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I've been doing alternate day fasting (eat for 16 hours, fast for 32) for about 4 or 5 months. I've lost 32 pounds so far, ~225 to ~193. I am shooting for 175 ("normal" BMI) and/or being able to comfortably fit into my size 32 pants & shorts.

1. Coffee or half a bouillon cube in hot water.

2. The longest I've gone is probably 48+ hours with no calories. It gets easier the farther into the fast I am.

3. 31

4. On my fasting day I use an elliptical for 30 min, upper-middle(?) intensity. Like 140-150 BPM?

5. 5'11" 192 pounds.

6. To lose weight. Inadvertently, I learned that eating is not required for my body to function, pyschologically. Like, I thought "How can I work out or hike if I haven't eaten?!". I know food is required over time, but my pyschological need for food has lessened.

My big, stupid cheat is that I use nicotine (Juul), which makes fasting practically easy for me. I would drink more coffee but more than 1 or 2 cups a day makes me feel unwell. My plan is to stop using nicotine when I'm done fasting... we'll see how that works out. I did stop smoking cigarettes cold turkey.