Ohhh I used to have a portable sauna. Good size one. Room for 4 I put together & used in a spare bedroom. Loved it!
My 30 Day Water Fast Journal
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Thanks so much that was really helpful! I think I will start adding electrolytes to my water from now on.
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Yeah iām going to add electrolytes to my water once per day when I fast. I donāt think its needed in every glass. Hell, lots of pple do a water fast & never add a thing for days without issue!
Yes for sure! I just sweat a lot in the sauna so I donāt want for that to negatively affect my fast. But I love how I feel after a 60 min sauna session! 
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What electrolytes do you guys use? Iāve got some hydrolyte in the cupboard. I drink that when I have a headache.
I just used Himalayan salt, magnesium and potassium in my previous fasts. For my upcoming 21-day, I will swap out the potassium for potassium citrate to help address the issue of dealing with increased preinflammatory cytokines that will be released from visceral fat that I will be burning off due to being close to my goal body fat percentage.
FYI: With each prolonged fast, I started to using less and less supplements. I believe its because of the increased metabolic flexibility my body was attaining and becoming more efficient running on ketones.
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Vega hydrator. 1 tiny spoon per day and all thats needed.
Oh thatās good to know. For previous fasts I never used any supplements. I was younger then , now Iām mid 30ās I feel like it wonāt be as easy. Iāve done a million 1 and 2 day fasts, but this is my first 28 day one. I remember on my 11 day fast breaking it and I got so depressed because I had planned longer. Day 3 is def the hardest for me.
I might try the salt, I canāt take tablets. Ever since I was a kid I could never swallow them. If I ever need antibiotics I swallow with a mouthful of food so when fasting can only drink.
I will also be adding pink salt, magnesium and potassium to my water. After doing some research that seems to be what most advise to do. Next question is how much water are you drinking? I rarely feel the need to drink more than 1-1.5 liters a day but when I get further into it Iām wondering if I will need to drink more.
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Drink what you feel you needā¦donāt force it. Also I often see it recommended to sip, not guzzle your water during a fast. Just easier on your digestive system.
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Day 3! Almost at hour 54. I could not for the life of me fall asleep last night. Last time I looked at the clock it was 4am 
but once I do fall asleep I sleep well I donāt know whatās up with that. Got a solid 6 hours so Iām okay with that. Very gloomy outside so not real motivated to go for a walk as itās going to rain any minute and I donāt fancy getting caught in it! Seems a lazy day ahead for me. New topic for the day- how do you cope with feeding others in long fasts?? My mother suffers from a TBI and seizures and is unable to take care of herself. I help her to wash, dress, and I cook and clean for my parents as well. My dad is a farmer and usually works from sunup to sundown so I will end up doing the meals for them before going home. I donāt feel so very tempted in the morning or lunch, but itās dinner that I struggle with wanting! Probably because my OMAD is usually dinner so thatās my routine kicking in. Anyways, if anyone has any tricks to make that struggle a bit less let me know!
It gets easier after Day 5. Youāll get to the point you enjoy watching others eat because youāll no longer have hunger pangs. Until then focus on your āwhyā and look upon it as a mental challenge.
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Itās strange I really havenāt had hunger pangs at all, just the compulsive want to eat. But I still havenāt felt any hunger so I donāt know if thatās yet to come in the next couple days? Itās truly at this point just the addiction and habit of eating a meal or having a glass of wine when itās my normal eating window.
Penn Jillette, of the famous magician duo Penn and Teller, says he learned ALL eating is habitual during his journey of losing 100 pounds.
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Day 4-
78 hours and this morning I had that hit by a bus feeling when I woke up. Extreme head fog. Dizzy/ groggy and just kind of feel yucky. No headache or real hunger pangs still though so thatās making it easier! My sleep schedule is all wrong at the moment I canāt seem to fall asleep each night until around 4am or there about. Then once I am able to fall asleep I sleep well. I am not used to this at all- I normally have no trouble falling asleep around 10:30 and wake at 5 so Iām nearly falling asleep now close to when I usually wake up. But feeling good about the fast so far. It does seem like having this to keep in check with others is helping make each day continue without being tempted to break my fast!
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I have the same problem with sleepingā¦ hope it gets better tonight because I have to wake up really early for my exam tomorrow.
In my first longterm fast I also had extreme head fog and it will get better. Just stay patient (like you already are I guess 
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Okay struggling with will power this evening. I have been thinking of justifications and reasons to break my fastā¦ I seem to always struggle the most in day 4 and 5 which has always caused me to break my fast at 5 days. Iām still going but itās a mental battle with myself right now. Help! 
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Have you tried taking more electrolytes? That might help or acv and salt. Find a distraction to pass some time. You can get through this.
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