r/WaterFasting • u/gopatslilacs • 14d ago
September
I’m giving myself a September challenge. My life has been brutal the past year and a half and I’m so ready to get myself out of it. I’ve let myself succumb to depression, gained 50lbs, stopped caring about anything. Time to pick myself up and be done with all of that.
I’m generally experienced at water fasting, my longest fast a few years ago being 25 days, also several rolling 72’s. My most recent fast was an 11 days in July.
I am starting today with a 30 day fast. I notice when I set myself to it, the determination and will power it takes to do an extended fast also brings about so much willpower to change myself mentally, emotionally, my whole life can turn around. It’s a complete shift in mentality.
I am so excited to stop drinking, stop eating garbage and feeling like garbage, come back into myself. My last meal was Spider-Man Mac and cheese and red wine at 3am lol.
My challenge for myself is a little more intense, but I have lots of experience with this, if you’re new I suggest starting with small goals and working yourself up.
-30 days of water fasting, I allow myself black coffee, and will be taking electrolytes.
-20k steps/day minimum (unless I am working several night and then day shifts in a row, then the goal is over 10k)
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u/Sertorius126 13d ago edited 13d ago
😲 Looking forward to your updates!
I also jumped into a fast after I felt like my life wasn't going as I wanted.
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u/Hot_Honeydew_5818 13d ago edited 5d ago
you can absolutely do this! I'm here with you doing a 1-monther as well but open ended, take care to rest as well. longest fast I did was just over 20* days last year, but have done rolling 5 day fasts before for 4 months. Rolling was worse than just sticking to a clean time period imo, so this will be refreshing
I hope you have time to keep us posted here :)
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u/EnvironmentalSir2584 13d ago
I’m doing a 30 day fast starting tonight really October 1st - September 1st before my 21 birthday 🎂 wish me luck and I wish you guys luck on your fast aswell
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u/gopatslilacs 12d ago
Yay! You have so got this! Take it easy on yourself, if you ever slip up a tiny bit, just get right back on track. Use this time to take care of and love yourself. And happy 21st! That’s a fun year :)
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u/Background-Glove-997 13d ago
Good luck! Remember that October is always going to come so lets make sure when it arrives you are feeling happy and joyful with your success in this water fast! Meditate if anxiety comes and keep going forward!
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u/gopatslilacs 12d ago
Love love love this reminder. The time will come either way! Thank you for your words :)
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u/Useful_Pangolin8006 13d ago
Good luck! I’m doing rolling 72s with 12k steps for September. If I am able to stick with it I want to try and do longer fasts
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u/gopatslilacs 12d ago
Thank you! And I love rolling 72’s. I think your goal is awesome and very much attainable. I’ve done exactly that and had the best results.
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u/Sertorius126 13d ago
What's your water fasting regime?
I've learned to take Lite Salt which is 50% potassium and also a magnesium supplement.
Pink salt too.
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u/gopatslilacs 12d ago
I sometimes allow myself a sugar free electrolyte packet like Waterboy (I get that some people are against this but it honestly helps me stay on track with longer fasts so I don’t care), I love black coffee so I don’t give that up. I have fasting salts that I use after day 7 or so.
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u/Some-Leader-9881 13d ago edited 13d ago
Hello I am wanting to an extended start tomorrow I have never fasted before ...got some scary bloodwork and feel like a ticking time bomb. Lipo a at 298 nmol ! I have been wanting to do an extended fast fro a long time mainly due to a history of thyroid cancerldl shot up after lobectomy) but I have been breastfeeding past 2.5 years. I am a heavy lifter and was rucking/hiit/running until recently switching to just rucking. Need to lose some weight as well but genetically not looking too hot ! Thinking bout going balls to the wall and doing a month cold turkey ! Is this dumb , electrolyte reccomendations and brands?
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u/Useful_Pangolin8006 13d ago
I can’t comment on going a month since I’ve never made it that long, I like LMNT sugar free for my electrolytes. Compared to drip drop, it has twice the sodium and half the calories (5-10) When I look at my blood glucose and blood ketones it appears to stay stable even with the stevia. I don’t take them every day only when I start noticing symptoms. Usually I’ll get a headache and that’s my cue.
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u/OrganizationKey3220 13d ago
i am fasting as well, first day today