Richard here:
_We don’t support extended fasts beyond a 72 hour fast at which point humans appear to reach the maximal benefit, and beyond which those benefits diminish exponentially, and costs accrue.
Any fast beyond 72 hours is increasingly just extreme caloric restriction, with essential nutrient depletion.
in 1981 10 IRA hunger strikers fasted themselves to death in British jails.
Name Length of strike Bobby Sands 66 days Francis Hughes 59 days Raymond McCreesh 61 days Patsy O’Hara 61 days Joe McDonnell 61 days Martin Hurson 46 days Kevin Lynch 71 days Kieran Doherty 73 days Thomas McElwee 62 days Michael Devine 60 days
A 100 day fast is a “dumb ideatm”. People have killed themselves trying to go for the Guinness world record fast, and people have died fasting for a lot less than 100 days.
I have been doing intermittent fasting and keto this entire year and lost about 75 pounds. I believe that water fasting will really help… So come January 1, I plan on doing 100 days of fasting… from what I have read and experience, I should lose about a pound a day… But I’ve never fasted for more than 30 days. After 30 days, I assume the weight loss slows down… But I’m not sure how much. I plan on documenting this entire adventure. How long have you fasted? What are some suggestions? What should I expect after 30 days? Any tips?
Updated info: I’m married male with two boys and two grand kids plus another soon. 49 years old. Im 215 pounds now. Last year I had open heart surgery to fix two valves. Everything else was fine. No plaques or blockages. Dr said Keto was fine.
I want to do the fast till I get to 100 days or 8% BF then finish the 100 days bone fasting.
I expect to lose 0.7 pounds a day. I think this will help my body. Atophagy. I think humans had to do things like this and we adapted to survive and thrive prolong fasting. If I’m wrong… it will be documented. But I’m betting my life I’m correct.