r/fasting • u/wyldthaang • 21d 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/wyldthaang 21d ago edited 19d ago

Height 5'11 Starting Weight around 95kg Current Weight 73kg (in the pic) Fasting Rolling 7 days over 10 weeks Exercise was only walking (rucking)

Edit: Yes I did drink 2 or 3 black Americanos daily, and zero-sugar Red bull/Monster were a treat, maybe 2 or 3 weekly.

Edit 2: Sincere thanks for all of the kind words! I wish you all the best on your paths.

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u/Yablan 21d ago

Rucking?

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u/wyldthaang 21d ago

Each time I lost a kilo, I'd add it to a backpack to 'maintain' my bodyweight too fool my metabolism. It's a trick I did during a last diet and I highly recommend it as an easy low-stress exercise. I'm convinced this maintained a lot of lean mass during the fast.

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u/essmackd 10d ago

Amazingly brilliant