Intro
Hello, I’m Inês! I am from Portugal, but I study medicine in Poland 
It is my goal to complete a 21-day water fast to give my relationship with food a complete makeover and give my body a well-deserved factory reset. My whole life I’ve struggled a lot with diets, gaining weight, binge eating episodes… since I discovered fasting it was a life-changing for me! I started to do OMAD and Ii got good results, but for some reason, I fell off the wagon and I feel I really need a reset right now and that’s why I am doing this extended fast!
Why
I want to do this mainly because I want these binge-eating episodes to stop, I want to feel good at the gym, I want to feel energized and happy. If I can complete this fast I know I will be more disciplined and will discover new ways to treat myself better and healthier. I have always wanted to change my habits but this will be the thing I can do to actually reset my mind, body and attitude.
Long and short term goals
My short term goal is to complete the 21 day fast, then transition to OMAD. My long term goal is to take everything I learned and reflect on how I can carry that energy into the rest of my life and completely reform my lifestyle to live a better and more mindful life around my diet, health, and happiness.
Past struggles
I have done some dangerous diets which led me to develop somehow an eating disorder, more specifically binge eating. I always had this tendency to gain weight. So when I would go for a diet, after that I would binge a lot and consequently gaining weight. This was the loop I was in before I discovered the fasting lifestyle.
Game plan
Instead of mindlessly indulging in food, but depriving myself of health and happiness I am going to flip the script! At the end of the fast not only I will be healthier but I can look in the mirror and know I am capable of change, growth, and strength. I will know I am not a beast controlled by my food cravings but a mindful individual who values themselves enough to keep their promise to themselves. Then I will begin either OMAD plan to maintain the positive change from the fast. Even if I don’t continue a fast lifestyle forever I plan to always be a mindful eater and never return to my old toxic habits.
How will I feel when I achieve my goal?
Honestly, I can’t know for certain, but I would bet I’ll feel amazing. I will definitely be slimmer but more importantly, I will have completed a huge step in changing my entire life for the better! I’m not sure exactly how my body will react but I’m in the past when I’ve done shorter fasts I could tell I was experiencing some benefits but if I could go longer I’m sure I’d feel even more amazing!
How I feel right now
I am nervous but excited! I know I can do this and I’m so happy to have found a community to share my journey with. I know the first 3 days will be challenging but I AM READY !! As long as I keep myself busy and focused, I can achieve whatever I want! Also, I feel a bit nervous because my bf does not know I am doing this and as musch as I would like to have his support, we all know how complicated is to explain this to someone who never experienced fasting or never truly did his reasearch right… I want to continue to spend time with him and he knows I do OMAD, but he does not know about this prolonged fast so I don’t know what to do exactly when comes to spend time with him. If someone has struggled with this, pls feel free to share your advice !!
