Last meal I had was Monday at around 6pm. Haven’t eaten since. Only drink water and electrolytes. I’m pretty hyped. I haven’t done an extended day fast in almost a year cause I have just been super stressed with work and life. Finally had a moment where I was gonna be alone for about a week and so with no one else cooking and eating around me it was the perfect opportunity.
I’ve done several of these extended day fast over the past few years. My longest was 162 hours or just shy of 7 full days. I am tempted to go for a 7 day this time but not sure if I want to get that close to the Thanksgiving holiday. Refeeding properly takes 2-3 days minimum. The longer the fast the longer you should spend refeeding. By “refeeding” I mean, eating small portions steadily over a few days increasing size and amount as you go till you are having normal sized meals again.
For anyone that is going to go one some “fasting isn’t good for you” rant, do some actual research please. https://youtu.be/7nJgHBbEgsE There has been a lot of good research done into therapeutic fasting. It is a perfectly safe and normal thing to do if you don’t have some medical condition and are intaking the proper electrolytes. The human body evolved to be able to go long periods without food.
Only in the past hundred years or so have humans abandoned fasting at large and I feel a large part of this is the promotion of excessive consumption by capitalism. Almost ever culture on earth has had some fasting tradition in it’s history and many still do. It really is an empowering thing to do. Until I started intermittent daily fasting, and later extended day fasting I didn’t understand how much food ruled my life.
My initial response to the idea of fasting for so long is one of horror.
I think, ‘Nooo! That can’t be good; look after yourself, comrade 201dberg.’
At the same time, I think ‘That’s some determination. I hope you make it.’ So I was going to cheer you on. Then I noticed you posted this 10 hours ago and I’m curious: did you make it?
And now I’ve read some of your detailed responses, I’m much more open to the idea. If you’re right, it might be worth trying it. Something much shorter to start with.
Can you link to some research you consider to be worth reading? Or maybe to an old post where you have provided links in the past?
The video in the post is one of the best sources I have. There’s a fasting subreddit with a ton of info on it. And yes I just passed my goal. lol. I was gonna make a post with my final time. lmao
I’ll watch that video, thanks. In my excitement, I missed the link. I realised how close you were to achieving a superhuman feat and needed to ask. Anyway, congratulations!
Here’s some scientific research from this year, as opposed to, y’know, a CrossFit advertisement.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8754590/
In summary, fasting not only leads to negative emotional states such as irritability but also positive psychological experiences such as a sense of reward, accomplishment, pride, and control. However, the sample sizes of the studies above were generally too small. Before intermittent fasting is recommended to be widely implemented in the population for the purpose of improving human health, there are still many issues that need to be further studied and clarified, including the method of intermittent fasting (fasting time, duration, and frequency), applicable population (age, gender, weight, and health status), long-term compliance, and safety. Hence, it is necessary to conduct larger and longer-term studies to determine whether intermittent fasting or other modified fasting regimens can be a viable option for diet and lifestyle.