Starting Another Fasting Thread (Rolling Fasts)

[Damaris_Njeri]

I have had the toughest time these past few days. My cousin committed suicide and it broke me to pieces. He was like brother to me and no one had suspected he was going through shit until it was too late.

If you have your loved ones, remember to always reach out and remind them you love them.

Anyway, I have been having the most difficult time and have been using food for comfort. But i know the comfort I get from emotional eating does not last, and what follows are regrets.

So am trying again to fast. I think i am the only person who has failed this much in fasting or weight loss in general. Anyway, the good thing is I haven’t lost hope at all.

I don’t have a goal, just want to fast for as long as I can, rinse, and repeat.

I have gained so much weight from constantly eating.

Starting Weight: 280.6 lbs

[Overcomer]

I’m so sorry for your loss @Damaris_Njeri

I hope you can take some time to really grieve for your cousin. It’s a very difficult and shocking situation and truly feel for you. I pray that God will comfort you and your family. Also try not to be too hard on yourself, lots of people have stopped and started again and again with fasting, you have not failed as long as you keep trying. Take time out to grieve and prepare yourself.

God bless you!

[Damaris_Njeri]

Overcomer I really appreciate your encouraging words

You are 100% right. It’s been soo tough and I need to take time to grieve and not think about failing.

Thank you for taking the time to read and respond

[Overcomer]

You are welcome @Damaris_Njeri

Yes, take some time out and when you are nearly ready let me know and I will do my best to fast with you. I need at least 1 weeks notice so that I can prepare mentally. I also need to do lots of fasting and it would be good to do it with someone.

God bless you

[Damaris_Njeri]

I would really love to fast with someone to keep each other accountable.

That will be great. I will surely let you know so we can do this.

Thank you so much.

[Overcomer]

Sounds like a plan.
Take care.

[Damaris_Njeri]

I have decided to prepare this week mentally and physically then start fasting next week.

Due to what happened, our family vacation plans were canceled. So, I will do my best to go back to fasting and getting healthy.

I plan on doing Omad, walking 10,000 steps per day for the whole week. Next week I start fasting and continue targeting 10,000 steps per day.

Overcomer You told to notify you 1 week prior. If you are ready we can prep this week then we start next week fasting

[Overcomer]

Hiya,

I have only just seen your message I wasn’t alerted by email as normal. I think you have to address as @ then my name and it emails me. I have a birthday meal to attend on the 1st of December and travelling for a funeral on the 12th, so I guess I have to stop and start. I can do Omad from tomorrow for 3 days and start fasting on Monday night or Tuesday for 5 days til the birthday meal on the first, then I can start fasting again the 2nd of Dec til the 10th, then I have to prepare for the funeral. After that I can start fasting again around the 16th or 17th til christmas eve then continue after Christmas.

[Damaris_Njeri]

Oh, I didn’t know about adding @.

That sounds good. Am still doing omad, we can start on Tuesday if that’s okay. It’s not a problem if you have to stop and start due to planned events.

I also don’t have a concrete plan on the lengths of fasts I will be doing. I just want to be consistent and fast for as long as possible, refeed then continue.

However, deep down I would really love to fast all the way to Christmas Eve without stopping. But I don’t trust myself.

Let see how it will go…

[Overcomer]

All good. Our fasting starts on Tuesday. There a YouTube channel that can be an encouragement while fasting. I’m not interested in his refeeds but it works for him. Check it out.

Finally Fasting

It shows consistency is the way forward, no failure if we don’t give up. Take care

[Damaris_Njeri]

Imagine i have been following his journey from the start
It’s interesting that you also know about this.

I always watch his live streams without a miss. I was just wondering the other day if I had started when I came across his YouTube channel, how far would I be? Anyway, better late than never.

[Overcomer]

That’s awesome that we both follow him! I have a one-week Daniel fast scheduled for either the first or second week of January. After that, if you’re interested, we could try some rolling fasts. It would be nice to keep things interesting and work on longer fasts as well.

[Damaris_Njeri]

Sounds great. Count me in.

[Overcomer]

Day 1, fast started.
Fasting for 110 hours, taking it hour by hour.

Weight 235lbs
Join In when you are ready.

[Damaris_Njeri]

Hi

Few hours in too. I have more ambitious goal
Aiming to go till 22nd. But I am also taking it one hour at a time. If I have to stop refeed then continue, will do so.

I am also drinking tea and coffee to help me push through the first few days. So not a pure water fast.

Starting Weight: 279.4 lbs

[Overcomer]

Great! Teas and coffees are good and keep us going. Also salt and electrolytes helps. We will succeed.

[Overcomer]

Day
Day in progress .
Feeling a little hungry but I will drink some tea, also used my sauna blanket earlier. All is well.

[Damaris_Njeri]

Day 1 complete.

I am very hungry, but still holding strong. The coffee and tea are saving my sanity
I haven’t weighed today because I forgot to charge my scale, will weigh tomorrow.

[Overcomer]

I hope you managed to overcome the hunger.
I also felt hungrier towards the end of day 2 but I’m okay now.

Day
Day in progress

[Damaris_Njeri]

You are doing great.
I did manage to push through the hunger. But I drank so much coffee that I had terrible sleep.

Still going strong though