Fasting Tips

Ed4all15 · 2020-04-15T21:21:41+00:00

Drink lots of water.

Adorable_FecalSpray · 2020-04-15T21:37:22+00:00

Check out Vora or Zero, IF apps. They can be helpful as you countdown.

Do drink lots of water (or plain tea or black coffee).

Don’t over exert yourself.

If hunger pains start getting bad, mentally tell yourself to last 30-60 minutes more and then you can break your fast. In that time, drink 20-40 ounces of water and typically by the end of the time you gave yourself the hunger pains will have subsided and you should be “good” for another 4-8 hrs.

Make sure you are doing things to occupy your time, that keep you mentally busy. It helps the time pass.

If you have been doing IF for 3 months you should be used to the mental discipline aspect of fasting. So it will just be more of that. Along w some possible slight euphoria between 36-48 hrs (that is when I felt it). I’ve never done longer then 48 hrs, so can’t speak to longer then that. Good luck!

Rememberthecodex · 2020-04-16T00:02:10+00:00

Drink snake juice (you can find the recipe, it's easy) , add peppermint or lemon Zest if you can't stand the taste.

If you don't find potassium or magnesium, sodium (salt) is enought for a short fast.

I suggest you to be near a bathroom when you break a fast longer than 48h, usually the water comes out from the rear after you finished the meal.

I usually don't drink too much the day i break the fast to mitigate this (i usually do 72h every 2 or 3 weeks and OMAD the rest of the time).

Some good things can help you fast is to keep food out of your reach, so in case of cravings, you have the time to razionalized and calm down.

Keep yourself occupied, videogames, walking, clean up.

Good luck

hoopingblob · 2020-04-16T10:27:23+00:00

I love the gift that nature gave me of not getting fat sometimes. I can revel in my gluttony as much as I want to without having to worry that I will become a blob 🤤

TheRealYuno · 2020-04-17T02:19:53+00:00

Buy some hemp seed and when you feel hungry, eat a couple spoonfuls. It'll immediately lower ghrelin and thus your hunder will go away. It sounds stupid but try it, it's seriously impressive at how well it works.

Note: This will break a 0 calorie fast but that little amount of hemp seed isn't going to be that big of a deal. You'll still lose weight and hemp seed isn't an unhealthy food.

6h9h · 2020-04-15T22:28:35+00:00

I do OMAD and fasted 15 mile walks / 25 mile bicycle rides.

Every 3 months I do a 7 day fast.

If you have been doing IF for a while then that will help a lot. Don't be surprised if you buckle a few times and need to make multiple attempts, each attempt you should make progress. Try not to use that as an excuse though, push through it.

As for tips, what helped me the most was:

-Keeping busy (mentally)

-ice cold sparkling water

-black coffee (but don't overdo it)

-cold brewed green tea (basically green tea soaked in cold water overnight)

People's opinions vary, but if I do a fast over 3-4 days I will use electrolytes.

Title	Fasting Tips
Author	Owenthecoop
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Date	April 15, 2020 9:07 PM UTC (6 years ago)
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