Have You Ever Fasted Before?

Only for 24 hours. It's a church thing. You are then supposed to donate the cost of one meal, which goes into the fund for those who need food or other assistance. You are supposed to fast for a purpose. Say that you want world peace or something...you begin the fast by praying and telling God that you are fasting for that reason.

As an intermittent faster I would recommend you break yourself into it and allow your body to adjust. I started by not snacking in between meals for a few days. Once I’d successfully accomplished that I tried a 16/8 fast. That’s 16 hours fasting and then 8 hours with 2-3 meals, no snacking in between. A few weeks later I moved up to a 20 hour fast with a 4 hour window for 2 meals. Once I did that a few weeks later I went to a 24 hour fast, 1 meal and then a 24 hour fast…Beyond that I have successfully done a 72 hour fast. Most researchers agree that 72 hours gives your immune system a reset, completes autophagy, and reduces insulin resistance. Take supplements that will not break your fast like nutritional yeast, calcium citrate with magnesium and a bit of Himalayan salt in water for minerals. Lemon water will also not break your fast. And drink plenty of water as you fast to flush your system out, I can recommend a doctor on youtube who has dozens of videos on this subject if you’d like.

No chance, I love food far too much. If I’m not eating I’m thinking about what I’m going to eat next 😂

Yeah but only for 5 days at the most. It’s too hot right now to go a long period of time without replacing your minerals

20 days sounds extreme to me, especially if you're new to fasting. I do intermittent fasting every day, and I've done alternate day fasting as well. The longest I've fasted is 40 hours. Be really careful if you decide to do an extended fast. Make sure you know what you're getting yourself into, how it will affect your metabolism and other internal systems, etc.

I've made it through a 3-day fast before but never 20. 😱

Dry fasting? No, you need water

I tried a 40 day fast
Only made it 20

Most I ever fasted for was a day

Yes , and it was stupid.

I've done a juice fast for a couple of weeks before dieting.