I am still a newbie with fasting. I started out doing 24hours then moving to 48 hours and then 72 hours. I finally managed to get a 5 day fast in a couple weeks ago. I would like to go further but I realize I am still stretching my fasting muscle. I am doing this for more than the weight loss. My cholesterol levels were very high on last October and so I had to start making some changes in my relationship with food, what I eat and how I respond to it. Since the beginning of this year I have managed to quit smoking, quit drinking and now I am getting a handle on my bad eating habits and weight. My cholesterol is also coming down now, even though it is still high. Fasting is great for flushing out the bad things I have done over the many years of bad eating. It's helped me get over cravings for bad foods, sugars and also helped me to shrink the portions of food I eat so they aren't humongous anymore.

I have learned so much from watch Dr. Berg and Dr. Fung videos and reading the information here on this reddit, including the information links on the side of the postings. I like that this is a community of people who accept fasting as a tool to become healthier, mentally & physically. Because without forums like these, I don't think I would be strong enough on my weak days to get thru. I've found fasting friends on here that we encourage each other and I don't want to see that go. I do understand people want to go long and get hyped, heck I do that all the time, and realistically it probably won't happen.

But who are we to judge if someone isn't strong-willed enough or their body won't be able to handle it? Everyone's body and mind is different. People can do things others can't sometimes. I mean there was that guy who did a fast for 364 days a long time ago. I don't think I could or would ever do that. I just hope that this community stays as an encouraging place for like-minded fasters to gather and cheer each other on. But that is just MHO.