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 Did a 36 hour fast, surprisingly easy. Kept myself full with water and tea. Might shoot for 60 hours next time. 
 After 72 is when you really start feeling like a super human 🤙 
 I was prepping my car for a cross country road trip so I completely emptied the gas tank. 
💀 
 What tea kept you going? 
 Yerba mate  
 After day 3 you'll be in full ketosis, burning fat for fuel. If you can do 3 days you can do 7 and more. 
 (The cost is all front loaded, so if you do 3 you *might as well* do 7) 
 Yes! I do a weekly 36 hour fast and I absolutely love it.

Day 2 of a longer fast is pretty rough but if you can push through it gets easier after that.

Good luck! 
 It's been almost a decade since my last one. It used to be day 3 for me... 
 What time of day did you start? 
 I went from 7 pm to 7am 
 Also want to know! And what day? Weekend? Weekdays? Why 36 hours? So many questions 😂 
 i started one this morning... made the mistake of having some cacao and a smidgin of coffee. gonna see if i can ride out 72 hours at least. just feel like it's time to let the engine do a self-clean cycle. 
 I've done 84 many times. Get relyte salt and use it every day. After 36 I didn't feel much difference to the end. Feeling hunger switch to purely psychological is an interesting experience.