Success with Rolling 72's

I have been following the health coach 'A Healthy Alternative' on Youtube and have seen some success with his 72 hour rolling fasts also known as Rolling 72s. Out of every diet that I have tried, fasting was the only thing that brought me results on the scale and where I ve seen major improvements in my mental health, mineral levels, etc.

If you have tried fasting, please share some of what worked and didn't work for you.

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sollyn23l2

Intermittent fasting worked for me for about a year. Then I started going on massive binges during my eating period and would panic when my eating period was almost up, shoving as much in as could before that clock ended. So I had to stop and go back to regular old calorie counting. But it does seem to work well for some people.

tomcustombuilder

this type of fasting is terrible for muscle retention. Scale results are not the things you want to prioritize. While its nice to see the number go down, it isn't a reflection on fat loss alone

krjohnson1292

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48949947#Comment_48949947

I have found that with high protein and high fat within the eating windows helps with hunger and cravings. When I cut out sugar it helped with my hunger immensely.

sollyn23l2

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48950121#Comment_48950121

It wasn't so much about hunger. I would eat way past fullness until I felt physically sick and was literally unable to swallow the food. It was more about the mental switch of knowing that in a few more minutes, there would be no more food. Like I said, it just didn't work for me. But I definitely know of people it has worked well for.