About
THE 83 DAY FAST WAS THE EASY PART
John is 56. Husband, Dad, U.S. Army Veteran and Licensed Life Insurance Agent living in San Diego. Three years ago he water fasted for 83 days, felt incredible then went back to old habits and regained the weight.
Most fasting content stops at the transformation photo. Nobody films what comes after. That gap is the reason this project exists.
The fast at a glance
01 · STARTED
AUG 1, 2026
Day 1 weigh in was 228.6 lb, baseline bloodwork drawn the day before.
02 · THE PROTOCOL
WATER ONLY · 45 DAYS
Water and electrolytes, nothing else, from August 1 to September 14. On day 45 he got sick, broke the fast with beef broth and moved to a supervised refeed.
03 · THE SUPERVISION
DOCTOR IN THE LOOP
Labs repeat monthly. His physician holds unconditional authority to stop the fast.
04 · THE GOAL
DAY 90 · OCT 29
90 days was the goal, not a promise. The body decided on day 45. The refeed runs to day 90 under the same doctor.
Why a doctor matters here
THE RISKS ARE REAL
Fasts longer than a few days go beyond what most clinics supervise. The honest research picture includes lean mass loss, electrolyte problems and refeeding syndrome at the end. Supervision is what separates a documented experiment from a stunt.
THE STORY PAST DAY 90
The refeed is the medically riskiest and least documented phase of any long fast. This project films it, along with the keeping it off chapter, the part John's own 83 day fast proved matters most.
NOT MEDICAL ADVICE
This site documents one man's supervised journey. Nothing here is a recommendation to fast. If fasting interests you, that conversation starts with your own doctor, not with a website.
Why follow along
REAL DATA, DAILY
The scale every morning, labs every month, the rough days on camera. No hype and no supplements for sale.
ANSWERS, LIVED LIVE
Each journal article answers what people ask about that exact day. Ketosis on the day his body switches. Hunger on the day it fades.
NOBODY COVERS THE AFTER
The refeed and maintenance chapters are the ones John's own 83 day fast proved matter most.
Follow the fast
One short video every day, all @the90dayfast. Notes and numbers live here.