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I do 72hrs from Sunday to Weds night (I finished 10 mins ago!).

Instead of food I hit the gym or walk the dog. My work is improved IMO - I'm faster, more alert and find it easier to problem solve and focus. I'm a CTPO for a finance and payments company so if it was a negative, I'd know pretty quickly.

Happy to connect/chat about it -- even if it's for accountability

How long have you been following this for? What's your motivation?

I've been following a similar schedule (72-96h during weekdays, social activities permitting), primarily for weight loss, but I'm surprised with with how productive I feel compared to normal or even time-restricted eating.

I've been doing it a while and was previously doing Sunday to Tues morning. Me and my partner did Sunday to Friday a few months ago for a wedding and have been sticking with 72 pretty well.

I hit age 40 soon and I think my metabolism has slowed a lot, I still weightlift and run but there's definitely been a shift in what I can eat and stay comfortable with

Is that with limited food in those 72 hours, or no food at all?

I sure hope it's the former!

No food. Limited to diet soda, water and black coffee!

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