Hello All,
Been a faster in the past — including long fasts like the Master Cleanse. When I told my mother, she had strong opinions about it, which didn’t help. She raised me to finish my plate, so of course fasting inspires comments that aren’t helpful.
Last year, I did alternate day fasting (ADF) for three months, and it worked really well. Some friends encouraged me to try injectables to help with satiety hormones. I gave compounded versions a try, but they didn’t work — and honestly, they pulled me off track from what I already knew worked.
Fasting is what works for me.
So here I am.
I’m in my fifth cycle of rolling 72-hour fasts (with one week’s break in between, but I got right back on track). I haven’t weighed myself yet — I hit 290 pounds last year, my highest weight — and I’ll weigh again when I feel ready and stronger next month (a pair of pants I used to wear is I know I’m ready to step on the scale).
My current protocol:
- 72-hour fasts, followed by 24-hour re-feeds
- Staying mostly ketogenic
- Re-feed calories around 2,800, focusing on 250–300g of protein to meet four days’ RDA
- Spacing protein intake about every 3 hours for better synthesis
- Lowering carbs on re-feed days — from under 50g to under 20g — to deepen fat burning
Fat and protein have made fasting much more sustainable — helping me stay full, steady, and clear.
Supplements:
- Fasting days: Vitamin C and electrolytes
- Re-feed days: Fiber supplements and a methyl-formulated multivitamin.
- Alternate fasting cycles: Add Vital Proteins Collagen to electrolytes and Vitamin C (modified fast) followed by pure water fasting on other cycles. Done to help skin.
On refeed days, I break my fast at night with a protein drink, followed by cottage cheese and berries, and then another protein drink before bed. (need a cleaner protein drink without hidden sugars or sugar substitutes).
I break fast at night not the morning - mainly so that I am closer proximity to a bathroom at home, not at work!
Today is Day 2 of Cycle 5.
I’m 5’9" and aiming to reach 140 pounds — losing more than half my body weight.
It’s not going to be quick, and it’s not going to be easy — but I’m not chasing shortcuts anymore.
I have the right plan, the right mindset, and the right reasons.
By this time next year, the guilt I carry now will just be part of the story — not where I live anymore.
Appreciate this forum.
