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Re:Fasting boosts stem cells’ regenerative capacity (2018) by TimSchumann on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @06:18AM (#31408327)
I lost zero noticeable lean muscle mass on my 60 day fast, at least no more than I would have sitting on the couch doing nothing.

There's just not a metabolic pathway for breaking down muscle/organ tissue for energy when you have adequate fat stores. We would have died off as a species a long time ago if that were the case.

In the grand scheme of things, if you have the body fat, 7 days is nothing for a fast.

Edit: To those asking, yes. I fasted for 60 days, water and electrolytes, no calories.

Re:Fasting boosts stem cells’ regenerative capacity (2018) by CamelRocketFish on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @06:36AM (#31408459)
When you say 60 day fast, are you saying you didn’t eat for 60 days and just drank water?
Re:Fasting boosts stem cells’ regenerative capacity (2018) by brodouevencode on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @10:23AM (#31411142)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27619297

I remember his post from a few months back - found it rather inspiring.

Re:Fasting boosts stem cells’ regenerative capacity (2018) by CamelRocketFish on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @10:52AM (#31411572)
Thanks a lot for linking that @brodouevencode
Re:Fasting boosts stem cells’ regenerative capacity (2018) by pid-1 on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @07:01AM (#31408640)
Did you exercise or work during this period?
Re:Fasting boosts stem cells’ regenerative capacity (2018) by TimSchumann on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @12:34PM (#31413102)
Once-ish a week there was Light lifting, think moving a whole trees worth of firewood or a light day on a family farm.

Quite frequently I hit over 10k steps/day on my step tracker, sometimes double that. I live in the middle of a major city and walk everywhere, and this was before work from home.

If you’re looking for exercise/fasting advice check out my fat per unit time post elsewhere in this thread.