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Alright, we all fast. Some do it for 12 hours, some for 72 hours.
What happens when I fast?
First 3-6 hours:
-your body is using up all the sugar and carbs (glucose) in your body. You feel normal. It’s all good.
6-36 hours
-your body is now using fat cells (and will continue to do so after this point as well) but it’s not what your brain wants, so you might be craving foods like pasta and bread and very sweet things because your brain literally thrives on carbs and such
After 36 hours:
-your body is now using PROTEIN to get its energy, you might be experiencing muscle cramps because your body is breaking down muscles and fat to get the energy it needs.
Tips:
-drink water!! Not only does it keep you healthy but your body is losing a ton of water because carbohydrates cling to water, so when they’re being used, so is the water.
-drink 0 cal vitamin water. You need vitamins especially if you’re doing a particularly long fast. It keeps your brain healthy along with everything else.
-if you feel like you’re going to pass out, but do not want to eat, you may have low blood sugar. A spoon full of honey should help (or a small bottle of juice)
-after 36 hours of 0 cal fasting, if you still don’t want to break the fast, try doing a liquid one (so things like fruit juice, watered down tomato soup, almond milk etc)
-IF YOU ARE DRIVING DURING A FAST, DONT! Your reaction time, and overall reflexes/thought processes are hindered MAJORLY after about 15 hours.
-gum. sugar free gum is a life saver when cravings pop up (normally about 17 hours in for me)
-coffee/caffeine pills/diet pills are all great 0 cal appetite suppressants !
-0 cal sweeteners like Splenda can make water or green tea taste great.
After Fasting:
Your stomach should have shrank if you fasted more than 15 hours, so when breaking a fast:
-try something high carb, low cal, such as plain oatmeal (100) and half a banana with cinnamon (60)
-eat it slowly so that you have time to register that you’re full, a too full stomach after a fast hurts!
-then wait at least 3 hours before your next meal, which should include some protein
-make sure you don’t binge!!
