I ate a lot yesterday, and I feel lethargic today. I want to attempt fasting.
Lisset, drinking a glass of water is the simplest way to stave off hunger cravings. This will fill the stomach and keep your appetite under control. You can also use tea (and, to a lesser extent, coffee), but not much else. If your water tastes awful, add a drop or two of pure (no sugar) lemon essence to the glass.
Fixing your environment will make it easier to move quickly. Junk food and snacks at home trigger desires. Throw them out.
Set your fasting app for a 16-hour fast. This is the most common method of fasting. Begin fasting after dinner at 8 p.m. Go to sleep. Skip breakfast. Do not eat till lunchtime at 12 p.m. The first day is the most difficult, but it becomes easier over time, just like working out.
Fasting necessitates reasonable safeguards. Consult your doctor first, especially if you are using prescription medications or have a chronic condition. Some people should not fast without professional supervision.
Make sure you’re healthy enough to fast and don’t take any drugs that necessitate meal consumption.
Before you begin, make sure your bowels are empty. Food produces faeces, but it also works as a ‘push’ to induce bowel movements. If you stop eating, your faeces remain in the bowels. Faeces is poisonous. During a fast, your body absorbs toxins from your faeces. Drink prune juice or use a laxative.
Stay active. It will keep you from feeling hungry. That includes doing more around the house/apartment, going for walks, exercising, working on your automobile and cleaning it. Help out at your church, synagogue, temple, or mosque. You can workout as well, but don’t push yourself too hard until you know how you feel.
Do not watch television or use streaming services. You don’t realise how many advertising for pre-packaged foods and fast food restaurants there are until you’re 8 days into a water fast!
If you are feeling woozy, drink some watered-down white grape juice or apple juice. If you’re really fatigued, drink some gatorade/pedialyte.
Eat plenty at your last meal before the fast so you don’t become hungry too soon. Consume some protein and healthy fats.
If possible, plan your fast such that you are asleep for some of the first hours. For example, if you fast from 8 p.m. to 12 noon the next day and wake up at 6 a.m., you will have already completed 10 hours of your fast.
Just when you think you can’t go any further [with your fast], glance at the time and tell yourself you’ll give it another hour. You’ll stare at the clock for a while, but by the end of the hour, your desire to eat will be gone. This works for me. [Make sure you have a clock in each room to look at.]
First, stay hydrated throughout the fast by drinking plenty of fluids like water or other hydrating liquids. This will allow your body to adjust to the changes while avoiding any potential health hazards.
Avoid drinking too much black coffee, and if feasible, drink green tea with it because it includes L-theanine, which helps to balance the caffeine and gives you a peaceful, calm, and concentrated sensation. Alternatively, you can add 100mg of L-theanine to your coffee, which is inexpensive and has no effect on autophagy or ketosis.