by ThomasK on Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:02 pm
Hey all,
I just broke my fast. Today was day 14. It sucks to fast when it's 10 degrees celsius outside, not fun. Plus, family unexpectedly brought food back with them from vacation. Couldn't let that go bad.
Broke it with sausage and some cookies. No troubles, except for big thirst for some hours. Body is going back to storing carbs and with carbs, water. So drinking more is okay. Yes I did help myself to some treats today haha. Food is such a sensual pleasure to consume and it also feels nice to have a full stomach. The boredom can really get ya at some days.
I'm going to give it another shot, aiming at 30-40 days, when it gets warmer. At least a nice constant 18 degrees celsius feels right. Else it's just a pain. Plus, you also don't want it to be too hot because of sweating, electrolyte loss. So either very early or very late summer would be best imo for a longer fast. Intermittment fasting and OMAD are pretty easy.
Yes, it was only instant broth, water, coffee, flavored zero cal drinks. Chewing gum too. Tea and some fisherman's friend and the likes. You would need some kind of way to deal with bad breath.
The energetic and emotional cleansing reached crisis levels at times, so it's no joke. Better be prepared to change when doing a fast. You do feel sharper and more aware, generally. That can make things more intense.
Doing weekly fasting of 1-2 days is a really great tool.
Big benefit of fasting is restoring hormonal balance and reversing cell's insulin resistance.
Alcohol is a no no for me either way. Better of without it. People are different when it comes to gaining back the weight. Some do, some don't. Caloric restriction isn't the whole picture, it also matters in what forms the calories come in and timing also plays a role.
I wouldn't do juice fasting, as it's just drinking sugar. Depends on which juice and how much. My tongue was mostly stained from coffee and fisherman's. I did notice some changes in the skin tho.
From experience, I can now say that I can easily do 3-4 days of fasting without electrolytes. The fatigue mostly comes from us modern day peeps having a high salt diet most of the time, and then when you switch to no salt it throws everything out of whack. Sodiumchloride, i.e. table salt, is the master electrolyte of the body. All other salts are regulated by it.
Water weight will come back on over the next few days. I guess I have lost about 3kgs of fat. I'm aware that I have to make changes to my diet to keep progressing and am doing so.
I think it was a good experience. It especially made evident the emotional bonds one might have to food. I really underestimated that part.
When I quite caffein, I become a zombie for at least 3 days. Didn't have time for that. But I did notice that I started liking weaker and weaker coffee over time. Empty stomach doesn't like roasted beans high in acidity.