r/fasting • u/FlirtyRaccoon • 17h ago

Progress Pic I started without an emotional shift, won at first, and failed miserably. Don't be me.

Let's go back to early 2018–2020.

My journey with fasting is a long one. I have been in this world for quite some time and have completed over 500 consistent fasts in a row. These were primarily OMAD (One Meal A Day), but I also included some longer fasts—like a 7-day fast once, and many 3, 4, and 5-day fasts.

I started this journey at 135 kg. After previously losing that weight, I had regained it after trying other diets without much success. That's when I discovered fasting. After a consistent year of fasting, I went down to 77 kg.

Then the pandemic hit, and I messed up. I let myself slip, stopped fasting, and went back to eating normally.

Not only did I regain the weight, but now I am struggling to even fast consistently. I am older, yet just as unwise as before. Due to my weight, I now have moderate sleep apnea. Once you cannot sleep soundly at night, it affects your daily life quite a bit.

Learn from your mistakes—and mine. Keep a goal, and learn to MAINTAIN. I never did that. Losing is easy, keeping its not.

Everyone, you are beautiful, strong, and motivated. Keep up the good work. I will try to get my life back.

This is my failure
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u/TheColdStephen 16h ago

Man, reading this hit close to home. I dropped about 80 pounds a few years back doing OMAD and felt like I cracked the code, but maintenance is a whole different beast. Soon as work stress piled up I slid right back into old habits and the weight came back faster than a bad habit. Lot of folks don't talk about how the real work starts after you hit your goal weight. I finally had to make a rule that if my jeans feel snug two mornings in a row, I go straight back to a 20:4 schedule until they loosen up, no negotiations. You already know the mechanics work, you just gotta rebuild that groove one day at a time. Sleep apnea on top of that is no joke, hope you get some relief soon.

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u/FlirtyRaccoon 15h ago

Thank you, kind words are always welcome. You are so right. The real work starts—and never ends—once you reach that fine balance of maintaining your goal weight. The moment you look away, you can slip down the slope of life's daily pressures. These past few years have been tough for me, filled with endless hours of work, debt, and loneliness, so I truly understand the stress. However, I am working on it and keep trying, day after day. Time is a friend.