r/WaterFasting

What's the secret of long fast?11

What's the secret of all of you who fasted for more than 10 days, even 30 days or 40 days?

I have my snake juice, I do feel fine. This is my day 9 but OMG the hunger!!

They said the hunger disappear after day 5. It did, for awhile. Now it come back stronger, here and there.

If not of the hunger, I can keep going. But I'm considering to ending my fast now.

But please tell me how did you guys do it??

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u/NervousAd5964 — 24 hours ago

Electrolytes

For a person who may be 300 to 400lbs female early 30s in That range how realistic is the immediate need for electrolytes in your water?

Or how long can you just plain water fast with light working out like getting steps in before you need to start adding in Electrolytes ?

Ik the sodium intake is pretty high but i just hate this salty water taste and i was told my daily sodium intake needs to be a whole lot right from The start with potassium, given this wasnt exactly from a dr.

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u/AlternativeRaccoon26 — 18 hours ago

Female experiences?

Hey y’all! I was deep researching water fasts and tbh it’s 95% men’s results and experiences everywhere. I wanna hear about women’s prolonged fasting results! If you are a woman of any age and have done water fasting for more than 14 days, please tell me your experience. How much did you lose? Did you see a change physically? Was it worth it in the end?

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u/bee_cakes — 20 hours ago

No appetite or hunger - normal?

Hello guys,
this isn’t my first water fast, but it’s the first one where I’m so motivated that I’m really sticking to it and pushing through.

I originally planned to do 4–5 days, and I also got my period during the fast.

Today is day 6 (while on my period), and I thought about breaking my fast, but I don’t feel hungry or have an appetite for anything at all.
Not even a tiny bit. I take my electrolytes every day and don’t feel dizzy or nauseous at all while my weight is still going down.

Is that normal?

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u/NoBat1194 — 2 days ago

Starting my fast today

Technically, I started last night at 7:30pm and am 12 hours into my fast. I am dealing with a lot relationship wise right now and I overeat seeking comfort, numbness and that dopamine hit. I have also started drinking too much alcohol with my marriage and home stress. I really want control over my mind again. Taking this one day at a time.

I am 5'6. 197.6 pounds

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u/Confident_Bake_6615 — 2 days ago

How do you start a fast?

Do you guys start just randomly the next day after eating like normal? Or do keto first then water fast? Etc etc. because I think my reasons for failing most times is because I jump right into it

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u/RazzmatazzMedical370 — 3 days ago

40 day fast complete- don’t know if I want to stop

194cm(6’3 ish) 28M, in the next few hours will cross the 40 day mark on my water fast. Started at 324lbs and weighed in this morning at 268lbs so about 55lbs down from when I started, planned to do 40 days but now that it’s here I feel like I could keep going but then I’m not sure if that’s because I’m nervous to start eating again or if I just can’t be bothered losing weight at a slower pace, the fast paced weight loss feels addicting seeing basically a pound a day but my plan was always to get to around here then drop to 220lbs through proper healthy eating…now I think I should just fast down to 220…

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u/dork151226 — 5 days ago

What are your strategies to make first two days easier?

Hi guys,

I noticed that the first day one is mainly fighting with shrinking the stomach, then on day 2 there are much less hunger cravings but more issues from getting into ketosis. So I am thinking are there ways to make these easier and quicker? Apart from electrolytes?

Thanks!​

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u/OrthoBased — 4 days ago
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30 day water fast. I’m desperate.

I am an obese 22 yr old woman. Currently weighing 124kg (273lbs) and i am 182cm tall. I want to lose as much weight as i can in the next 2 months as i’m going on holiday. My goal would be to hit the 90’s, i just want to be out of the 3 digits (in kg).

I’ve fasted for 3 days multiple times for the past month, and my longest fast was 5 days I keep on breaking my fast so badly tho. I feel like i never last long enough to see actual changes.

I’m planning on doing a 30 day dirty fast where i can consume 100-200kcals of liquids from like lattes and such. I’m also working 5 days a week right now in a warehouse. The work isn’t really intense. It’s just basically standing for 8hrs a day.

After my 30 days i am planning on moving to 7 day rolling fasts. I know this sounds so out there and very hard and it will be really hard. But i’m so desperate to lose this weight and i’m willing to do anything.

To anyone who has managed to fast for 30 days how did it go?? Specifically for women, how did you find it? How much did you end up losing? did you gain a lot back?? Can you guys give me tips as well?? Anything that can help?

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u/Ready_Lie_4900 — 5 days ago

14 days water fast?

I’m 33F, 155cm, 61kg (this is my heaviest). I want to lose 12-13kg hopefully in 20 days. I’ve done waterfast for 8 days before (and lost 6kg), and then another 8 days (loser 8kg) sometime after that. I’m hoping I can get to 14 days this time.

My questions are:

  1. How much weight can I lose in 14 days?

  2. I was terrible last time and opened with milkshake, is it better to open with eggs instead?

  3. What do you do about hanging skin?

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u/iamabadsquirrel — 5 days ago

I need help fasting

Im 25M 188lbs, 25% body fat.

I've attempted every diet under the sun, from keto to OMAD, intermittent fasting, small cal deficit, large cal deficit etc etc but I can never stick to them long term and I think it's mainly from the lack of noticable change. I NEED that Gratification to keep going and at such a high body fat I don't ever see any progress visually.

I have attempted a few water fasts in the past, my longest was 45 hours.... I can never make it to 3 days, I wanted to ask, Ive seen MANY people start keto first then transition into a Water fast. Because it makes it easier as your body is already fat adapted and depleted from Glycogen.

Any advice or tips on how to make fasting easier?

*I drink electrolytes during it too

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u/RazzmatazzMedical370 — 5 days ago

For the 300 to 500 pound people, how much weight have you lost waterfasting for 30 days or longer?

Just curious if I should start my weight loss journey with a water fast. Im 422 pounds and want to get down to 260 asap. Figured this might be a good way to start it

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u/Glum_Ad5522 — 5 days ago

I’ve never fasted a day in my life, but I’ve reached a breaking point. Starting a 14-day (potentially 21) water fast. Am I crazy, or is this the reset I need?

I’m tired of feeling sluggish, bloated, and out of control with my relationship with food. I’ve reached a point where "cutting back" isn't working. I feel like my body is literally screaming for a total system reset.

So, I’m going for it. Starting tomorrow evening, I’m doing a 14 day water fast. If I can conquer that mental mountain, I want to push it to 21 days.

I know, I know starting with 14 days is an absolute beast for a beginner. I’ve done my homework on the "snake juice" side of things: I have my electrolytes, magnesium, and Himalayan rock salt ready to go. I’m not going into this completely blind, but I am going into it nervous.

I’m posting this for two reasons:

  1. Accountability: If I tell thousands of people I’m doing this, I’m much less likely to cave when the hunger hits on Day
  2. Wisdom: For those who have "been there, done that" what is the one thing you wish someone told you before your first extended fast? How do you handle the social pressure of not eating?

I’m planning to post daily/weekly updates with my stats and how my mental clarity is shifting. If you’ve been thinking about starting, let’s do this together.

Wish me luck. I’m going to need it.

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u/TheLondonBoyJ — 10 days ago

Adding salt to my water makes me feel nauseous

Can I stick to regular water with lemon during extended fasting? I add pink Himalayan salt to my water and sometimes I use electrolytes pack but I find the taste so odd and I start to feel nauseous after taking it.

Is this normal? Is it just me?

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u/Witty_Leg3185 — 9 days ago

How much weight would I lose if I fasted for 10 days?

Im 18, female, 140-145 lbs and 5’0-5’1

I’m sick of being big. My skin is gross. I was 170 or more at my highest at 13. I’ve water fasted lots of times before, I even was 100-120 just a few years back and I gained some of it back. I was 150+ a few weeks ago.

I want to start again. (I kinda have but only for 3-5 days)

What are some tips and what’s the longest I can do? I want to be 120 as a goal but 65-90 pounds when I’m done.

Don’t worry about long fasts, I used to do weeks when I was younger and I have done a week before in recent times and I’m sorry I let myself go. Please recommend tips.

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u/13M0N1 — 9 days ago