Does adding lemon juice to water during your fast break your fast?

(Straight outta ‘Straya’) #1

2 days in to my 3 day fast I added lemon and lime juice to a cup of water without thinking… did that just break the benefits of the fast?

(Karen) #2

Depends how much. Sugars in both.

K

(Chris W) #3

I have fasted for 80 hours(my longest) this week and I add half a lemon squeezed to my water every morning, no ill effects and I have been doing this long before keto. It has never effect my making of ketones, and it makes me feel better in general, I add the small amount to my daily total 2.5g in half a lemon. You can make fasting what ever you want it to be, my understanding is that if you eat enough protein in particular that will negate the effects of the fast, some people fat fast, others do it for autopaghy,