What I Learned Fasting for a Week (Energy, Weight, Ketones, Blood sugar, Sleep & More!)

My experience fasting for a week straight, including how I was feeling on day 6 of this extended fast; what kind of results I got in terms of energy levels, body weight, blood sugar, ketones, etc. Plus other thoughts and observations about why this prolonged fast went remarkably well.
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(This is also episode 59 of my podcast -- find links to The FastingWell Podcast feed below.)
**Fasting & Nutrition Playlists**
👉Beginner Fasting Tips: • Beginner Fasting Tips
👉Fasting Health Benefits: • Fasting Health Benefit...
👉Fasting for Women: • Fasting for Women
👉Nutrition Tips: • Nutrition Tips
👉Does it Break My Fast? • Does it break my fast?
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Some Recommended Books
📙 The Obesity Code (by Dr. Jason Fung): amzn.to/3gIHzAY
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📕 Why We Get Sick (Ben Bikman PhD): amzn.to/3D4BOF6
📗 Delay, Don't Deny (Gin Stephens): amzn.to/3ZgQWJ8
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⏰ Timestamps ⏰
0:00 Intro
0:54 Not for everyone
2:00 How am I feeling on day 6 of fasting?
4:19 Ketone levels
5:00 Blood sugar
6:35 Sleep
9:31 Cold
11:15 Weight loss
13:13 Overall health benefits
14:44 Timeline (Days 1-6)
15:53 Supplements (salt etc.)
16:44 Final takeaways
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Medical disclaimer
None of the info I share online is individual medical advice. I don't know your individual circumstances, and I'm not your medical provider. Always consult your own medical providers.
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[@kristinaback]

On day day 12 of 21 day fast and doing well! Lost about 22ish #, with no kcal consumption. Embrace a mad scientist mentality with prolonged fasting! You hope all the good things you hear are true so jump in head first. You won’t die, you’ll build mental fortitude, loose weight and inches, the hunger goes away mostly, there’s are mental benefits and you took a chance! I’m a masters level powerlifter trying to get to a body recomp using this process to hopefully set myself upfor success. Started at 230ish/-22 this morning!

[@FastingWell]

Wow, thanks for sharing! Hope it works well for you 🙂.

[@SandraCarterAtHomeNC]

Thanks for sharing and for the info. I might try 7 days (after Christmas). My longest fast so far is 50 hours.

[@FastingWell]

You're welcome! Sounds good! Just consider the pros and cons and your individual circumstances, before deciding whether a week-long fast is a good idea for you 🙂

[@FastingWell]

PS: I have 2 other videos that could be helpful in deciding whether a prolonged fast makes sense. One is called "How much fasting should you do?" or something similar. And the other is about how I would approach fasting in 2023. You can easily search for those on my channel if interested. :)

[@darkpatches]

Great talk. The big proponents of fasting in the first part of the 20th century were the Natural Hygienists, with whom you may be familiar. They strongly prohibited salt (specifically) being added to water, as well as anything else (e.g. lemon juice). My first experiments with fasting in the 90s were not great using this guidance; listless and woozy. I was very thin and had low but normal blood pressure before the fast. I can only guess what it dropped down to during. Cole Robinson and snake juice transformed fasting for me. I just feel normal during it. BTW, I concluded that the Natural Hygienists were wrong about a lot of things way back then. Their hearts were in the right place, but they're very dogmatic. And still so with popular Drs Goldhamer (runs a fasting clinic) and Fuhrman (wrote a fasting book). This is a great channel. It needs to blow-up somehow. Have you considered screaming and cursing the entire time? ;-)

[@FastingWell]

Lol! Maybe I should try a different style with some screaming and cursing, just to see how it goes. 😅 I'm not familiar with the group you mentioned, but what you're saying makes sense with respect to the salt and electrolytes. Thanks for your comments, glad you like the channel! 😀

[@rad8311]

I plan to do one for new years. My longest one was right around 6 days. I think I can do it again

[@FastingWell]

Thanks for sharing 🙂

[@donnysingh6389]

I have heard that fasting longer than 96 hours (four days) can lower your metabolism rate...

[@FastingWell]

Maybe in the short term. Probably not in the long term. Our bodies are obviously designed to be able to fast off and on. Our ancestors did it a lot! Standard disclaimer: none of what I share online is individual medical advice. Always consult your own medical providers.

[@charliepan4055]

Voor magnesium it is really handy, but you should take the right form of magnesium.

[@FastingWell]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts

[@Godwill3]

I just don’t get how those training wheels are not kicking you off I don’t understand how that’s still in effect in state?

[@FastingWell]

Basically, if it doesn't really raise my blood sugar or insulin level, then my body is mostly still in the fasted state (most of the same things are happening in the body as if I hadn't eaten anything). Especially after multiple days of fasting, when it takes a lot to really disrupt my fast.

[@luissanchez7370]

buenoauy bien , es un opción bastante buena incluir ejercicio , todo necesita un equilibrio yo salgo a caminar con mi esposa 1 hora , los primeros días nos sentíamos agotados pero el cuerpo se acostumbra y si la comida es saludable como si antes comía 3 porciones de spaghetti ahora es sólo una porción y así.... El cuerpo y el corazón agradece el cuidado que uno tiene

[@gabysolis3016]

What about being able to excercise?

[@FastingWell]

I don't remember exactly what I said in the video, but I was still going to the gym, I just did less intense versions of lifting and other exercises. One of the main keys for me was getting extra salt before working out.

[@NUR23RN]

new video ❤

[@FastingWell]

❤

[@tarsismiranda3199]

you are funny xD

[@FastingWell]

😅

[@yaieya]

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