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What happens when you don’t eat for 72 hours?
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Hey everyone. Before we get into this, I am not a medical professional (sorry dad). Everything that I’ve written here is based on personal experience and publicly available information. If you’re considering doing an extended fast, do your own research. ✌🏽
A couple of months ago, my marathon-running-roommate Kenton convinced me, my other roommate Tyler, and my girlfriend Mack to attempt a 72 hour fast with him. I’d been curious about fasting for a while but wanted to start with 24 hours and eventually work my way up to a full three days. I thought about passing up the opportunity, but instead opted to send it. With just a few months worth of Intermittent Fasting under my belt, I threw myself into the inferno.
If you’re like me and just want a quick tl;dr checklist on how to fast, I’ve got one for you at the bottom of this piece on my site! Click here.
What is Fasting?
Fasting is not consuming calories for a certain amount of time. There are a few common approaches that are now widely used & researched.
- Intermittent Fasting (IF) is a daily practice of time-restricted feeding in which you segment your day into (1) a fasting window when you don’t eat and (2) a feeding window when…
