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Thankfully it was pretty normal besides how fast and strong the signal to go was

some of the poop had a consistency I've never seen before though, basically a thick paste that pooled into a circle

Hour 66, feeling normal, did some light walking at the gym and some back lifts

How you feeling?

a bit of a headache but other than that im good. I took some ibuprofen but thats mainly because i messed my ankle up on my bday last week. haven't lifted

Nice I struggled with headache my first 24… I’m about to hit 72 and it’s getting tough man

Just hit 72 man, really proud of myself, going to try and reach 96 and see how I feel. Not going to lie I did feel a little weak today, and I am making some mistakes at work… but hopefully I can get some good sleep tonight I only slept like 4-5 hours last night

Ya bro couldn’t go more broke the fast 73 hours

solid fast brother. that’s progress

We back, new week new fast

Going till Friday hopefully

Just hit 48 hours, probably going 72

5.5 hours left

Done as of 15 or so minutes ago

Hoping to break bread in 90 or so minutes

75...but I'm about to feast

Fasting at 122 lbs crazy ?

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Damn this doesn't feel like it happened almost two months ago

how does multi day fasting with water feel compared Vs fasting for Ramadan? Never intentionally fasted only water for more than maybe 2 days I think

I'm not a Muslim so I've never fasted for Ramadan so what I'm about to say is going to involve a lot of conjecture and second hand understanding from the experiences of friends that are Muslim but I believe some of the key differences to highlight in comparing the two are:

The length of time you'd be without food:

If I was fasting for Ramadan right now the longest I'd go without food is about 12 hours (this would be different depending on where you live and the time of year Ramadan is occuring as sun up to sun down is variable) vs 72 hours in my three day fasts

Water:

In the fasts I undertook I could have water whenever I wanted it but if you are fasting for Ramadan you're going sun up to sun down without water

Rhythm:

There's a built in rhythm to fasting for Ramadan when you consider that it's always sun up to sun down, a month long, happens every year as part of one of the most important components of your life - Islam

There's nothing comparable to this in the fasting I undertook, at least nothing that's intrinsic to the practice

Faith/Spirituality:

The version of fasting I undertook can be Incorporated into any faith or spirituality I assume but I can only imagine how powerful an undertaking of faith fasting for Ramadan must be and how that must be amplified by being part of such a large community committing to that practice all at the same time

Fasted for around 48hrs few weeks ago while consuming only liquids with electrolytes. Definitely feel like I lost a few pounds ahah

i do a 24 hour fast every monday. might try a 48 hr to see what its like

I kinda wanted to try this to see how it went. I heard you are supposed to do it a specific way and not just stop eating though.

Elaborate on why and how it helps you

Id appreciate it

i really only do it to lose weight. i exercise twice during the fast so the first time i did it i turned yellow after the 2nd exercise. im use to it now and dont experience that anymore. it sucks at first but after awhile its really pretty easy.

as far as benefits besides losing weight, i do get an energy boost about 18 hours into it. and though you cant really feel it, everything ive read about autophagy makes it seem worthwhile even if you aren't trying to lose weight.