I’ve want to try water only fast this week. Does a...
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10/07/2022, 7:16 AMI’ve want to try water only fast this week. Does anyone know a good electrolytes powder that wouldn’t break my fast?
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10/07/2022, 8:44 AMI’m learning that I should roll my own.
So I need 3 things
Sodium
Potassium
Magnesium
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10/07/2022, 8:44 AMI can get supplement for magnesium
And Sodium from table salt
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10/07/2022, 8:45 AMJust have to check the source for potassium
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10/07/2022, 8:48 AMHave you looked at: Shunya Go and Beyond Water?
When I tried this a couple of years ago, 0 cal electrolytes were not available - but I can see a bunch of options today. (They are 3 cal & 1.2 cal respectively - but I think that should be ok).
I had to call off my experiment after 72h due to insane headaches.
Let us know how it goes for you and what you tried. (I stuck to lemon juice + himalayan salt) but that wasn't enough.
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10/07/2022, 10:14 AMI don’t know about the above two. Lot of these just seem like marketing gimmicks.
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10/07/2022, 10:14 AMYeah I think you were probably low on potassium
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10/07/2022, 10:14 AMHimalayan salt doesn’t have potassium
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10/07/2022, 10:15 AMAnything longer than 36 hours and you should definitely take magnesium too.
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10/07/2022, 10:16 AMAnd I think 72 hours is probably a good limit. You don’t get much benefit after that other than fat loss. Also you start lossing your muscle too!
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10/07/2022, 10:16 AMProps to you for reaching 72!
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10/07/2022, 10:34 AMHaha .. I was going for 5 days 😬
It is tough. I definitely think you should gradually dial it up -- and also prep properly. The hunger was not a major issue (not after 48h anyways). It was the headaches and the inability to function OK. So need to figure out a good time to do this as well.
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10/07/2022, 2:47 PMMakes sense yeah thanks !
Currently I’m only doing 48 hours. Will dial up next time depending on how I feel :)
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10/07/2022, 4:12 PM@acceptable-summer-68562 how often do u do 48hrs fasting? And what do u have as the first fast-breaking food?
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10/07/2022, 4:14 PMI have done it few times before. But haven’t done any fast in last year. So wanted to start doing it again.
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10/07/2022, 4:16 PMUsually depending on how long did I do the fast I’ll have something like avocado, or lentil soup, or vegetables, or dry fruits, etc Nothing heavy on carbs.
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10/07/2022, 4:17 PMMostly I’ll try and eat only one or two meals on the day I break fast
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10/07/2022, 4:18 PMI can go back to my normal schedule after a day if I’m only doing 48 hours fast. If it’s any longer, I probably have to ease in in the next few days
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10/11/2022, 3:29 AMTry Electral for sodium and potassium - https://www.1mg.com/otc/electral-powder-otc135154
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10/11/2022, 5:43 AMIt has 14gm of dextrose anhydrous (sugar) 🙃
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10/11/2022, 5:44 AMAnyways I did 48 hours on just Tata salt lite. I couldn’t find magnesium at the local pharmacy. I did had some headaches near the end (probably because I was low on potassium)
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10/14/2022, 1:16 PMLast year I lost around 20kg on Keto and Fasting. For water fasting or even on keto. This was my electrolytes combination -
Himalayan Pink Salt
Baking Powder (Optional if you are not dry fasting)
Sodium Chloride (Hard to find in India)
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