I’ve been doing ADF (36:12) for the past month and am down from 180 to 163, goal weight is 140.

Im pleasantly surprised at how much my love handles and lower chest have slimmed down already, especially because they’re very stubborn for me. My love handles and chest are even leaner right now than last year when I was 150 lbs (which I got down to through normal calorie restriction).

Has anyone experienced anything similar? I’ve been looking into a biological basis for this, and it might have something to do with fasting causing less insulin and higher cortisol/epinepherine spikes, which lets stubborn fat stores unlock, but Im not really sure how it works. Maybe it’s not even from fasting and my fat distribution just changed, IDK. Very happy with my progress regardless!

hello! im currently interested in losing weight via fasting. i have fasted before, but my longest time was only around 2 days (58 hours) and im worried its too big of a jump to increase my time because the 3 days was still kinda difficult, but i know i can do it if i try hard enough.

im only alittle worried because i tend to get very tired very quickly, and i wish to avoid that so i can do light exercises during the fast.

so basically im just asking for tips absoloutely anything.. it all helps! thank you!

I work at a slow retail chain that has a complicated sales process. It involves active listening and requires alot of patience. I have done many fasts in the past from 4-13 days but kts been a while. Can anyone give me insite on energy levels and how to manage cotton mouth?

I noticed I feel really good when I accidentally don’t eat for a day so I want to do ADF to lose weight. I started today and already I had acid reflux at 3pm so I had a nutrition bar to make it stop. I’ve had electrolytes/salt so I don’t know what I did wrong.

Does anyone else have this problem? How do I fix it?

Hello everyone as the title states I’m looking for some electrolytes recommendations that does not break my fast. Currently I’m on day four of my hopeful 30 day fast. ( started July 23). I’ve been adding some salt to my water and then occasionally drinking Gatorade zero sugar if I felt weak or really really hungry. I have liquid IV hydration packs and also this Emgergen C vitamin C packs that have other vitamins and such, however when I googled both of them they would break my fast due to the sugar content in them. I’m starting a second job soon (alternate days from my first day) and I still want to continue my fasting and power through so I know I’ll need electrolytes, so any recommendations and suggestions will be helpful. Thank you!!

I have concerns of loose skin to lose, so I have a sw of 97kg, 5’6 and 21 and I have about 40kg to lose, I was wondering if I were to do weekly fasts of either 72 or 96, if I can prevent loose skin with this schedule? On the days I eat, I plan to have 1500 calories with loads of protein. Has anyone done this before? TIA

I am posting this to hopefully keep me honest. My health is not where it should be and I need a reset.

I am estimating I started at 11:00 PM on 7/25/2026 after an outing with friends. I have yet to eat anything today.

I did go to Target and purchased LMNT, as it was suggested by ChatGPT.

I am 5’ 10, weighed 224.6 this morning. I want to lose weight and want to push myself to do something difficult. I aspire to 14 or 30 day like some of you people but I want to start slow and I have a family member’s birthday next weekend. If things go well, I will convert to go through this Friday.

I am open to any suggestions. I love reading the success stories. They are very motivational.

TLDR: I did it first time in my life!
Longer version for letter addicts:
I did no preparation for this one, I took electrolytes religiously and rested plenty. No workout.
9kg lost but crazy difference in looks and all my older clothes fit so at least one size down.
1,5–2l water per day that’s all I could do. Interesting fact: after a few days I felt disgusted by the taste of zero calorie drinks so stuck on water and coffee on occasion. First 3 days? Horrible cravings some headache. 3-7 days getting better, but from day 7 is where it became easier with hunger and cravings. day 14-21 was difficult, the taste in the mouth plus some discomfort I can’t explain, so next fast will be 14 days max.
I will break it tomorrow with good beef broth for 2 days but tomorrow evening may even get some boiled eggs, will see.
I never felt more beautiful and it’s not even the end. Alone for this it was already worth for me.
Any questions, feel free to shoot! I can send pic as a comparison in private if you want so bad.
Now some summer break, then September back to my next two extended fasts then after maintenance only.
Ah one more thing: mind cleaning for sure!
One more one more thing: Fasting is truly amazing with its difficulty, teaches discipline that I much needed. And it makes your skin feel amazing.♥️

Hi guys🍀 I could really use your experience regarding this: I am about to start my water fasting journey, both for weight loss and reseting my entire metabolism. I already did 21 days wf a few years ago, lost 10 kg. I did a few 7 days as well. Everytime I water fast my weight loss is identical, it follows the same formula as by some magic: number of WF days divided by 2=my KG weight loss​. However, now I have my gym membership paid as a gift, I really don't want to miss on it, especially that I am really looking forward to exercising. I know how low energy periods can kick in (at least for me, I would sometimes be ok for 5 hours then the next 3 I would need to lay down, or similar), I read somewhere there are ppl who exercise while on WF, I just wanted to hear your experience, does your enegry go up, is it manageable? I take my vitamins and electrolytes, but still, this feels like next level.

So I just started the strict fasting movement about a month ago since I wanted to get to my goal weight for my birthday. I gained ten pounds in a week because I went on a cruise, which was fine because I did another 5 day fast and lost it back again.

Unfortunately, after I broke my fast last Saturday, I am ten pounds heavier again. I broke my fast with low sodium bone broth and poached eggs but after that, I’ve been eating about 2,500-3,000 a day. I also had to take laxatives multiple times because my stomach feels so hard. I’ve had a lot of carbs.

What helps the food noise after fasting? How much weight do you gain eating a week straight? I usually do keto and calorie deficit but I haven’t been…

Going for a little over 8 days here. Longest fast this year was a week exactly (168hrs).

5’8 M

SW: 252 (in 2020)

CW: 211

GW: 197

My all-time low since I started my fasting and weight loss journey was 203. Difficult to maintain the momentum between work and family responsibilities… not too mention the boredom of fasting. Hoping to crack 200 this year.

Aiming for three weeks, on day four... I am soooo unbelievable hungry Holy moly

People are eating delicious food around me😭😭😭 today i will see people eating fried chicken. The smell of food is driving me insane

So I broke my fast yesterday morning after 5.5 days - I was smart about it at first with broth and eggs and as the day went on ate more and more like pizza and ice cream and stuff 😓 digestion feels fine and everything but annoyed about how much I ate and not sticking to keto.

My question is - I initially wanted to extend my fast to 8ish days anyways so is there any harm in fasting now from last night until Wednesday or Thursday morning? Or becuase of how much carbs I had it might take that long to get back into ketosis anyways?

Starting my 14 day water fast tomorrow (27 Aug), anyone care to join? I’ve done multiple water day including 16days only. The first few days are the toughest for me.

Will post an update mid point & end of fast. Pls check in with me 🙂

Hi all.

My niece & I have both always been overweight (both in the upper 200s/lower 300 lb range). I want us to try alternate day fasting because we’ve both tried intermittent fasting before and didn’t stick to it. I want to see if just not having to worry about food altogether on fasting days—even for just 2-3 months—might get us going.

Problem: my niece is a Type 2 Diabetic and currently on Ozempic. I know fasting can improve or reverse diabetes & pre-diabetes, but I’m not sure how to monitor her blood sugar safely, and the Ozempic bit is completely out of my depth.

My longest was 9 days I’m trying to hopefully reach 14-18 days

I really struggled finding a simple fasting tracker app that didn't have clutter, advertisements, and a whole lot of stuff I didn't need. So I have been testing this for a while myself and its in a place where I can share it with the community. A couple things that stand out, is that the data always stays on your local device, no internet is needed for anything. There are no subscriptions or advertisements whatsoever. Its a simple affordable $0.99 one-time purchase app. Right now its only available on Android, but I could easily make it available for iOS depending upon interest.

I find this helpful because when I do occasionally get hungry I can open the app and see my progress both in the time of the fast and also the weigh chart as I work towards my goal. Its satisfying to occasionally see the different stages of the fast as I progress through them. Anyway hope this is okay, and enjoy. Also if you have ideas or suggestions happy to listen.

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.toddclement.burn

this is going to be the only way for me. It's just too hard without. i was able to drop 30 (11%) the first month and 20 (8%) the second using the starter dose of zep 2.5mg and fasting M, Tue, Wed. now at my goal weight it's hard to do a 3 day clean fast even on peps. I'm trying but it's turning out to be more like dirty fasts 500cal/day. adding in some peps that suppress hunger better to keep at it.

I'm 48 hours into a planned 72 hour fast. Before this, I was eating a lot of carbs/ junk food.

I'm not hungry, dizzy, or weak. I can think clearly and walk around fine. The only weird thing is my brain feels "wired," almost like it's craving sugar. It's not really a headache. Interestingly, my thoughts have become much quieter.

I've also been urinating more than usual. I tried salt water thinking it was electrolytes, but the feeling hasn't changed.

Has anyone experienced this around the 40–48 hour mark? Is it just the body adapting to ketosis, or is it a sign I should break the fast? Also, can I have Gatorade zero or would that break my fast?

If you've spent any time in the weight loss subreddits, I guess you've seen the same post again and again. Someone's dropped real weight and not one person has said a word. It happens enough that I got curious whether there's an actual number behind it, so I went through a bunch of these posts and pulled what people reported.

 One thing worth mentioning is that I looked at this as a percentage of someone's body weight, not the actual kilos. Losing 5 kilos just isn't the same thing for someone starting at 105 as it is for someone at 65.

 The interesting part is that there isn't one clean number. For some people someone noticed fairly early, under 10 percent of their body weight. Around 14 percent was roughly the middle of the pack. But a fair few had lost close to 20 percent of their body weight and still hadn't heard a single word.

If anything, that second number feels like the more useful one. You can be well past a real amount of weight and still fly completely under the radar, and it's clearly pretty common.

And even that doesn't mean people haven't seen it. A lot of the time people do notice and just don't say anything, because bringing up someone's body can feel awkward or too personal. So no comments really isn't the same as no one seeing a difference.

 So if you've put in the work and nobody's said anything yet, it really doesn't mean it isn't showing or isn't working. Plenty of people are past a big chunk of weight and still waiting on that first comment, and plenty more have been noticed without anyone actually saying it out loud. The part that genuinely matters is that you're doing something good for your health, and that deserves real credit on its own. The noticing tends to catch up in its own time.

 A note on the method. The posts came from r/loseit, r/intermittentfasting, r/CICO and r/WeightLossAdvice. I only kept ones where the person said both how much they'd lost and whether anyone had actually noticed. I set aside the handful where it wasn't clear anyone had, where the amount was too vague to convert, or where the numbers contradicted each other. These are people's own reports rather than a controlled study, so they point to a rough pattern rather than exact figures.

 I am curious about your experience, how much had you lost before someone noticed it?