Day 20 of 42! Things are still pretty good. I can’t say that it is any different from the day 7 mark still. The days are still fairly easy, with the nights being a little challenging, but I am committed to my rule of not eating anything after 8pm minus future special occasions which should keep me out of trouble in the future too. Now that I think about it, it always seems most of my failed attempts at fasting in the past typically failed at night time. Maybe I’m on to something here.
Michael's Journal
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Great job Michael !! I’m on day 10… I think I’ve had so many “ah ha” moments since I’ve joined this group and journaling my feelings outloud. It’s been so eye opening. I’ve learned this is so much more than fasting and losing weight, this is a journey to figure out why I’m overweight to begin with and create a lifestyle that keeps me healthy (meaning a healthy way to manage emotions and not turn to food over boredom, anxiety, busyness, etc). you’re doing great !!! I read your progress and it’s inspiring !!
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Nice work, Michael! Keep it up!
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Day 21 of 42. By the end of the day, I will be at the halfway mark. 7pm CST on the 4th is when I started this journey. I’m feeling pretty good today. A bit of extra motivation. I really think doing my workout earlier in the day helps set the pace for my motivation throughout the day and keeps me moving. I’m glad I have this platform here to air things out and express myself, and it’s nice to see the support I get from everyone. We can do this people, just power through the uncomfortable early times and you will indeed reach your goals. You just have to realize and understand that you can.
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I’m so impressed that you can power through your workouts and still fast! Unfortunately that is impossible for me so I’m really rooting for you!
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Great job Michael ! Thank you for the motivating post ! I start my second 9 day fast today (after one day refeed) and the one thing I want to add this time is working out in the mornings, not anything too hard but some kind of movement… my last 9 day fast I pretty much laid on the couch the entire time ! 
. Have a great day today !
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Day 22 of 42 or more. Made it officially past the halfway mark. I think the momentum alone will help me power through the rest of this. I am one of those people who hate to mess things up and start over from the beginning, so I’m hoping if I get any rough patches, that this fact will help spur me forward. I still feel pretty much the same as I have for a while. I’ll just keep pushing through as long as I feel it may take.
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So impressive! Are you weighing or measuring during your fast or rather wait until you end?
I do a daily morning weigh in, but I’m not really measuring at the moment. I’m not super concerned about numbers, but more about how my clothing fits and how I;m feeling in general.
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Day 23 of my fast. It will likely go over 42 days if I still continue to have days as good as yesterday. I cooked my wife some breakfast this morning, and I seem to still enjoy the act of cooking and meal prep, but I didn’t have any urges to eat anything myself. It almost feels alien to me to be without the urges, but hey, I’ll take it. If I could just remove all the negative urges, is it really a bad thing? If I didn’t enjoy things like sweets in the first place, am I REALLY missing out?
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Day 24 of my fast. Didn’t get any sleep last night. Not sure why. I only got like maybe a 2 hour nap the day before. I guess that is enough to throw me off. Got a couple random hunger pangs last night, without any particular urges, so there are still some random waves of hunger to fight. Did some weightlifting this morning. Had to lower the weight a little today as it does seem that I have a little less strength, which makes perfect sense.
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Lots of Good reading on Long Term Fasting here. One of the discussions was long term fasters only needed between 3-4 hours of sleep per night. Interesting, if you want to check it out. It’s from 1934.
https://www.soilandhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/02/0201hyglibcat/020127shelton.III/020127.toc.htm
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Yeah, I was waking up way too early on my EF. It was kinda good as I had to relieve myself from all the water 
and then I’d put something on tv and go back to sleep.
I do find I’m not exactly deprived when I only get a little sleep, so I guess it’s good, lol.
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Day 25 of my fast. Still pushing through. Woke up kind of early, so I’m getting a head start on my habits which includes doing this journal. I assume the day will go on about as the others lately, but will update if anything major comes up. Happy fasting all!
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Day 26 of 42. Woke up with some slight itchiness, but it seems it is another keto kind of thing. possible keto rash. It’s not so bad though. The worst symptom is honestly just the tendency to get dry mouth which is solvable by chugging water throughout the day. Still coasting along. No unbearable urges for food like I use to have. I still feel like the addictions are still there though. When I do think of the possibility of eating food, I feel like, I wouldn’t be able to control my portions yet. I’m hoping as I stick to the longer fasts, I can think about the refeeding in the future without the possibility of overdoing it when the time comes. The way I plan to combat it now, it by making myself stick to a certain plan when that time comes as well.
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You’re doing so good and I really appreciate your feedback on this long fast. I would love to do one of those and your experience is really helpful. Thanks Michael!
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@Michael - I am so impressed ‘26 days’!, your head is so strong!
Well done!
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Day 27 of my fast. Was super thirsty throughout the night. Should I be taking salt before bed now maybe? Still pushing through with no more symptoms than normal. It feels nice to be close to a month. The closer I get to the original goal, the stronger my resolve grows. I am looking forward to the time when I make it and then go beyond. Yas has started a new September challenge as well and I’m looking to try and go the full month of September at least now just to fill in those gaps.
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Day 28 of my fast. Now that Yas has started this September challenge thing, I’m considering just pushing through the month and adding a couple days to make an even 60 days. I will still push through my original 1000 hour plan and evaluate how I feel by day 42. but if I continue to feel great, I may as well keep going.
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