Thank you for the support people! Yes, I am back in fasting today. Totally agree that it is mental hunger and mind plays tricks … very badly at times
Extended Group Fast - Starting March 1st!
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Broke my fast at 5 days. Ate yesterday and I’m back at it again!!
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I have a question. Does breaking fast like this and fasting again cause more harm than good? I know the obvious that keto flu and that adaptation will begin again But I read that every time we eat and replenish our carbs the body mechanism for energy is reset and it starts to burn glucose again so when we start fasting again it burns glucose and muscle and then takes 3-4 days again to start burning fat. So that way it could lead to more muscle loss.
Someone please clarify on this.
No worries same here. Have fasted for 5 days twice now in the last 2 weeks and fell weak on day 6
Was this from an actual study or just someone blathering on the Internet?
The only time you will burn muscle is if you go on a caloric restriction diet eating small frequent daily meals. The reason is the body never gets a chance to get into ketosis since insulin levels are kept high. Ketosis produces ketones which have been shown in human studies conducted by Dr Benjamin Bikman of BYU to preserve lean muscle mass.
I saw a bunch of YouTube videos today and some of them had this explained why we should do long fasts rather than short fasts with carb load. However no idea if it was proven.
Carb load? Elaborate.
High carb foods I believe
If you are having high carb meals before short fasts it increases the time before you can get into ketosis. The reason is any excess carbs you don’t immediately use gets stored as glycogen in your liver and muscles. Until that glycogen is completely burned off you can’t get deep into ketosis.
It’s the reason so many advocate combining a Keto diet with I.F. A low carb diet reduces the time your body can get into ketosis. The other major factor would be exercise, since that uses the glycogen stored in the muscles.
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Well said, this is my understanding also.
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I have now completed my 7th day water fast. I was planning on a refeed but now I feel like I can continue, not sure how long for though as this depends on my existing health conditions. I longest I have fasted is 7 days,so even 8 days means I am am winner lol. Let’s encourage one another as it makes all the difference I am mostly housebound and bedbound so encouragements is an excellent thing. Well done everyone for making it this far whether you are doing IF or shorter and longer fasts. 
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Wow @Overcomer, I’m touched and inspired by your victory. Being bedbound makes it more challenging as food is one of those things that kills the monotony of being unable to move around. Has being in bed and fasting opened up new things you’d like to do instead? I’m curious to know. Stay strong… Hugs, Esther (8 days, broken by 1 day of eating and now back on track)
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Thanks, I would just like to be able to get out of the house more, also I would love to be able to use my exercise equipments that I have at home. I use to be an exercise fanatic over a decade ago before my health got worse… now exercise puts me in bed longer and I just don’t seem to recover. Eventually I know I will succeed because I do not give up, it’s not who I am. I know this will be a long journey but my first step is losing the 6 stones I have put on and have been unable to lose in over 10 years because no matter what I do my body doesn’t want to let go it . Well my body will have to let go because I won’t stop trying and I will definitely lose the weight. Also I enjoy going to the cinema when I can as that doesn’t take too much energy to just sit down and enjoy the movie. Thanks EstherC. All the best with your fasting just know that you can do it . I failed so many times trying to fast also but you will get there. X
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I ruined it…why do I always self-sabotage…I hate it. I fasted for 5 days, I felt so proud of myself (which doesn’t happen often).
But then I ate all the wrong foods: carbs, chocolate,…you name it. I ruined all the good stuff that I did for my body!! I meant to g
o for 7 days, gave up when it started feeling too uncomfortable, didn’t have a proper refeed planned (yes, I made soup, but that didn’t help me much) and I cannot motivate myself to start again, unfortunately. This isn’t meant to be a pity party, I’m sorry. You guys are just the only ones I can talk to about this xxx
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I need to do the stickies thing 
Hi,
many of us make the exact same mistake, and I have also done that - and i wasn’t even hungry - so it was just a crazy mental/emotional thing that I did.
I know exactly how you are feeling just now, but do jump back in again
We will motivate you in whatever way we can, and 5 days is amazing.
Getting back into fasting is your best reply to yourself,
Lotsa hugs xxx
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Oyyyy, @FourtyPlus. Come back into the game. Just pick yourself up. Last time I checked we are all human. Ever heard of Grit? Grit is NOT perfection. Grit includes tenacity. It includes standing up after you fall.
Dont be a Perfectionist. Be a Progressionist.
If you choose not to join in immediately, that’s OK. Join when you choose to. Not because of failing before. But because of who you want to be in the future.
Love to your spirit.
Esther
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I just found out about this challenge. Today is my first day and it’s already 9pm so day 1 is over. So happy to find this forum, thank you Yasemin for this forum and for the daily videos. They are the best motivation anyone would ever need. Good luck everyone
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S.O.S. I’m Starting Over…
I decided to press the RESET button, I felt that it was getting rocky and I felt like I was in slow-motion very slowly starting to lose control. I didn’t do that poorly, but mentally I could feel the shift start to happen and the mental discipline start to diminish!!
I need to reset, restart and refocus. I have had a lot of trouble this time and my mindset is incorrect so I was feeling out of control.
Starting over, peacefully, stress-free and trying to be a bit less goal-oriented and just be at a good place mentally & physically and get to my goals in a slow and steady way!
It’s a lifestyle not a race!
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Absolutely right. And your authenticity gives space for all us warriors out here to know that it’s OK. It is not the end of the world. Come back when you’re ready. Meanwhile, I’m going on strong. The Fasting flame never goes out on Fast Forward
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