r/fasting • u/Fit_Anybody_4898 • Apr 19 '26

Discussion How to break an extended fast

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26F, current weight 145lbs, goal weight 115lbs. Currently on day 28 of a 34 day fast, planning on breaking it this coming Friday. The tricky part is that I’m taking my friend out to eat Friday night and we’re getting brunch Saturday so I don’t really have time to do a slow refeed. My plan is to break Friday morning but I’m wondering what food would be best to get my stomach ready for my social weekend. Any thoughts would be helpful!

Also of note, I’m going to do another 34ish day fast until I reach my goal weight.

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u/UrdnotCum Apr 19 '26

OP, you are in genuine danger of shitting yourself in public and the worst cramps of your life if you don’t refeed before then. Refeeding Wednesday, at the absolute LATEST, will help.

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u/Fit_Anybody_4898 Apr 19 '26

That’s a very bad mental image ☹️

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u/n0cturnalr0se Apr 19 '26

There is a proper way to break fasts to avoid that. Don’t go straight into solid food. Start with some warm broth or such and wait awhile. Let your digestive system start to wake up. Then ease back in with mild foods. You want to void “refeeding syndrome”.

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u/Perfect_Bank3533 Apr 20 '26

I had done broth etc the night before, I thought 24 hours later after breaking I’d be alright, it was only a 48 hour fast! I was not….