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Please indulge me, because I’m a bit out of the loop on fasting. It’s not something I have ever fancied for myself and it became popular a while after my bloods and other stats came into a good place.
In my mind, I envisage a one day fast as being a 24 cycle with the fasting person only taking on board water and/or black tea or coffee. Similarly, a 3 day fast would be a 72 hour span with the fasting person only taking on board water and/or black tea or coffee.
However, on these boards I see some pretty different definitions, so I’m trying to decide if these count as fasts or if they are specific periods of very structured eating. One of the posts that sort of inspired this thread was something @bulkbiker posted yesterday where he described his fasting routine being broadly as I would describe as a fast, but with the addition of a Bulletproof Coffee, made with 2 tablespoons of coconut oil, added to a string coffee latte, made from crean and water. My curiosity was peaked sufficiently to put the bulletproof coffee into MyFitnessPal and returned a calorific count of around 1000, assuming double cream was utilised. Of course, it contains hardly any carbs.
This post isn’t any slight on bulkbiker or anyone else, it's just bulkbiker's specific detail pricked my curiosity. I’m just trying to understand what we each consider to be a fast. I have no issue with whatever anyone chooses to eat or drink. It’s their choice, as is my way of eating my choice. It could be helpful to anyone new considering giving it a go though?
I genuinely look forward to the feedback and fast-track education.
In my mind, I envisage a one day fast as being a 24 cycle with the fasting person only taking on board water and/or black tea or coffee. Similarly, a 3 day fast would be a 72 hour span with the fasting person only taking on board water and/or black tea or coffee.
However, on these boards I see some pretty different definitions, so I’m trying to decide if these count as fasts or if they are specific periods of very structured eating. One of the posts that sort of inspired this thread was something @bulkbiker posted yesterday where he described his fasting routine being broadly as I would describe as a fast, but with the addition of a Bulletproof Coffee, made with 2 tablespoons of coconut oil, added to a string coffee latte, made from crean and water. My curiosity was peaked sufficiently to put the bulletproof coffee into MyFitnessPal and returned a calorific count of around 1000, assuming double cream was utilised. Of course, it contains hardly any carbs.
This post isn’t any slight on bulkbiker or anyone else, it's just bulkbiker's specific detail pricked my curiosity. I’m just trying to understand what we each consider to be a fast. I have no issue with whatever anyone chooses to eat or drink. It’s their choice, as is my way of eating my choice. It could be helpful to anyone new considering giving it a go though?
I genuinely look forward to the feedback and fast-track education.