Hi all - Past 40 hours now and moving toward 41, which pleases me since I set 36 hours as my goal for my first āextendedā fast. I feel very good - not euphoric, but I have plenty of energy and a positive spirit.
Iām thinking that Iāll do 42 hours and then gently break the fast since itās the first one Iāve doneā¦ not go too gung-ho but give myself a goal to pass on the next one.
Any and all advice from those of you more experienced in this is welcome. 
I donāt doubt the sweetener infoā¦not even one little bit!
I happen to get along pretty well with Stevia though. Iāve lost a bunch of weight while continuing to be a heavy user. (160+ pounds lost) Mostly sweet tea, and coffee with Stevia plus Cream.
Having said that, and thoroughly believing the article linked above, I AM (and have been for some time) trying to retrain my taste buds, to need less and less sweet taste.
I believe we were designed by Our Gracious Creator to enjoy sweetness, or we wouldnāt have the receptors, or the capacity for that particular sense.
But like all things we imperfect humans touch, the tenancy to pervert the gifts weāve recieved, or otherwise fowl our nest is ALWAYS a problem.
Just my 2 cents.
Thanks for the article and linking it here, Brenda!
Thursday to Sunday doesnāt work for me because Friday night is family dinner night and Saturday thereās a community lunch. Sunday through Thursday works better.
Only advice I can provide, is to try to break easily, and not go full bore into a meal especially if this is your first Fast. - Also, and this may not apply to you?, but there are a few things that most have issues breaking with, such as Eggs or Nuts. (Myself included) Though some can break with these items, from all the things Iāve read, most do have issues when they have these two notorious items included. And you will know quite quickly at times afterwards, so you will hear that most like to break a Fast when at home, or somewhere having a facility nearby. ā¦ Iāve also noticed an abundance of Fat can also cause this, such as a Steak with a nice amount of Fat on it. I think it can overwhelm the system too quickly.
Most find that having something small, and then waiting 30-60 minutes, or even 2 hours before eating a meal to be helpful. But unfortunately, trial & error are the only true ways to see what affects each of us. I generally have good luck eating a small Salad with Olive Oil & Dressing, or just some Sauerkraut, then waiting an hour or so before eating a full meal. But even then being at home is always a safe bet. 
Thanks @Digital_Dave. Iād read about breaking with items you mentioned ( on my phone Iām not sure how to do the blur function so wonāt mention anything specific) so now I will be cautious.
No worries, Patricia. 
Itās just that they ask folks to blur mentions of food, since some folks donāt like to read or think about foods whilst Fasting. Doesnāt bother me in the slightest, I even cook/bake while I Fast, but we all do try to comply for those who it does bother. ā¦ And if you do post something when on your phone, a fellow member can always help you with that. I believe once a member reaches trust level 2? they can edit post for others? ā¦ I will have to go back and read it to confirm, but getting ready to head out the office for the day. So will have to do it later. If you donāt already know about the trust levels, you can read up on the thread posted below.
Thank you again, @Digital_Dave. Iām at Trust Level 2 now, and just find it easier to navigate things on my computer rather than my phone. But both work to be able to keep in touch, especially when I was wanting to check in regularly on the ZornFast this time.
So. Ta-da. I did 42 hours and 1 minute (and some seconds, but whoās counting?!). I know I want to do an extended fast again, maybe once per month? Maybe more. But Iāve found that when I start out slow but steady, I can keep at things and build my foundation and discipline for whatever it is I want to make a regular practice.
I just had a little under a 4 hour eating window and have started my next fasting period - looking toward a 14-16 hour fast overnight. Tomorrow morning, I will be babysitting a two-year old granddaughter and will (perhaps) eat a little breakfast with her. Tomorrow is a bit negotiable and then Iāll be back to my usual timed eating practice.
Iāll be rooting for all of us on this monthās ZornFast and will continue to follow the thread. Thank you @Brenda for your leadership and keeping this going for folks like me who watch for a while and finally decide to jump in. You are appreciated!!
Ok, I had to break, listened to my body and refeed it. Lots of sinus drainage going on, I could have carried on but it was stressing me out.
I did get in 45.5 hrs. so it is all good.
If I feel better tomorrow I will try to do another 36 hrs.
Iām sittinā somewhere around 78 hours right now. I felt pretty gassed this afternoon, so much so in factā¦I nearly pulled the plug. Iām glad I decided to push on through. I feel great again.
Iām not sure why that happensā¦
I began at 5pm today (was waiting to see how it went shopping at Costco and Walmart before posting I was beginning, just in case I ended up eating samples at Costco, and I could have since they were selling something we can have, soā¦ (I bought a package of them) but did not indulge (because in my head I was thinking, āyou havenāt eaten since before 5pm, Susan, so if you donāt eat now, then your fast began at 5ā, so yes!) and I wasnāt hungryā¦I donāt know how to do the .blurrying out words, so wasnāt trying to conceal the item from you lovely people, just trying not to mention, etc.
I will have to break it when we have a going away party for my son and his wife that are moving to a different province, but I am not sure when they are coming. I will do better with next monthās one, and try for the full Thursday to Sunday though.
Congrats to all of you and best wishes for success.
After you type the words you want, such as theseā¦
Simply highlight the section you want to blur, click and drag, etcā¦
Click on the Sprocket icon, all the way to the right above.
And click āBlur Spoilerā and those words highlighted will be blurred until clicked on. You will know it worked when you see the [spoiler]highlight[/spoiler} in brackets such as this. (But I changed the last bracket to make it not work just to show it. ā¦ Someone then needs to click on it to reveal it.
@Digital_Dave HAHA! I totally agree, I actually do more cooking when in the fasted state! So reading about food certainly doesnāt bother me in the least either.
I may not make it to 120 hours this go around. (It was my goal) Iām feeling pretty tired @ about 89. May tap out later on today.
You are doing good. You just do you on a Zornfast, not all of us start on Thursday and end on Sunday, Some start early, some start late. Some even get in a refeed meal or two and start fasting again. It is all good.
Just come to the party for support and chatting with like minded fasters. They are rare in the wild!
I weigh every day and fast pretty regularly, so Iām used to my weight bouncing up and down. Good thing, too, because I got on the scale this morning and it had actually gone up from yesterday. UP! 
Tomorrow morning Iām going to get up and it probably wonāt even have numbers anymore. Itāll say something like you weigh: blue. Or itāll spit out my fortune or something.
Iām at 60 hours and feeling like I should be fine at least until this evening. Iām headed out in a bit for a quick Costco trip, so I have something in the house to eat tomorrow. I always just ignore the samples since I assume theyāre things I canāt eat. Grocery shopping while fasting isnāt hard for me these days. Then I have have some other stuff to do out of the house.
But my worst times that I really struggle are in the evenings. Sometimes I even go to bed early, because I am so dang hungry and canāt stop thinking about food. Tonight is going to be tough!
Okay, thanks, I have been fasting since 5pm Friday evening (but I normally do 7pm-1pm daily so so far nothing unusual regardless). I have done 3 successful 24 hour fasts and been doing the daily 18/6 for a while, and sometimes even 20/4. I just feel that I would like to do longer ones on occassion as well.
I donāt have a problem with not having food, as I do with making myself drinkā¦ I can normally drink tons of water, easily. The only problem I find with the longer periods of not eating, is I struggle drinking a lot of waterā¦ no idea why when one would think you would want to drink more during these times. I have to force myself to drink water though, during them. Hot tea goes down easier though.
On Day #3 - a good day. Lots of rain here lately but today the air is clear and dry, and that Northern Hemisphere maximum power sun is doing its deal. Feel pretty good - not like I want to go out and hunt giraffes, but pretty darn good indeed. Even better mentally, one step away from euphoria. 
9 hours sleep last night, thatās why.
I tapped out @92 hours. A pretty good fast for sure, but AN EXCELLENT re-feedā¦at least so far.
Wow, that is awesome, major grats from me =).
I am currently at 31 hours and feeling really spacey, but going to bed soon =). I am drinking some lovely herbal tea, plain =) it is Twinings Vanilla Camomile and is delicious and really helping me atmā¦drinking it, browsing forum and to bed soon =).
I am going to have to stop at 48 hours tomorrow at 5pm, but it will be 48 hours for me, and so double my previous bestā¦ so over time I hope I can do it longer!
Hmm, this not eating deal is kind of boringā¦
