Water Fast Days 3-7 - Amazing Weight Loss

First of all, if you take any medication or suffer from a serious medical condition, you should not embark on a longer fast without your doctor's supervision.

I originally started out to complete a 3-day fast but as I learned about the growth hormone release on day 4 and stem cell release on day 5, I just didn't want to miss out on the "sweet spot". I also knew that from day 4 your body switches to burning ketones for energy and the hunger and most of the discomforts should subside.

Abs appearing after one week

I woke up on day 4 feeling truly fantastic. I felt like I could do this forever. I had a nice yoga session walk, drank plenty of water and the day passed more or less uneventfully. Day 5 was just as smooth. On day 6 I had a bit of lightheadedness but some pink salt and extra water set everything right.

I'm a pretty healthy person so I didn't really have a lot of detox symptoms. I didn't notice any nasty body odor, I didn't get headaches and the weight loss was pretty amazing. I was steadily dropping half a kilo per day. This was very significant for me as I do have thyroid issues which have always prevented me from losing weight. Even on a super low-carb/keto diet, I'd drop a kilo or two in the beginning, then the weight loss would stop and the weight creep back up again. This has been my story for the past 20 years more or less, since I stopped nursing my son.

Once I completed 7 days I began to wonder what 10 days would accomplish.

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