hydration during fasts
I was reading this on my fasting app (zero), I'll recap it here
fasting and hydration
20% of our water-intake (normally) comes from food.
we store carbohydrates (as glycogen) attached to water, therefore when you fast or do a keto diet (or otherwise reduce carbs) you will temporarily have a lower bodyweight (specifically waterweight) and it will make it easier to become dehydrated
it's recommended to drink 30-35 mL (AKA 0,3 -0,35 dL or 0,03-0,035 L or 1-1,2 fl oz ) water per kg (ca 2,2 lbs) bodyweight during a fast. (for healthy adults)
electrolytes
you should get them through whole foods, preferably not supplements (unless you're doing prolonged fasts or are prescriped them)
electrolytes include: sodium, potassium, magnesium, zinc and calcium. you should look up recommend amounts, especially if you have other health concerns
symptoms of a deficiency include: headaches, heart palpitations, lightheadedness, muscle cramps, and fatigue. but there are more.
description of the electrolytes:
too little sodium causes headaches and muscle spasms. with prolonged fasts (3+ days) you should increase intake of sodium
potassium regulates fluid in muscles. it's important for nerves and too little can lead to leg spasms.
magnesium is also important for muscles and nerves. with prolonged fasts (3+ days) you should increase your intake of it.
zinc is important for nerves and testosterone production. (not from this article, but I've read it can regulate progesterone, reducing PMS and PMDD symptoms for anyone struggling with that). upper intake limit is 40 mg for adults, you get bad symptoms if you exceed it
calcium is important for muscles and bones. it helps blood function (heart, clotting). you'll probably be fine with getting it from food.
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exercise (with weights)
25 toe touches
20 squats
20 arm raises
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I feel proud of myself for doing this. I'm in pain and quite winded, but I know that if I keep at this I can lose weight a lot faster than just being sedentary.
I know it's like 4am but whatever lol. I finally got the random lil bit of executive functioning I've been craving. My depression has cured itself /j.
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starving on ur period is like bein a werewolf chained up on a full moon
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i need help from annablr
hi im a 20 year old female 5,4 (5 foot 4 inches)
i recently weighed myself and found out im 7.22 stone (46.45 kg) (103.6lbs)
my BMI is 17.5
i need to know am i considered fat ?
do i need to loose more?
if so how much?
any tips?
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Been sick for 3-ish days now, iv already lost 3kg!! I know its just water weight, but the feeling that gets shot thru my body when i see the number on the scale go down is a feeling that food could never give me <3
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hot take:
some of yr mealspos r fucking nasty n just lead to a binge later bc it’s not even satiating u n yr hunger cues. like obviously having safe foods is different but if every “meal” is veggies/fruits n a rice cake yr gonna fuck yr metabolism so yr just gonna drop a bit of weight n then plateau or binge n gain it all back.
i think im gonna start posting some of my favorite meals that r low cal but higher volume that actually helped me lose weight.
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I tried to fast again yesterday, but I only made it to 12 hours.. I was sleeping for most of them. I'm gonna fast today too. I'm aiming for at least 13 hours, but I hope I can go longer.
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I want to keep going because if I were skinnier I would look more like a boy
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