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I remember Rhonda Patrick saying on the Joe Rogan podcast that technically speaking, anything that's not water has to be metabolized by the liver, and that includes plain tea.
So technically it would all constitute breaking the fast, but she also said its not an all or nothing situation either.
Lemon has sugar in it though, so id strongly presume this will break your fast hard.
Hey @MTF since I eat one meal a day at dinner time, I will start my 3-day fast after my meal on Tuesday and end it with a meal on Friday night at the same time. That will be 72hrs for me unless I'm missing something. Otherwise it is a 4-day fast because of my eating schedule.
Please let me know if this doesn't seem right. I don't want to push too hard considering I'm 2/3 thru 75Hard and need to be able to keep up my exercise.
I’m actually seeing a diet coach/personal trainer right now and he recommends eating smaller, more frequent meals everyday instead of fasting which puts more strain on your system due to the ever changing blood sugar levels. Will let you guys know my progress as a good comparison/contrarian diet plan.
Are you all using any apps to track? There are a lot of good fasting apps out there. Maybe there's one with shared view for fasts? Good be good to build a little support group of forum fasters and intermittent fasters
I do 20/4 most days and a 48 hour fast once a week (water and coffee/tea). I haven't done a 72 hour and I haven't don't a water only. I'll give it a try, though I have a feeling the 72 hours will be easier than the no coffee... ;-)
I am eating ALOT right now lol, also being prepared to, unlike the 75 day challenge.
I have my lemons squeezed into a container and sea salt portioned ready to go.
im curious if the 5 stages of fasting can all be reached on a lower level with consistent 20/4 intermittent fasting.
In the article it says that by 72 hours, old immune cells are broken down. So does that happen at all after say a month of 20/4 intermittent fasting?
Or do we have no other choice than to simulate starvation mode for 3 days lol
i have a coffee addiction, is caffeine tablets acceptable or just ride it out?
Yeah that's why I'm calling it a 3-day fast and not a 72-hour fast because you fast for three entire days plus the night you sleep before the first full day and the night after the last full day.
It's like with a full day fast vs a 24-hour fast. The first one is skipping the entire day of eating, the other one exactly 24 hours. Technically when doing a 24-hour fast you can have your last meal on, say, Wednesday morning, and the next one on Thursday morning, while a full day fast means skipping the entire Wednesday, so it's always more than 24 hours, usually about 36 hours at least.
I'll probably eat my last meal on Tuesday around 3 PM, if not sooner, and eat the next meal on Saturday probably around 11 AM so this will be 92 hours for me and 96 hours for you if you eat at exactly the same hours.
If you feel you're pushing too hard and it might jeopardize your 75Hard challenge then by all means make it easier as 75Hard is probably a more important thing for you right now.
I exercise two or three times a day as well and plan to keep it up for the entire fast, so I think you can do it as well but you'll know best.
I see now, thanks for breaking it down. I'll consider it more today. I am tapering off caffeine by just having one cup of coffee this morning.
I have a coffee date Saturday morning for 2 hours, which might be a little brutal with only water and 80+ hours into a fast haha. Will decide tonight.
You have a coffee date Saturday? Perfect, 3 day fast then Saturday is all yours. Why wait to decide? In or out, there’s nothing stopping you!
Count me in. This is actually great timing for me as it will be a nice transition into the new, healthier lifestyle I had planned to start next week anyway.
Good point, I had in my mind I wouldn't drink coffee Saturday either for some reason. Must have been half asleep still. I'm in.
I did 36 hours on just water and coffee last month, it wasn't too bad.. I prefer just doing 18 hours every Mon, Tue, Wed though, it integrates better with my lifestyle.
Very interesting video about the effects of fasting on the body.
Gotta represent the Aussies on this one and kickstart this thing off.
Going to do this next week. Those doing the fast right now, are you still working out/ going to the gym?
Awesome, 11 participants!
Great to hear that. As I mentioned, I'll also be exercising at least two or three times a day, so it will be interesting to see how it affects our performance.
Yeah, makes sense, that's what I like so much about intermittent fasting - you can adapt it to serve your lifestyle better.
I think that it's indeed easier to just not eat the entire day than restrict your calories. I used to track every single calorie and weigh my food and it was extremely tiring compared to fasting.
Lead the way!
By the way, I noticed that your target is 12:35 AM on July 20 which makes it a 72-hour fast. I guess you're not planning to eat past midnight, though, so you'll break the fast when you wake up in the morning on July 20, right?
I just finished my last meal at 4:51 PM. I had to go buy some mineral water and then needed to finish eating some fruits that would otherwise spoil by Saturday (I hate throwing food away). Let the fast begin.
Quoting this article:
While autophagy is very difficult to measure outside of a lab environment, many experts agree that the autophagy process initiates in humans after 18-20 hours of fasting, with maximal benefits occurring once the 48–72 hour mark has been reached. If this sounds daunting, keep in mind that doing intermittent fasts will still give you benefits, but periodically (a few times a year depending on your personal risk factors) you might consider a longer fast to fully activate autophagy and do some spring cleaning for your cells.
Really this fast helps build conviction with yourself and your self respect. Why do some people just fail at everything and some succeed? Let’s take it even further. Why do some succeed then some take it to that next level? We are all human but those guys seem super human. They are not. They did things like this month by month. Then year by year. Then decades by decades. Their convictions grew so strong they can feel it in their damn body. When they say they are going to do it, they do it. That is what separates the champion from everyone else.So this 3 day fast... No food nothing just water...for 3 days....
I couldn't even make 1 day on the Andy frisella challenge...
I guess I'm a weak jelly fish, so I'm gonna go for it.
3 day fast just water.
I'll use this thread as support.
Any advice on how to deal with getting hangry?
I am in! Shout out to @Sander and @MTF for starting this. I was going to do my own 48 hour fast starting last night but I stumbled on this thread and I was reminded of the old saying 'Misery loves company'. So lets all be miserable together .
going strong fam!
I work with food every day so i have to get mentally prepared being around it all the time on my fast, first shift on a fast is tonight so it will be good prep for the upcoming days.
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