I’m on day 7 of a mostly water fast and I’m wondering how long I can go; I didn’t set a firm end date when I started. I also don’t want to break my fast in the middle of the week so I’ll either end this weekend or the following. I didn’t weigh myself or take pictures at the start because I couldn’t bear doing either. I keep putting off weighing myself because I’m worried that I’ll be discouraged by the number on the scale and give up on the fast. While taking a shower yesterday I was so disgusted by how much fat I have to burn. This is probably not the healthiest mind set but it’s how I’ve felt for a while. Thinking back to how depressed I was about my weight right before Thanksgiving, I think fasting has helped with the depression I feel about having so much to lose as I’ve been a lot happier lately. I also have the rash I get every time I do an extended fast and it really sucks; nothing seems to help.
I Should Have Journaled From the Start
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Consider fasting until you can see a difference. The first two weeks were the hardest for me as far as hunger pangs. You are doing the hard part now.
Whenever you stop your fast, have a new and different plan of what to eat. You say you have fasted before, yet are not happy with how you look. I don’t think fasting is a magic pill. What is magic is a willingness to be a new person and change eating habits (like, no more sugar).
Remember, if nothing changes, nothing changes.