Experience with 3-day Fasting

• Sep 16, 2024 at 05:00 IST
• 2 min (362 words)
• health

So… I decided to do a 3-day or 72-hour fast after watching the video Fasting for Survival by Dr. Pradip Jamnadas. It’s not like I wasn’t aware of the benefits of fasting beforehand, but the video definitely gave me a fresh perspective and kind of pushed me to start the fast.

Below, I will briefly explain what exactly I did and how my experience was:

• Day #1
  • I wake up, have a cup of black coffee, and start the fast. For the rest of the day, I’m out to movies and stuff with my friends.
  • I had cravings during lunchtime, as I had to watch them eat. But it’s okay, I didn’t eat anything – just water, occasionally.
  • At dinner time, I don’t feel any cravings at all. It’s surprising.
• Day #2
  • I wake up feeling fresh, take a 4-kilometer walk in the morning. It was lovely weather, which was an added benefit.
  • I’m feeling energetic as always, no laziness at all. I couldn’t believe that I hadn’t eaten for over 24 hours.
  • At 4pm, I take half a spoon of ORS powder with a cup of water. Didn’t feel the need, but read somewhere that it’s good.
• Day #3
  • I wake up feeling even more energetic. I even hit the gym in the morning, do some light weightlifting and come back.
  • It was Monday, so I worked on a few projects and also read books. Didn’t have cravings for lunch or dinner at all.
  • I was functioning as usual, even though I hadn’t eaten for almost 60 hours now.
• Day #4
  • It’s the morning of day #4, and time to end the fast. In the morning, I have a cup of black coffee and soupy food after a few hours.
  • For the next meal, I am back to what I eat normally when I’m not fasting.

And that’s all.

During the 3-day water fast, I didn’t feel even a bit of weakness or laziness. I was fully energetic and was doing all physical activities as I normally do. Yes, I was drinking at least 3 liters of water every day, though.

Next month, I’m definitely doing it again!