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Does anyone have any experience to say whether those extra five days would make a significant difference or not? I have done alternate day fasting pretty successfully before and lost nearly 40 pounds in 3 months with 36-60 hour fasts.

I’m now trying to lose about 45-50 pounds by early September as I’m going to be a bridesmaid in a wedding and don’t want to be on camera at my current size. I know alternate day fasting would be most sustainable but I also want fast progress.

I just need to vent about how incredibly difficult it is to be forced into being so incredibly sedentary with this pain. Prior to my injury 7 months ago, I used to go to work, walk around stores, and just lead a generally active lifestyle. I am now forced into a state of sedentary that is so extreme. I can barely hobble around one store to get essentials before pain kicks in. I’m limited to about 3000 steps per day. I find I can’t even sleep at night because I’m unable to wear my body out enough anymore. I also find driving to be a huge trigger so can’t use that as entertainment either. It’s just exhausting and feels like being a watcher of the world rather than an active participant. It’s so incredibly frustrating to feel so limited especially when I’m still relatively young and feel like my best years have now been stolen from me. I just can’t believe a hell like this even exists.