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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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Fasting is pretty good because of the autophagy like others have said. The easiest and best way I've found is the snake diet. The electrolytes in the snake juice minimize the bad feelings, and let you go for a week or more, but they say there isn't much benefit beyond 4-5 days at a time. There's also different things you can drink without breaking a fast, like tea, coffee, or sugar-free ginger ale if the tummy hurts. The main thing to remember is to drink plenty of liquid, and never do a dry fast. Also don't do more than one fast per month, otherwise it borders on an eating disorder.