Hi fasting fam.
Just wondering, has anybody fasted from Monday to Friday and eating normally on weekends? If so, what were your results? How much weight did you loose per week?
Do yall take your psych meds while fasting? I tried to not take them for a 3 day fast…. No bueno. I work in a high stress job, I was hangry, and I didn’t take my meds… eeeeverything made me cry. But I’m also supposed to take them with food… soo what do I do?
Any women fasting in early 40’s? I’m thinking of doing a 72 hour water fast every week to drop some weight. I’ve done this before but for some reason dreading it this time. Just curious what other women my age do and what was the weight loss results and how did your skin look? I’m reading about longer fasts and I’d be tempted to go more extreme for autophagy but I think I would struggle as I’m the one who prepares all the family meals and food for my kids. Interested in your experiences. Thank you!
I was incredibly low energy by the end of day 3 for my water fast- I could feel the blood rush down from my head when I got up slowly. i also felt like I could've fainted at least 3x doing that. I took an LMNT on top of this recommended dosage and all of my energy came back, lightheadedness disappeared along
I'm currently at 214 lbs and am a 5'11 woman. I must mention that I've already experienced lightheadedness as a result of POTS prior to water fasting- to which the remedy is more sodium and water intake (for POTS).
I was reading some of the earlier forums and it seems that the numbers were initially too high for some people, but yeah, I found that they're too low for me. I just don't want to go too high.
I wanted to congratulate all of you who are fasting to better yourselves! This isn't always easy and many people wouldn't dare take this seemingly extreme route to improve themselves; so, I commend those that are fasting for self-betterment.
How has this journey positively affected you?
Male, 38, 5’6”, starting weight 190 lbs, current weight 177, goal 150
I’m on day 6 of a 27 day fast. I’ve done extended fasts in the past 20, 30, & 40 days. I’m just really feeling discouraged and hungry. Social media has decided to inundate me with delicious looking recipe reels. I’m taking my electrolytes I even had some calorie free fiber to try and help. My plan was to end the fast November 1st and do 18 days of keto before I go on a cruise November 19th. I’m just torn on whether or not I can make it. I guess I just need some encouragement. If you have any questions I’ll answer them.
- 20F, 4’9
- 135 lbs (61Kg) - 99 lbs (45Kg)
-In honor of coming up to 1 year of my journey and lurking here since then, I’ve decided to share my results! This is extremely out of my comfort zone but I really have worked hard and been through a lot in the last year and have no one else to share this with lol.
-In September of 2025, I was diagnosed with stage 1 Hypertension and my Cholesterol was through the roof. (270!) Doctor said she would have me do bloodwork again in 9 months and if it was still high then she would put me on statins. That pretty much right there was it for me. I started doing rolling 72’s, and lost weight pretty fast from doing that. That only lasted for about 1 month or so.
-I started working at a restaurant and was very active so I started doing OMAD and have been doing that since then pretty much with the exception of the month of December. I went to Europe and wanted to enjoy myself so I let myself gorge, I ended up staying the exact same weight as I was when I had arrived actually since I was walking so much in Europe, which was fine with me because honestly I was expecting to lose all my progress
-Fast forward to now, still doing OMAD but I really want to implement weight training into my routine because I’m kind of at a “skinny fat” body rn I feel like. Plus I just want to be stronger! I also brought my cholesterol down to a healthy number in 9 months without EVER having to be put on statins. (196)
Extra:
- PLEASE KEEP IN MIND, I AM 4’9 so my results may be more/less noticeable.
- Please ignore my dirty room, as you can tell I still never put my clothes away.
- I would’ve posted my face gains but honestly I look miserable, I’ve been in the trenches of grief and life, due to an unexpected loss last month.
- Exact same bra but I could not find the exact underwear for the life of me!! These are from the same pack though, just a different color.
(also I don’t know why I look almost “crooked” lmao, i have my suspicions that something is not aligned with my body but I have no clue what it is 🥲)
Had to delete and repost because I noticed my personal info was in my last pic. Oops.
Started mid-August this year; believe it or not I was really sucking in my gut in the before pic!
I’m 5’11, started at 220 lbs, currently at 180, and my goal weight is 170-175.
I’ve been doing mostly rolling 72 hour fasts, when I break my fast, my diet is mostly carnivore with a little sauerkraut for the probiotics. I keep my carbs extremely low (below 5g).
Fasted for nearly 6 days after not taking good care of my body and gaining most of the weight back. I'm back up to 240. I lost about 16 pounds of that cutting out carbs. I started my fast last Sunday and ended this morning. Down an additional 9 pounds. Starting a new 5-6 day fast on Sunday. Breaking my fast with a pound of kielbasa and an off brand coke zero. Let the journey resume!
Just had an appointment with a GI doctor and she explained that I have to fast before an endoscopy. When I told her that I do regular fasts of between 3 and 7 days, she was a bit adamant about saying I should not do fasts at all.
When I started explaining the deep microbiology of fasting responses of the body over time, she said "we can agree to disagree."
What on Earth is going on in Western medical education that a doctor of 25 years who works in GI has an adamant negative fasting attitude?
Hippocrites taught us that food is thy medicine and they take the Hippocratic oath to not do harm. Yet they are with a straight face saying that fasting is effectively bad for you, when doing so denies the evolutionary and anthropological reality of adaptive endocrinology resulting from occasional forced fasting on vast populations of humans in our history, due mostly to resource constraints.
I felt pretty confident in my description of the body's response at 3 days, 4 days and 7 days in terms of autophagy mitophagy and then protein remodeling.
Because I read studies.
Because I pay attention to this forum. Because I strive to understand the machinery of sustained caloric burn with this expensive brain.
It's like they don't understand how protein sparing works in a fasting scenario, and only deride the reduction of lean body mass in a fast as an unhealthy thing, not even realizing how ubiquitinated organelles are disproportionately selected during autophagy, leaving your in cells in an overall more healthy state after refeed and recreation of new organelles, or how pre-cancerous cells are stressed by glucose reduction and many may not adapt as well to the fasted state and end up triggering cell death of those cells.
I'm going on a bit, but the frustration of medical professionals being utterly blind to the well studied benefits of fasting is uniquely frustrating.
Any one else have experience with this wall of ignorance in the medical profession?
When it comes to fasting, we have people doing all sorts of lengths, from 24 hours all the way to many months.
A 3-day fast is a different game from someone doing 16–8. A 14-day fast is a different beast that a 3-day faster probably can't face easily.
But is a 40-day fast really that different from a 30-day fast? I don't think so.
So at what length do you think someone reaches the point where, if they can do that, they can do pretty much any length of fast?
At what point does fasting duration stop being a meaningful indicator of someone's ability to fast longer?
hey! i’m pretty new to fasting so im just looking for some advice. please be patient and kind because this might be kinda a dumb thread/questions. some background- i started fasting 1 d 3 hours ago, and im kind of hungry. i could definitely keep fasting if i wanted to. however, i really want to have some corn on the cob with chicken. i know this is probably a craving but idk. at the same time i dont want to lose my fasting progress and stop burning stored fat for energy.
i guess i have a few questions (might be dumb). if i eat now will that “reset” the fast and will my body use the food i eat as calories opposed to my stored fat? do you think i should keep fasting and only eat when i am very very hungry? should i eat something lower in calories like just the chicken instead of corn+chicken? thanks to anyone willing to help a newbie!!
Just broke with 3 eggs and 3 burger patties. Ill be having more later. Im now realizing that keeping it keto makes getting back into the next fast so much easier
Also if someone is doing something similar Id love to share and keep each other accountable :)
I’m doing a 4-day water fast and am currently 48 hours in. I’ve started experiencing a bit stronger headaches, so I read the FAQs on this sub and some other posts. From what I understand, it could be related to electrolyte imbalances.
I live in Germany, and all the shops are closed at this hour. The only electrolytes I had at home were oral rehydration salts (ORS) intended for diarrhea, which contain some glucose (around 80 calories per serving).
I have two questions:
I've been fasting and dieting on and off for the last 15 years. The last time I made a major push was over 10 years ago when I got under 190lbs (46M , 6"1' for reference). Happy to share that I've been back on my fasting journey since March of this year (with a 2 month break in there too even) , and am at my lowest weight since 2016. It hasn't always been easy but lately been getting used to eating most every other day (ADF).
CW: 199.8
SW: 236
36.2 down so far!
Any tips for a 22yo male that is going to have to fast for the next few weeks ? Basically I’m in a complicated financial situation and I’m really far from any city or anything so I’m gonna have to force myself to fast for the next few weeks. I have extra pounds (180cm 90kg) so I don’t think it’s gonna be a problem but do you guys have any tips ? Thanks
Hey guys! I’m 22 years old and around 66 pounds overweight. I have PCOD, and I’ve been thinking about doing a 21-day water fast to lose weight. Today is Day 1, and I’ve already started.
I tend to eat when I’m stressed, anxious, or have a headache, and I’m struggling to manage these habits. I really want to work on myself and understand how to deal with emotional eating.
Has anyone been through something similar? I’d appreciate any advice or guidance on managing these habits and finding a healthier, sustainable way to lose weight, especially with PCOD.
Anyone else feel like when they’re trying to fast, specifically an extended fast, they’re tested more? During this time I feel like people are really testing my patience and causing me so much stress that I have no choice but to end the fast and eat. It’s probably my own addiction problems but before I blame it on that I want to know if anyone else can relate.
Does anyone else experience significant lower back pain while fasting? Seems to be worse than the first few days of a fast. I reckon due to dehydration and possibly an electrolyte imbalance within my body. This fast which was supposed to last seven days I had to break after four because the pain was too much..