7 day water fast

[Soulbass]

carl warner

Edited March 2, 2019 by Soulbass

[Soulbass]

i'll start by posting the procedure :

from a whole food plant based diet (no salt, no sugar, no alcohol, no caffeine).

once the shelf is empty, i'll start the fast (i have a backup in case, with juices & carrot juices).

the last 2 days will be only soup, and then 30g of glauber's salt (on the 3rd day).
glauber's salt is diluted in 0,5L of warm water, and drink alternatively with fruit juice (because the taste is awful).

---> trip to the bathroom.

after that, i'll have coconut water + water for 2 days, to avoid negative effects when entering ketosis.

+5 days of water only, or more.

last time i've stopped on day 5 because i was hungry, but i was feeling great.

i expect ego backslash, this is where real work happen.

[Soulbass]

[Karla]

Cool. Why 7 days?

[Soulbass]

@Karla magic number ^^

no, seriously i did 5 days in the past (x2) and i wanted to do more.

it's psychological, even tho i know the limit for hurting myself is 20 days (just with water).

[Karla]

@Soulbass cool he he. I was just curious. 

[Soulbass]

sarah simblet

[Soulbass]

I don't want to set a countdown for days.

I'll dig into it, and see how it goes.

Today was day 1.

Next week my parents will come to my place, so I will certainly not do 7 days.
I'll have to recalibrate before eating outside.

[Soulbass]

I ended the fast.

I was hungry and ego-backslash kicked in.

It was a good experience tho.

If you have any question, please ask.

This is the end of this journal.

[Gabriel Antonio]

Cool images. 

This practice doesn't seem very healthy. What's the problem with drinking water? 

[Karla]

@Soulbass how many days total?

Takeaways?? Revisions for next time or advice for others based on your experience appreciated.

[Soulbass]

@Karla 4 days, i was too hungry.

takeaways : it's a bit extreme, and i was wondering "why don't i eat like normal people ?!?!"

i'll be sure to be in a period where i'm not stressed, next time i'll do it.

i would do it with someone else, like for sports, willpower is better.

ego backslash was eating stuff like chocolate...

that's why i think it's a bit extreme : the ego backslash after a fast is such that, it contrast a lot with a regular diet, or a diet that you would keep 365/year.

emotional problems comes first, i'm exploring that aspect of my psyche.

i guess experimenting with fasting, helps with understanding emotions & eating disorder.

a video i liked :

@Gabriel Antonio a water fast include as much water as you want, otherwise it's a "dry" fast.

[Karla]

@Soulbass interesting. Got it!

Fasting has amazing health benefits too.

I like to ease in and ease out with smoothies and playing with IF eating windows.

I have never done more than a 36 hour fast he he but 72 hours has benefits too.

I agree that timing and emotions are important to consider.

4 days is an accomplishment.

Thanks for sharing.

[Karla]

Oh my gosh!! This video is so true lol-- I call it displaced pleasure seeking he he. Great video!

[Gabriel Antonio]

10 hours ago, Soulbass said:

@Gabriel Antonio a water fast include as much water as you want, otherwise it's a "dry" fast.

oooh lol 

[Viking]

a healthy fast is with water and supplements

[ZenDancer]

@Soulbass

Hey there!. Four days is great... well done! I've been doing intermittent fasting for health for a few years now, but I've never done more than 48 hours in a single fast... you may have inspired me to push it a bit further!

Hugs,

Lucas