I Broke it with a salad with avocado oil and white vinegar. But the thing was, I had a near miss four hours before I did the refeed so the flood gates were already open so to speak.
July 2019 - IF/EF Chat Thread (All Welcome)
BeStill
#114
Iāve started a new fast, would like to try to go at least 4 days this time, maybe longer if I am feeling good. Havenāt weighed today, but will after I am 24 hrs in at least.
Brennan
(Brennan)
#115
54 hours in, currently 3:30 am. Got a solid 5 hours of sleep, Yay!
Think Iām going to try getting a little more sleep.
Texere
#117
40 hours in and low grade hunger. This is only my 3rd fast (1st was 24 hours, 2nd 36 hours) and hoping to make 72 hours or so - Iāll see how I feel later. lots of fasters have mentioned that day 2 is the hardest - Iām finding that low grade hunger has settled in. Not hunger pains, no headache, but rather low-grade general hunger. Which is great because I broke my 2nd fast at 36 hours due to raging hunger and headache.
Hope everyone in the US had a great 4th!
Texere
#118
Intermittent fasting is still fasting! I donāt normally fast longer hours either - still dipping my toe in the water.
Brennan
(Brennan)
#119
Lol the pond is for anyone to swim in IF, EF, TRE any and all lengths of fasting. Iām glad youāre finding this helpful and donāt worry about what others are doing. We are all on our own separate journeys.
KCFO!
andesite
(Andi loves space, bacon and fasting. )
#120
Happy Fasting Friday! I am 12 hours in to a planned 7 day fast. Iāve planned this with a friend for the last several weeks, we looked at our calendars and picked a 7 day period where we both were free of travel or major social commitments. I havenāt done an EF for a few months, and I travelled last week seeing friends and playing the roll of houseguest. It was impossible to stay strict keto throughout, so I expect the first couple of days to be fairly uncomfortable. Thatās okay, Iām highly motivated for this fast!! My weight has plateaued the last 3 months and this is what I think will break it.
Hope youāre all having a great day! Iām going to start off with a big hike to burn all of the glycogen in my liver.
ZuleikaD
#121
Youāre doing great! There are actually fewer ābig fishā here than it might seem. Lots of people are going along doing OMAD and maybe 36 hours. @Brennan is right that the pond is for everyone!
Wow! Good luck. I wish you all the stick-to-it-ive-ness that you need so you bust your plateau.
Iām at about 40 hours and planning to go until tomorrow. Had a nice drop of 1.6 lb. from yesterday, so Iām off to a good start and hopefully Iāll see a new (fasting) low tomorrow!
Prolonged fasting 72 hours?
Brennan
(Brennan)
#122
Well friends Iāve been invited to a 
roast at a winery tomorrow. And that sounds like a good time to me! So Iām going to break now at 64 and switch to IF after a day or two of regular refeeding.
Yāall keep calm and fast on!
Sharon_E
#126
I got a little too friendly with the hummus yesterday (I was dipping broccoli florets in it, then cheese, then bacon), and ended up eating somewhere around 3,000 cals for the day. So Iām fasting for 24 hours.
I am the poster child for why you shouldnāt pig out at 11pm. I didnāt sleep for shit
Texere
#127
62 hours fasted. I have to say, as a relative newbie to Keto and to fasting itās the strangest thing to go not eat during the day and that little voice in the back of your head chiming in with SAD viewpoint of you really should eat something and ignoring it.
Hunger stayed at a low thrum yesterday but drank lots and lots of water and ignored it. Up this morning with mild hunger, but then I just drank my water + ACV so it should hopefully subside soon. Planning on breaking fast for dinner this evening but Iāll see how the day goes.
andesite
(Andi loves space, bacon and fasting. )
#131
Happy Saturday Fasters!
Iām 36 hours in and yesterday was not so bad, just some underlying discomfort. I slept better than I expected too.
Yes, this! No matter what your former routines were, water fasts are boring! On feeding days I spend a good amount of time planning for, cooking, and eating. During a water fast, I only go into the kitchen to make tea or feed the cat, it is a little surreal.
I came back from my trip up 10 lbs. !!! Thatās from a combination of dirty keto (honestly I wasnāt that bad), alcohol (okay, I was bad there), not sleeping a lot, and being at high altitude (hello Denver!). Today Iām just up 5, so looking forward for the rest of my vacation to whoosh away so that I can start chipping into the plateau.
I hope you all have a beautiful Saturday!
Texere
#132
Hmmmmā¦66 hours in and starting to be quite nauseous. So off to start gently breaking the fast. Not bad for my 3rd fast. Next time Iāll prepare a bit better per Megan Ramosā suggestion of loading up the day before a fast with lots of good fats. This fast was a bit unplanned.
Hope everyone have lovely days!
ZuleikaD
#134
I ended up breaking last night for a late dinner. I was wondering how Iād do on this fast, because my feast days were just barely maintenance calories and usually I try to eat above that. When I donāt, I struggle though the fast. But yesterday evening I got the urge to eat all the things and my usual trick of half an avocado wasnāt cutting it. So I ate dinner.
Altogether it was about 48 hours. Iām still happy overall. Last time I made a major effort at losing weight I managed to get down to 204.4. This morning I was at 204.2. So, Iām now at the lowest weight Iāve been in nearly three years, down from the highest Iād ever been in January. Iām sure Iāll get a bounce from the regain, but Iām still celebrating!
ZuleikaD
#136
Yep. Onederland, just plain fat (not obese) and 40 lbs. lost are all within a couple of lbs of each other for me. But at the rate I typically lose weight, thatās a month away.