![]() The app updates as you enter different stages and tells you about each one. It was also cool to study the information offered by the Zero Fasting app whilst I was going through the fast. I'd usually spend the morning reading, writing, studying or coding (how I usually spend the morning), workout around lunch and then have an afternoon siesta, get up and do a little more reading or work and finish the day with an afternoon walk or another training session. So I found myself with plenty of time on my hands. ![]() When you're fasting, none of this happens. Between shopping for food, meal preparation, sitting down to eat and cleaning up. You'd be surprised how much time you spend eating. Sitting down with the family whilst they eat dinner and you sip water is also an interesting experience.Ī lot of time is spent doing nothing. Eating food with family and having a meal after a workout or as a reward for finishing a task is among my three favourite things in the world to do. Missing out on meal time rituals is also a hard part. I think the fact I knew I'd only just crossed halfway and the two people I'd started with stopped played around with my head. Of course, stopping is perfectly fine, you can stop at any time. I started the five days with a friend and my little brother, and halfway through day 3 my friend stopped and then on the night of day 3, my little brother stopped. What was the hardest part about the fast? Getting started was a little slow but once the blood was flowing, I felt incredible.ĭuring the fast, I always felt the best after exercising. The volume and weights were about 70-80% of what I'd usually do, 20-25 minutes maximum. And then on days 2, 4 and 5, I lifted weights and went to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training.įor weight lifting, I stuck with compound movements such as deadlifts, pull-ups, bench press and walking lunges. On night 1, I played touch football for 40-minutes. Every morning started with a slow, below stressful walk. Water, water with sprinkles of sea salt (2-3 sprinkles at a time, I never measured it), sparkling water, ice and standard magnesium tablets (2 per night on days 2, 3, 4). Average due to weighing in multiple times per day (morning, afternoon, evening). Right: My average weight on the final morning of the fast. Left: my average weight on the first day of fasting. ![]() ![]() Then throughout the day as I drank water, my weight would go up. I've put averages because I'd usually weigh in the lightest upon first waking up and going to the toilet. My average weight across the five days were as follows: How much weight did you lose during the fast? High intensity exercise on the first morning would also be a good idea. On Monday morning I went for a long walk (90+ minutes but could've been longer) to continue to burn off excess glycogen. ![]() The idea here is to lower the amount of excess glycogen your body stores so you can enter ketosis faster, usually one of the hardest parts of an extended fast is switching from using glycogen as a primary fuel source to using ketones. I kept it low carbohydrate (chicken and greens). Since I decided to fast from Monday to Friday, my last meal was Sunday night. If you had told me 3-years-ago, I'd have gone five days without food an operated almost as normal, I'd have told you to f*ck off. Rapid fire questionsĪside from the plethora of health benefits, the main reason was to see what it was like to go five days without food. It captures a few of the emotions and day to day activities Sam (my little brother) and I got up to throughout the five days. There's a video diary/mini documentary to go along with this post. If you're unsure about anything, seek professional medical advice. I've started by answering some of the questions I would've liked to have known before starting a 5 day fast and then finished with a day by day journal entry and some extra resources you might want to check out to learn more.ĭisclaimer: What you're about to read is not medical advice, only anecdotal stories from my experience during my first five day fast, I am not a doctor. Thinking about trying your own extended fast? Well, you're about to dive into the article/diary/question and answer style documentation of my first 5 day fast. Who knows, maybe in 25 years I'll be going a month at a time (probably not). Last year I did 4 days, this year it's 5 days. ![]()
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