Suggestions on how/when to break an extended fast

#1

Hi all I am half way through day 16 of an extended water fast. My end date has been a moving target first 3 days, the 7, 14, now 21. Which would be next Friday so my plan was to begin reintros Saturday morning. Here is my problem I worked at my volunteer job last night and felt sick and miserable the whole night. I made it through but I have to work next Friday and Saturday nights. I don’t want to feel terrible again but don’t want to end my fast early. I also think starting reintroducing foods the day I am going to be at the volunteer gig may be asking for trouble if my stomach rebels.
It looks like my options are to end my fast around Wednesday or prolong it to Sunday.

My question is if I wait until Sunday, how long will it take to adjust to eating? Will I be able to eat Christmas Eve dinner with my family? Or will it take several days to adjust and I’ll be sipping bone broth til New Years?

(*Rusty* Instagram: @Rustyk61) #2

Takes me 10 min’s…lol

To answer your questions. Everyone is different.

#3

I’m well into my first extended fast and I am researching the same question. I found a few articles regarding how to restart the stomach after surgery that were very conservative and provided some excellent suggestions.

Most surgeries basically kill off all of the flora in the gut due to the anesthetic, simple methods to get things going again with minimal risk of a violent response.

#4

I routinely do back to back week long fasts/pause an extended fast with a meal. I don’t need any adjustment time, I just eat. The longest I’ve gone without an interruption/pause is 10 days. YMMV.