About to be in hour 19. Gonna try for 24.

I found that would kickstart your diet when gettin close to weight and you've stopped losing...You can DO it....lol

A few months back I decide I was not going to eat unless I was hungry not out of habit. For some reason I just was not hungry for a few weeks. Made it over 24 2 or 3 times Got up to 44 hrs once before my wife insisted I needed to eat.


I have not done that in a while.


You can do it!!!

I did a 36 hour fast once a week back when first diagnosed with diabetes II. Doc didn't like the idea but I lost 25 lbs over 4 months and since then have only crept up about 10 of it. That was 9 years ago.

Ive fasted for 72 hours quite a few times. Did 5 days once. Should do it again soon
Lot of benefits to fasting

Wow, I don't think I could do that. After about 48 hours I get pretty darn sick.

I did 50hrs yesterday. It’s not that big a deal as long as you’re running on coffee and Copenhagen

Never got sick. Got a little light headed if I stood up too fast a couple of times. Food tastes pretty good after a fast

I generally fast 18-20 hrs daily. I only eat supper

You want to plan it so your not doing any real hard work from day 3 on. Worst was when I had to cook for the boys.

I've been doing 20 hour fasts for the last couple weeks. I always feel better when I eat once a day. I used to fast for 7 days a couple times a year. After day three I wasn't hungry anymore and so long as I didn't over exert myself, I felt fantastic. Really had to be careful when breaking a long fast though, really easy to overdo it.

Watched a show where a guy with pretty high cholesterol fasted for 24 hrs twice a week for about six months. He was able to stay off of medication for his cholesterol to his Dr's surprise.

One day I was over at a friend's house on day 3 of the fast, he offered me a beer and I forgot I was fasting and about halfway through the beer I started to get a little sick feeling.

The first 48 are the hardest after that it gets easy.. not much like denying the natural man in us.

The first time I did a three day fast I ended it with about six doughnuts! Big mistake. Planning on starting a 96 hour starting this coming Monday, good for a metabolism reset!

I once went 7 hours but it was just cuz I didn't have any food

Keith

You did it all yesterday?

Ended yesterday if you couldn’t draw that conclusion on your own

If I can get past breakfast it’s easy, breakfast is the hardest for me as that’s when I take my pills.

Are most of these fast for health ,weight loss ,or spiritual ?

My fasting is a quick trip to the bathroom after three cups of coffee in the morning.

Spiritual for me but you can definitely feel the health benefits too

Health

I use to fast from Monday night until Wednesday morning.

I do intermittent fasting (IF) an eat pattern of eating and not eating and not what you eat for health. I only eat from high noon till about 530 each day. I started 10 years ago and lost about 20 pounds and have maintained that weight with in a few either depending on the season. More energy and health benefits have been huge for me. I eat anything and as much as I want in those 5 hours each. I haven't but ~ twice broke that eating pattern in 10 years.

This long of fasting is new to me. Supposed to help cell repair. Autophagy.

It's a re boot...lol

For me becuse i was not really hungry and wondered how long it would be before I was. Turned out to be easy for me probably due to my untraditiinal schedule. Later I read ther are said to be health benefits. That tracks with me considering up intell recent times humans didnt get to eat regularly, near as much, or the processed sugar and preservative filled junk.

i once had a horse and i just had him trained not to eat and he died

On hour 17 again.

So for you that are doing these fasts, what are you allowed to drink? Just water only?

Water, coffee

I drink water and coffee. You can drink some teas too.

Water, coffee, and green, black or herbal tea is about it for me fasting or not. .no added sugar or sweetener at all.

Good for you, you can do it. Make your sleep time take up lots of those hours. Time your fast for when you sleep , thus not eating for hours anyway.

I've been fasting in various ways for several years now. The benefits in heath and neuro brain health are astounding. Every day brings more neat activities the body is busy doing for your health. And after a little more time, even the risk of getting cancer drops a whopping 70% . People going through chemo are helped immensely to heal in accelerated time from the treatment. There are so many benefits to fasting , it's best to just read and see videos of all the good things about it.

Few other health issues have been scientifically researched worldwide, so thoroughly, than fasting. It's from centuries back , worldwide, to present.

There are some protocols in preparing properly for a fast , and definite protocols in coming down off a fast. Start out slowly, with shorter fast days and work your way up . IF (intermittent fasting) is a great way to maintain . The research finds that mixing up your eating days with various time factors is key to keep the metabolism from locking in a stall . Just as early era human tribes did, there were seasons of plenty, seasons of less, even times of no eating at all until the next successful hunt. The human body is designed for this variety. And stays healthy.

Example- I.F. , 3 days a week, 24 hr fast one day, no fast at all for one or two days, OMAD, (one meal a day) for another. Keeps metabolism from getting stuck.

Electrolytes are essential in good water during this time. Coffee is ok, but no heavy cream or sugar. Stevia is ok. Some say get coffee that is without insecticides and chemicals , as the body is working hard cleaning out poisons and detox. I found Bulletproof coffee wonderful , smooth in taste and cleanly grown for such times. Got it on Amazon.

The body is like a new house cleaned well and ready to reset, moving new furniture into it, after a fast, especially 24 hours and longer. Gut health is totally reset , coming out of a fast , with portions of bone broth collagen , fermented foods such as yogurt ( non-sweetened) or using stevia , Kim Chi , sauerkraut , eggs , some butter, working up to heavier proteins . Loading up that clean new house with junk dirty furniture such as carbs of sugar, grains, pastas, ice cream, chips, etc. does nothing good for the newly made good gut bacteria and stem cell healing that's just taken place. Same for any sort of tobacco or alcohol. Like poisoning the body all over again.

And you feel fantastic . The brain literally becomes clear in logic, creativity and decision-making. Hence, the reason people worldwide have also adapted the practice into their spiritual tradition.

The longest I've gone is 6 days in a water fast , coffee , and electrolytes, only . More often, I do Intermittent Fasting , 36, even 72 hr fasts at times. If I want a splurge day eating anything at any time, or am somewhere enjoying fun times out with others, I do that with no worries. Just get back onto the hi way in routine after that. Fasting is easy and versatile. No hard routine. You'd be surprised how well you can fast in working up to longer times slowly. It isn't hard at all and does wonders for health.

There are lots of videos on this, one of the main people Ive come to like is Dr Eric Burg, and Mindy Pelz. In some years of research , I've seen the affirmations of scientific facts in such harmony as to basically settle on these two, but there are many more good choices to watch as well.

Below is a video just touching the surface of the amazing health and healing activities the body does each day a fast is done. Once the silly cartoon caption is clicked , the good medical info gets right to it step by step.

Sharon pretty much said it all

I do 5 day fasts 2 or three times a year. Resets your body, flushes bad cells and fights nagging inflammation, old injury’s etc. good for new stem cells. I Do nothing but water. Day 3,4 and 5 are amazing and it’s hard to explain how good you feel and the energy you have. Coming off the fast you have to watch what you eat. After the fast I’m not really hungry but do eat a little.

That being said some people have a terrible time trying a 5 day fast. 4 other guys I work with do the 5 day and they like it. Lots of info on it and you don’t lose muscle mass on it.

What works for some might to work for you!

Spiritual and health for me.

Our old friend (a Catholic Priest ) told me the proper way to fast (for spiritual ) is bread and water .

Hour 22 currently. Each day it gets easier. Gonna make 36 hours this time. I got only 4 hours till bed and do the last 8 hours while sleeping to make it easy. This is the longest fast I've ever done. I feel good.

Good for you that’s some will power

I fast at night too, between supper and breakfast.

No whiskey? You can count me out then.

Good deal. Me and a buddy did a 50+ hour one a couple years ago now. Never got hungry, but sure did miss eating

Im at about 25 hrs now. Not intentional just got busy today and didn't stop to eat.

Was up in the air about eating something tonight or not. Still was not overly hungry but stoped for a steak waiting on it to come out now.

Too busy to eat for 25 hours? You are a STUD......................

I thought this thread was about Fisting....until I put my glasses on...

Yikes !!

You're sick man.

Good for you . It does get easier if done right . On longer fasts , remember to protein up the last couple days before beginning.

About everyone has gone for 24 hours without food … a long day at work , unforeseen projects or events, the next thing you know most if not all of the day has gone . So you plan to eat much later that night.

Timing makes it easier. Your last meal in early evening, with all night sleeping, makes many of those hours go by anyway. Lots of water helps to feel good as detox and healing transpires.

Congratulations and good health to all who take the journey.

I once fastest for around 36 hours but it was just because we ran out of MRE's and conditions wouldn't allow a flight into the Bob Marshall for a resupply. An Army marches on it's stomach they say.........