28 day water fast beginning midnight 18th May

Keep up the high spirits and keep up the amazing work :slight_smile:

:heavy_check_mark: Day 2 :blush::blush::blush:

Yaass Completed day 2! Now, comes the most challenging part - Day 3, 4 & 5. I’m really hoping this time around ,I get past this BIG hurdle and complete the fast. I’m feeling positive, I’ll make it this time.

For those who slipped and broke your fast, that’s ok just look forward and move on. This is not a competition; it’s our journey of how many times we keep trying despite the many setbacks to get to our goal.

Well done ALL.:+1::+1::+1::blush::blush::heart::heart::heart:

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Hi all. I’m new here and trying to figure things out. I am going to start the 28 day fast at midnight. I need some accountability buddies.

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Hi dear
I m also stubborn this time… That until and unless I will succeed… I won’t leave trying… Again into the fast… Thanks alot for the motivation

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Shankari_Nagendran - Day 2 done !!! That is great. Ive got 7 hours left of day 2. Staying strong though. Feeling super pumped and really happy today.

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This fast I feel more energetic earlier. I hope that doesn’t mean I will crash soon!!!

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@Jessical thats great, you mind n body is in sync… Lets hope to ace it like a champion… I need to stay strong esp the next 3 days… :fire::fire:

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Day 7 and till now lost 4.2 kgs…!!! Stay focused guys…
And together we will achieve our goals…:slight_smile:

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Niiiiice!! Love to see the numbers coming down :slight_smile:

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Heyy hii…:pleading_face::pleading_face:my parents doesn’t want me to fast but I really wanted to that… however I was forced to break the fast today :sob::sob:.

oh, how old r u?

@Jessical I am 19 yrs old. I really want to lose weight.

Thats awesome loss!! Well done girl :+1::+1:

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Everyone is doing so well. It’s so motivating coming here. Keep it up guys. Don’t give in to instant gratification. Think about the long term goals. I’m half way through day 3. Yesterday I had the mega headache from hell. I had to call it a day unusually early. Packed the lil ones off to bed at 8 and by 9 I was asleep despite the headache then woke up at 2! Just finished homeschooling phew :sweat_smile:. Fixing some lunch for my imps now…

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Headache from afternoon . Finding it difficult to cross day 1

Hang in there… It will get better…

Timely reminder, thanks…

Phew Day 3 is challenging right after 7pm… Its 11.30pm and Im going to sleep, tomorrow will another big day.

Happy Fasting All… Stay on track, do something else to distract yourself when the voice in the head keep telling to break your fast…

I just happened to start a 21 day water fast on Monday myself. Stumbled onto this forum looking for support. I was lost in the internet thinking that everyone knew about the benefits of fasting. I figured everyone did it. As I talk to more and more of my friends and family they all think Im completely mad. Seems that everyone I know believes that one day with out calories equals certain death. I needed to be with people that understand and accept that your mind, body and soul can truly benefit from a prolonged fast. Im so excited to be apart of this community.

Ive IF’ed for over a year and OMAD/sober all of 2020. I call my nutrition plan Complex OMAD, not because its difficult to navigate but because if I consume a carb its a complex form of carbohydrate. I can’t live without beans, fruit, sweet potatoes or quinoa. My intention has always been to reduce inflammation and prevent chronic disease through diet/fitness. When I found out about the 21 day water fast I was all in. I thought that eating healthy would lesson the chronic pain, it has, but very little. Im trying this 21-28 day fast to try to reduce this pain even further. Im on day 2 now and feeling strong like most of you here.

Thank you to everyone that found the courage to post on this forum. I took me about 2 hours to write this because I have felt so unworthy of any ones attention. A big part of my journey is to deal with these feelings that have kept me from moving forward in life.

Ill be seeing you.

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Awe I’m sorry you’ve had a negative experience. But I’m glad you found us. Don’t listen to people. I personally don’t tell them that I’m fasting. The mass is ignorant about diet, lifestyle and fasting. People don’t realise that a major part of their lives is being led by capitalism and consumerism at the expense of their wellbeing and values. Also they apparently haven’t read Dr Fung’s Complete Guide to Fasting , which explains the logic and benefits of fasting not only for people in general but also for the diabetic. May ask why you’re fasting?

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Thanks for the concern,

My main reason for fasting is healing my self diagnosed leaky gut. I have so many problems in the last couple of years due to alcohol and coffee abuse. I was also a smoker for 15 years. My family has a history of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, ALS, Lymes, and CANCER!!!
I had to watch my father and grandfather melt away from lung cancer. MY aunt from ALS, An uncle from Lymes. Both grandmas from diabetes. I don’t think I know anyone that hasn’t been directly affected by cancer. Im not a hypochondriac but I don’t want anyone to have to watch me slowly degrade into nothing. Especially if I could have prevented it with diet and exercise.

As I dove into the deep end of the benefits of fasting I saw the mental benefits. Clarity, dopamine reset, neuroplasticity, and what it can do for depression. I was 100% sold. I don’t care if it doesn’t work in the end. The mental sacrifice I’m about to accomplish will definitely help with the depression and lack of mental focus. I cant afford a shrink or health insurance for that matter. What I can afford is water and a little pink salt. Ha

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