Water fasting

[Yassa]

Just wondering what people think/feel about absolute fasting for 16/24hours or more? Nothing but water!

[moreless Administrator 7 stone]

I fast for 18 hours a day as a matter of course, Yassa, although I occasionally have a cup of tea with a splash of whole milk. It suits me fine, as I follow a low carb way of eating and don't eat breakfast, so fast between dinner and lunch the following day. It's a good routine to get into to stop the evening snacking, apart from the other health benefits.

You may not know, but there's a forum specifically dedicated to fasting on HU healthunlocked.com/fasting-...

[Yassa in reply to moreless]

Thanks. I didn’t know about the forum and will look.

[N-o-r-d-i Maintainer 64kg]

Nothing but water? I’d miss my coffee 😊 I’ve been doing at least 16 hours of fasting every day since August last year, so well over a year now. It’s not just water though, I do drink coffee or tea as well, but just plain black during my fasting window. Lately I am more likely to have 18 hours fast daily and I added 24 hours fast once a week. Suits me very well.

[Yassa in reply to N-o-r-d-i]

I’ve started fasting twice a week. Tea, squash and coffee and soya milk in tea. It does seem quite severe though but many people swear by it!

[N-o-r-d-i Maintainer 64kg in reply to Yassa]

You’ll soon find out if it suits you. I personally am a person who can go a long time without food, without any problems, but once I start eating, it’s difficult to stop. So fasting works very well for me, I eat infrequently but bigger portions of food. But not everyone is like this

[Bee-bop Maintainer 2st 7lbs]

in all honesty, I wouldn't want to fast for 24 hours, it is all personal choice and I choose to eat regularly as that works best for me.

[ccfatchick]

I work out too much to do anything other than intermittent fasting. And even that can be hard when I have to do an early morning class.

[amykp Visitor]

I do water only for 16-18 every day...you get used to it and really, stop feeling hungry. (Sometimes I have hot water, sometimes I cheat and have green tea :o)

But I've also done water-only for up to five days. That's harder...but still, amazingly, doable. (Oh, ok, I cheat and have tea during that too ;o)

Check out any of the zillion podcasts by Dr. Jason Fung. You'll be inspired!