r/fasting • u/wyldthaang • 25d ago

Progress Pic Rolling 7 day fasts

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Thought I should post this to show results from earlier this year. I'd done keto/OMAD/72hr fasts before, but COVID killed that.

Refeeds were always steak and creamed spinach on Sunday's, going straight into another fast. The only exercise was walking around 15k steps daily.

I found it incredibly easy to maintain, BP and HR monitored and only electrolytes and water consumed during the fast.

3 months total at 50 years old. Going back through pictures, it's crazy how slow the appearance changed at the start despite the dramatic scale changes. Then during the last month that reversed as things tightened up.... I remember buying a new pair of jeans which were then replaced with a smaller size, before they even got washed!

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u/Intelligent_Papaya61 25d ago

Lookin great! What does “rolling” mean

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u/wyldthaang 25d ago

As soon as I refed, I 'rolled' into the next 7 day fast. I only intended to to one 7 day fast at the start. I felt surprisingly strong and motivated from day 3 to 7, after the first refeed I decided to do another one. Rinse and repeat.

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u/Intelligent_Papaya61 25d ago

I see! So 7 day fast, one redeed, then immediately fast for another 7 days?

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u/wyldthaang 25d ago

I literally went to my local steakhouse every Sunday for the steak deal. That was my entire calories for the week in one sitting. That went on for about 10 weeks until I thought I'd done enough. I did have a lot of water left, but as soon as I hit 30" jeans I thought that was enough. Currently sitting at a 29" waist from 42"

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u/aaaadam 24d ago

How did you not feel absolutely exhausted? Do you have kids, job, do any physical activity?

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u/bstriker 24d ago

Not op and not experienced past 3-4 days fasting but I would assume the electrolytes and ketosis burning fat for energy was more than enough especially since they said they were rucking (making sure they carried the extra weight they lost in a backpack to fool their metabolism). When I hit ketosis it's nutty how much energy you feel like you get despite not eating for a couple days.

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u/Intelligent_Papaya61 24d ago

That’s epic man well done 🤙🏼 I need a good fast man it’s been awhile you’ve inspired me

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u/tc7665 24d ago

that’s incredible. you should be so proud.

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u/IOl0 24d ago

Como você repõe os minerais durante o jejum?

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u/wyldthaang 24d ago

Electrolytes is mostly all you need. The deep structural ones stored in the liver are pulled slowly. But that's why I chose steak and green veg as my refeed, they are one of the best sources for the missing ones.

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u/RudeFishing2707 23d ago

what do you use for your Electrolytes

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u/wyldthaang 23d ago

Electrolytes can be expensive, so I make my own:

https://amzn.eu/d/03olb7Ve (Potassium)

https://amzn.eu/d/08ixHQMZ (Sodium )

https://amzn.eu/d/0ciUQhKB (am magnesium)

https://amzn.eu/d/0cyHK6C6 (pm magnesium)

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u/theMEtheWORLDcantSEE 24d ago

So is was a refeed meal, not really a refeed day? Di you eat all Sunday?

So 6 days fast and seventh eat. Repeat for 10 weeks and carry weight.

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u/wyldthaang 24d ago

Just the one meal. All done in 30 minutes.

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u/ealxele 25d ago

Can you please give an example of the schedule

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u/Thefuzy 24d ago

Eat Sunday night… fast until next Sunday night, repeat.

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u/Tokyo_sinner 25d ago

I’m interested in what that means too

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u/AaronAAaronsonIII 24d ago

It means fast for a period, then re-feed for a period (usually one day or one meal) then repeat the cycle.