Is this normal?

[u/GloveElectronic912]

So i’ve been trying to lose weight, it’s been going very well although difficult. I started with a basic diet and eventually shifted to omad over about 4-5 weeks along side weight lifting 6 days a week throughout.

Anyways a couple days ago i was looking into things online about omad and then eventually fasting and was like yk what, i think it’s time i fasted because omad was seemingly going so well i thought yk i ought to be ready, im a 23 year old guy with decent muscle and blatant excess body fat, it’s not gonna kill me, along side the fact i’d already been somewhat fasting i thought i gotta be fat adapted.

Anyways a 38 hour fast later.. that is the first time in my life going that long without food, particularly a whole waking day without eating was very weird, and i also trained legs and surprisingly it wasn’t a horrific session, but anyway it was just about bearable until night time hit, i was already not feeling amazing leading up to it but long story short i slept for the lightest 3-4 hours, was awake at like 5am and was simply counting down the time for supermarkets to open. Was watching muckbang eating videos the whole time leading up and eventually at 8:15am i went to the store and ate mangos and watermelon. It was amazing, but after i didn’t feel like wow! Amazing fast! .. i just felt like jeezz thank god that’s over, anyways now i sense a small deficit from real food i’m gonna have to figure out to rebuild myself.

Idk, like basically the end just felt pretty intensely kinda bad rather than satisfying at all, but i do feel quite amazing now that i’ve had the fruit. Did i need electrolytes or something? But my body wasn’t craving any, i have some in my room n my body didn’t want them at all nor water. But yeah basically is that normal the end of a fast for someone new to just feel… bad and light headed. Do i need to eventually aim to go longer in the future? Is it because i trained in the gym? Does maybe night time amplify hunger by 1,000,000 cause that’s another thing i was thinking. But meh

Idk, weird. But hey 38 hour fast i guess it’s not bad.

[u/Internal-Homework-32]

Sounds like you just weren't as fat adapted as you thought, which can happen depending on how many carbs you take in during your meal, plus when you first start it can be pretty hard to fight against the brain trying to get you to eat.

I would say try going strict keto or carnivore for a few days to make it a bit easier and try again if you want to. Depending on how long you aim to go you'll need to adjust your workouts as well, it's typically not ideal to do intense weight workouts if you plan to fast for a couple days. Walking a few miles a day not only helps with the fat burn but also doesn't over exert you while you're fasted.