Beginners Guide to Prolonged Fasting | 24-72 Hour Fasting Instructions

Late on a Monday evening, I’m already well past the 72-hour mark on my fast. So far I just haven’t wanted food, but I can feel that starting to change. I’m doing tea, which doesn’t break the fast at all.

After looking at a few videos like the one above, I’m going to try extending it to 96 hours at least, while adding a walk and some low-intensity weightlifting into the mix.

At some point after that, into the fourth or fifth day, the advice is to start the real breaking with good clean fat, and MCT oil will probably be the first thing. Maybe cod liver oil too.

Then I’ll repopulate the cleaned-out microbiome with things like kefir and kraut.

Then a salad heavy on leafy green and avocado, before transitioning back to a more usual place of eggs, cheese, fish, fish and meat, and a more usual five miles a day while getting more serious with the weights.

And also, I’ll get back in touch in ways that aren’t this. Apologies for any cause for anxiety or offense given. I really did do nothing but sleep and heal, for the last three days plus, and it really didn’t feel like a choice or an option, but a simple physiological necessity.