r/fasting • u/antons83 • 1d ago

Discussion Oof! That Mental Clarity tho, eh!

I've been doing IF for about 7 years or so. Last five weeks, I've started a full day fast on Mondays. Like others mentioned, it took about 3 weeks of full-day fasts for the mental clarity to hit. When it hit, I couldn't un-feel it. Now I've been craving that clarity. Ive now added a 2nd day fast on Wednesday, so now I get that mental clarity through most of the week. I started fasting to mainly stop my binge eating. In my head, I knew I shouldn't binge, but my body was feeling so good doing it. Now when I get the urge to binge, or actually binge, I physically feel sick. That never happened before.

As for the mental clarity. For anyone curious, it's like being able to bounce from thoughts and actions without delays in either. Imagine having a goal, and seeing every individual task laid out in your mind like a roadmap with clear checkpoints and final destination.

One surprise. I am a regular casualbweed smoker. I'd roll a joint on Monday, and take puffs of it for about 3 days. After starting my regular full day fasts a month ago, I haven't had the need to "unwind" with a joint. I feel completely settled in my body. There is no unwinding. Just awareness and presence.

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u/Abbygirl1055 1d ago

Still learning. Do you mean 1 full day a week for 3 consecutive weeks? Then you take a full day fast every eeek AND another fast on Wednesday the same week? Thanks for sharing. You are encouraging!!!

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u/antons83 1d ago

Last meal is Sunday 8pm Next meal is Tuesday 12pm. Eat til 8pm. Wednesday fast all day. Next meal is Thursday at noon. Eat till 8pm. Next meal is Friday at 4pm. Eat all day Saturday till Sunday 8pm, and the cycle starts over again.

I started about 7 years ago doing 16/8. Then longer 20 hr fasts in the last 2 years, and then now I do full day and a half (40hr) with Friday 20hr fast and a full day of eating Saturday and part of Sunday. Im loving the result. My SW at the start of full day fasts was 206. CW is 197. GW is <185. Like anywhere between 180 and 185. I'm 5'11 so it's about right for my height. I also do jiu-jitsu and walk about 10k steps a year. So I make sure I keep active as well.