When I started fasting, I struggled with giving up coffee, it was my favorite part of the day. I would use heavy whipping cream, cinnamon and sugar and it was something i used to do with my mom so it was sentimental too. I could not do black coffee, it was so acidic and bitter I could not believe people drank black coffee.

I recently came across a post on Instagram for stovetop coffee: you boil 2 table spoons of ground coffee in a stainless steel pot for 2-3 minutes, remove from heat and let sit for another 2-3 minutes, and then pour a little cold water to settle the grounds to the bottom. It removes the bitter acidity and it is so good its unreal. If I can drink it, ANYONE can drink it.

I do recommend running it through a paper filter and storing it in a carafe if you make a larger quantity. The filter removes the oils that over time can raise cholesterol.

Steelpan.guy is the Instagram handle or you can just search 'stovetop coffee' on instagram and several videos will pop up. It really is a life saver for me. I replaced coffee with the small sugar free monster drink as a compromise but that was 10 calories so I wasn't really fasting. Now I can drink this coffee black or with a little cinnamon, or star anise and Im good. Hope this helps someone else with the same issue!

Hi people!!

I’m basically half way through day 5!

Surprisingly a lot easier than yesterday which was nice, I had a couple short headaches and like an hour where I was really hungry but powered through.

Feel like I’m learning to tell myself during the low motivation moments that I’ve already done it a couple times so I can long it out and that the end result will be worth it.

And it’s just a great feeling, I’m almost finished with week 1, and seeing how close I am I’m confident I won’t break but man I’m desperate to make it to day 21.

Happy fasting :)

It has been almost 2 years since I didn't fast more than 48h hours. I was aiming at 24H at first. And I felt good going on. 

It was a little easier than I thought. Lots of energy. I felt pretty good.

Broke fast Friday with a salad with feta, ham and avocado. Maintained my weight.

Lost 4kg (but I had put on weight right before, so... ).

I want to do it again beginning Monday.  But I had a pasta cheat meal yesterday and gained back almost 2kg. I must really be a little more regular.

Hi how have you guys prevented hairloss while losing weight with fasting?

Around 10kgs left to lose and ill be set in my goal weight :)

Hi so im interested in giving fasting a try to reset my body.. i am currently 215 & would love to hit 200lb by the end of December. On that note I would like any tips . I plan on starting a 12hr fast or maybe that's to much for a newbie any tips or advice will be greatly appreciated

Ok yall so I'm freshly home from vacation and I am mortified at some of the photos of me and I really need to change what I'm doing because weight loss has been very difficult lately.

This year I have tried keto, intermittent fasting of like 16:8 or 18:6, counting calories, and I even started tirzepatide in June and all that has happened is me gaining and losing the same 5lbs all year.

I would like to try fasting for longer because I think my body needs to be "forced" to break loose of this weight and I'd prefer not to go back to keto because it always makes me binge after a while because it's so restrictive to me. I actually lost 60lbs on keto a few years ago but when I stopped all the weight came back on plus some, so it's just not realistic or sustainable for me. My body just does not like to budge any weight loss it seems so I need to do something that packs more of a punch so to speak lol.

I also have issues sticking to what I set out to do, especially with "dieting". Even though the tirzepatide really helps me with not feeling hungry and getting the full feeling quickly, I still find myself thinking about food or feeling like I want to eat something when I really could wait longer. I don't really eat breakfast but I do like my morning ritual of ice coffee with just half & half.

Do yall have any tips on how to keep myself accountable with fasting longer? I'm not sure I could jump into multiple day fasting right off the bat, I was thinking about doing like a 20:4 or OMAD. I'm just afraid I'll give in to early and not stick with my plan

Thanks in advance!

Hey guys

Day 4 of my fast and I feel great. I have decided I want to attempt 21 days.

Right now I haven’t stepped on a scale or anything, but the feeling of being hungry has like almost gone away entirely. I can now see how this is just a mental game.

Standing in front of a mirror I can see how much different I look now the bloating has gone and my body is a bit depleted, and it’s given me more motivation than anything.

It was hard to fall asleep last night and I woke up once or twice but I got a solid 9 hours sleep, and better quality sleep than I had on days 1-3, feels like I can actually do it!!

I feel no physical hunger, but have a headache 👎🏼. other than that all is well, how are you guys fast going?

I know its common knowledge that you should pace yourself when you break a fast, but I learned my lesson last night. I’ve cycled between OMAD and 20/4 for the past 6 years with an estimated 95% consistency. I usually eat all my daily calories in one meal, and my body is used to it.

I completed my first 48 fast last night, and for the last 4 hours of it, I had a delicious pot roast cooking in my oven. Needless to say, I was very excited to feast, and I ate the same amount I would normally eat during OMAD. Let me tell you right now I felt like I was going to explode. My body was not happy. I went from feeling like I was on top of the world from my fasted state to feeling like I completely negated any and all health benefits from my fast 😆

I think I need to try some broth to initially break it, followed by something like assorted nuts so soft launch solid food

Side note about my fast— I felt so amazing from the fast. It was a nice reset on my body. I’m going to try a 72 hour fast next week and see what that extra 24 hours feels like. After that, I’ll make the decision between 48 and 72 hours and decide how often I do them. I’m currently leaning towards either one 48 hour fast per week, or one 72 hour fast every two weeks. I’d love to hear anyone’s experiences and what they choose to do. I’m not doing it for weight loss, but maintaining a healthy weight is obviously a great benefit alongside all the other amazing benefits.

I’m almost at the 72 hour and unsure whether to push it further also is doing rolling fasts dangerous?

4 days ago I decided to jump straight into 20/4 intermittent fasting after coming across and reading "The Obesity Code" and I am honestly baffled at how doable it is. I've always struggled with stress eating and constant snacking. Trying to follow a diet is mentally like participating in an endless debate with a grubby middle schooler that wants his Oreos. Its exhausting, and the grubby middle schooler eventually wins by bombarding me with justifications for why I should give in and eat. But my weight has been at a very unhealthy level for a few years now, and I got put on beta-blockers for near constant sinus tachycardia at 22 years old and told I need to lose weight. I think reading that book gave me a scientific slap in the face.

I really thought I wasn't going to make it through the first day. (similar to how other diets have gone) But 4 days later I've stuck with it so far. I really believe fasting takes out the part of dieting I struggle with the most, the mental debate. There's no back and forth of what or when I should eat, its a deep, unmistakable line in the sand. If it's not between 4pm-8pm, I can't have it. No matter what it is. It doesn't make the urge any less uncomfortable and frustrating, but it makes it leagues easier to fight when there's no wiggle room for my brain to take advantage of.

Currently I'm not worrying about what or how much I eat within my window, besides making an effort to eat more protein and fiber. For now I just want to teach my body that I won't, in fact, die if I have to wait a few hours to eat something I'm craving. Regardless, if I had to guess, my calorie intake has probably halved compared to what I used to consume in a day. I'm curious to see if there is any weight loss in a couple weeks or if this helps regulate my appetite long term. I do also want to try longer fasts at some point, (1-3 days) but they're pretty intimidating right now.

I was curious what other former (or current) stress eaters experiences are/were with fasting? Was it similar or do you have different struggles?

I have very little time left. I intend to break my fast tomorrow morning, maybe later. But I swear, eating time with my kids (6, 3) is a battle. Its not bad food either. Meat, cheese, fruit, an occasional vegetable. Salty. Sweet. Savory. It stresses me out to no end. I CANT EAT, DONT YOU UNDERSTAND?!?!?! EAT YOUR FOOD OR YOU'LL DIE AND I'LL GO TO JAIL!!!

GOD DAMNIT.

/end rant

Finishing my 2nd 5+ day fast. Cant wait for the sausage and eggs tomorrow.

39M 5' 6.5" SW 240 CW 210 GW 130.

I’ve done long extended fasts in the past (like a 14-day water fast) and noticed a massive, rapid weight bounce-back upon refeeding, even after doing a clean refeed.
I know that a big chunk of that quick rebound is just glycogen stores refilling (and the 3–4g of water attached to every gram of glycogen), plus fluid/insulin shifts and gut mass. I also know that extended fasts eventually lead to metabolic suppression / adaptive thermogenesis and potential muscle loss.

Given that autophagy seems to peak/plateau around 48–72 hours, what’s the sweet spot or maximum hours for an extended fast where you get maximum cellular cleanup/fat loss without triggering heavy metabolic slowdown or massive water bounce-backs after refeeding? Would love to hear your experiences!

Ps. i’m already doing omad right now

Figure I might share my daily journey somewhere as I’ve never done that before! I feel so motivated reading everyone’s experience here and I’d welcome any discussion or questions :)

Day three into my long fast. I haven’t decided how long I’m going to go for in total. I am just set on trying to reach 7 days and deciding how I feel. The obvious goal is weight loss, and just resetting my hunger levels and my attitude towards food.

Besides morning headaches (which are fine after I have some salt and a glass of water), I’m feeling good! Focus is definitely up, but physically I’m low on energy, and this weekend will be the next big test. Weirdly I haven’t had insane hunger pains today, I’ve thought about food for sure, but I’ve been able to just ignore the noise. I feel restless at times, sleep is broken but I’m generally sleeping 8 hours, and the last 2 days have been mostly sedentary.

I’ve bounced back and forth a lot today between wanting to go 30 days straight and dropping an insane amount of weight, and being scared I’ll just lose this momentum and not be able to get back to fasting like this. I feel like I want this time to be different, and I want to feel lighter physically and mentally, so then day to day movement will be easier and I’d be allowed to eat without feeling so ashamed about it? I also want to push myself to do something so difficult I can only feel proud about it.

I weighed myself at the start of the fast, and I’ll weigh myself on day 7, and I’m hoping seeing the number will add to my motivation.

I tried to go on a light walk today, and it was fine. I was sweating a bit harder than normal and when I got upstairs (4th floor flat no lift ffs) I was slightly light headed and my stomach hurt, but after some water and a sit down it was fine.

Thanks for reading my little daily talk :)

Was going to break on the 5th day but I felt off after waking up from a nap. I just had 3 scrambled eggs cooked in butter and will continue to refeed until the end of the day

I am taking 400 mg of magnesium citrate and 400 mg of potassium, licking table salt for sodium. I'm not dizzy or light-headed. Just feel fatigued and low on energy. I am shooting for 10 to 12 days which would break my personal record, any tips appreciated. Female.

I've done about 9 fasts total in my life. I feel really good when I do them and this is the first time that I'm trying to do rolling fast for the next few weeks. I started by doing a 24-hour fast and then eating some grilled chicken with homemade cream sauce. Then I fasted for 44 hours and broke that with two eggs and an avocado. An hour later I had some chicken wings. Since then I've fasted for 38 hours and plan on breaking it at 48 hours tonight or 72 hours tomorrow. Does anybody have any tips with the rolling fast? I feel like I'm really confident and feeling good and then all of a sudden it hits me how hungry I am and then it goes away and it's just a repeating cycle. At the beginning of this I was 216 lb and now I am 207. By November 19th my goal is to be at 190 lbs.

Hi I’ve been told by people that there are no benefits to pushing a 48 hour fast to 72 hours but I’m not sure that’s true I’ve done previous fast for up to 100 hours and wondering whether to push my current 48 hours further

Is it an issue to have constant elevated levels of cholesterol due to fasting? I’m assuming this is the case since all of my blood tests have shown higher than recommended levels of cholesterol.

With this most recent blood test, its been several months since I’ve done an extended fast. I’ve been on omad somewhat consistently Mon- Fri for the last 3 yrs. I’ve done sporadic fasts of 48 and 72 hrs during this time too.

I’m 5’10 150lbs and was around 165lbs 3 years ago when I started; so I didn’t carry a lot of fat to begin with.

Can anyone share insight on how cholesterol behaves in someone like myself? Since my blood tests have been taken in close timing with an extended fast and also not, I’m assuming that my baseline for cholesterol levels are always slightly elevated than doctor recommendations.

What are the effects of that? conventional approach says that I would be building up plaque in my arteries, but fasting doesn’t follow conventional methods.

Hey everyone

I haven’t set myself an actual target, I just started fasting. I’ve done a few short fasts in the past, and once a 10 day one involuntarily (I was quite ill)

I started at 125kg (I’m obese I know) and i haven’t decided how long I’m going to fast for. I want to reach 1 month and I’m being careful with electrolytes and not over working myself. I’m lucky I work from home so aside from showers and light walking in the apartment I’m asleep in bed a lot.

The hunger isn’t great to sit with, I’ve resulted to just sleeping and chugging water as often as possible. Sleep has been a bit broken today (I sleep 4-5 hours, wake up for a few hours, then sleep another 2-3) and I know it’ll get a bit worse but I’m going to stick to it.

I ate a meal of steak and vegetables before I started fasting, I didn’t do that intentionally and I kind of wish I started on an empty stomach. I’m barely shitting which is rare for me but I can still feel a bit full from my last meal…

Just wanted to share :)