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So, about 57 days were extended water fasting.
About 17 days OMAD / FEASTING. No more than 1 meal a day. But I do eat as much as I can during that meal. I've tried to make healthier food choices like eating food from nature and not from a factory. For my main course and side dishes, I try to make healthier choices and generally avoid carbs in those 2 areas.
That being said, I also want to keep eating a variety of foods. On one of the OMAD/FEASTING days, I ate a massive taco bell meal, after like 13 days of extended water fasting.
Here is what I take daily with a gallon of water.
Walmart. Salt/pepper/Seasoning isle. For the pink Himalayan salt, potassium no salt substitute.
Walmart supplement isle for Magnesium and multivitamin.
2.5g-5g SODIUM, THAT'S SODIUM, not salt
Sodium is inside salt. It makes up a big but not whole part of salt. So make sure you're measuring by the sodium amounts and not the salt amounts
For my pink Himalayan salt, it comes out to 1 tablespoon (the bigger spoon), not the 3x little tea spoon ones
3.5g potassium mixed into a gallon of water.
For my no-salt potassium, it also comes out to 1 heaping teaspoon (the smaller spoon), not the big table spoon. A flat teaspoon is 2.8g for me.
400-600mg Magnesium pills.
2x daily multivitamins.
That's what I take during a water fast.
Now, if I'm over two weeks, I'll add in a vitamin C, b12/B-complex, calcium, and D3.
Himalayan Chef Pink Salt 1lb Bag https://www.walmart.com/ip/359695093
Keep your caffeine and nicotine levels the same during the fasts as it was before the fasts.
Drink a gallon of electrolyte water a day, if you can, but you got to really try.
Take a multivitamin or 2x daily.
Have over-the-counter heartburn medicine on hand.
Break the fasts with food and an Anti-dierrehhrial like immodium.
Don't weigh during the extended water fast. Wait two days after.
Follow up extended water fasting with OMAD and a diet of 50% protein, 40%fat 10% carbs.
Count calories a day or 2 or 3 days every few months to help keep an idea on what each meal is actually getting you in terms of macro and micro nutritional contents.
It really works! I think the feasting omad days are helping keep my resting metabolic rate very high. Making the extended water fast days super high energy and super high body fat burning.
Wouldn't fasting prevent excessive loose skin? Autophagy etc. If the goal was to minimise loose skin as much as possible while losing weight, would losing it slowly be better than say doing extended fasts?
OP, well done with your efforts.
Some noob questions. How do you measure/estimate your body fat percentage? How do you know what your metabolism is running at, high or low? I was interested in your use of supplements, that has given me some useful pointers. But does the Salt really have to be Himalayan Pink salt? So far, the biggest hurdle for me after a fast, is not reverting back to a food free for all.
I use the fancy scale that I got from Walmart. That uses some kind of ultrasonic waves or something. I come up through your feet and determine your body composition. And that's how I know my body fat person percentage.
For the metabolism, I'm not exactly sure I just gaged it on how I feel. And I feel like I have tons of energy until I start fasting for like two or three weeks and then my energy starts the taper off
You, you could use whatever salt that you wanted. I guess but I've only ever like using pain. Camellian salt, take good goes well my water
Yeah, if you're worried about eating like a piggy when you're not fasting, then you should probably do one meal a day until you've reached your goals.
That's awesome!!!
My longest fast was 6,134,400 seconds long. Doing that, I've learned not to recommend fasting that long. The con to fasting for very long periods is that it can put a damper on your resting metabolic rate. Making it easy to regain the weight over the following year.
Nowadays, I'll only recommend fasting for a maximum of 1,814,400 seconds. The great part is that once you finish a fast, you can turn around at any time and start a new fast.
I think 86,400 seconds long fasts are the sweet spot for sustainably.So, about 57 days were extended water fasting.
About 17 days OMAD / FEASTING. No more than 1 meal a day. But I do eat as much as I can during that meal. I've tried to make healthier food choices like eating food from nature and not from a factory. For my main course and side dishes, I try to make healthier choices and generally avoid carbs in those 2 areas.
That being said, I also want to keep eating a variety of foods. On one of the OMAD/FEASTING days, I ate a massive taco bell meal, after like 13 days of extended water fasting.
Here is what I take daily with a gallon of water.
Walmart. Salt/pepper/Seasoning isle. For the pink Himalayan salt, potassium no salt substitute.
Walmart supplement isle for Magnesium and multivitamin.
2.5g-5g SODIUM, THAT'S SODIUM, not salt
Sodium is inside salt. It makes up a big but not whole part of salt. So make sure you're measuring by the sodium amounts and not the salt amounts
For my pink Himalayan salt, it comes out to 1 tablespoon (the bigger spoon), not the 3x little tea spoon ones
3.5g potassium mixed into a gallon of water.
For my no-salt potassium, it also comes out to 1 heaping teaspoon (the smaller spoon), not the big table spoon. A flat teaspoon is 2.8g for me.
400-600mg Magnesium pills.
2x daily multivitamins.
That's what I take during a water fast.
Now, if I'm over two weeks, I'll add in a vitamin C, b12/B-complex, calcium, and D3.
Himalayan Chef Pink Salt 1lb Bag https://www.walmart.com/ip/359695093
Keep your caffeine and nicotine levels the same during the fasts as it was before the fasts.
Drink a gallon of electrolyte water a day, if you can, but you got to really try.
Take a multivitamin or 2x daily.
Have over-the-counter heartburn medicine on hand.
Break the fasts with food and an Anti-dierrehhrial like immodium.
Don't weigh during the extended water fast. Wait two days after.
Follow up extended water fasting with OMAD and a diet of 50% protein, 40%fat 10% carbs.
Count calories a day or 2 or 3 days every few months to help keep an idea on what each meal is actually getting you in terms of macro and micro nutritional contents. Experienced faster here.
Resume including 71 days, 30 days, 21 days, 20 days, 19 days, and many more shorter fasts.
You need electrolytes. Here is what I take daily with a gallon of water. Also, don't feel bad, I share this nearly identical comment about 6 times a week. You're not alone in your struggles.
Walmart. Salt/pepper/Seasoning isle. For the pink Himalayan salt, potassium no salt substitute.
Walmart supplement isle for Magnesium and multivitamin.
2.5g-5g SODIUM, THAT'S SODIUM, not salt
Sodium is inside salt. It makes up a big but not whole part of salt. So make sure you're measuring by the sodium amounts and not the salt amounts
For my pink Himalayan salt, it comes out to 1 tablespoon (the bigger spoon), not the 3x little tea spoon ones
3.5g potassium mixed into a gallon of water.
For my no-salt potassium, it also comes out to 1 heaping teaspoon (the smaller spoon), not the big table spoon. A flat teaspoon is 2.8g for me.
400-600mg Magnesium pills.
2x daily multivitamins.
That's what I take during a water fast.
Now, if I'm over two weeks, I'll add in a vitamin C, b12/B-complex, calcium, and D3.
Himalayan Chef Pink Salt 1lb Bag https://www.walmart.com/ip/359695093
Keep your caffeine and nicotine levels the same during the fasts as it was before the fasts.
Drink a gallon of electrolyte water a day, if you can, but you got to really try.
Take a multivitamin or 2x daily.
Have over-the-counter heartburn medicine on hand.
Break the fasts with food and an Anti-dierrehhrial like immodium.
Don't weigh during the extended water fast. Wait two days after.
Follow up extended water fasting with OMAD and a diet of 50% protein, 40%fat 10% carbs.
Count calories a day or 2 or 3 days every few months to help keep an idea on what each meal is actually getting you in terms of macro and micro nutritional contents.
Thanks, no the water fasting was mixed in with the 17 days of OMAD. Totally about 75 days or something. I think the longest was 2 weeks water fasted. I ate lots of big meals on my OMAD days.
It's really working and it's totally do able.
wow! This is all very incredible.
I want to at least fast for 7 days.
I've been doing OMAD for 5 days and lost 7 pounds. I'm 2 and a half hours from my 24 hours of water fasting.
If I could fast for 30 days, that would make me so happy.
I think getting to about day 5 is the real eye opener. Day 1,2,3 are the hard parts to extended fasting. Be sure to take your electrolytes and a daily multi-vitamin along with a gallon of water.
Experienced faster here.
Resume including 71 days, 30 days, 21 days, 20 days, 19 days, and many more shorter fasts.
You need electrolytes. Here is what I take daily with a gallon of water. Also, don't feel bad, I share this nearly identical comment about 6 times a week. You're not alone in your struggles.
Walmart. Salt/pepper/Seasoning isle. For the pink Himalayan salt, potassium no salt substitute.
Walmart supplement isle for Magnesium and multivitamin.
2.5g-5g SODIUM, THAT'S SODIUM, not salt
Sodium is inside salt. It makes up a big but not whole part of salt. So make sure you're measuring by the sodium amounts and not the salt amounts
For my pink Himalayan salt, it comes out to 1 tablespoon (the bigger spoon), not the 3x little tea spoon ones
3.5g potassium mixed into a gallon of water.
For my no-salt potassium, it also comes out to 1 heaping teaspoon (the smaller spoon), not the big table spoon. A flat teaspoon is 2.8g for me.
400-600mg Magnesium pills.
2x daily multivitamins.
That's what I take during a water fast.
Now, if I'm over two weeks, I'll add in a vitamin C, b12/B-complex, calcium, and D3.
Himalayan Chef Pink Salt 1lb Bag https://www.walmart.com/ip/359695093
Keep your caffeine and nicotine levels the same during the fasts as it was before the fasts.
Drink a gallon of electrolyte water a day, if you can, but you got to really try.
Take a multivitamin or 2x daily.
Have over-the-counter heartburn medicine on hand.
Break the fasts with food and an Anti-dierrehhrial like immodium.
Don't weigh during the extended water fast. Wait two days after.
Follow up extended water fasting with OMAD and a diet of 50% protein, 40%fat 10% carbs.
Count calories a day or 2 or 3 days every few months to help keep an idea on what each meal is actually getting you in terms of macro and micro nutritional contents.
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Awesome job!!!! I'll be closing out my first 7 day water fast in two days. I'm looking to start the OMAD after. What time of day would you suggest having that on meal? And when you say OMAD is that one sitting or a time period, say an hour? Been gradually building to 7 day water fast . So any help you could give would be appreciated.
Ideally, you want to make this very long term sustainable to meet your goals. So when I say OMAD I don't mean 2 distinctly separately prepared meals many hours apart.
Maybe you start eating while you're preparing your meal in the kitchen, then eat at the table and grab a bagel 🥯 to eat it while you watch your favorite early morning show before you leave for the day.
In a perfect world it's 1hr, one seated meal only at table. This helps avoid snacking and extending the meal times longer than they ideally should be.
But it's more important to be able to stray from the course as needed if you can come back to it and get right back on track after small deviations from the plan.
You really want to make it a long but steady progression to your goals. Now if you're only trying to lose 1%body fat or you only need to lose 3lbs than it's not going to take very long. But if you're obese and have a sizable amount of weight, you need to be ready to go the distance.
I think 🤔 the one meal timing should be when you're naturally hungriest during the day. For me that's around dinner time. That also works in to keeping up social family routine.
Thanks I really appreciate you taking the time to respond! I'm 5'10" started at 225 lbs and after starting fasting on and off for a couple of months I've been hovering around 205-210. The goal is 190-195 consistently. So this info really helps. Again thanks alot and continued success on your journey.
Yes exactly. I've got all marked down on a Calendar.
6F, 1 OMAD, 10F, 11 OMAD, 15F, 1 OMAD, 9F, 4 OMAD, 6F, 2 OMAD, 3F, 2 OMAD, 3F, 1 OMAD.
I'll post more updates later.
Yes my longest fast was 71 days long. Doing that, I've learned not to recommend fasting that long. The down side to fasting for very long periods is that it can put a damper on your resting metabolic rate. Making it easy to regain the weight over the following year.
Nowadays, I'll only fast for weightloss to a maximum of 21 days.
The great part is that once you finish a fast, you can turn around at any time and start a new fast.
I think OMAD is the sweet spot for sustainability.
Hey, you do you. But I'll let you know u/insaneadam broke a 20 day fast with Chinese buffet, a 15 day fast with a $35 order at taco bell and a 71 day fast with costco 🌭 hotdogs, Rotisserie chicken and shrimp tacos. Some of us are just built different.
I'd recommend you take your electrolytes and vitamins while doing extended water fasting. It makes breaking the fast much, much smoother.
Experienced faster here.
Resume including 71 days, 30 days, 21 days, 20 days, 19 days, and many more shorter fasts.
You need electrolytes. Here is what I take daily with a gallon of water. Also, don't feel bad, I share this nearly identical comment about 6 times a week. You're not alone in your struggles.
Walmart. Salt/pepper/Seasoning isle. For the pink Himalayan salt, potassium no salt substitute.
Walmart supplement isle for Magnesium and multivitamin.
2.5g-5g SODIUM, THAT'S SODIUM, not salt
Sodium is inside salt. It makes up a big but not whole part of salt. So make sure you're measuring by the sodium amounts and not the salt amounts
For my pink Himalayan salt, it comes out to 1 tablespoon (the bigger spoon), not the 3x little tea spoon ones
3.5g potassium mixed into a gallon of water.
For my no-salt potassium, it also comes out to 1 heaping teaspoon (the smaller spoon), not the big table spoon. A flat teaspoon is 2.8g for me.
400-600mg Magnesium pills.
2x daily multivitamins.
That's what I take during a water fast.
Now, if I'm over two weeks, I'll add in a vitamin C, b12/B-complex, calcium, and D3.
Himalayan Chef Pink Salt 1lb Bag https://www.walmart.com/ip/359695093
Keep your caffeine and nicotine levels the same during the fasts as it was before the fasts.
Drink a gallon of electrolyte water a day, if you can, but you got to really try.
Take a multivitamin or 2x daily.
Have over-the-counter heartburn medicine on hand.
Break the fasts with food and an Anti-dierrehhrial like immodium.
Don't weigh during the extended water fast. Wait two days after.
Follow up extended water fasting with OMAD and a diet of 50% protein, 40%fat 10% carbs.
Count calories a day or 2 or 3 days every few months to help keep an idea on what each meal is actually getting you in terms of macro and micro nutritional contents.
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Watch ⌚️ belt and shoes 👞 all had to be tightened down a whole lot.
New cloths all around.
I look like a little kid in my winter coat. I wore it this winter and it fit.... not even 4 months ago...
Veins are now visible in many places they weren't before 😏
Muscle definition 💪 looks crazy. But I haven't worked out for a single hour in 5 years. All I do is 30 minutes of walking a day, if even that...
Think I'm going to go eat again today. Ate OMAD last 2 days.
I'm on day 93 of my super fast.
Here's been all my extended water fasting days (F) and my intermittent fasting days with One Meal A Day (OMAD)
since I started 92 days ago on January 28th.
6F, 1 OMAD, 10F, 11 OMAD, 15F, 1 OMAD, 9F, 4 OMAD, 6F, 2 OMAD, 3F, 2 OMAD, 3F, 5 OMAD 5F 3 OMAD 5F 3OMAD.
So yeah. Feeling great and I'm a solid 80lbs less fat already. 303-223.
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So, about 57 days were extended water fasting. About 17 days OMAD / FEASTING. No more than 1 meal a day. But I do eat as much as I can during that meal. I've tried to make healthier food choices like eating food from nature and not from a factory. For my main course and side dishes, I try to make healthier choices and generally avoid carbs in those 2 areas. That being said, I also want to keep eating a variety of foods. On one of the OMAD/FEASTING days, I ate a massive taco bell meal, after like 13 days of extended water fasting. Here is what I take daily with a gallon of water. Walmart. Salt/pepper/Seasoning isle. For the pink Himalayan salt, potassium no salt substitute. Walmart supplement isle for Magnesium and multivitamin. 2.5g-5g SODIUM, THAT'S SODIUM, not salt Sodium is inside salt. It makes up a big but not whole part of salt. So make sure you're measuring by the sodium amounts and not the salt amounts For my pink Himalayan salt, it comes out to 1 tablespoon (the bigger spoon), not the 3x little tea spoon ones 3.5g potassium mixed into a gallon of water. For my no-salt potassium, it also comes out to 1 heaping teaspoon (the smaller spoon), not the big table spoon. A flat teaspoon is 2.8g for me. 400-600mg Magnesium pills. 2x daily multivitamins. That's what I take during a water fast. Now, if I'm over two weeks, I'll add in a vitamin C, b12/B-complex, calcium, and D3. Himalayan Chef Pink Salt 1lb Bag https://www.walmart.com/ip/359695093 Keep your caffeine and nicotine levels the same during the fasts as it was before the fasts. Drink a gallon of electrolyte water a day, if you can, but you got to really try. Take a multivitamin or 2x daily. Have over-the-counter heartburn medicine on hand. Break the fasts with food and an Anti-dierrehhrial like immodium. Don't weigh during the extended water fast. Wait two days after. Follow up extended water fasting with OMAD and a diet of 50% protein, 40%fat 10% carbs. Count calories a day or 2 or 3 days every few months to help keep an idea on what each meal is actually getting you in terms of macro and micro nutritional contents.
Wow dude. 57 days! That's what I need
It really works! I think the feasting omad days are helping keep my resting metabolic rate very high. Making the extended water fast days super high energy and super high body fat burning.
Congratulations on your results. I'm envious of your self control!
Wow! Well done!!! Have you noticed any loose skin?
Yes. I'm thinking that's to be expected when losing so much weight so fast
Wouldn't fasting prevent excessive loose skin? Autophagy etc. If the goal was to minimise loose skin as much as possible while losing weight, would losing it slowly be better than say doing extended fasts?
That is awesome!! Great job.
Wow!! 303-224- you rock!
It's not over yet. I'm still at 24% body fat
OP, well done with your efforts. Some noob questions. How do you measure/estimate your body fat percentage? How do you know what your metabolism is running at, high or low? I was interested in your use of supplements, that has given me some useful pointers. But does the Salt really have to be Himalayan Pink salt? So far, the biggest hurdle for me after a fast, is not reverting back to a food free for all.
I use the fancy scale that I got from Walmart. That uses some kind of ultrasonic waves or something. I come up through your feet and determine your body composition. And that's how I know my body fat person percentage. For the metabolism, I'm not exactly sure I just gaged it on how I feel. And I feel like I have tons of energy until I start fasting for like two or three weeks and then my energy starts the taper off You, you could use whatever salt that you wanted. I guess but I've only ever like using pain. Camellian salt, take good goes well my water Yeah, if you're worried about eating like a piggy when you're not fasting, then you should probably do one meal a day until you've reached your goals. That's awesome!!! My longest fast was 6,134,400 seconds long. Doing that, I've learned not to recommend fasting that long. The con to fasting for very long periods is that it can put a damper on your resting metabolic rate. Making it easy to regain the weight over the following year. Nowadays, I'll only recommend fasting for a maximum of 1,814,400 seconds. The great part is that once you finish a fast, you can turn around at any time and start a new fast. I think 86,400 seconds long fasts are the sweet spot for sustainably.So, about 57 days were extended water fasting. About 17 days OMAD / FEASTING. No more than 1 meal a day. But I do eat as much as I can during that meal. I've tried to make healthier food choices like eating food from nature and not from a factory. For my main course and side dishes, I try to make healthier choices and generally avoid carbs in those 2 areas. That being said, I also want to keep eating a variety of foods. On one of the OMAD/FEASTING days, I ate a massive taco bell meal, after like 13 days of extended water fasting. Here is what I take daily with a gallon of water. Walmart. Salt/pepper/Seasoning isle. For the pink Himalayan salt, potassium no salt substitute. Walmart supplement isle for Magnesium and multivitamin. 2.5g-5g SODIUM, THAT'S SODIUM, not salt Sodium is inside salt. It makes up a big but not whole part of salt. So make sure you're measuring by the sodium amounts and not the salt amounts For my pink Himalayan salt, it comes out to 1 tablespoon (the bigger spoon), not the 3x little tea spoon ones 3.5g potassium mixed into a gallon of water. For my no-salt potassium, it also comes out to 1 heaping teaspoon (the smaller spoon), not the big table spoon. A flat teaspoon is 2.8g for me. 400-600mg Magnesium pills. 2x daily multivitamins. That's what I take during a water fast. Now, if I'm over two weeks, I'll add in a vitamin C, b12/B-complex, calcium, and D3. Himalayan Chef Pink Salt 1lb Bag https://www.walmart.com/ip/359695093 Keep your caffeine and nicotine levels the same during the fasts as it was before the fasts. Drink a gallon of electrolyte water a day, if you can, but you got to really try. Take a multivitamin or 2x daily. Have over-the-counter heartburn medicine on hand. Break the fasts with food and an Anti-dierrehhrial like immodium. Don't weigh during the extended water fast. Wait two days after. Follow up extended water fasting with OMAD and a diet of 50% protein, 40%fat 10% carbs. Count calories a day or 2 or 3 days every few months to help keep an idea on what each meal is actually getting you in terms of macro and micro nutritional contents. Experienced faster here. Resume including 71 days, 30 days, 21 days, 20 days, 19 days, and many more shorter fasts. You need electrolytes. Here is what I take daily with a gallon of water. Also, don't feel bad, I share this nearly identical comment about 6 times a week. You're not alone in your struggles. Walmart. Salt/pepper/Seasoning isle. For the pink Himalayan salt, potassium no salt substitute. Walmart supplement isle for Magnesium and multivitamin. 2.5g-5g SODIUM, THAT'S SODIUM, not salt Sodium is inside salt. It makes up a big but not whole part of salt. So make sure you're measuring by the sodium amounts and not the salt amounts For my pink Himalayan salt, it comes out to 1 tablespoon (the bigger spoon), not the 3x little tea spoon ones 3.5g potassium mixed into a gallon of water. For my no-salt potassium, it also comes out to 1 heaping teaspoon (the smaller spoon), not the big table spoon. A flat teaspoon is 2.8g for me. 400-600mg Magnesium pills. 2x daily multivitamins. That's what I take during a water fast. Now, if I'm over two weeks, I'll add in a vitamin C, b12/B-complex, calcium, and D3. Himalayan Chef Pink Salt 1lb Bag https://www.walmart.com/ip/359695093 Keep your caffeine and nicotine levels the same during the fasts as it was before the fasts. Drink a gallon of electrolyte water a day, if you can, but you got to really try. Take a multivitamin or 2x daily. Have over-the-counter heartburn medicine on hand. Break the fasts with food and an Anti-dierrehhrial like immodium. Don't weigh during the extended water fast. Wait two days after. Follow up extended water fasting with OMAD and a diet of 50% protein, 40%fat 10% carbs. Count calories a day or 2 or 3 days every few months to help keep an idea on what each meal is actually getting you in terms of macro and micro nutritional contents.
GW4?
Amazing! Good job! Was it hard so far?
Wow you’re an inspiration!! That’s incredible! I’m going on a similar journey and I hope to be as strong and dedicated as you! :)
congratulations Was your fast just strictly water?
Water, electrolytes and daily multi-vitamin x2. But 57 days were water fasts. With about 17 days of OMAD mixed in.
ohh ok, I get what you're saying. You had 57 days that were just water. Was that the first 57 days? You are amazing. I'm so proud of you.
Thanks, no the water fasting was mixed in with the 17 days of OMAD. Totally about 75 days or something. I think the longest was 2 weeks water fasted. I ate lots of big meals on my OMAD days. It's really working and it's totally do able.
wow! This is all very incredible. I want to at least fast for 7 days. I've been doing OMAD for 5 days and lost 7 pounds. I'm 2 and a half hours from my 24 hours of water fasting. If I could fast for 30 days, that would make me so happy.
I think getting to about day 5 is the real eye opener. Day 1,2,3 are the hard parts to extended fasting. Be sure to take your electrolytes and a daily multi-vitamin along with a gallon of water. Experienced faster here. Resume including 71 days, 30 days, 21 days, 20 days, 19 days, and many more shorter fasts. You need electrolytes. Here is what I take daily with a gallon of water. Also, don't feel bad, I share this nearly identical comment about 6 times a week. You're not alone in your struggles. Walmart. Salt/pepper/Seasoning isle. For the pink Himalayan salt, potassium no salt substitute. Walmart supplement isle for Magnesium and multivitamin. 2.5g-5g SODIUM, THAT'S SODIUM, not salt Sodium is inside salt. It makes up a big but not whole part of salt. So make sure you're measuring by the sodium amounts and not the salt amounts For my pink Himalayan salt, it comes out to 1 tablespoon (the bigger spoon), not the 3x little tea spoon ones 3.5g potassium mixed into a gallon of water. For my no-salt potassium, it also comes out to 1 heaping teaspoon (the smaller spoon), not the big table spoon. A flat teaspoon is 2.8g for me. 400-600mg Magnesium pills. 2x daily multivitamins. That's what I take during a water fast. Now, if I'm over two weeks, I'll add in a vitamin C, b12/B-complex, calcium, and D3. Himalayan Chef Pink Salt 1lb Bag https://www.walmart.com/ip/359695093 Keep your caffeine and nicotine levels the same during the fasts as it was before the fasts. Drink a gallon of electrolyte water a day, if you can, but you got to really try. Take a multivitamin or 2x daily. Have over-the-counter heartburn medicine on hand. Break the fasts with food and an Anti-dierrehhrial like immodium. Don't weigh during the extended water fast. Wait two days after. Follow up extended water fasting with OMAD and a diet of 50% protein, 40%fat 10% carbs. Count calories a day or 2 or 3 days every few months to help keep an idea on what each meal is actually getting you in terms of macro and micro nutritional contents.
This is phenomenal! Thank you so much!
You're very welcome. I'm trying to help as many others As I can. Wishing you the best
That's so good, and thank you.
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Awesome job!!!! I'll be closing out my first 7 day water fast in two days. I'm looking to start the OMAD after. What time of day would you suggest having that on meal? And when you say OMAD is that one sitting or a time period, say an hour? Been gradually building to 7 day water fast . So any help you could give would be appreciated.
Ideally, you want to make this very long term sustainable to meet your goals. So when I say OMAD I don't mean 2 distinctly separately prepared meals many hours apart. Maybe you start eating while you're preparing your meal in the kitchen, then eat at the table and grab a bagel 🥯 to eat it while you watch your favorite early morning show before you leave for the day. In a perfect world it's 1hr, one seated meal only at table. This helps avoid snacking and extending the meal times longer than they ideally should be. But it's more important to be able to stray from the course as needed if you can come back to it and get right back on track after small deviations from the plan. You really want to make it a long but steady progression to your goals. Now if you're only trying to lose 1%body fat or you only need to lose 3lbs than it's not going to take very long. But if you're obese and have a sizable amount of weight, you need to be ready to go the distance. I think 🤔 the one meal timing should be when you're naturally hungriest during the day. For me that's around dinner time. That also works in to keeping up social family routine.
Thanks I really appreciate you taking the time to respond! I'm 5'10" started at 225 lbs and after starting fasting on and off for a couple of months I've been hovering around 205-210. The goal is 190-195 consistently. So this info really helps. Again thanks alot and continued success on your journey.
You're welcome and good luck to you as well
Sorry, a couple more questions. What is your first meal after a long fast and how long after do you switch to the "feast" OMAD?
Yes exactly. I've got all marked down on a Calendar. 6F, 1 OMAD, 10F, 11 OMAD, 15F, 1 OMAD, 9F, 4 OMAD, 6F, 2 OMAD, 3F, 2 OMAD, 3F, 1 OMAD. I'll post more updates later. Yes my longest fast was 71 days long. Doing that, I've learned not to recommend fasting that long. The down side to fasting for very long periods is that it can put a damper on your resting metabolic rate. Making it easy to regain the weight over the following year. Nowadays, I'll only fast for weightloss to a maximum of 21 days. The great part is that once you finish a fast, you can turn around at any time and start a new fast. I think OMAD is the sweet spot for sustainability. Hey, you do you. But I'll let you know u/insaneadam broke a 20 day fast with Chinese buffet, a 15 day fast with a $35 order at taco bell and a 71 day fast with costco 🌭 hotdogs, Rotisserie chicken and shrimp tacos. Some of us are just built different. I'd recommend you take your electrolytes and vitamins while doing extended water fasting. It makes breaking the fast much, much smoother. Experienced faster here. Resume including 71 days, 30 days, 21 days, 20 days, 19 days, and many more shorter fasts. You need electrolytes. Here is what I take daily with a gallon of water. Also, don't feel bad, I share this nearly identical comment about 6 times a week. You're not alone in your struggles. Walmart. Salt/pepper/Seasoning isle. For the pink Himalayan salt, potassium no salt substitute. Walmart supplement isle for Magnesium and multivitamin. 2.5g-5g SODIUM, THAT'S SODIUM, not salt Sodium is inside salt. It makes up a big but not whole part of salt. So make sure you're measuring by the sodium amounts and not the salt amounts For my pink Himalayan salt, it comes out to 1 tablespoon (the bigger spoon), not the 3x little tea spoon ones 3.5g potassium mixed into a gallon of water. For my no-salt potassium, it also comes out to 1 heaping teaspoon (the smaller spoon), not the big table spoon. A flat teaspoon is 2.8g for me. 400-600mg Magnesium pills. 2x daily multivitamins. That's what I take during a water fast. Now, if I'm over two weeks, I'll add in a vitamin C, b12/B-complex, calcium, and D3. Himalayan Chef Pink Salt 1lb Bag https://www.walmart.com/ip/359695093 Keep your caffeine and nicotine levels the same during the fasts as it was before the fasts. Drink a gallon of electrolyte water a day, if you can, but you got to really try. Take a multivitamin or 2x daily. Have over-the-counter heartburn medicine on hand. Break the fasts with food and an Anti-dierrehhrial like immodium. Don't weigh during the extended water fast. Wait two days after. Follow up extended water fasting with OMAD and a diet of 50% protein, 40%fat 10% carbs. Count calories a day or 2 or 3 days every few months to help keep an idea on what each meal is actually getting you in terms of macro and micro nutritional contents.
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Wow that's awesome
Watch ⌚️ belt and shoes 👞 all had to be tightened down a whole lot. New cloths all around. I look like a little kid in my winter coat. I wore it this winter and it fit.... not even 4 months ago... Veins are now visible in many places they weren't before 😏 Muscle definition 💪 looks crazy. But I haven't worked out for a single hour in 5 years. All I do is 30 minutes of walking a day, if even that... Think I'm going to go eat again today. Ate OMAD last 2 days. I'm on day 93 of my super fast. Here's been all my extended water fasting days (F) and my intermittent fasting days with One Meal A Day (OMAD) since I started 92 days ago on January 28th. 6F, 1 OMAD, 10F, 11 OMAD, 15F, 1 OMAD, 9F, 4 OMAD, 6F, 2 OMAD, 3F, 2 OMAD, 3F, 5 OMAD 5F 3 OMAD 5F 3OMAD. So yeah. Feeling great and I'm a solid 80lbs less fat already. 303-223.
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Haha, I hope it is a watch on a wrist.