May 2017 Zornfast 18-21

[Kyz]

62 hours fasted. Loving this! So encouraged right now that I can accomplish anything.

[GhostlySmile]

I’m 12 hours in, but it’s easy enough. I don’t usually eat breakfast anyway. Hoping to make 36 hours.

[ReaperScoob]

Ohhhh I’m making this as soon as I get some Magnesium citrate! That looks awesome thanks so much!

[Kyz]

I had a few leg cramps last night so the first thing I did this morning was make some ketoaid.

[chris.coote]

Definitely in this month…
Started early Tuesday night @10
36hr and feeling great!

[Scrunchii]

fasted 34 hours as of now. getting ready to do a HIIT class fasted. I’ll see how it goes.

[daon]

420 hours into an extended fast and feeling great! I have used coffee with cream and bone broth with butter but never more than 2 bone broths a day and some days none. Lots of water of course, salt, daily vitamins, potassium and magnesium! Four days ago, I had a few olives (6) and some macadamia nuts (6) and did that two days in a row. Also, my birthday was 2 days ago and I took one small bite of a chocolate dipped strawberry but that was all. I found that it didn’t increase my hunger, nor did it put me out of ketosis. My ketones have been consistently running above 4.5. I thought I would stop my fast by now but just feel like I want to keep going. I’m visiting a friend I haven’t seen in many years on Friday and we were going to go out to lunch. When I told her I was fasting and that I would bring bone broth with me, she graciously said, “Let’s just meet at my sister’s house and skip the restaurant.”

I’m amazed at my energy levels and the ease of fasting. I have a family and being around food did bother me the first few days, but not at all now. It’s definitely more of a mental exercise than a physical challenge!

Best of luck to everyone. I intend to keep fasting through the Zornfast! .

[JamesH]

I feel a bit late to the party but I’m at my 24 hour point now and doing great. I timed my fast really good so I was asleep during that first hunger wave. I need to pick up some more magnesium citrate today to make some keto aid.

Planning for a 72 hour fast but may go 96 if I’m feeling up to it. Making a sous vide pork roast this weekend so I don’t think I’ll be able to go much longer than that. haha

[KetoLikeaLady]

fasted 34 hours as of now. getting ready to do a HIIT class fasted. I’ll see how it goes.

DO TELL!!

[ReaperScoob]

Don’t feel late, the fast starts today, just alot of us started early lol. I have the same goal of 72! Currently at 38 and is the longest I’ve ever done, it’s wonderful so far!

[MakinBacon]

38 hours in for me, and I feel great. It seems the more often I fast, the easier it becomes. My first couple of fasts were a struggle to get beyond 24 hours, and 48 seemed like torture. Now it’s so easy for me, I don’t really notice I’m fasting until I get to around day 4ish. And at that point, it starts to become a mental thing for me, rather than physical feelings of hunger. This time I’m going to try to break through that mental barrier and keep going until my body physically tells me I need to stop. I still have plenty of body fat on me, so I know I can go longer without much issue. I lost track, but this is probably my 10th or so fast going beyond 36 hours, and I think number 3 going past 100.

[ron-coleman]

Any fasting is good. I wanted to let you know that the 24 hour mark is the most difficult. Once you get past it, most find the next few days fairly easy. Hunger disappears and it becomes solely a mind game.
Also imortant: Autophagy peaks on day 3. I encourage you to get past that 24 hour mark sometime soon, so you can experience the ease and euphoria on the other side!

Really great info in this quote! I may try to join in late as it is almost lunch time on the 18th, and go until lunch on Saturday when we are going out with the kids for my wife’s birthday–that will mean 48 hours but that is good for now. Thanks for the inspiration to fast!

[GhostlySmile]

I may be finishing this fast from prison. My fiance decided NOW was a great fucking time to cook a couple of pounds of bacon. Something we usually do on Sundays. Strangulation by bacon rope?

[Brenda]

I had a few leg cramps last night

Buy some calcium citrate tablets. Often this is the cause of leg cramps if your sodium is in check.

I have had ZERO leg cramps for over TWO years now ever since @Donna told me about it

[daon]

Just purchased them on Amazon since I’m not supplementing Calcium and have had just a few leg cramps. Thanks for the advice.

[ReaperScoob]

what is your take on calcium supps not being too beneficial for you? I only saw this thread and began looking into in last night, you are one smart (keto)cookie when it comes to this stuff lmao so wonder what is your perspective on calcium supplements not being entirely beneficial. Clearly they have not had ill-effect on you, just like everything in life its probably just a matter of moderation

Calcium Supplements

Many people assume that by using a calcium based supplement they will create a stronger bone structure. Unfortunately so do dieticians and doctors, but Dr Jason Fung in his video analysis The Calcium Story concludes with: [image] and implicates heart disease and cancer: [image] [image] [image] So my take-away is that calcium supplements are poison in general, and dairy is poison for cancer patients.

[ReaperScoob]

maybe a bacon sheet woven from bacon, put over face so he suffocates from the same intoxicating smell that is slowly killing you as well rofl

things get morbid mid-fast lmao

[A.S.McClain]

Now 36 hours in (water and black coffee only) and ketones at 5.2. Yowza.

[Brenda]

I take them solely to prevent leg cramps. I don’t take them for bone strength. I have incredible bone density from years of being 100 pounds heavier and practicing weightlifting at the gym each week now.

My bone density is off the charts. I had a DEXA scan recently to assess LBM.

[KetoLikeaLady]

Now 36 hours in (water and black coffee only) and ketones at 5.2. Yowza.

WHOAAAA!!! Did you work out as well yesterday to get them so high?