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I kind of fast every day for decades because I only eat dinner. But I was listening to an athlete talking about how he fasts for 5 days when his sport is on the offseason.

Do you fast? If so why? How long? Do you only drink water? What do you believe this can do for you?

Also this guy was saying it seems harder for people who go through sugar withdrawal. I just avoid sugar anyway because I don’t like the taste of anything with a lot of sugar in it. But sugar gets in from vegetables, sauces, etc.

I kind of fast every day for decades because I only eat dinner. But I was listening to an athlete talking about how he fasts for 5 days when his sport is on the offseason. Do you fast? If so why? How long? Do you only drink water? What do you believe this can do for you? Also this guy was saying it seems harder for people who go through sugar withdrawal. I just avoid sugar anyway because I don’t like the taste of anything with a lot of sugar in it. But sugar gets in from vegetables, sauces, etc.

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Big caveat with the waterless fasting: if you know all of your organs are in top top shape, proceed. If you maybe partied a bit too hard in your younger days, drank a lot of booze and ate a bunch of shit food, the dry fast will be quite hard, a bunch of water will help with that. I agree that the dry fast is far superior (it is not even close) but when dealing with someone who has never fasted before, it is probably safe to assume that they didn't have the best lifestyle up to that point, so the water will help with the kidneys and liver. Also, having water won't knock you out of ketosis, but having even water in the belly can make it a lot easier for the first timer to get through it and achieve the benefits hidden past those first few days.