I have always started a fast right after dinner, to go into bed and then wake up and am already 12 hours into the fast make it easy peasy. BUT is the first 12 hours really all that hard anyway? It seems to be the 18-24 hour mark that is the tough stretch, I have heard this on podcasts and have found it to be true for myself too.
SO for this fast I am trying something new. I woke up and ate a big breakfast, and then started my fast. SO now when I go to bed tonight it’ll be about 15 hours into my fast which should put the 18-24 hour mark during sleepy time. And I normally skip breakfast, so my ghrelin response for the morning shouldn’t be too bad, and maybe a little boost in blood sugar from dawn effect will help to coast into the 30 hour mark with no problem.
Hoping to stretch this fast out to 96 hours. Break it with breakfast on Saturday morning.