALLY BUILT FOR BIG BLACK COCK
Christopher Barnes
>Fast Until Someone Loves You edition Local ugly man dies of starvation.
You cant die of starvation if you have big fat reserves fag
Lucas Ortiz
Well done user
Austin Stewart
Reminder to take this one day at a time. If you didn't eat yesterday, you did good.
Daniel Evans
is switching to a 24 hour fast to a 48 hour fast a good idea? so far lost 8 pounds the last few weeks with just 24 hour fast
Jason Cooper
If you feel good, sure. If you are struggling, stick with what works. But the more fasts you do, the easier it gets and longer you can go. It really depends how much you have to lose and how aggressive you want to be
James Bailey
Doing my first 24 hour fast. I usually do IF, but wanted to go for longer. Any benefit to switching to a 48h fast next week?
Jacob Allen
I actually the last few days before eating my one meal, I felt I could keep going longer honestly. just today I fasted for about 30 hours prior to eating my one meal
Jeremiah Rogers
day 5/7. first 3 were hell. I can't fucking wait for day 8 so i can finally fucking eat something.
>skinnyfat after significant weightloss >fuck around with fasting doing 24s, 48s, 72s, and even a week for a few months >tired all the time >ravenous hunger on refeed days >minimal progress in the gym >still look soft and onions filled >start eating like a pig >lifts skyrocket >put 2 inches on arms >belly almost flat thanks to ab gains
Unless you're turbo fat or looking for a way to quickly cut a few lbs before an event fasting sucks dick.
Christian Gonzalez
>not fasting for energy gains >concerned about meticulusly tracking calories for a year hoping to learn habits that might not stick when he stops >getting type 2 diabetes >lowering his tdee by eating submaintence Lol'ing at your housewife tier diet, real warriors fast
3 questions: Should I take Hmb for the first 2-3 days of the fast Can I extended fast with just Himalayan salt and no potassium? Can I take leucine before lifting?
Lucas Rodriguez
is there a snake juice alternative that can be bought in store?? if not then whats the easiest quick recipe
Leo Gutierrez
What's Hmb? You need potassium and sodium. Don't take leucine.
Alternatives such as coconut water and cucumber contain calories, it will break your fast. Quickest recipe:
1 liter water 4700mg potassium 2500mg sodium.
If you need more than one liter of water, then keep potassium the same but increase sodium by 2500mg per extra liter of water. So potassium is fixed, sodium is variable according to your water inake.
Kayden Bell
>What does fasting remove
Blake Morris
better recipe.
1/2 ts baking soda 1/2 ts pottasium chloride 1/4 ts pink salt 1/4 ts magnesium powder (if you wanna go longer then 2 weeks or just want to complete your electrolyte drink.) in 1 liter of water. then only drink that. if you run out make more or make double or triple ahead of time. tastes pretty decent and you can take like 1 glass of tea or water a day if you really want something else. i just went a whole week only drinking above and felt great.
Brody Perez
It's different, not necessarily better. May taste better, I haven't tried it. Whatever works for you.
Dylan Mitchell
Is the fast-to-lose-loose-skin thing legit? Do you need to an extended fast to induce adequate autophagy? Can you lift while fasting?
William Turner
Right in my feels
Grayson Evans
Yeah, less food. You need someone to spell this out for you?
Ryan Mitchell
its way more diluted then the original recipe and thus tastes much better. plus the baking soda makes it taste even better and prevents any acidity issues that you might get.
this works because it is then assumed you dont drink anything else because it is the perfect balance. the original recipe just blows you with a certain amount of salts that might be to much or little depending on ho much other stuff you drink.
Jaxson Howard
You can lift while fasting, but don't try to set world records. Fasting results in autophagy, meaning unnecessary proteins (loose skin) will get converted to something else. I haven't an issue with loose skin, so I can't speaking from experience.
Daniel Robinson
I might try it.
Oliver Miller
If I haven't lifted for an extended period is it worth starting again if I intend to fast for an extended period? Or should I stick to light cardio and delay lifting until I hit a lower weight and start body recomp?
Gabriel Watson
awesome! quick question, can you long fast with just water?
Today starts day 4 of my fast. Wonder if the nausea and shit will come in today, haven't felt it yet.
Kayden Lewis
as long as you have sufficient body fat to feed your daily energy requirement
Brody White
Fasting has priority, lifting and cardio are extra. Do what suits you, just don't tax yourself while doing it. The fasting will most of the fat away, excercise keeps you busy and active which is good.
Plain water is not recommended for extended periods. Take your electrolytes during the day or you'll hit a wall down the road. You need the salts, because you piss them out and sweat them out.
Justin Gray
I see, so salt lemon water is a no go either?
Cameron Powell
You mean snake juice with lemon? You could do that, it's good for kidneys and liver. Better take the lemon juice separately instead of mixing in with snake juice, so it won't hit your teeth when drinking throughout the day.
Chase Martin
What's the consensus on working out while doing a 24 hour water fast?
I do 30 minutes of HIIT cardio and 30 min of weights. I want to go to the gym in a couple of hours and wondering if it's a good idea or maybe i should have a lighter workout?
16 hours into my first fast.
Tyler Myers
Autophagy is when you dont get adaquate protein from food, like in fasting, so technically just eating fats to break your fasts preserves the autophagy. Thats what Im doing rn, IF and fats leafy greens only, occassional apple. I tried lifting real light and got gassed out quick but in the long game I have more concerns about loose skin than lifting, also I coming out of some nice gains the last 3 months. Supposedly even muscles can get keto adapted though but it does take time. Dr. Dom Dogastino has been keto two years or so I figure and DLs over 400lbs.
Logan Price
Cole says don't work out during the first 48h. I say don't work out on the second day of a fast. Also, listen to your body. 24 hour is nothing, just workout.
Parker Wilson
Whats a good carb free side to go with BBQ? One that’s typically served in a restaurant
Is he right guys? I was almost 30 hours in a water fast then binged on 1900 calories in a matter of 1 and a half hour, started fasting again and plan to fast until monday. Did I fucked up completely or it's not THAT bad?
Aaron Sanchez
Mods are OBESE DYEL FASTfags confirmed Fasting isn’t Jow Forums Eat below TDEE Lift Only newfags will reply after this post
Sebastian Bennett
just drink water, green tea or black coffee and put a pinch of salt in every cup. it won't taste salty but over the course of a day you'll get what you need. this will work fine if you are doing 4 or 5 day fasts, you don't need the potassium for that length.
Jack Martinez
Does the baking soda help with fatigue? I did a water fast some months back, and had to quit at day 6 because of both nausea and fatigue, couldn't go two staircases without pausing.
Carter Brown
@48382411 >muh cico xD stay fat you cuck
Connor Garcia
Can you post pic before? Plsse
Carson Jackson
Something like this. Just buy stuff in the general store.
any kind of table salt that you have in your house + nosalt
Jayden Russell
Been doing OMAD for the past week, and im now late on my period. Can OMAD and calorie reduction lead to missed or late period?
Charles James
Almost, i fast from noon Saturday till breakfast on Thursday.
Charles Cook
What's the difference between doing OMAW and eating multiple meals in that one day of the week? In the end it's still eating for one day of the week
Kevin Powell
I did one meal a day for five days, but I ate only protein and fat (I had a protein shake and 200 g of beef for a total of 500 kcal). I was as nauseaus then. It was probably the ketosis and acidity that made me sick.
Hudson Adams
Weight loss can. Depends how quickly OMAD loses weight for you. I tend to drop a good few pounds fast, nothing for a few weeks then lose it at a reasonable pace. If you were overweight then it's more likely you're actually becoming regular and you were slightly off.
Christopher Gomez
MY HEAD HURTS! I MAKE MISTAKES WHILE WORKING!
Matthew Davis
Is the best way to transition from OMAD to OMAW steadily? I'd like to start eating every 48 hours. I cook for my partner and work 10 hours a day (Not too strenuously though) so just stopping eating suddenly is impractical for me. I was thinking about having a big meal tonight and not eating tomorrow.
Brandon Long
I've been eating one smallish meal a day for a week or so now and I'm stupidly fucking hot in bed and at work. I don't need a hoodie anymore and I can barely sleep with covers. Is this related? Does burning fat make you hotter? I've been pretty unhealthy diet wise until now but never very fat
Adam Ortiz
OMAD alone can't, but calorie reduction can fuck with your periods. To what degree depends on how large your deficit is, you might not menstruate at all for the duration. Your reproductive system being on hold also reduces your TDEE, so keep that in mind if everything slows down.
Samuel Adams
It's going to be hard to fast until I'm loved given how ugly I am, rip.
I think OMAD, but that's probably my opinion. It's easier to count calories and also protein, carbohydrate and fat. When I'm cutting I try to do it in ketosis so I try to avoid carbohydrates. You're probably going to need more than a touch of milk to break fast, but I'd advice skipping it. Coffee is ok.
Cameron Cook
Fuck me why do these girls have to be so cute why can't girls be ugly so I don't feel bad about having no gf
Michael Adams
OMAD. Also, don't be a pussy, drink it black.
Jayden Nguyen
Thoughts on a Ramadan style intermittent fast?
Hunter Lopez
>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. Ramadan is literally intermittent dry fast with even shorter window if I remember correctly. Guess dem Arabs were cutting back then
Jaxson Rogers
What if I have a 5 hour fasting window and eat ~1500 cal a day? Is it ok? How much loose skin will I have going down from 121 kg to 90
David Wilson
You guys make me feel like a faggot for only doing 16:8
you get diarrhea from literally everything after fasting 5 days. even with a healthy gut and whatever. i eat sauerkraut and that even gives shits
Cooper Watson
u can break it with literally anything. though if you wanna keep fasting after the refeed, i recommend bacon and eggs or some other kind of meat. basically anything that doesnt have carbs
John Ward
i definitely eat throughout the day with veggies and fruit. still call it OMAW because whatever. point is i only eat on 1 day in the week.
Henry Green
thats just fucking skipping breakfast and lunch. i feel like a pussy for omaw
Juan Gutierrez
>Get up at 8am >Don't eat until 4pm That's fucking dinner m8.
Zachary Garcia
I've been meaning to ask this for some time. What happens, in terms of fat loss, when I cause an insulin spike by drinking something with artificial sweeteners that do this, but my calorie intake is close to 0? I have no carbs to use as energy or to store but my body still needs to get energy from somewhere, so I guess it doesn't 'break a fast' or disturb fat loss?
Joshua Adams
Spiking your insulin with no food in your stomach is pretty fucking stupid
