I have terrible hunger for the first three days, by day four I lose the hunger... by day ten I really feel a lot of energy... by day 21 I find the Spiritual awareness really kicks in. Every day after 21 days is beyond fabulous with incredible insights, clarity of mind and tranquility. I fast on water-only. I never use electrolytes, vitamins or anything other than tap water filtered with a Britta filter. I have done many fasts on water. My first fast was for 30 days in 1974. It was the BEST experience of my life.
Thanks for sharing your experience! I can relate to some of the things you said. Personally I find consuming salt on my fasting days helps with hunger, energy, and other side effects. Another thing that kind of reduces hunger for me is if I get into nutritional ketosis before I start.
2 tsp of Pink Himalayan Salt in a steel water bottle sipping it throughout the day (don't guzzle it down!) is all you need for electrolytes, especially if it's just 72 hours or less. Get another water bottle for filtered water only, go back and forth drinking between the two. Only doing water gives me bad headaches, nightmares and hard to sleep. With the pink Himalayan salt, you don't experience any of that.
I did a 40 day fast in the late 90s. Started out water then I added some fruit juice, broth or even ensure in small amounts. I’ve never been so spiritually sensitive. I heard God by the sheer awareness of the same thread of truth from various unrelated sources, Bible, radio, billboard, comments from a relative. Beyond coincidence and it was a healing message I needed to move forward in life. Beautiful season. Hard, but good.
Great video ! I'm right now on 26 hours without food, only water, natural tea. I will eat lunch tommorow - so i will reach ca. 40 hours without food. I already practiced autophagy 16 - 8 ocasionally last several years (but I always vary, it is important never think about the hours or do the exact timing because your body will get "use to that"). This is first time I will reach 36 - 40 hours without food. Thanks for sharing and very best wishes to all in 2025.!
Thank you ! very useful, i really like the way you presented the information! I am on day 2 of my water fast ! still doing weights and walking. I still have a headache and some hunger sensations.
thanks I will check it out......day 4 now . will eat tomorrow! wow first time ever ! sometimes I get confused ...... as some say 3 days , some say 5, some do 7 others to 1mth !
You can call it modified fasting, or fasting-mimicking if you want. But the reason it doesn't necessarily "break" a fast is because most of the same processes will continue in our bodies, despite that small amount of food intake. It's not enough to raise blood sugar much (for most people), won't really interfere with ketone production, etc. Most of the energy from the avocado is fat, so it's also kind of like "fat fasting". If you can go without, fine. But if not, it's a perfectly reasonable thing to use as "training wheels". Standard Medical Disclaimer: None of what I share online should be considered individual medical advice. I don't know all your circumstances, and I'm not your medical provider. Always consult your own medical providers.
During fasting I do not have physical hunger but I always give up because of emotional hunger. Cannot get round it and always give up before goal is reached.
That can be tough! I have a blog and podcast with more tips about that, which you can see here if you would like: fastingwell.com/hunger-while-fasting/
Thank you for sharing your knowledge! May I ask you something. At the end you said a very lean person might not wanna do a lot of this. I would kind of assume that is because if there is little fat "left" to burn, the body would switch to an uproportionate (and of course highly undesired) amount of protein recruitement to fufil its energy requirements ... ? Thank you!
Yep, that's pretty much it! The less body fat you have, the more protein you would have to tap into during a prolonged fast. And vice versa. So I think in general, the amount of fasting one does should be proportionate to how much extra body fat one has.
Thank you again for the swift reply! It is kind of ironic though, that once you've switched to a low carb diet and shed the excess fat and come to like fasting, that now, you even have to restrict *that* 😅
@@d3nnis405 No problem! Haha, yeah, good point. I guess it's a question of what you're optimizing for. For someone who is obese and has type 2 diabetes, prolonged fasting can be super beneficial and helps them optimize for fixing their diabetes, which is typically the biggest threat to their long-term health. But once that person is metabolically healthy and no longer overweight, perhaps the biggest threat is simply becoming weak and deconditioned with age. In which case it w may not make sense to do very much prolonged fasting anymore. Or at least less frequently. :)
Thanks. I'm 54 hours in. No hunger just miss the dopamine rush. Fantasizing about the most wicked meals can help. Like blueberry pancakes swimming in butter and maple syrup.
Not sure if you've heard of the "dawn phenomenon"? It's common for people to get a blood sugar spike in the morning because cortisol is at its highest level in the early morning. So it seems weird at first glance, but it's actually pretty common. Sometimes it improves by switching the eating window a bit earlier or later, or longer or shorter... [obligatory disclaimer: nothing I say online is individual medical advice.]
I think I’m in that transition - I’m at 24 hours, I’m really hungry, headaches, brain fog, absolutely low on energy, feel like crap - I want to keep going ………
Yep, that sounds like the transition! It often helps to use some extra salt and other electrolytes, or training wheels if needed. I talk more about that in some of my other videos. (And obviously if the symptoms get bad enough you just end the fast for now, and seek medical care if needed.) Hope it went okay!
Yes. But they would need to carefully adjust / lower insulin, to avoid hypoglycemia. So they should carefully work with a doctor to figure out the details.
@@ancora966 Under the right circumstances, they definitely could benefit. For example, to better control blood sugar, reduce body fat, improve blood pressure, heal fatty liver, and so on. It just requires more finesse and care, primarily because of the necessary adjustments to insulin injections.
Yes... if its pill form its technically breaks your fast but if you can put the contents in water and skip the caps you will get the same healing , it seems logical you may delay time frames by small increments bc the body processes everything that it encounters but you will still get the long-term effect.... some people should absolutely supplement when they are long term fasting continuously bc you 100% will not be consuming needed minerals.... but I've found if you are a beginner, obese, properly nutritioned, you really don't need them if it's a 1 off for a few days... But this just my findings from years of personal fasting and research... In the first few years I didn't need anything. 9 day water fast or less... ultimately you have to experience what your body needs personally...
Most supplements are okay. But got to consider what's in it. Mainly avoid anything with sugar/carbs (more than say 1 g, for example). And ideally avoid sweeteners. But vitamins and minerals are mostly okay to use during fasting (though you may or may not need them). Standard disclaimer: this is not individual medical advice, I don't know all your circumstances and I'm not your medical provider. Consult with a qualified medical provider whenever needed.
You don’t lose muscle in a fast, in fact you burn fat and your body during autophagy will recycle any used proteins. You’re good until many days in. Dr Jason Fung is another good resource.
Same lane as you right now, its depending on your metabolism and age. For me if doing a long term fast. ill work out heavy two days before fast and the day before ill have heavy meals and next day start the fast. From there ill work out every three days from the last time i worked out doing same weights in the gym going slow ofc. This helps me maintain muscle. Im on my third day of fast atm and went to the gym doing same weights no problem and going for a 14day fast. Been doing this for a while. Good luck
Hi! I don't know if there's an absolute time limit, but I still exercise when I'm doing a prolonged fast. I just reduce the intensity. And I find it really helps to supplement my salt and other electrolytes, in order to tolerate exercise more easily. More thoughts on salt here: th-cam.com/video/Z6xmUkT-uJs/w-d-xo.html Good luck! Medical Disclaimer: None of what I share online should be considered individual medical advice. I don't know all your circumstances, and I'm not your medical provider. Always consult your own medical providers.
Thanks I am in day 1 of 3-day fast, but this is preparation for a 40day fast in the ear future. Please follwo me if you are keen to get updates of my progress. thank you, Alex
Hi! I'll consider that for future vids, but you can also find 2 related playlists on my channel: One about nutrition tips, and one about easy low carb meals. You can also check out this list of quick and easy low carb foods if you would like: fastingwell.com/quick-easy-keto-foods/ Many/most people with diabetes would benefit from therapeutic carb restriction, which is why I mentioned the specific resources above. But as always, I can't give individual medical advice on the internet because I don't know all your circumstances.
If people don’t see gods design in creation after you see what the body can do I don’t know what will. Romans 1:20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. “A partial eye is useless. Five percent of an eye would not give five percent vision-it would give none. What is more, even if all the physical components of an eye were in place, they would achieve nothing unless they were precisely ‘wired’ to an amazing complex of nerve cells in the brain. Small wonder that someone has suggested, ‘Examination of the eye is a cure for atheism.’”
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I have terrible hunger for the first three days, by day four I lose the hunger... by day ten I really feel a lot of energy... by day 21 I find the Spiritual awareness really kicks in. Every day after 21 days is beyond fabulous with incredible insights, clarity of mind and tranquility. I fast on water-only. I never use electrolytes, vitamins or anything other than tap water filtered with a Britta filter. I have done many fasts on water. My first fast was for 30 days in 1974. It was the BEST experience of my life.
Thanks for sharing your experience! I can relate to some of the things you said. Personally I find consuming salt on my fasting days helps with hunger, energy, and other side effects. Another thing that kind of reduces hunger for me is if I get into nutritional ketosis before I start.
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2 tsp of Pink Himalayan Salt in a steel water bottle sipping it throughout the day (don't guzzle it down!) is all you need for electrolytes, especially if it's just 72 hours or less. Get another water bottle for filtered water only, go back and forth drinking between the two. Only doing water gives me bad headaches, nightmares and hard to sleep. With the pink Himalayan salt, you don't experience any of that.
I did a 40 day fast in the late 90s. Started out water then I added some fruit juice, broth or even ensure in small amounts. I’ve never been so spiritually sensitive. I heard God by the sheer awareness of the same thread of truth from various unrelated sources, Bible, radio, billboard, comments from a relative. Beyond coincidence and it was a healing message I needed to move forward in life. Beautiful season. Hard, but good.
@@FastingWell
great information ,thank you.
You're welcome! :)
Great Video
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Great video !
I'm right now on 26 hours without food, only water, natural tea. I will eat lunch tommorow - so i will reach ca. 40 hours without food. I already practiced autophagy 16 - 8 ocasionally last several years (but I always vary, it is important never think about the hours or do the exact timing because your body will get "use to that"). This is first time I will reach 36 - 40 hours without food. Thanks for sharing and very best wishes to all in 2025.!
Thanks, and thanks for sharing!
super insightful! thanks for sharing
You're welcome, glad it's helpful! 🙂
Thank you ! very useful, i really like the way you presented the information! I am on day 2 of my water fast ! still doing weights and walking. I still have a headache and some hunger sensations.
Keep going!
Glad you liked it! 😀 Btw, I have a short video on headaches too: th-cam.com/video/iM5oAHMppsE/w-d-xo.html
thanks I will check it out......day 4 now . will eat tomorrow! wow first time ever ! sometimes I get confused ...... as some say 3 days , some say 5, some do 7 others to 1mth !
Half an avocado is about 130 calories. How does that not break your fast?
You can call it modified fasting, or fasting-mimicking if you want. But the reason it doesn't necessarily "break" a fast is because most of the same processes will continue in our bodies, despite that small amount of food intake. It's not enough to raise blood sugar much (for most people), won't really interfere with ketone production, etc. Most of the energy from the avocado is fat, so it's also kind of like "fat fasting". If you can go without, fine. But if not, it's a perfectly reasonable thing to use as "training wheels".
Standard Medical Disclaimer: None of what I share online should be considered individual medical advice. I don't know all your circumstances, and I'm not your medical provider. Always consult your own medical providers.
Very clear and detailed explanation of the multi-day fasting process. Thanks!
You're so welcome! 😁
During fasting I do not have physical hunger but I always give up because of emotional hunger. Cannot get round it and always give up before goal is reached.
That can be tough! I have a blog and podcast with more tips about that, which you can see here if you would like: fastingwell.com/hunger-while-fasting/
I went to check your article! It's sooooo helpful. Thank you! @@FastingWell
Excellent explanation ❤
Glad it helped!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge! May I ask you something. At the end you said a very lean person might not wanna do a lot of this. I would kind of assume that is because if there is little fat "left" to burn, the body would switch to an uproportionate (and of course highly undesired) amount of protein recruitement to fufil its energy requirements ... ?
Thank you!
Yep, that's pretty much it! The less body fat you have, the more protein you would have to tap into during a prolonged fast. And vice versa. So I think in general, the amount of fasting one does should be proportionate to how much extra body fat one has.
Thank you again for the swift reply!
It is kind of ironic though, that once you've switched to a low carb diet and shed the excess fat and come to like fasting, that now, you even have to restrict *that* 😅
@@d3nnis405 No problem! Haha, yeah, good point. I guess it's a question of what you're optimizing for. For someone who is obese and has type 2 diabetes, prolonged fasting can be super beneficial and helps them optimize for fixing their diabetes, which is typically the biggest threat to their long-term health. But once that person is metabolically healthy and no longer overweight, perhaps the biggest threat is simply becoming weak and deconditioned with age. In which case it w may not make sense to do very much prolonged fasting anymore. Or at least less frequently. :)
I'm on day 2 and I have the worst headache 😢
You might want to check out this short video about fasting and headaches: th-cam.com/video/iM5oAHMppsE/w-d-xo.html
Thanks. I'm 54 hours in. No hunger just miss the dopamine rush. Fantasizing about the most wicked meals can help. Like blueberry pancakes swimming in butter and maple syrup.
Lol yeah. Almost any type of food sounds good, and would taste really good, in the midst of a long fast.
Fantasizing about foods while I’m fasting always leads me to breaking. I typically look to God’s word when I have cravings.
My blood sugar increase from 85-97 (night) to 97- 106 (morning), i do intermittent fasting and my eating time 12.00 to 14.00, that's weird..
Not sure if you've heard of the "dawn phenomenon"? It's common for people to get a blood sugar spike in the morning because cortisol is at its highest level in the early morning. So it seems weird at first glance, but it's actually pretty common. Sometimes it improves by switching the eating window a bit earlier or later, or longer or shorter...
[obligatory disclaimer: nothing I say online is individual medical advice.]
@@FastingWell Yes, my doctors also said so, but he told me to do some test to make sure, thanks for answering.
I think I’m in that transition - I’m at 24 hours, I’m really hungry, headaches, brain fog, absolutely low on energy, feel like crap - I want to keep going ………
I've been fasting 36 hours, trying to get 72h. The worst feeling was around 24-30 hours.
Yep, that sounds like the transition! It often helps to use some extra salt and other electrolytes, or training wheels if needed. I talk more about that in some of my other videos.
(And obviously if the symptoms get bad enough you just end the fast for now, and seek medical care if needed.)
Hope it went okay!
New here look forward to learning 🙏🏼💜
Welcome aboard!
Can a 1 type diabetes person fast?
Yes. But they would need to carefully adjust / lower insulin, to avoid hypoglycemia. So they should carefully work with a doctor to figure out the details.
@ Thanks for your answer! Good to know. So a 1 type diabetic person would also benefit from fasting?
@@ancora966 Under the right circumstances, they definitely could benefit. For example, to better control blood sugar, reduce body fat, improve blood pressure, heal fatty liver, and so on.
It just requires more finesse and care, primarily because of the necessary adjustments to insulin injections.
hi can i continue with.supplements such as vit.b, glutathione while fasting? Thanks
Yes... if its pill form its technically breaks your fast but if you can put the contents in water and skip the caps you will get the same healing , it seems logical you may delay time frames by small increments bc the body processes everything that it encounters but you will still get the long-term effect.... some people should absolutely supplement when they are long term fasting continuously bc you 100% will not be consuming needed minerals.... but I've found if you are a beginner, obese, properly nutritioned, you really don't need them if it's a 1 off for a few days... But this just my findings from years of personal fasting and research... In the first few years I didn't need anything. 9 day water fast or less... ultimately you have to experience what your body needs personally...
Most supplements are okay. But got to consider what's in it. Mainly avoid anything with sugar/carbs (more than say 1 g, for example). And ideally avoid sweeteners. But vitamins and minerals are mostly okay to use during fasting (though you may or may not need them).
Standard disclaimer: this is not individual medical advice, I don't know all your circumstances and I'm not your medical provider. Consult with a qualified medical provider whenever needed.
I wonder if I can just only eat on the weekends for a month...
Maybe, but that makes it hard to maintain strength and muscle mass 😅
Hey. What is the longest I can fast while working out. I want to work out because I don't want to lose too much muscle. Thanks.
You don’t lose muscle in a fast, in fact you burn fat and your body during autophagy will recycle any used proteins. You’re good until many days in. Dr Jason Fung is another good resource.
Same lane as you right now, its depending on your metabolism and age.
For me if doing a long term fast. ill work out heavy two days before fast and the day before ill have heavy meals and next day start the fast. From there ill work out every three days from the last time i worked out doing same weights in the gym going slow ofc.
This helps me maintain muscle. Im on my third day of fast atm and went to the gym doing same weights no problem and going for a 14day fast. Been doing this for a while. Good luck
@@Ace_In_Boots Thank you so much.
Hi! I don't know if there's an absolute time limit, but I still exercise when I'm doing a prolonged fast. I just reduce the intensity. And I find it really helps to supplement my salt and other electrolytes, in order to tolerate exercise more easily.
More thoughts on salt here: th-cam.com/video/Z6xmUkT-uJs/w-d-xo.html
Good luck!
Medical Disclaimer: None of what I share online should be considered individual medical advice. I don't know all your circumstances, and I'm not your medical provider. Always consult your own medical providers.
@@FastingWell thank you!!
My ketone level didn’t go over 3 or 4 during a 4 day fast. Does it mean there’s might be an issue with hyperinsulinemia?
That could be one of the possibilities. Also depends on how you're measuring it. Body fat level. And other things.
Nutritional ketosis is 0.5-3
I test mine with blood checks.
I have precision xtra, because I got it free. A lot of people use KetoMojo.
Thanks I am in day 1 of 3-day fast, but this is preparation for a 40day fast in the ear future. Please follwo me if you are keen to get updates of my progress. thank you, Alex
Can you show meal plan for diabetes.
Hi! I'll consider that for future vids, but you can also find 2 related playlists on my channel: One about nutrition tips, and one about easy low carb meals. You can also check out this list of quick and easy low carb foods if you would like: fastingwell.com/quick-easy-keto-foods/
Many/most people with diabetes would benefit from therapeutic carb restriction, which is why I mentioned the specific resources above. But as always, I can't give individual medical advice on the internet because I don't know all your circumstances.
@@FastingWell Thank you I like your simple meal preparation, it's much easier.
@@silvamaney8897 You're quite welcome! :)
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“A partial eye is useless. Five percent of an eye would not give five percent vision-it would give none. What is more, even if all the physical components of an eye were in place, they would achieve nothing unless they were precisely ‘wired’ to an amazing complex of nerve cells in the brain. Small wonder that someone has suggested, ‘Examination of the eye is a cure for atheism.’”
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Enjoyed that. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it! 😁