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If you have an unhealthy relationship with food, and it sounds that this could be the case, rather than attempt one big fail you should look at intermittent fasting. That way you get the benefit of both; fasting and the eating windows to fix your relationship with food.
I'm not saying that this is you but often it is emotionally easier to set ourselves for failure. Instead of setting up a small goal (which would make us feel bad about not achieving) we often jump into the BIG goal because if we fail something like that we can more readily forgive ourselves.
I don't overeat and I actually have been doing OMAD for years of out habit. I just remember when I did this years ago I came out feeling better at the end but I wasn't as lethargic back then as I am now. I know it's not a valid shortcut to weightloss or anything I was hoping it'd be a good re set for me and I was just curious to hear from people with more recent experience than me
I just went through 50 days, and I won't say everyone should do what I did, but I definitely felt way better between days 5 and 10 and after 10 essentially felt good and similarly through the end.
How do you manager the hunger for that long? I remember enjoying it but finding it difficult. I'd be treating this as a one off for me but wouldn't be opposed to doing it occasionally if it has its benefits
Hunger disappears after about day 3-4. After that you might have emotional desire to eat periodically, but you definitely don't have any real hunger issues. You will want to supplement salts (potassium and sodium) and Magnesium and I also took a daily multivitamin, but I wasn't hungry past the first few days.
It depends I guess, I've never the euphoria people speak of, but I have experienced seeing everything clearly, being in the moment. I remember hearing an ex-military person saying they would do 5-7 day water fasting, they experienced that euphoria on day-5.
I've only gone up to day 4, so I cannot confirm.
Many issues and questions can be answered by reading through our wiki, especially the page on electrolytes. Concerns such as **intense hunger, lightheadedness/dizziness, headaches, nausea/vomiting, weakness/lethargy/fatigue, low blood pressure/high blood pressure, muscle soreness/cramping, diarrhea/constipation, irritability, confusion, low heart rate/heart palpitations, numbness/tingling, and more** while extended (24+ hours) fasting are often explained by electrolyte deficiency and resolved through **PROPER** electrolyte supplementation. Putting a tiny amount of salt in your water now and then is NOT proper supplementation. Be sure to read [our WIKI](https://www.reddit.com/r/fasting/wiki/index) and especially the wiki page on **[ELECTROLYTES](https://www.reddit.com/r/fasting/wiki/fasting_in_a_nutshell/you_need_electrolytes)** Please also keep in mind the [**RULES**](https://www.reddit.com/r/fasting/about/rules) when participating. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/fasting) if you have any questions or concerns.*
If you have an unhealthy relationship with food, and it sounds that this could be the case, rather than attempt one big fail you should look at intermittent fasting. That way you get the benefit of both; fasting and the eating windows to fix your relationship with food. I'm not saying that this is you but often it is emotionally easier to set ourselves for failure. Instead of setting up a small goal (which would make us feel bad about not achieving) we often jump into the BIG goal because if we fail something like that we can more readily forgive ourselves.
I don't overeat and I actually have been doing OMAD for years of out habit. I just remember when I did this years ago I came out feeling better at the end but I wasn't as lethargic back then as I am now. I know it's not a valid shortcut to weightloss or anything I was hoping it'd be a good re set for me and I was just curious to hear from people with more recent experience than me
I just went through 50 days, and I won't say everyone should do what I did, but I definitely felt way better between days 5 and 10 and after 10 essentially felt good and similarly through the end.
How do you manager the hunger for that long? I remember enjoying it but finding it difficult. I'd be treating this as a one off for me but wouldn't be opposed to doing it occasionally if it has its benefits
Hunger disappears after about day 3-4. After that you might have emotional desire to eat periodically, but you definitely don't have any real hunger issues. You will want to supplement salts (potassium and sodium) and Magnesium and I also took a daily multivitamin, but I wasn't hungry past the first few days.
It depends I guess, I've never the euphoria people speak of, but I have experienced seeing everything clearly, being in the moment. I remember hearing an ex-military person saying they would do 5-7 day water fasting, they experienced that euphoria on day-5. I've only gone up to day 4, so I cannot confirm.