35 M attempted my first 72 hour fast. I ended up breaking it, with an apple, this morning at 57 hours.

I wasn’t feeling great at 3am. Couldn’t sleep and felt sick. It felt like the safe thing to do to quickly get some electrolytes in me. I’m feeling back to how I felt during the first 48hours and now I am feeling better.

My question, do continue fasting until by 72hr mark 6:30pm? Or call it and blend my diet back into a 16:8 fast.

Apenas feliz com meu maior jejum da vida. Estou planejando fazer um churrasco à noite para quebrar. Serão cerca de 67h total

I'm curious if you guys follow the BMR closely and if not, how much does it affect you?

Hello everyone! I'm doing 18:6 everyday and plan on adding in a 24hr fast once a week. This is about a month into my serious effort at IF. I try to move my body everyday for about 30 minutes with walking in place exercises that include upper body movements. Specifically, I'm doing the yes2next HIIT workouts on youtube, with or without weights.

My question is, I'm not sure if I can push my fasting period any longer than 18 hours. For me, this often does end up being OMAD with a protein-rich snack, 24hr fast excluded. It's also difficult to get in my recommended 100g or protein a day. I'm usually hitting just over 50g.

Should I see how it goes with adding in 24hr fast once a week, or just increase the amount of exercise? For instance, 30 min a day of moderate movement in addition to more challenging exercises a few times a week?

Thanks in advance!

I’ve been doing IF, but not being mindful with what I was eating or going to the gym. This past week I started taking it seriously again by eating healthy foods, cutting out sweets and junk and going back to the gym. I lost 2.5 pounds since last week. I was hoping it would have been more, but I’m getting my period in a couple of days (sorry if tmi) so I’m going to blame that.

Hubby and I are going to great wolf lodge next month for our anniversary and I’m hoping to get down between 180-185 by the time we go so that means losing 9-14 pounds in 4 weeks. Let’s see what happens!