r/fasting • u/ReadyMixNixon • 1d ago
Progress Pic Fasting has changed my life.
Been fasting a year, and a half on and off.
SW: 280 CW: 231
Ask away
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u/ColorYouClingTo 1d ago
This is great progress! What is your regimen like currently, and what have you learned that you think beginners should know?
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u/ReadyMixNixon 1d ago
I dont really have a regiment. My fast vary from 2 day to 5 day etc. stay focused and have faith in the process.
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u/submittedanonymously 22h ago
Agreed. I did a 12 day fast earlier this month and I plan to do a longer one starting on the 1st or 2nd. For those first 7 days, I was hungry a lot but it was moreso the feeling that I was missing out on eating and not just hungry. I basically treated those urges like a workout and once I got through day 7 it got a lot easier for me.
Like you said it really does come down to having faith in the process which is a round-about way of having faith in yourself to keep going.
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u/ColorYouClingTo 1d ago
When you were first starting, how did you push through those times when you are tempted to break the fast early or just eat something small?
And do you just do water with salt, or do you have a fancier thing to keep your electrolytes up? It seems like people do so many different things.
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u/Blonde-and-brains 1d ago
Amazing work! I’m in a similar boat. Weightloss and management has never felt easier.
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u/DiscreteFame 9h ago
Are you like a flamingo that changes color with the shrimp diet lol
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u/ReadyMixNixon 8h ago
Yes 🦩
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u/slavetothought 7h ago
Fasting is the best. I talk about it often. There’s so many passionate pursuits I have in my life some I do relatively exceed at but fasting feels like the one thing I actually feel like I’m doing completely CORRECTLY and getting exactly the results I want out of it. It’s like a dream come true. I feel like a new person.
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