hi:
I’m a longtime listener to the podcast and have done a good bit of reading on the subject, including this forum and other sources.
That said, I am not clear on how exactly to begin fasting. Based on what I have read/heard, a large number of variations exist with respect to fasting. Some fasts involve eating only at certain hours of each day, some fasts involve eating nothing at all for extended periods, some fasts involve eating only certain types of food, and on and on it goes.
As a beginner, I think I’m interested in a fast of 48 hours and possibly up to 72 hours. I think I would like to have coffee in the morning with some heavy cream and MCT oil in it. I otherwise would have only water or possibly hot tea. I think if I got really hungry, I would try some bone broth.
I would be grateful if you more knowledgeable folks could weigh in with advice on a very basic and simple-to-follow fast for a beginner. Although I have done my homework (reading and listening), the large number of different types of/approaches to fasting is a bit overwhelming. OK, a lot overwhelming. SIMPLE IS GOOD.
Update: Carl recently (April 2017) described a style of fasting that went something like 3 days of eating, then 3 days of fasting. The metaphor was the “kid on the skateboard” who would rev up his metabolism by eating for three days (pushing the skateboard), then would coast for three days (fasting). That makes a lot of sense and I am specifically interested in details on that style of fast.
Thanks very much.