First time. Will be 16 hours. I want to keep it to the darkness. My circadian rhythm is hard built I don't want to compromise it.
When I used to do prolonged water fasts, I was able to build up to a 20 day fast. Now I think it's probably more harm than good for the metabolism, esp thyroid+adrenals.
20 days is intense!
Was rough on the organs towards the end. I dont recommend it.
Did you experience any long term muscle tone/loss?
What is considered your sweet spot for "wet" fast? I've done just over three days a few times and it was great for mental clarity. I'm usually interrupted by social events preventing me from going further. Was reading that stem cells regenerate at 4 days.
I've come to the place where I think, like ketogenic carnivore, it can be miraculous to wet fast for a single chapter in your life.
7-10 days was the sweet spot for me. I think the average person could probably benefit from 2 or 3 of them in a single year.
Then, as with carnivore, I would transition to a animal foods heavy, natural sugars, low (saturated) fat, omnivorous diet including prepared (soaked, sprouted, fermented, well cooked, etc) veg and loads of mushrooms and vinegars.
Then, simply stick to circadian dry fasting.
