>>511144043 (OP)i spent the first part of this summer doing shorter fasts (24-48hrs mostly with a few 72-96hrs as well) and the main benefits i noticed, besides losing weight obviously, were energy and focus. digesting food takes a lot of energy, it turns out, and when your body is only taking in as much as it uses, you feel more energetic. for me this manifested in an increased desire for movement and exercise, so i started walking and hiking a lot more. it felt really good.
also there are less tangible benefits like mood improvements, less brain fog, and i think working towards a goal with daily incremental progress spills over into other parts of your life and cognitive processes.
i highly recommend fasting to anybody and extended intermittent fasting to anybody who's overweight.
just get some sea salt, some "no-salt" (potassium) and some magnesium supplements and start taking them once you feel shitty, for me that starts about 30-36 hrs in. i mix a quarter tsp of potassium and a little less salt (1/8-1/4) tsp into water and take it with a magnesium supplement.
also i was taking methylene blue, it's hard to say whether that contributed directly to the positive effects i was feeling but i will say that this round of fasting was much "easier" than past rounds, and it felt like the methylene blue contributed to my success.
i stopped fasting for about the last 2 weeks (junk food really is a drug, and i say this as a recovering heroin and cocaine addict, the dopamine release feedback loops from sugar and carbs function exactly the same way as drugs). so i think i'll go back to eating OMAD and work my way back to my previous level of rolling 48 hour fasts. i think i'll also try and do my first week-long fast. if you do long fasts you really have to keep on top of your electrolyte levels though, especially if you are exercising and sweating.