87 Hours into my Water Fast

[ScramFranklin]

I feel fine.

Reasons for doing it:
-I'm going on a cruise in another 4 weeks, so need to lose weight fast. Probably about 20% body fat right now, hoping to get to around 13-14%.
-I was diagnosed with slightly high fasting glucose a couple years back (was 107). Some studies say fasting can restore insulin sensitivity, but I'm not convinced. If it can, great.
-I have been drinking way too much alcohol the past 4ish years. Hopefully this will help "reset" some of my system.

My main concern is that since I'm obviously in a ketogenic state, I'm wondering how to reintroduce carbs. I have read some stuff that states eating carbs after keto actually decreases insulin sensitivity. Maybe there is a safe way to do it in order to avoid that.

 

[Deleted member 3043]

Mirin, i did one too,never feel as good as during it.
I wish i had a full month free to do it. after 10 days i had difficulties to continue while doing all days activities.
But definitively the best thing for the mood and for lowering the bf.

 

[goodman78]

im almost on 20 hours, i plan to keep this for 7 days
good luck op
my mom cooked nice food today so it was a big temptation for me to eat, its still is but i wont eat

 

[Deleted member 3043]

im almost on 20 hours, i plan to keep this for 7 days
good luck op
my mom cooked nice food today so it was a big temptation for me to eat, its still is but i wont eat

usually when you'r on your 3rd day you even forget to have hunger for few days.

 

[ScramFranklin]

Mirin, i did one too,never feel as good as during it.
I wish i had a full month free to do it. after 10 days i had difficulties to continue while doing all days activities.
But definitively the best thing for the mood and for lowering the bf.

Yea, I'm going to take it day by day. I measured my weight at about 44 hours, which should have had most of my glycogen depleted. So now I can measure actual fat loss without worrying about it being water weight.

 

[Deleted member 4790]

I feel fine.

Reasons for doing it:
-I'm going on a cruise in another 4 weeks, so need to lose weight fast. Probably about 20% body fat right now, hoping to get to around 13-14%.
-I was diagnosed with slightly high fasting glucose a couple years back (was 107). Some studies say fasting can restore insulin sensitivity, but I'm not convinced. If it can, great.
-I have been drinking way too much alcohol the past 4ish years. Hopefully this will help "reset" some of my system.

My main concern is that since I'm obviously in a ketogenic state, I'm wondering how to reintroduce carbs. I have read some stuff that states eating carbs after keto actually decreases insulin sensitivity. Maybe there is a safe way to do it in order to avoid that.

Don’t reintroduce carbs. Continue with high fat , low protein , almost zero carbs (< 40 g per day, being all of them vegetables, and zero sugar. This is called a ketogenic diet.

 

[ScramFranklin]

Don’t reintroduce carbs. Continue with high fat , low protein , almost zero carbs (< 40 g per day, being all of them vegetables, and zero sugar. This is called a ketogenic diet.

I don't want to do a ketogenic diet permanently. If fasting can reverse insulin resistance, than I'd like to reintroduce carbs. If I can "reset" my insulin sensitivity, then I'll eat some carbs. Only if I can't, only then I'll stay in perpetual keto. Which will suck. And I won't have a source of quick energy used in intense weight lifting or anaerobic activities.

But if it's true that fasting reverses insulin resistance, then I'll be able to safely consume some carbs, as my Beta cells will have recovered.

 

[Deleted member 4790]

I don't want to do a ketogenic diet permanently. If fasting can reverse insulin resistance, than I'd like to reintroduce carbs. If I can "reset" my insulin sensitivity, then I'll eat some carbs. Only if I can't, only then I'll stay in perpetual keto. Which will suck. And I won't have a source of quick energy used in intense weight lifting or anaerobic activities.

But if it's true that fasting reverses insulin resistance, then I'll be able to safely consume some carbs, as my Beta cells will have recovered.

Who said permanently? You asked for a transfusion. Transition with that for one month

 

[ScramFranklin]

Who said permanently? You asked for a transfusion. Transition with that for one month

Ah, I misunderstood you. Thanks. That will be hard with my upcoming cruise though haha.

 

[Deleted member 4790]

Transition*

 

[ScramFranklin]

Update: This evening will be 9 full days. The weight is coming off fairly quick but I'm not where I want to be yet.

 

[SixCRY]

Update: This evening will be 9 full days. The weight is coming off fairly quick but I'm not where I want to be yet.

Nice, keep fasting bro. Tomorrow i will start my 21 day journey to cut all the fucking bf i gained eating junkfood 7/7 for 6month

 

[Gazzamogga]

Update: This evening will be 9 full days. The weight is coming off fairly quick but I'm not where I want to be yet.

Weight before and after?

 

[Morpheus]

Dude don’t do that. That’s fucking dangerous and you’ll be burning off just as much muscle as you are fat because you’re getting no protein and you’re doing it too rapidly. If anything eat half your normal number of calories a day, almost all protein, for a few weeks while making sure to work out 4-5 times a week as well.

 

[Deleted member 110]

Pics or dn rd

 

[ScramFranklin]

Weight before and after?

I waited 44 hours to weight myself so that my glycogen would be depleted, and I wasn't measuring water weight lost.

At 44 hours I was 187. I haven't weighed myself since, but I'm looking a bit better.

Dude don’t do that. That’s fucking dangerous and you’ll be burning off just as much muscle as you are fat because you’re getting no protein and you’re doing it too rapidly. If anything eat half your normal number of calories a day, almost all protein, for a few weeks while making sure to work out 4-5 times a week as well.

I shouldn't lose muscle since I'm not lifting. My body is using fat as fuel. We will see once I'm done.

Pics or dn rd

Before/After pics coming after the completion of my fast.